Directorial Debuts
A list of films and the directors who made their first appearance as director. The Director’s name will be in the notes section.
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- DirectorKevin CostnerStarsKevin CostnerMary McDonnellGraham GreeneLieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, finds himself engaging with a neighbouring Sioux settlement, causing him to question his own purpose.Kevin Costner
- DirectorRichard LaGraveneseStarsHolly HunterDanny DeVitoQueen LatifahJudith Nelson quit her medical studies to marry. Years later, her husband, a physician, divorces her to be with another doctor. Deeply frustrated, she now lives alone in her luxury apartment in New York, looking for a new meaning for her life. Pat Francato, the janitor and lift-boy, has a troubled life himself: Gambling debts and the tragic death of his daughter took away all his spirit. One day, he and Judith meet in the right mood and a fragile friendship starts to grow. They can help each other to get on their feet again. But one false move could destroy everything they built so carefully.Richard LaGravenese
- DirectorYorgos LanthimosLakis LazopoulosStarsLakis LazopoulosAntonis KafetzopoulosVera KrouskaWhen Konstadinos misses a flight and returns home unexpectedly, he finds his wife in bed with his best friend. Shocked, he leaves the house without letting them know what he saw and begins wandering in the streets of Athens.Yorgos Lanthimos
- DirectorJeff NicholsStarsMichael ShannonDouglas LigonBarlow JacobsSet in Arkansas, this poetic and powerful film directed by Jeff Nichols (Mud, Take Shelter) tracks a blood feud that erupts when two sets of half-brothers come to blows at their father's funeral.Jeff Nichols
- DirectorMichael SarnoskiStarsNicolas CageAlex WolffAdam ArkinA truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.Michael Sarnoski
- DirectorMouly SuryaStarsLadya CherylDonny AlamsyahKinaryosihAlisha (Ladya Cheryl) never feel comfortable staying in her cool and spacious home until one day she meets Bari (Donny Alamsyah) who introduces her the meaning of love.Mouly Surya
- DirectorChristian DitterStarsFrançois GoeskePaula SchrammLennard BertzbachÉchange tells the story of HENRIK, who takes part in a student exchange program with France. The only reason for this journey is to conquer the heart of his dream girl. Wild Partys, exciting trips, a crazy host family and of course his trouble with the French language turn the - at first unmeant - holidays into a memorable summer.Christian Ditter
- DirectorAdil El ArbiBilall FallahStarsLaura VerlindenNabil MallatGene BervoetsWhen Eva, a young journalist, films a documentary about the mean streets in Brussels she soon gets involved in the life of a young Moroccan guy.Adil El Arbi
Bilall Fallah - DirectorCastille LandonStarsAvery ArendesStephen DorffJohnny SequoyahA twelve-year-old girl is transported by a magical black stallion to the mystical world of ALBION, where she discovers that she alone is the key to saving an entire race of people.Castille Landon
- DirectorAriel VromenStarsEric BalfourColin HanksLauren GermanWhat is meant to be a weekend party across the border soon becomes a heartbreaking journey that tests the boundaries of companionship, romantic love and personal ethics.Ariel Vromen
- DirectorTony GoldwynStarsAshley JuddGreg KinnearHugh JackmanAfter being jilted by her boyfriend, a talk show talent scout writes a column on the relationship habits of men which gains her national fame.Tony Goldwyn
- DirectorJoachim RønningEspen SandbergStarsPenélope CruzSalma HayekSteve ZahnIn turn-of-the-century Mexico, two very different women become a bank-robbing duo in an effort to combat a ruthless enforcer terrorizing their town.Joachim Rønning
Espen Sandberg - DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsRichard LinklaterRudy BasquezJean CaffeineA day in the life of Austin, Texas as the camera roams from place to place and provides a brief look at the overeducated, the social misfits, the outcasts and the oddballs.Richard Linklater
- DirectorBrad PeytonStarsBette MidlerChris O'DonnellJack McBrayerThe on-going war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.Brad Peyton
- DirectorMark DindalStarsScott BakulaJasmine GuyNatalie ColeDanny, an ambitious singing and dancing cat, goes to Hollywood and overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.Mark Dindal
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonJoanne SamuelHugh Keays-ByrneIn a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.George Miller
- DirectorJames Cullen BressackStarsAlexei RyanCory JacobLisa FrantzOn the outside Adam appears to be a normal teenager, but underneath...his mind has been so rotted by trauma from his past and the gory films he watches, that he has blurred the lines between reality and pretend! This prompts Adam to start killing people in similar ways to films he watches, making sure to put his own little spin on it.James Cullen Bressack
- DirectorPierre CoffinChris RenaudStarsSteve CarellJason SegelRussell BrandGru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potential father.Chris Renaud
- DirectorTi WestStarsTom NoonanKarl JacobVanessa Horneff"The Roost" is a 2005 movie where four friends marooned on a mysterious farm en route to a wedding are terrorized by various creatures and zombies.Ti West
- DirectorGreg BerlantiStarsTimothy OlyphantDean CainZach BraffAn insight into the turbulent lives and loves of a gay clique based in Los Angeles.Greg Berlanti
- DirectorOz PerkinsStarsEmma RobertsKiernan ShipkaLucy BoyntonTwo girls must battle a mysterious evil force when they get left behind at their boarding school over winter break.Oz Perkins
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsHilmir Snær GuðnasonVictoria AbrilHanna María KarlsdóttirWill the 30 y.o. Hlynur ever move out of his mother's apartment in Reykjavík? Social welfare keeps him passive but things change when his mother's Spanish friend, Lola, arrives and stays through Xmas and New Year's Eve.Baltasar Kormákur
- DirectorPeter SegalStarsLeslie NielsenPriscilla PresleyGeorge KennedyFrank Drebin comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards.Peter Segal
- DirectorLee Isaac ChungStarsJeff RutagengwaEric NdorunkundiyeJean Marie Vianney NkurikiyinkaFrom opposing ethnicities, Ngabo and Sangwa are tested when old-timers warn, "Hutus and Tutsis should not be friends." An intense and inspiring portrait of youth in Rwanda, 'Munyurangabo' features Poet Laureate Edouard Uwayo delivering a moving poem about his healing country. Rwanda. Kinyarwanda with English subtitles.Lee Isaac Chung
- DirectorShawn LevyStarsKyle HowardJohna Stewart-BowdenPatrick Renna10 years after their fathers' deaths, two teenagers' tragic common bond leads to friendship and adventure. Determined to uncover what really happened to their fathers, Matt and Tarra must take on two officials who know the shocking truth.Shawn Levy
- DirectorJocelyn MoorhouseStarsJohn HamblinKate McAllMandy WalkerJocelyn Moorhouse
- DirectorCarlos SaldanhaStarsRay RomanoJohn LeguizamoDenis LearyManny, Sid and Diego discover that the ice age is coming to an end, and join everybody for a journey to higher ground. On the trip, they discover that Manny is not in fact the last of the woolly mammoths.Carlos Saldanha
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsStephen MailerGrahame WoodKristy SwansonApplicants to a renowned medical school meet with mysterious ends when a desperate student is put on the waiting list.Doug Liman
- DirectorEli RothStarsJordan LaddRider StrongJames DeBelloFive college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.Eli Roth
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsM. Night ShyamalanMike MuthuK. SubramanianAn alienated, Americanized teenager of East Indian heritage is sent back to India where he discovers not only his roots but a lot about himself.M. Night Shyamalan
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsBen TibberJim CaviezelJoan PlowrightA twelve-year-old boy escapes from a Bulgarian Communist concentration camp and sets out on a journey to reach Denmark.Paul Feig
- DirectorFede AlvarezStarsJane LevyShiloh FernandezJessica LucasFive friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.Fede Alvarez
- DirectorJulian FarinoStarsMark AddyAlan AtheralKenneth CranhamTwo losers try to lift themselves out of the mire by letting their fantasy world take over their lives.Julian Farino
- DirectorNathan SilverStarsJonas BallJosette BarchilonJacob ReynoldsNathan Silver
- DirectorAlex KendrickStarsRosetta Harris ArmstrongLisa ArnoldBlake BaileyA dishonest used-car salesman decides to become the salesman that God wants him to be--with surprising results.Alex Kendrick
- DirectorMikael HåfströmStarsStefan SaukEnnio FantastichiniErland JosephsonTwo Swedish business men are kidnapped in Rome by the Mob, and moved to Sicily. Carl Hamilton is sent to Sicily on direct order from the Swedish Government. He is sent to negotiate for their release. Hamiltons partner and best friend, Lundwall, is murdered by the Mob. Hamilton is dragged into a bitter and brutal vendetta between himself and the Mob-leader Don Tommaso.Mikael Håfström
- DirectorChris WeitzPaul WeitzStarsChris RockRegina KingChazz PalminteriAfter dying before his time, an aspiring black comic gets a second shot at life - by being placed in the body of a wealthy white businessman.Chris Weitz
- DirectorSean McNamaraStarsTricia Leigh FisherKathleen FreemanRobin Lynn HeathA farm girl from Iowa moves to Hollywood to pursue her dreams in show business. She joins a major production chorus line, but chaos ensues when all the major actors drop out and are replaced by look-alikes.Sean McNamara
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsPaul ReubensElizabeth DailyMark HoltonWhen eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.Tim Burton
- DirectorJames WatkinsStarsKelly ReillyMichael FassbenderTara EllisRefusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.James Watkins
- DirectorJon WattsStarsAndy PowersLaura AllenPeter StormareA loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize that it's cursed.Jon Watts
- DirectorDean DeBloisChris SandersStarsDaveigh ChaseChris SandersTia CarrereA young and parentless girl adopts a 'dog' from the local pound, completely unaware that it's supposedly a dangerous scientific experiment that's taken refuge on Earth and is now hiding from its creator and those who see it as a menace.Chris Sanders
Dean DeBlois - DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsStanislas MerharMarion CotillardWadeck StanczakIn a post-apocalyptic world, Théo, a rebellious youth fights a repressive regime by drawing and posting anti-government slogans, and finds dangerous love with a mysterious woman.Alexandre Aja
- DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsBreckin MeyerSeann William ScottAmy SmartFour college buddies embark on a road trip to retrieve an illicit tape mistakenly mailed to a female friend.Todd Phillips
- DirectorMarc ForsterSebastian RochéStarsGreg LaurenSebastian RochéLisa Deanne YoungA lounge singer hires his sister, who suffers from amnesia, to kill their parents.Marc Forster
- DirectorMike LeighStarsAnne RaittSarah StephensonEric AllanMoments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually disabled sister, aloof and uneasy teacher boyfriend, bizarre neighbor and irritating workmate.Mike Leigh
- DirectorAzazel JacobsStarsTricia VesseyLiz StauberAlvin SemeNobody Needs to Know is a story of Fame and the towns and industries and the people who create it and support it. It's the story of two actresses on divergent paths who unwittingly illustrate the power of Fame and its ability to pursue those who run from it and run from those who pursue it. Aesthetically. it's an alchemy of Nathaniel West's The Day of the Locust, The Shadow radio serial, Ralph Ellison's The Invisible Man, and Juergen Teller's Go-See's mixed and sampled to create a sublime cinematic Paul's Boutique for the Era of the Image and beyond.Azazel Jacobs
- DirectorJake KasdanStarsBill PullmanBen StillerRyan O'NealThe world's greatest detective Daryl Zero aided by his associate Steve Arlo investigates a complex and mysterious case of blackmail and missing keys for shady tycoon Gregory Stark who is less than forthcoming about what is really happening!Jake Kasdan
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsKeith CarradineHarvey KeitelAlbert FinneyFrance, 1801. Due to a minor perceived slight, mild-mannered Lieutenant d'Hubert is forced into a duel with hot-headed irrational Lieutenant Feraud. The disagreement ultimately results in scores of duels spanning several years.Ridley Scott
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsNancy AllenBobby Di CiccoMarc McClureIn 1964, six teenagers from New Jersey run off to see The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) in the hope of meeting their idols. However, they don't have tickets. Along the way, they learn new things about friendship and growing up.Robert Zemeckis
- DirectorJon M. ChuStarsRobert HoffmanBriana EviganCassie VenturaRomantic sparks occur between two dance students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.Jon M. Chu
- DirectorMarielle HellerStarsBel PowleyAlexander SkarsgårdKristen WiigA teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.Marielle Heller
- DirectorJ.C. ChandorStarsZachary QuintoStanley TucciKevin SpaceyFollows the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.J.C. Chandor
- DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsWyatt CenacTracey HegginsJohn ThurgoodTwenty-four hours in the tentative relationship of two young San Franciscans also dealing with the conundrum of being a minority in a rapidly gentrifying city.Barry Jenkins
- DirectorRobert EggersStarsAnya Taylor-JoyRalph InesonKate DickieA family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.Robert Eggers
- DirectorJared HessStarsJon HederEfren RamirezJon GriesA listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.Jared Hess
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsMike NorrisSteve DurhamDavid CoburnA trio of vacationing American students cross the border from Finland to the USSR during the Cold War and are soon imprisoned after a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.Renny Harlin
- DirectorSam Taylor-JohnsonStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonKristin Scott ThomasAnne-Marie DuffA chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.Sam Taylor-Johnson
- DirectorMark WatersStarsParker PoseyJosh HamiltonTori SpellingA mentally unbalanced young woman - who is convinced she is Jackie Kennedy - flies into a murderous rage when her brother returns home to reveal he is engaged.Mark Waters
- DirectorJesse V. JohnsonStarsDominique VandenbergDavid SobelWarren DraperIn the near future, Death Row Inmates are afforded the opportunity to fight in a televised tournament to the death.Jesse V. Johnson
- DirectorSimon ChungStarsPierre-Matthieu VitalQilun GaoYung Yung YuA guy is found by the police swimming naked. He can't, or refuses to, speak and is sent to a hospital. Since no diagnosis can be made, he will be transferred to a mental hospital, when his male nurse decides to take another route. Slowly the reason for his speechlessness becomes clear. Together with the nurse's girlfriend and a female friend of the silent stranger, their history is explained.Jane Schoenbrun
- DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesMichael NyqvistAlfie AllenAn ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and stole his car.David Leitch
- DirectorMichael ShowalterStarsMichael ShowalterElizabeth BanksPeter DinklageIn the style of a Howard Hawks comedy, Baxter follows the twists and turns of a young man's life during the two weeks before his wedding.Michael Showalter
- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTilda SwintonFabrizia SacchiAndrew TiernanAn Italian movie crew goes to London to make a documentary about a murder case that took place a few years before.Luca Guadagnino
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsJason FlemyngDexter FletcherNick MoranEddy persuades his three pals to pool money for a vital poker game against a powerful local mobster, Hatchet Harry. Eddy loses, after which Harry gives him a week to pay back 500,000 pounds.Guy Ritchie
- DirectorMatt Bettinelli-OlpinTyler GillettStarsAlfonso ArauChad VillellaMatt Bettinelli-OlpinThree friends get tangled up in the hunt for a long lost treasure.Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Tyler Gillett - DirectorZack SnyderStarsSarah PolleyVing RhamesMekhi PhiferA nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.Zack Snyder
- DirectorPete TravisStarsKarl UrbanOlivia ThirlbyLena HeadeyIn a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.Alex Garland
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsLindley PraytorTiffany ShepisForrest PittsA maniac with a suitcase full of razorblades unleashes a super human killer upon a group of kids in a small Alabama town. They must take up arms with a insane Chili enthusiast if they want to survive.Adam Wingard
- DirectorGil KenanStarsMitchel MussoSam LernerSpencer LockeThree teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.Gil Kenan
- DirectorDanny A. AbeckaserStarsDanny A. AbeckaserAnnaLynne McCordSasha FeldmanServing a life sentence in one of Israel's toughest prisons, Mikki Levy never thought he'd ever see the light of day. But when's he's released early on a technicality, Mikki moves to New York hoping for a fresh start. Living with his uncle in Brooklyn, the harsh reality of life as an ex-con sets in and he gets dragged into a brutal turf war with the Russian mob, forcing him to revisit his dark past, and the survival skills he learned in prison. Mikki aggressively ascends the ranks of the underworld, but his tenacious drive may be the cause of his demise.Danny Abeckaser
- DirectorJohn RidleyStarsDavid CarusoKelly LynchStacey DashLovers Ned and Jude snatch a lot of diamonds in a jewelry store holdup, leaving three dead bodies. Ned is captured, but soon escapes and vows revenge on Jude, who pushed him out of their escaping car. Ned is joined in his search for Jude by female hitchhiker Bec.John Ridley
- DirectorSimon Cellan JonesStarsDaniel CraigDavid MorrisseyKelly MacdonaldA schizophrenic causes havoc in his brother's restaurant.Simon Cellan Jones
- DirectorAlejandro MonteverdeStarsEduardo VerásteguiTammy BlanchardManny PerezA chef with a mysterious past spends the day with a waitress who needs a friend.Alejandro Monteverde
- DirectorJeff WadlowStarsJulian MorrisLindy BoothJared PadaleckiEight unsuspecting high school seniors at a posh boarding school, who delight themselves on playing games of lies, come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar - even when they're telling the truth.Jeff Wadlow
- DirectorJuan Carlos FresnadilloStarsMax von SydowEusebio PoncelaLeonardo SbaragliaIn a world where luck can be taken from a lucky person by a luckier person's touch, a small group of lucky people compete to be the luckiest and for the other contestants' luck.Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
- DirectorMike MitchellStarsRob SchneiderWilliam ForsytheEddie GriffinAn average aquarium cleaner house-sits for a gigolo, only to be forced to become one himself.Mike Mitchell
- DirectorPeter FarrellyBobby FarrellyStarsJim CarreyJeff DanielsLauren HollyAfter a woman leaves a briefcase at the airport terminal, a dumb limo driver and his dumber friend set out on a hilarious cross-country road trip to Aspen to return it.Peter Farrelly
Bobby Farrelly - DirectorMario Van PeeblesStarsWesley SnipesIce-TAllen PayneA crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.Mario Van Peebles
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsPascale BussièresAlexis MartinSerge ThériaultAfter surviving a car wreck virtually unscathed, a young model compels her best friend to impregnate her at the salt flats in Utah.Denis Villeneuve
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsTyler PerryBlair UnderwoodLynn WhitfieldWhile planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma must contend with other dramas, including her love-troubled nieces and the runaway who was placed in her care.Tyler Perry
- DirectorJon GunnStarsEric RobertsDavid A.R. WhiteCynthia WatrosEstranged twin brothers - one a con man, the other an Episcopal deacon - accidentally switch places... and find God in the process.Jon Gunn
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJohn GetzFrances McDormandDan HedayaThe owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies, and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.Joel Coen
Ethan Coen - DirectorDon E. FauntLeRoyStarsLesley-Anne DownAndrew LawrenceMolly HagerChildren of broken homes get in over their heads when they set up a dating service for their single parents.Don E. FauntLeRoy
- DirectorClaudio FähStarsKristin DattiloClayton RohnerMichael LowryAn American woman, in search of her fiancé, becomes involved in a revolution of a Central American country.Claudio Fäh
- DirectorChristian SesmaStarsAnnemarie PazminoYousef Abu-TalebMike HattonA serial killer stalks teens on MySpace.Christian Sesma
- DirectorWilliam EubankStarsGunner WrightCorey RichardsonBradley HorneA man spends years alone on a space station orbiting Earth after losing communication with Houston/Earth. He spends time on maintenance, exercise, watching old messages, and reading a journal by a soldier in the American Civil War.William Eubank
- DirectorDave MeyersStarsEddie GriffinMaster PAmie Petersen2 brothers try to make it in the comedy business. The kid brother "Foolish"/Eddie Griffin does a lot of stand-up comedy.Dave Meyers
- DirectorTrish SieStarsRyan GuzmanBriana EviganAdam SevaniDancer Sean Asa goes to Hollywood and forms a group with Andie West and his friend Moose. Together, they will need to face the renowned Grim Knights in a famous competition.Trish Sie
- DirectorReinaldo Marcus GreenStarsJohn David WashingtonAnthony RamosKelvin Harrison Jr.The aftermath of a police killing of a black man, told through the eyes of the bystander who filmed the act, an African-American police officer and a high-school baseball phenom inspired to take a stand.Reinaldo Marcus Green