10 Directors With The Most Movies In The IMDb Top 250

10. Billy Wilder (5)

The Movies: Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, Witness For The Prosecution, The Apartment, Some Like It Hot Billy Wilder is often regarded as one of the best and most versatile directors of all-time - he helmed everything from screwball comedies, to film noirs, to romance flicks, all of which are now considered to be some of the most enduring genre pictures from the period in which he worked. So it's no surprise, really, that Wilder has a whopping five movies in the IMDb Top 250 - even if one of his greatest (and most underrated) motion pictures- Ace in the Hole - is curiously absent. It's a credit to Wilder and his talents that almost every major "genre" in which he worked is represented by the Top 250, with inarguable classics such as Sunset Boulevard and Some Like It Hot making the cut. Wilder's strength, of course, was in his ability to blend aspects of both comedy and drama and The Apartment is a testament to his ability to do so. So if you're looking for a canon of movies featuring smart characters, clever dialogue cues and sharp plotting, look no further than the electric mix of Wilder classics outlined here. Here's to you, Bill.