Rankings by country

Each filmmaker is attributed to a home metro, and each metro to a country; a country's score is the sum over everyone it raised. 90 countries scored.

#1

Score18122.8People3129Metros321Leading figureSteven Spielberg

#2

Score4122.5People702Metros81Leading figureAlfred Hitchcock

#3

Score641.4People123Metros29Leading figureJames Cameron

#4

Score559.1People132Metros34Leading figureWilliam Wyler

#5

Score478.1People104Metros37Leading figureFederico Fellini

#6

Score425.9People70Metros13Leading figureCate Blanchett

#7

Score383.3People68Metros20Leading figureErnst Lubitsch

#8

Score231.3People27Metros5Leading figureFred Zinnemann

#9

Score221.9People26Metros8Leading figureIngrid Bergman

#10

Score214.4People51Metros10Leading figureBarry Fitzgerald

#11

Score186.2People36Metros11Leading figureAkira Kurosawa

#12

Score184.8People19Metros10Leading figureBilly Wilder

#13

Score174.6People35Metros16Leading figureAlfonso Cuarón

#14

Score151.7People18Metros5Leading figurePeter Jackson

#15

Score134.3People24Metros15Leading figureLuis Buñuel

#16

Score102.2People48Metros30Leading figureChloé Zhao

#17

Score90.5People20Metros7Leading figureMichael Curtiz

#18

Score82.4People17Metros8Leading figureGeorge Sanders

#19

Score80.2People13Metros3Leading figureCharlize Theron

#20

Score72.2People9Metros7Leading figureJean-Luc Godard

#21

Score64.6People17Metros11Leading figurePaul Muni

#22

Score54.1People5Metros2Leading figureJosé Ferrer

#23

Score51.1People11Metros6Leading figureArthur Caesar

#24

Score48.1People7Metros5Leading figureMiloš Forman

#25

Score47.4People11Metros4Leading figureNatalie Portman

#26

Score46.8People14Metros8Leading figureSatyajit Ray

#27

Score44.2People11Metros3Leading figureMarshall Brickman

#28

Score42People3Metros2Leading figureAudrey Hepburn

#29

Score41.9People17Metros4Leading figureJoachim Trier

#30

Score41.5People2Metros2Leading figureLewis Milestone

#31

Score40.7People6Metros3Leading figureCosta-Gavras

#32

Score38.1People14Metros3Leading figureNicolás Giacobone

#33

Score36.8People3Metros2Leading figureAng Lee

#34

Score36.6People7Metros4Leading figureLiv Ullmann

#35

Score33.5People12Metros5Leading figurePaul Verhoeven

#36

Score29.1People6Metros3Leading figureBong Joon-ho

#37

Score25.8People4Metros2Leading figureKe Huy Quan

#38

Score25.6People6Metros2Leading figureJulian Fellowes

#39

Score25People10Metros4Leading figureAsghar Farhadi

#40

Score24.7People5Metros1Leading figureLupita Nyong'o

#41

Score24.5People1Metros1Leading figureSidney Poitier

#42

Score22.7People12Metros1Leading figureAndy Lau

#43

Score20People4Metros3Leading figureMichelle Yeoh

#44

Score19.1People3Metros3Leading figureSonya Levien

#45

Score14.2People1Metros1Leading figureGore Verbinski

#46

Score14.2People2Metros2Leading figureCornel Wilde

#47

Score13.1People3Metros1Leading figureAndy Garcia

#48

Score9.2People1Metros1Leading figureDjimon Hounsou

#49

Score8.9People2Metros2Leading figureHugo Weaving

#50

Score8.5People1Metros1Leading figureSteve Tesich

#51

Score8.3People1Metros1Leading figureAkim Tamiroff

#52

Score7.5People4Metros4Leading figureMagali Noël

#53

Score7People1Metros1Leading figureMichalis Cacoyannis

#54

Score7People1Metros1Leading figureHenry Cavill

#55

Score6.5People4Metros4Leading figureKumail Nanjiani

#56

Score6People2Metros2Leading figureRenny Harlin

#57

Score5.6People2Metros2Leading figureMaria Bakalova

#58

Score4.5People1Metros1Leading figureJean Reno

#59

Score4.4People1Metros1Leading figureClaudia Cardinale

Bosnia-Herzegovina

#60

Score4.3People2Metros2Leading figureOtto Lang

#61

Score4People1Metros1Leading figureHenry Wilcoxon

#62

Score3.9People3Metros2Leading figureSofía Vergara

#63

Score3.8People2Metros1Leading figureMikhail Baryshnikov

#64

Score3.7People1Metros1Leading figureOscar Isaac

#65

Score3.6People1Metros1Leading figureLetitia Wright

#66

Score3.6People2Metros2Leading figureBranko Lustig

#67

Score3.2People1Metros1Leading figureColin Higgins

#68

Score3.2People1Metros1Leading figureJocelyne LaGarde

#69

Score3.2People2Metros2Leading figureMarcel Moussy

#70

Score3.1People1Metros1Leading figureRichard E. Grant

#71

Score3People1Metros1Leading figureRuth Negga

#72

Score3People1Metros1Leading figureBarkhad Abdi

#73

Score3People1Metros1Leading figureLena Headey

#74

Score3People1Metros1Leading figureSam Mintz

#75

Score2.8People1Metros1Leading figureDanièle Thompson

#76

Score2.7People1Metros1Leading figureRonnie del Carmen

US Virgin Islands

#77

Score2.5People1Metros1Leading figureKelsey Grammer

#78

Score2.2People1Metros1Leading figureJoseph Calleia

#79

Score2People1Metros1Leading figureMadge Sinclair

Dominican Republic

#80

Score2People1Metros1Leading figureJuan Fernández de Alarcón

Trinidad & Tobago

#81

Score2People2Metros1Leading figureNicki Minaj

#82

Score1.9People1Metros1Leading figureJohn M. Stahl

#83

Score1.9People2Metros1Leading figureGiovanna Galletti

#84

Score1.6People1Metros1Leading figureKaren Dotrice

#85

Score1.1People1Metros1Leading figureFlorence Kasumba

#86

Score1.1People1Metros1Leading figureSuzy Eddie Izzard

#87

Score1.1People1Metros1Leading figureLee Majdoub

#88

Score1People1Metros1Leading figureJoaquim Dos Santos

#89

Score0.9People1Metros1Leading figurePatricia Velásquez

#90

Score0.5People1Metros1Leading figureColin Gordon

#	Country	Score ▾	People	Metros	Leading figure
1	United States	18122.8	3129	321	Steven Spielberg
2	United Kingdom	4122.5	702	81	Alfred Hitchcock
3	Canada	641.4	123	29	James Cameron
4	France	559.1	132	34	William Wyler
5	Italy	478.1	104	37	Federico Fellini
6	Australia	425.9	70	13	Cate Blanchett
7	Germany	383.3	68	20	Ernst Lubitsch
8	Austria	231.3	27	5	Fred Zinnemann
9	Sweden	221.9	26	8	Ingrid Bergman
10	Ireland	214.4	51	10	Barry Fitzgerald
11	Japan	186.2	36	11	Akira Kurosawa
12	Poland	184.8	19	10	Billy Wilder
13	Mexico	174.6	35	16	Alfonso Cuarón
14	New Zealand	151.7	18	5	Peter Jackson
15	Spain	134.3	24	15	Luis Buñuel
16	China	102.2	48	30	Chloé Zhao
17	Hungary	90.5	20	7	Michael Curtiz
18	Russia	82.4	17	8	George Sanders
19	South Africa	80.2	13	3	Charlize Theron
20	Switzerland	72.2	9	7	Jean-Luc Godard
21	Ukraine	64.6	17	11	Paul Muni
22	Puerto Rico	54.1	5	2	José Ferrer
23	Romania	51.1	11	6	Arthur Caesar
24	Czech Republic	48.1	7	5	Miloš Forman
25	Israel	47.4	11	4	Natalie Portman
26	India	46.8	14	8	Satyajit Ray
27	Brazil	44.2	11	3	Marshall Brickman
28	Belgium	42	3	2	Audrey Hepburn
29	Denmark	41.9	17	4	Joachim Trier
30	Moldova	41.5	2	2	Lewis Milestone
31	Greece	40.7	6	3	Costa-Gavras
32	Argentina	38.1	14	3	Nicolás Giacobone
33	Taiwan	36.8	3	2	Ang Lee
34	Norway	36.6	7	4	Liv Ullmann
35	Netherlands	33.5	12	5	Paul Verhoeven
36	South Korea	29.1	6	3	Bong Joon-ho
37	Vietnam	25.8	4	2	Ke Huy Quan
38	Egypt	25.6	6	2	Julian Fellowes
39	Iran	25	10	4	Asghar Farhadi
40	Kenya	24.7	5	1	Lupita Nyong'o
41	Bahamas	24.5	1	1	Sidney Poitier
42	Hong Kong	22.7	12	1	Andy Lau
43	Malaysia	20	4	3	Michelle Yeoh
44	Lithuania	19.1	3	3	Sonya Levien
45	Costa Rica	14.2	1	1	Gore Verbinski
46	Slovakia	14.2	2	2	Cornel Wilde
47	Cuba	13.1	3	1	Andy Garcia
48	Benin	9.2	1	1	Djimon Hounsou
49	Nigeria	8.9	2	2	Hugo Weaving
50	Serbia	8.5	1	1	Steve Tesich
51	Georgia	8.3	1	1	Akim Tamiroff
52	Turkey	7.5	4	4	Magali Noël
53	Cyprus	7	1	1	Michalis Cacoyannis
54	Jersey	7	1	1	Henry Cavill
55	Pakistan	6.5	4	4	Kumail Nanjiani
56	Finland	6	2	2	Renny Harlin
57	Bulgaria	5.6	2	2	Maria Bakalova
58	Morocco	4.5	1	1	Jean Reno
59	Tunisia	4.4	1	1	Claudia Cardinale
60	Bosnia-Herzegovina	4.3	2	2	Otto Lang
61	Dominica	4	1	1	Henry Wilcoxon
62	Colombia	3.9	3	2	Sofía Vergara
63	Latvia	3.8	2	1	Mikhail Baryshnikov
64	Guatemala	3.7	1	1	Oscar Isaac
65	Guyana	3.6	1	1	Letitia Wright
66	Croatia	3.6	2	2	Branko Lustig
67	New Caledonia	3.2	1	1	Colin Higgins
68	Tahiti	3.2	1	1	Jocelyne LaGarde
69	Algeria	3.2	2	2	Marcel Moussy
70	Eswatini	3.1	1	1	Richard E. Grant
71	Ethiopia	3	1	1	Ruth Negga
72	Somalia	3	1	1	Barkhad Abdi
73	Bermuda	3	1	1	Lena Headey
74	Belarus	3	1	1	Sam Mintz
75	Monaco	2.8	1	1	Danièle Thompson
76	Philippines	2.7	1	1	Ronnie del Carmen
77	US Virgin Islands	2.5	1	1	Kelsey Grammer
78	Malta	2.2	1	1	Joseph Calleia
79	Jamaica	2	1	1	Madge Sinclair
80	Dominican Republic	2	1	1	Juan Fernández de Alarcón
81	Trinidad & Tobago	2	2	1	Nicki Minaj
82	Azerbaijan	1.9	1	1	John M. Stahl
83	Thailand	1.9	2	1	Giovanna Galletti
84	Guernsey	1.6	1	1	Karen Dotrice
85	Uganda	1.1	1	1	Florence Kasumba
86	Yemen	1.1	1	1	Suzy Eddie Izzard
87	Lebanon	1.1	1	1	Lee Majdoub
88	Portugal	1	1	1	Joaquim Dos Santos
89	Venezuela	0.9	1	1	Patricia Velásquez
90	Sri Lanka	0.5	1	1	Colin Gordon