| Directors are ranked according to overall movie critic score |
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| 1 |  | John Lounsbery |  3.2081
| 47 |
- 1930s - 4
- 1940s - 23
- 1950s - 7
- 1960s - 7
- 1970s - 6
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- 1. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 2. Dumbo (1941)
- 3. Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The (1977)
- 4. Jungle Book, The (1967)
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| 2 |  | Wilfred Jackson |  3.1435
| 42 |
- 1930s - 31
- 1940s - 6
- 1950s - 5
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- 1. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 2. Cinderella (1950)
- 3. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
- 4. Peter Pan (1953)
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| 3 |  | Ron Clements |  3.0915
| 5 |
- 1980s - 2
- 1990s - 2
- 2000s - 1
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- 1. Aladdin (1992)
- 2. Little Mermaid, The (1989)
- 3. Hercules (1997)
- 4. Great Mouse Detective, The (1986)
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| 4 |  | John Musker |  3.0915
| 5 |
- 1980s - 2
- 1990s - 2
- 2000s - 1
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- 1. Aladdin (1992)
- 2. Little Mermaid, The (1989)
- 3. Hercules (1997)
- 4. Great Mouse Detective, The (1986)
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| 5 |  | John Lasseter |  3.0563
| 8 |
- 1970s - 1
- 1980s - 3
- 1990s - 3
- 2000s - 1
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- 1. Toy Story (1995)
- 2. Bug's Life, A (1998)
- 3. Toy Story 2 (1999)
- 4. Cars (2006)
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| 6 |  | Kirk Wise |  2.8440
| 4 |
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- 1. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 2. Spirited Away (2002)
- 3. Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1996)
- 4. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
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| 7 |  | Lee Unkrich |  2.8191
| 3 |
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- 1. Finding Nemo (2003)
- 2. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- 3. Toy Story 2 (1999)
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| 8 |  | Clyde Geronimi |  2.7965
| 35 |
- 1930s - 3
- 1940s - 22
- 1950s - 9
- 1960s - 1
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- 1. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 2. Cinderella (1950)
- 3. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 4. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
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| 9 |  | Wolfgang Reitherman |  2.7935
| 13 |
- 1950s - 1
- 1960s - 8
- 1970s - 4
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- 1. Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The (1977)
- 2. Jungle Book, The (1967)
- 3. Robin Hood (1973)
- 4. Rescuers, The (1977)
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| 10 |  | Hamilton Luske |  2.7577
| 20 |
- 1940s - 8
- 1950s - 9
- 1960s - 3
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- 1. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 2. Pinocchio (1940)
- 3. Cinderella (1950)
- 4. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
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| 11 |  | Nick Park |  2.7076
| 8 |
- 1980s - 2
- 1990s - 4
- 2000s - 2
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- 1. Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
- 2. Chicken Run (2000)
- 3. Wallace & Gromit in A Close Shave (1995)
- 4. Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers (1993)
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| 12 |  | Andrew Stanton |  2.6497
| 3 |
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- 1. WALL-E (2008)
- 2. Finding Nemo (2003)
- 3. Story, A (1987)
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| 13 |  | Gary Trousdale |  2.4821
| 4 |
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- 1. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 2. Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1996)
- 3. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
- 4. Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper, The (2005)
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| 14 |  | Brad Bird |  2.4587
| 2 |
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- 1. Incredibles, The (2004)
- 2. Iron Giant, The (1999)
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| 15 |  | David Silverman |  2.4424
| 3 |
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- 1. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- 2. Simpsons Movie, The (2007)
- 3. Road to El Dorado, The (2000)
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| 16 |  | James Algar |  2.4190
| 17 |
- 1940s - 3
- 1950s - 9
- 1960s - 3
- 1970s - 1
- 1990s - 1
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- 1. Fantasia (1940)
- 2. Fantasia 2000 (2000)
- 3. Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, The (1949)
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| 17 |  | Ben Sharpsteen |  2.4148
| 21 |
- 1920s - 2
- 1930s - 11
- 1940s - 3
- 1950s - 4
- 1970s - 1
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- 1. Dumbo (1941)
- 2. Pinocchio (1940)
- 3. Boat Builders (1938)
- 4. Broken Toys (1935)
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| 18 |  | Jack Kinney |  2.3135
| 62 |
- 1940s - 31
- 1950s - 30
- 1970s - 1
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- 1. Melody Time (1948)
- 2. Make Mine Music (1946)
- 3. Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, The (1949)
- 4. Bongo (1947)
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| 19 |  | Henry Selick |  2.3105
| 6 |
- 1980s - 1
- 1990s - 2
- 2000s - 3
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- 1. Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993)
- 2. James and the Giant Peach (1996)
- 3. Monkeybone (2001)
- 4. Coraline (2007)
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| 20 |  | Don Bluth |  2.2855
| 11 |
- 1970s - 1
- 1980s - 4
- 1990s - 5
- 2000s - 1
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- 1. Anastasia (1997)
- 2. Land Before Time, The (1988)
- 3. Titan A.E. (2000)
- 4. Secret of NIMH, The (1982)
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| 21 |  | Tim Johnson |  2.2802
| 3 |
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- 1. Antz (1998)
- 2. Over the Hedge (2006)
- 3. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
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| 22 |  | Ralph Bakshi |  2.2716
| 47 |
- 1960s - 28
- 1970s - 13
- 1980s - 2
- 1990s - 3
- 2000s - 1
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- 1. Wizards (1977)
- 2. Fire and Ice (1983)
- 3. Lord of the Rings, The (1978)
- 4. Cool World (1992)
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| 23 |  | Andrew Adamson |  2.2702
| 4 |
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- 1. Shrek (2001)
- 2. Shrek 2 (2004)
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| 24 |  | Bob Peterson |  2.2682
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| 25 |  | Steve Box |  2.2450
| 2 |
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- 1. Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
- 2. Stage Fright (1997)
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| 26 |  | Kevin Lima |  2.2445
| 6 |
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- 1. Tarzan (1999)
- 2. Enchanted (2007)
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| 27 |  | Gary Goldman |  2.2267
| 6 |
- 1980s - 1
- 1990s - 4
- 2000s - 1
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- 1. Anastasia (1997)
- 2. Titan A.E. (2000)
- 3. Thumbelina (1994)
- 4. All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
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| 28 |  | David Hand |  2.1439
| 25 |
- 1920s - 1
- 1930s - 23
- 1940s - 1
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- 1. Bambi (1942)
- 2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
- 3. Magician Mickey (1937)
- 4. Alpine Climbers (1936)
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| 29 |  | Ash Brannon |  2.1296
| 2 |
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- 1. Toy Story 2 (1999)
- 2. Surf's Up (2007)
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| 30 |  | Sylvain Chomet |  2.1130
| 1 |
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- 1. Triplets of Belleville, The (2003)
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| 31 |  | Robert Zemeckis |  2.1123
| 6 |
- 1980s - 2
- 1990s - 1
- 2000s - 3
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- 1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- 2. Polar Express, The (2004)
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| 32 |  | Chris Buck |  2.0949
| 2 |
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- 1. Tarzan (1999)
- 2. Surf's Up (2007)
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| 33 |  | Simon Wells |  2.0697
| 5 |
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- 1. Prince of Egypt, The (1998)
- 2. Balto (1995)
- 3. American Tail: Fievel Goes West, An (1991)
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| 34 |  | Rob Minkoff |  2.0627
| 5 |
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| 35 |  | Hayao Miyazaki |  2.0229
| 4 |
- 1980s - 2
- 1990s - 1
- 2000s - 1
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- 1. Spirited Away (2002)
- 2. Princess Mononoke (1999)
- 3. Castle in the Sky (1986)
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| 36 |  | Chris Wedge |  2.0185
| 4 |
- 1980s - 1
- 1990s - 1
- 2000s - 2
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- 1. Ice Age (2002)
- 2. Robots (2005)
- 3. Balloon Guy (1987)
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| 37 |  | Lotte Reiniger |  2.0131
| 39 |
- 1910s - 1
- 1920s - 9
- 1930s - 12
- 1940s - 1
- 1950s - 14
- 1970s - 2
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- 1. Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed, Die (1926)
- 2. Stern von Bethlehem, Der (1921)
- 3. Thumbelina (1954)
- 4. Three Wishes, The (1954)
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| 38 |  | Ted Berman |  2.0124
| 2 |
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- 1. Black Cauldron, The (1985)
- 2. Fox and the Hound, The (1981)
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| 39 |  | Vicky Jenson |  2.0119
| 3 |
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- 1. Shrek (2001)
- 2. Shark Tale (2004)
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| 40 |  | Kelly Asbury |  2.0008
| 2 |
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- 1. Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
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| 41 |  | Peter Lord |  1.9990
| 10 |
- 1980s - 7
- 1990s - 2
- 2000s - 1
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- 1. Chicken Run (2000)
- 2. Adam (1991)
- 3. Babylon (1985)
- 4. Early Bird (1983)
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| 42 |  | Richard Linklater |  1.9973
| 10 |
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- 1. Waking Life (2001)
- 2. Scanner Darkly, A (2006)
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| 43 |  | Eric Darnell |  1.9927
| 4 |
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- 1. Antz (1998)
- 2. Madagascar (2005)
- 3. Madagascar 2 (2008)
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| 44 |  | Ford Beebe |  1.9853
| 83 |
- 1920s - 23
- 1930s - 22
- 1940s - 24
- 1950s - 12
- 1960s - 1
- 1970s - 1
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| 45 |  | Dave Fleischer |  1.9724
| 492 |
- 1910s - 7
- 1920s - 149
- 1930s - 267
- 1940s - 69
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- 1. Superman (1941)
- 2. Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)
- 3. Magnetic Telescope, The (1942)
- 4. Volcano (1942)
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| 46 |  | Roger Allers |  1.9689
| 2 |
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- 1. Lion King, The (1994)
- 2. Open Season (2006)
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| 47 |  | Norman Ferguson |  1.9558
| 2 |
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- 1. Fantasia (1940)
- 2. Three Caballeros, The (1944)
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| 48 |  | Katsuhiro Ôtomo |  1.9503
| 3 |
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- 1. Akira (1988)
- 2. Steamboy (2005)
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| 49 |  | Barry Cook |  1.9149
| 3 |
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- 1. Mulan (1998)
- 2. Off His Rockers (1992)
- 3. Trail Mix-Up (1993)
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| 50 |  | Steve Hickner |  1.9094
| 2 |
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- 1. Prince of Egypt, The (1998)
- 2. Bee Movie (2007)
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