30 Film Directors Who Have Never Made a Bad Movie
Recently, we looked at 30 filmmakers who made only one well-reviewed movie over their entire careers, and then 25 great directors who missed out on perfection by just one film. But there is an even more elite group of film directors who have received critical acclaim for every single film they ever directed. In other words, they've never received anything but a green Metascore for one of their features.
How many of those directors can you guess? Check them all out in the gallery above. Note that we only looked at directors who have made at least five films since 1980.
Despite helming one of the best films of the century (among other career highlights), the L.A. native and Portland resident has never received an Oscar nomination for directing, though he has one for writing.
In addition to his seven well-reviewed features listed below, Haynes also directed the five-part HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce in 2011. His next project may be a documentary about legendary band The Velvet Underground, though he is also attached to a biopic about singer Peggy Lee that may star Reese Witherspoon.
The full filmography (as director):
67 Poison (1991)
76 Safe (1995)
65 Velvet Goldmine (1998)
84 Far From Heaven (2002)
73 I'm Not There. (2007)
95 Carol (2015)
71 Wonderstruck (2017)