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Discover the Best Episodes with ShowSkimmer.
Enter the title of a TV show:Top Movies Directed by David Lean
These top 10 movies are listed in chronological order, since that's usually the best viewing order. Click the "Rating" column heading to order the movies by rating.
| Year | Rating | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 73 | This Happy Breed (1:55) |
| 1945 | 80 | Brief Encounter (1:26) |
| 1946 | 78 | Great Expectations (1:58) |
| 1948 | 78 | Oliver Twist (1:56) |
| 1949 | 73 | The Passionate Friends (1:35) |
| 1954 | 80 | Hobson's Choice (1:48) |
| 1957 | 81 | The Bridge on the River Kwai (2:41) |
| 1962 | 83 | Lawrence of Arabia (3:38) |
| 1965 | 81 | Doctor Zhivago (3:17) |
| 1970 | 74 | Ryan's Daughter (3:20) |
Other popular directors:
Akira Kurosawa Alfred Hitchcock Ang Lee Billy Wilder Chan-wook Park Charlie Chaplin Christopher Nolan Clint Eastwood Danny Boyle David Fincher Francis Ford Coppola Frank Capra Guy Ritchie Hayao Miyazaki Joel and Ethan Coen John Huston Kevin Smith Marc Forster Martin Scorsese Mike Nichols Oliver Stone Paul Thomas Anderson Peter Jackson Peter Weir Quentin Tarantino Richard Linklater Ridley Scott Rob Reiner Robert Zemeckis Ron Howard Sam Mendes Sam Raimi Sidney Lumet Spike Lee Stanley Kubrick Steven Soderbergh Steven Spielberg Terry Gilliam Tim Burton Wes Anderson