The Directors
(2018)Streaming Episode Guide
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Season 8
Ang Lee
Episode 10 - 3-09-2023
A look at the life and career of the celebrated Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee, known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi.
Haven't Seen
Clint Eastwood
Episode 9 - 3-02-2023
A look at the life and career of the legendary actor-turned-director Clint Eastwood, known for Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby and American Sniper.
Haven't Seen
Nancy Meyers
Episode 8 - 2-23-2023
A look at the life and career of American filmmaker Nancy Meyers, known for The Parent Trap, The Holiday and Something's Gotta Give.
Haven't Seen
David Fincher
Episode 7 - 2-16-2023
A look at the life and career of American director David Fincher, renowned for his psychological thrillers such as Fight Club, Seven and Panic Room.
Haven't Seen
Philip Noyce
Episode 6 - 2-09-2023
A look at the life and career of a celebrated Australian filmmaker, known for The Quiet American, Rabbit-Proof Fence and Dead Calm.
Haven't Seen
Orson Welles
Episode 5 - 2-02-2023
A look at the life and career of an Academy Award-winning actor and director known for Citizen Kane and more.
Haven't Seen
Richard Linklater
Episode 4 - 1-26-2023
A look at the life and career of a pioneer in the independent filmmaking scene of the 1990s, known for Before Sunrise and School of Rock.
Haven't Seen
Milos Forman
Episode 3 - 1-19-2023
A look at the life and career of Czechoslovakia's most famous and acclaimed filmmaker, known for 1975's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Haven't Seen
Stephen Soderbergh
Episode 2 - 1-12-2023
A look at the life and career of an Oscar-winning director renowned for his experimental approach and hits such as Erin Brockovich and Ocean's Eleven.
Haven't Seen
James Cameron
Episode 1 - 1-05-2023
A look at the life and career of a highly-innovative filmmaker known for Titanic, Avatar and The Terminator.
Haven't Seen
Season 7
Alexander Payne
Episode 10 - 4-21-2022
Explore the life and career of the Academy Award-winning American film director Alexander Payne, a man who possesses his own unique filmmaking style.
Haven't Seen
Barry Levinson
Episode 9 - 4-14-2022
The life and career of Barry Levinson, an Academy Award-winning director, is one of success. Take a look back at his contributions towards the film industry.
Haven't Seen
Antoine Fuqua
Episode 8 - 4-07-2022
Take a look at the life and career of Antoine Fuqua, a highly successful director with films like Training Day and The Equalizer in his portfolio
Haven't Seen
Nora Ephron
Episode 7 - 3-31-2022
A look at the life and career of the late Nora Ephron, a celebrated director who made a bang on debut with This Is My Life in 1992.
Haven't Seen
Christopher Nolan
Episode 6 - 3-24-2022
An iconic director with an iconic portfolio of blockbuster films, explore the life and career of a silver screen genius Christopher Nolan.
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Jonathan Demme
Episode 5 - 3-17-2022
The man responsible for the crime thriller The Silence of the Lambs, take a look at the life and career of Jonathan Demme.
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John Singleton
Episode 4 - 3-10-2022
A look at the life and career of the late John Singleton, whose name came to prominence with the crime drama Boyz n the Hood.
Haven't Seen
Wes Anderson
Episode 3 - 3-03-2022
An insight into the life and career of an Oscar nominated director, responsible for works such as The Grand Budapest Hotel and Fantastic Mr Fox.
Haven't Seen
Coen Brothers
Episode 2 - 2-24-2022
A look at the life and careers of the superstar directing duo, known for films such as True Grit and the Oscar-winning Fargo.
Haven't Seen
Steven Spielberg
Episode 1 - 2-17-2022
A look into the life and career of the Hollywood director, whose portfolio is filled to the brim with classics like Jaws and Indiana Jones.
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Season 6
John Carpenter
Episode 10 - 3-11-2021
The last episode of the series takes a deep dive into the life and career of John Carpenter, known for his cult classics such as Dark Star, The Thing and Halloween.
Haven't Seen
Stephen Frears
Episode 9 - 3-04-2021
A look at the career of the Academy Award-nominated director, known for his gripping depictions of life stories and characters - such as his acclaimed film The Queen.
Haven't Seen
Rob Reiner
Episode 8 - 2-25-2021
A look at the life and career of the acclaimed Hollywood director, whose films include Stand by Me, When Harry Met Sally... and the Oscar-nominated A Few Good Men.
7.8/10Haven't Seen
J Lee Thompson
Episode 7 - 2-18-2021
The life story of the British film director, known both in the UK and across the pond for films such as Ice Cold in Alex and Cape Fear.
Haven't Seen
Quentin Tarantino
Episode 6 - 2-11-2021
A look at the life of one of Hollywood's most successful directors, whose long list of hit films include Pulp Fiction and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Kathryn Bigelow
Episode 5 - 2-04-2021
A look at the life and career of the director of Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt Locker, the latter of which she won the Oscar for Best Director.
8/10Haven't Seen
William Friedkin
Episode 4 - 1-28-2021
The life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, known for his 1973 horror film The Exorcist and his action-thriller The French Connection.
7.3/10Haven't Seen
Ron Howard
Episode 3 - 1-21-2021
A deep dive into the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose work includes A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon and Apollo 13.
7.6/10Haven't Seen
Mike Nichols
Episode 2 - 1-14-2021
A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose work includes Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and The Graduate.
Haven't Seen
Spike Lee
Episode 1 - 1-07-2021
The story of Academy Award-winning director Spike Lee, who wowed audiences with gripping films like Malcolm X, Inside Man and BlacKkKlansman.
6.6/10Haven't Seen
Season 5
Robert Aldrich
Episode 10 - 9-03-2020
A glimpse into the life and career of the filmmaker whose portfolio of work includes Vera Cruz, The Big Knife, The Dirty Dozen and The Longest Yard.
Haven't Seen
James L Brooks
Episode 9 - 8-27-2020
A look at the life of the Academy Award-winning director whose work includes Terms of Endearment and multi Emmy Award-winning sitcom The Simpsons.
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Mervyn LeRoy
Episode 8 - 8-20-2020
A look at the life and career of the Hollywood filmmaker, famous for directing films such as the Academy Award-nominated Blossoms in the Dust and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo.
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Preston Sturges
Episode 7 - 8-13-2020
A look at the life of the inspirational filmmaker, who won the first-ever Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for his comedy film The Great McGinty.
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David Lynch
Episode 6 - 8-06-2020
A look at the life of the Academy Award-winning director of films including Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet and The Elephant Man.
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Nicolas Roeg
Episode 5 - 7-30-2020
A look at the life of the celebrated filmmaker of hits Walkabout, Don't Look Now and Bad Timing. His unique style made him a highly influential filmmaker.
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Oliver Stone
Episode 4 - 7-23-2020
A look at the Academy Award-winning filmmaker's life, career and portfolio of films which includes Scarface, Midnight Express, Platoon and Natural Born Killers.
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Martin Scorsese
Episode 3 - 7-16-2020
A look at the life of the legendary filmmaker, whose films include the Academy Award-winning The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street and Gangs of New York.
9/10Haven't Seen
Ridley Scott
Episode 2 - 7-09-2020
A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose films include Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator and Hannibal.
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Francis Ford Coppola
Episode 1 - 7-02-2020
A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose films include The Godfather franchise and Apocalypse Now.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
Season 4
Anthony Mann
Episode 10 - 4-02-2020
A glimpse into the life of the director known for his work on many films such as Winchester '73, The Glenn Miller Story and El Cid.
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Victor Fleming
Episode 9 - 3-26-2020
Explore the life of the Academy Award-winning filmmaker whose most popular films include Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.
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Brian De Palma
Episode 8 - 3-19-2020
A look at the life and 50-year-long career of the Oscar-nominated director, whose notable films include Scarface, Mission: Impossible and Dressed to Kill.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
John Schlesinger
Episode 7 - 3-12-2020
A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning Midnight Cowboy director.
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Peter Weir
Episode 6 - 3-05-2020
An in-depth look at the life and career of the Oscar-nominated director behind films such as The Truman Show, Witness, Dead Poets Society and Green Card.
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Ernst Lubitsch
Episode 5 - 2-27-2020
Explore the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director whose works include Trouble in Paradise, Heaven Can Wait and To Be or Not to Be.
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Robert Altman
Episode 4 - 2-20-2020
A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-nominated filmmaker whose films include Gosford Park, Nashville, MASH and McCabe & Mrs Miller.
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Joseph Mankiewicz
Episode 3 - 2-13-2020
An exploration of the multiple Academy Award-winning director whose films include All About Eve, A Letter to Three Wives and The Philadelphia Story.
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Otto Preminger
Episode 2 - 2-06-2020
A look at the life and career of the director, known for his boundary-pushing films such as The Man with the Golden Arm and the Academy Award-nominated Anatomy of a Murder.
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Sydney Pollack
Episode 1 - 1-30-2020
An in-depth look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose hit films include Out of Africa and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Season 3
Sergio Leone
Episode 10 - 9-12-2019
Explore the life of the highly influential director credited as the inventor of the Italian Western genre. His films include Once Upon a Time In America.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
Carol Reed
Episode 9 - 9-05-2019
A closer look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning British director behind acclaimed films Odd Man Out, Oliver! and The Fallen Idol.
7.2/10Haven't Seen
Alan J Pakula
Episode 8 - 8-29-2019
A look into the life and career of the American film director behind All the President's Men and Sophie's Choice, and the producer of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Robert Wise
Episode 7 - 8-22-2019
A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director behind The Sound of Music, West Side Story and Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
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John Frankenheimer
Episode 6 - 8-15-2019
A look at the life and career of the award-winning director behind movies such as The Manchurian Candidate, Birdman of Alcatraz, The Train and Ronin.
7.6/10Haven't Seen
George Stevens
Episode 5 - 8-08-2019
A look at the life and career of three-time Academy Award-winning film director George Stevens. His best known films include A Place in the Sun and The Diary of Anne Frank.
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Stanley Donen
Episode 4 - 8-01-2019
A look at the life and career of master of the musical Stanley Donen, who directed Hollywood greats like Singin' in the Rain, Royal Wedding and On the Town.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
Don Siegel
Episode 3 - 7-25-2019
An in-depth look at the life and career of American film director Don Siegel, known for the sci-fi film Invasion of the Body Snatchers and his work with Clint Eastwood.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
Sidney Lumet
Episode 2 - 7-18-2019
An intriguing look into the life and career of Academy Award-winning film director Sidney Lumet.
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John Sturges
Episode 1 - 7-11-2019
A fascinating look at the life and career of Oscar-nominated director John Sturges, the mind behind classic films such as The Great Escape and The Magnificent Seven.
7.3/10Haven't Seen
Season 2
Vincente Minnelli
Episode 10 - 3-21-2019
A look at the life of Vincente Minnelli, the Academy Award-winning director of movie musicals Gigi and An American in Paris, and the father of Liza Minnelli.
7.6/10Haven't Seen
Fred Zinnemann
Episode 9 - 3-14-2019
Documentary exploring four-time Academy Award-winning director Fred Zinnemann, whose movie masterpieces include Oklahoma!, High Noon, Julia and The Day of the Jackal.
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Elia Kazan
Episode 8 - 3-07-2019
A look at A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront filmmaker the Hollywood genius credited for discovering Marlon Brando, James Dean and Warren Beatty.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
Federico Fellini
Episode 7 - 2-28-2019
A look at the Italian film maestro and four-time Academy Award-winner whose pioneering movies films include La Strada, La Dolce Vita and 8 1/2.
8/10Haven't Seen
Sergei Eisenstein
Episode 6 - 2-21-2019
A closer look at legendary Soviet film pioneer a montage master and true world cinema great whose hugely influential works include Battleship Potemkin.
7.3/10Haven't Seen
John Huston
Episode 5 - 2-14-2019
The spotlight falls on golden age great John Huston, whose films include The Maltese Falcon and Oscar-winning classics The Treasure of Sierra Madre and The African Queen.
7.9/10Haven't Seen
John Ford
Episode 4 - 2-07-2019
A biographical portrait of John Ford, the Oscar-winning director known for the John Wayne westerns Stagecoach, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and The Searchers.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
Michael Curtiz
Episode 3 - 1-31-2019
A look at the life and work of Michael Curtiz, one of Hollywood's most prolific directors whose films include Angels With Dirty Faces, Casablanca and Mildred Pierce.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
David Lean
Episode 2 - 1-24-2019
Movie experts explore the life and word of British director David Lean
9.2/10Haven't Seen
Stanley Kubrick
Episode 1 - 1-17-2019
A look at the life and work of Stanley Kubrick, the legendary director whose films include A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining and Full Metal Jacket.
6.9/10Haven't Seen
Season 1
Frank Capra
Episode 10 - 9-06-2018
An intimate portrait of Frank Capra, the celebrated Italian-American director known for films such as It's a Wonderful Life and Mr Smith Goes to Washington.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Akira Kurosawa
Episode 9 - 8-30-2018
A look at the life and career of Akira Kurosawa, the Japanese filmmaker who won international acclaim with films such as Rashomon, Ikiru and Ran.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
George Cukor
Episode 8 - 8-23-2018
A fascinating look at the work of George Cukor, who was a dialogue director in the early days of films with sound, and received an Academy Award in 1964 for My Fair Lady.
7.6/10Haven't Seen
Cecil B DeMille
Episode 7 - 8-16-2018
A look at the films of Cecil B DeMille, the director who became a giant of the 20th-century film industry, known for epics such as The Ten Commandments.
7.6/10Haven't Seen
Fritz Lang
Episode 6 - 8-09-2018
An intimate portrait of Austrian-born filmmaker Fritz Lang, one of the most accomplished and enduring directors of the 20th century.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
Howard Hawks
Episode 5 - 8-02-2018
A look at the life and career of Howard Hawks, the Academy Award-winning director of Only Angels Have Wings, Scarface, Bringing Up Baby and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
Sam Peckinpah
Episode 4 - 7-26-2018
A portrait of Sam Peckinpah, the controversial, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and director known for films like The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs and The Getaway.
7.5/10Haven't Seen
William Wyler
Episode 3 - 7-19-2018
A look at the life and work of William Wyler, the Oscar-winning film director known for such films as Ben Hur and The Best Years of Our Lives.
7.9/10Haven't Seen
Billy Wilder
Episode 2 - 7-12-2018
A look at the life and career of director Billy Wilder, who dominated Hollywood's Golden Age with films such as Double Indemnity, Some Like It Hot and Sunset Boulevard.
7.7/10Haven't Seen
Alfred Hitchcock
Episode 1 - 7-05-2018
A profile of Alfred Hitchcock, the Leytonstone-born director who became known as 'the Master of Suspense' with films such as Rear Window, Vertigo and Psycho.
8/10Haven't Seen
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David Lean
Episode 2 - 1-24-2019
Movie experts explore the life and word of British director David Lean
9.2/10Haven't Seen
Martin Scorsese
Episode 3 - 7-16-2020
A look at the life of the legendary filmmaker, whose films include the Academy Award-winning The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street and Gangs of New York.
9/10Haven't Seen
Sydney Pollack
Episode 1 - 1-30-2020
An in-depth look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose hit films include Out of Africa and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Frank Capra
Episode 10 - 9-06-2018
An intimate portrait of Frank Capra, the celebrated Italian-American director known for films such as It's a Wonderful Life and Mr Smith Goes to Washington.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Quentin Tarantino
Episode 6 - 2-11-2021
A look at the life of one of Hollywood's most successful directors, whose long list of hit films include Pulp Fiction and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
