Worst Directors

1. Manny Coto

Emmy Award-winning producer/writer and director Hector Manuel Coto was born in Havana, Cuba, one of four siblings of Spanish-Galician ancestry. His parents, Manuel (a doctor) and Norma (a teacher), were refugees from the Castro regime who settled near Orlando, Florida. Coto developed an early ...

Directed Dr. Giggles

2. Ed Bye

Director | The Vicar of Dibley

Ed Bye was born in 1955 in London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for The Vicar of Dibley (1994), Bottom (1991) and Red Dwarf (1988). He has been married to Ruby Wax since May 16, 1988. They have three children.

Directed Fat Slags

3. Valerie Breiman

Actress | She's Having a Baby

Ms Breiman was born in San Francisco in 1964, youngest of five, to an architect father and mother who made children's television shows. When she was nine the parents split and she was brought up by her mother, who introduced her to her love of cinema. Acting and modelling in her teens she enrolled ...

Directed Going Overboard

4. Adam Rifkin

Writer | Dog Years

Adam Rifkin is a Writer/Director whose eclectic career ranges from broad family comedies to cult classics to dark and gritty dramas. Most recently, Rifkin Wrote and Directed THE LAST MOVIE STAR, a poignant drama starring Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter and Chevy Chase. The critically acclaimed film ...

Directed Never on Tuesday

5. Nico Mastorakis

Producer | Blind Date

Nico Mastorakis, a veteran in the independent film business, is founder and owner of Omega Pictures and Omega Entertainment, and who has been writing and directing movies for over 40 years, with "Island of Death", "Hired to Kill", "Nightmare at Noon", "Zero Boys" and "In The Cold Of The Night" and ...

Directed Ninja Academy

6. Alan Roberts

Special_effects | Spider-Man: No Way Home

Alan Roberts is known for Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and Volcano (1997).

Directed Round Trip to Heaven

7. Charles Winkler

Producer | Creed

Charles Winkler is known for Creed (2015), Survivor (2015) and Rocky Balboa (2006). He has been married to Sandra Nelson since September 6, 1998. They have one child.

Directed You Talkin' To Me?

8. Morey Fineburgh

Director | Anus Magillicutty

Morey Fineburgh is known for Anus Magillicutty (2003).

Directed Anus Magillicutty

9. Gábor Forgács

Camera_department | I Spy

Gabor N. Forgacs graduated from the Hungarian Film & TV School at MAFILM (OPAKFI), in Budapest. Than continued his education in the American Film Institute (AFI) in Los Angeles, California, where he had a chance to studied from some of the biggest legends like Billy Williams and Dean Cundey.

At the ...

Directed Dream Well

10. Sam Mraovich

Actor | Ben & Arthur

Sam Mraovich was born in Stuebenville, Ohio. Favorite hobbies include oil painting, singing, being at the beach, and spending time with friends. Sam attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in 1994, after graduating from State College Area High School in State College, ...

Directed Ben & Arthur

11. Robert Iscove

Director | From Justin to Kelly

Robert Iscove was born on July 4, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for From Justin to Kelly (2003), She's All That (1999) and Romeo and Juliet on Ice (1983). He was previously married to Wendy Maltby.

Directed From Justin to Kelly

12. Camillo Teti

Producer | Navigatori dello spazio

Camillo Teti is known for Navigators of the Space (1993), The Killer Is Still Among Us (1986) and Duck, You Sucker! (1971).

Directed Titanic: The Legend Goes On...

13. Ulli Lommel

Actor | Strangers in Paradise

Widely known for his frequent collaborations with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a creative partnership which lasted 10 years and produced over 20 films, Ulli Lommel is one of the most consistently creative filmmakers to come from the New German Cinema movement.

The son of German comic performer Ludwig ...

Directed Daniel der Zauberer

14. Rick Sloane

Producer | Hobgoblins

Cinematic jack-of-all-trades Rick Sloane will never win any special awards for his admittedly cheap'n'cheesy low-budget independent movies, but he nonetheless deserves some respect for weathering the storm of lots of harsh critical notices and cranking out a sizable number of films throughout the ...

Directed Hobgoblins

15. Kenneth J. Berton

Writer | The Devil's Gift

Kenneth J. Berton is known for The Devil's Gift (1984) and Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996).

Directed Merlin's Shop of Mystical Horrors

16. Michael Rissi

Director | Up Against Amanda

Michael Rissi is known for Up Against Amanda (2000), Annabel Lee (2009) and Terror Eyes (1989).

Directed Soultaker

17. Roger Corman

Actor | The Silence of the Lambs

Roger William Corman was born April 5, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan. Initially following in his father's footsteps, Corman studied engineering at Stanford University but while in school, he began to lose interest in the profession and developed a growing passion for film. Upon graduation, he worked a...

Directed The Undead

18. Edward L. Cahn

Director | Born to Speed

Edward L. Cahn was an American second-feature director of Polish ancestry. His brother Philip Cahn worked in the industry as editor. Edward worked in films from 1917 as a production assistant. He later joined his brother in the cutting room of Universal, eventually becoming one of the studio's top ...

Directed The She-Creature

19. Terry M. West

Actor | The Lord of the G-Strings: The Femaleship of the String

Terry M. West was born in Lake Worth, Texas and migrated to the East Coast in 1989. Terry is truly a jack of all trades - writer, filmmaker, actor, photographer. Though known mostly for his film work, Terry has also garnered much attention in the world of horror fiction. His short works, comics and...

Directed Flesh for the Beast

20. Mark Jones

Writer | Leprechaun

Mark Jones was born on January 17, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Leprechaun (1992), NightMan (1997) and Rumpelstiltskin (1995).

Directed Leprechaun

21. Adam Grossman

Writer | Carnival of Souls

Adam Grossman is known for Carnival of Souls (1998), First Wave (1998) and Seven Days (1998).

Directed Sometimes They Come Back...Again

22. Chris Angel

Director | This Is Not a Test

Christopher (Chris) Angel won a student Academy Award for his film, Mr. October, and was nominated for an Emmy for his work for director James Cameron. He has directed five feature films, and recently completed the screenplay adaptation of Thomas Keneally's (Schindler's List) book about Africa, To ...

Directed Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell

23. Craig Ross Jr.

Director | Blue Hill Avenue

Ross is an American film and TV director out of Los Angeles, CA. He has directed a number of high-profile TV shows, such as: Prison Break, Bones, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Numb3rs, Cold Case, etc. and is directing an action feature film.

Ross was born in Boston, Massachusetts and ...

Directed Killjoy

24. Pete Riski

Director | Dark Floors

Pete Riski was born on January 9, 1974 in Rovaniemi, Finland. He is a director and editor, known for Dark Floors (2008), Uni (2021) and The Astronaut.

Directed Dark Floors

25. Frank Henenlotter

Director | Bad Biology

Writer/director Frank Henenlotter was born August 29, 1950, in New York City. He gleefully "misspent" his youth watching a large array of blithely cheap'n'cheesy low-budget exploitation flicks in various seedy grindhouse theaters on Mahattan's 42nd St. He began making 8mm films as a teenager. His ...

Directed Bad Biology

26. Vince Offer

Actor | InAPPropriate Comedy

Vince Offer is and actor, producer and infomercial star. He is one of the more famous infomercial pitchmen. His products the SHAMWOW, InVINCEable, SlapChop, Schticky and more have sold millions. He has also produced and starred in the films Underground Comedy Movie and The Inappropriate Comedy with...

Directed The Underground Comedy Movie

27. Paul Weiland

Director | Leonard Part 6

Paul Weiland was born on July 11, 1953 in England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Leonard Part 6 (1987), Made of Honor (2008) and Keep Off the Grass (1983). He is married to Caroline Weiland. They have four children.

Directed Leonard Part 6

28. Neil Abramson

Director | American Son

Neil Abramson is known for American Son (2008), Invisible (2021) and Without Air (1995).

Directed Ringmaster

29. Alan Rudolph

Director | Trouble in Mind

Alan Rudolph was born on December 18, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Trouble in Mind (1985), Choose Me (1984) and Afterglow (1997). He is married to Joyce Rudolph.

Directed Breakfast of Champions

30. Ferdi Egilmez

Producer | Hababam Sinifi Askerde

Ferdi Egilmez was born on March 12, 1963 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is a producer and assistant director, known for Wacky Class in Army (2005), Wacky Class 3,5 (2006) and Pak Panter (2010).

Directed The Military Class of Chaos

31. Satish Kaushik

Director | Tere Naam

Satish Chandra Kaushik was a well-known Indian actor and comedian. He was also a director, producer, and screenwriter. Kaushik graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delhi, and received professional training from the National School of Drama, Delhi, and the Film and Television Institute, Pune.

In his ...

Directed Milenge Milenge

32. Ken Ghosh

Director | State of Siege: Temple Attack

Ken Ghosh is known for State of Siege: Temple Attack (2021), Ishq Vishk (2003) and Chance Pe Dance (2010).

Directed Chance Pe Dance

33. Peter George

Director | Surf Nazis Must Die

Peter George is known for Surf Nazis Must Die (1987), Young Goodman Brown (1993) and Skate Nazi's Must Die.

Directed Surf Nazis Must Die

34. Kasper Wedendahl

Director | Stjerner uden hjerner

Kasper Wedendahl is known for Danes Without a Clue (1997).

Directed Danes Without a Clue

35. Ron Underwood

Director | Tremors

A director who is equally adept at working in television as well as features, Southern California native Ron Underwood has been making films since 5th grade and was winning Eastman Kodak filmmaking awards by the time he was in his teens. After graduating from University of Southern California, he ...

Directed In the Mix

36. Bill Fishman

Director | Tapeheads

Bill Fishman is known for Tapeheads (1988), Car 54, Where Are You? (1994) and My Dinner with Jimi (2003).

Directed Car 54, Where Are You?

37. Alan Metter

Director | Back to School

Metter grew up in the Boston area, lived in the Hollywood Hills for most of his adult life, and moved to South Florida in 2009.

Alan began his creative life at Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB), the legendary advertising agency. In the late 1970s, Metter leaped at the opportunity to direct some of the first...

Directed Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

38. Charles Robert Carner

Writer | Blind Fury

Charles Robert Carner was born on April 30, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Blind Fury (1989), The Untouchables (1993) and Crossfire Trail (2001).

Directed Witless Protection

39. Christopher Cain

Director | Young Guns

Christopher Cain was born on October 29, 1943 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Young Guns (1988), Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010) and September Dawn (2007).

Directed Gone Fishin'

40. Rob Pritts

Director | Corky Romano

Rob Pritts is known for Corky Romano (2001), Cobra (2012) and Proof (2012).

Directed Corky Romano

41. Alejandro Chomski

Director | Hoy y mañana

Alejandro Chomski was born on November 27, 1968 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a director and writer, known for Hoy y mañana (2003), Dormir al sol (2010) and In the Country of Last Things (2020). He died on November 5, 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Directed Feel the Noise

42. Kat Slater

Director | The Smokers

Kat Slater was born in Wisconsin, USA. She is known for The Smokers (2000).

Directed The Smokers

43. Brian A. Metcalf

Producer | Underdeveloped

"I had a wonderful time working with the innovative, talented director Brian Metcalf. The young man has incredible integrity and vision. He has gained my respect." - Mickey Rourke

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Brian A. Metcalf (WGA, PGA, DGA, VES, ASCAP) is an Asian-American, award-winning writer, ...

Directed Fading of the Cries

44. Todor Chapkanov

Director | Black Lotus

In 2000, Todor Chapkanov graduated TV & Film Directing with a Masters Degree from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts "Krastyo Sarafov".

Between 2001 and 2018, Todor worked as First Assistant Director and Second Unit Director in over 50 movies, including titles like: "The Way Back", "...

Directed Monsterwolf

45. Griff Furst

Actor | I Love You Phillip Morris

Furst started his career in television, portraying a wide variety of characters in dozens of network and cable series, before gaining recognition for his role as the original Lucas Hood in Cinemax's Banshee. He then expanded to supporting and roles in films like The Magnificent Seven, The Founder, ...

Directed Wolvesbayne