It's been said that the hardest thing to do is to direct yourself in a film because you are being pulled in so many directions. But some filmmakers make a habit of it. Which of these directors does the best job of directing themselves (in large roles, not just cameos; 5 roles minimum)?
Play Misty for Me, High Plains Drifter, Breezy, The Eiger Sanction, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Gauntlet, Bronco Billy, Firefox, Honkytonk Man, Sudden Impact, Pale Rider, Heartbreak Ridge, White Hunte…
Take the Money and Run, Bananas, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, Sleeper, Love and Death, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Stardust Memories, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Zelig, Broadway Dann…
Tillie's Punctured Romance, A Dog's Life, Shoulder Arms, Sunnyside, The Kid, The Pilgrim, The Gold Rush, The Circus, City Lights, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Monsieur Verdoux, Limelight, A King …
The Producers, The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Silent Movie, High Anxiety, History of the World, Part I, Spaceballs, Life Stinks, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Dracula: Dead and L…
Violent Cope, Boiling Point, Sonatine, Getting Any?, Hana-bi, Kikujiro, Brother, Zatōichi, Takeshis', Glory to the Filmmaker!, Achilles and the Tortoise, Outrage, Beyond Outrage
Three Ages, Our Hospitality, Sherlock, Jr., The Navigator, Seven Chances, Go West, Battling Butler, The General, College, The Cameraman, Spite Marriage
On the Town (with Stanley Donan), Singin' in the Rain (with Stanley Donan), It's Always Fair Weather (with Stanley Donan), Invitation to the Dance The Happy Road
Madea's Family Reunion, Why Did I Get Married?, Meet the Browns, The Family That Preys, Madea Goes to Jail, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Why Did I Get Married Too?, Madea's Beg Happy Family, Good Deeds…
She's Gotta Have It, School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, Crooklyn, Clockers, Girl 6, Summer of Sam, Red Hook Summer
Love Is Colder Than Death, Katzelmacher, Gods of the Plague, The American Soldier, Beware of a Holy Whore, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Veronika Voss
Which one of these 24 actors or directors, who have received the American Film Institute's lifetime achievement award, is your favorite? Discuss Here in the IMDb Community Forums
All these actors have one thing in common, some of their most memorable and/or critically acclaimed roles are from courtroom or legal or trial movies. Overall, which of these stars has the best 4-set …
According to American Film Institute these are the top 25 greatest male screen legends of classical Hollywood cinema (late 1920s – early 1960s). Which actor do you consider the most iconic? Discuss th…
Which one of these Directors that have received the Directors Guild Of America Lifetime Achievement Award is your favorite? Discuss Here in the IMDb Community Forums
Most fans of cinema know of the AFI 100 lists released from 1998-2008. Many see the AFI 100 Years...100 Stars which featured only 50 names (25 men and 25 women) as a definitive list on the greatest ac…
According to Wikipedia, a national poet "is a poet held by tradition and popular acclaim to represent the identity, beliefs and principles of a particular national culture [and writes] poetry tha…
A mystery film usually revolves around the solving of an unexplained event, with bits of information which give clarity into said event gradually revealed over its course. The climax of a mystery, in …
On Thanksgiving, the movie Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston, opens nationally in the U.S. The film tells the story of Dalton Trumbo, who was Hollywood's top screenwriter in the 1940's until he was jai…
In film criticism, the auteur theory holds that a film reflects the director's personal creative vision. Auteurs are the film directors whose personal influence and artistic control over a movie are s…
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These directors are born under the astrological sign, Taurus, which characterizes every person born between April 20th and May 20th. Which one is your favorite? Discuss here
Which of these quotes about the specific mechanics of filmmaking by a director is the most interesting? Discuss the list here To vote in a poll featuring the thoughts of legendary directors, click h…
Emerald Fennell became the 25th director to score a Best Director nomination for her first film. She is the first woman to achieve this honor. Let's have a look at all 25 first-time directors who earn…
American Film Institute on June 15, 1999, published a list of 50 screen legends: 25 male and 25 female. The American Film Institute defined an "American screen legend" as an actor or a team …