The Best Films Directed By Famous Actors, Ranked
Over 5,900 movie fans have voted to shape these rankings of the best films directed by famous actors. From Ben Affleck's award-winning Argo to Bradley Cooper's directorial debut A Star is Born, some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars have stepped behind the camera and created truly remarkable works of art. Whether you are a fan of Tom Hanks' romantic comedy Larry Crowne or Robert Redford’s legal drama The Conspirator, there is something here for everyone who appreciates great movies helmed by famous faces.
These kinds of movies often resonate with audiences because they feature actors we know and love in multiple roles - as both an actor and director. It can also be interesting to see how their vision translates from acting into directing a film. For example, Clint Eastwood has become an incredibly successful filmmaker after winning Best Picture for Million Dollar Baby; after his first directorial effort, Unforgiven won him Best Director at the Academy Awards.
The list below contains some incredible films that have been voted on and ranked by movie fans everywhere - why not add yours? Cast your vote today for your favorite film directed by a renowned actor or actress.
- 1John Krasinski
- Actors: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cade Woodward
- Released: 2018
If they hear you, they hunt you. A family must live in silence to avoid mysterious creatures that hunt by sound. Knowing that even the slightest whisper or footstep can bring death, Evelyn and Lee ...more 
2Clint Eastwood- Actors: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Brian Haley
- Released: 2008
Retired auto worker and Korean War vet Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) fills emptiness in his life with beer and home repair, despising the many Asian, Latino and black families in his neighborhood. ...more
3Clint Eastwood- Actors: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris, Jaimz Woolvett
- Released: 1992
When prostitute Delilah Fitzgerald (Anna Thomson) is disfigured by a pair of cowboys in Big Whiskey, Wyoming, her fellow brothel workers post a reward for their murder, much to the displeasure of ...more![Stand by Me]()
4Rob Reiner- Actors: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland
- Released: 1986
After learning that a stranger has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton), Vern Tessio (Jerry ...more![Iron Man]()
5Jon Favreau- Actors: Robert Downey, Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub
- Released: 2008
A billionaire industrialist and genius inventor, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), is conducting weapons tests overseas, but terrorists kidnap him to force him to build a devastating weapon. Instead, ...more![A League of Their Own]()
6Penny Marshall- Actors: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz
- Released: 1992
As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey ...more
