The definitive ranking
Directors
Built from 20 forced-choice rankings by 8 Tāstmakers.
| Director | Score | Rankings | Range of opinion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Martin Scorsese | 8.6 | 3 | Consensus |
| 2 |  |
Ruben Östlund | 8.6 | 2 | Too few to say |
| 3 |  |
Quentin Tarantino | 8.4 | 2 | Too few to say |
| 4 |  |
Joachim Trier | 8.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 5 |  |
Alejandro G. Iñárritu | 8.3 | 2 | Too few to say |
| 6 |  |
Greta Gerwig | 8.3 | 2 | Too few to say |
| 7 |  |
Christopher Nolan | 8.2 | 7 | Mixed |
| 8 |  |
Tarsem Singh | 8.2 | 1 | Too few to say |