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.
The esteemed English auteur has been dividing his time between film, TV, and theatre since the 1960s, and somehow has yet to receive a single yellow or red Metascore in all of that time. Leigh has seven career Oscar nominations, and three of his features have scored 90 or higher, including his most recent effort, 2014's Mr. Turner. His next film, the 19th century historical drama Peterloo, is due in November.
The full filmography (as director):
71 Bleak Moments (1971)
69 Meantime (1983)
84 High Hopes (1988)
88 Life Is Sweet (1990)
84 Naked (1993)
91 Secrets & Lies (1996)
76 Career Girls (1997)
90 Topsy-Turvy (1999)
72 All or Nothing (2002)
83 Vera Drake (2004)
84 Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
80 Another Year (2010)
94 Mr. Turner (2014)