Debut Collection

🎬 Director Debut Films

The first feature films of major directors. From Kubrick's Fear and Desire to Ceylan's The Small Town — where the great careers began.

80 debuts · ranked by rating

DEBUT · 1972
The Godfather

The Godfather

19729.2

Francis Ford Coppola

CrimeDramaAuteur
9.2
DEBUT · 1957
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

19579.0

Sidney Lumet

CrimeDrama
9.0
DEBUT · 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

20018.9

Peter Jackson

AdventureDramaFantasy
NFXMax
NFXMax
8.9
DEBUT · 1976
Tosun Pasha

Tosun Pasha

Tosun Pasa

19768.9

Kartal Tibet

ComedyHistory
8.9
DEBUT · 1976
The Message

The Message

Al-risâlah

19768.9

Moustapha Akkad

BiographyDramaHistory
8.9
DEBUT · 1995
Seven

Seven

Se7en

19958.6

David Fincher

CrimeDramaMystery
8.6
DEBUT · 1984
Stop Making Sense

Stop Making Sense

19848.7

Jonathan Demme

DocumentaryMusic
8.7
DEBUT · 1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

19758.6

Milos Forman

Drama
8.6
DEBUT · 2020
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Mt. Natagumo Arc

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Mt. Natagumo Arc

Kimetsu no Yaiba: Natagumo Yama-hen

20208.7

Haruo Sotozaki

ActionAnimationFantasy
8.7
DEBUT · 1980
Who's Singin' Over There?

Who's Singin' Over There?

Ko to tamo peva

19808.7

Slobodan Sijan

AdventureComedyDrama
8.7
DEBUT · 1979
Alien

Alien

19798.5

Ridley Scott

HorrorSci-FiAuteur
D+
D+
8.5
DEBUT · 1985
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

19858.5

Robert Zemeckis

AdventureComedySci-Fi
Prime
Prime
8.5
DEBUT · 1988
Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso

Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

19888.5

Giuseppe Tornatore

DramaRomance
8.5
DEBUT · 1988
Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

Hotaru no haka

19888.5

Isao Takahata

AnimationDramaWar
NFX
NFX
8.5
DEBUT · 2018
Pariyerum Perumal

Pariyerum Perumal

20188.6

Mari Selvaraj

Drama
8.6
DEBUT · 1994
Aguner Poroshmoni

Aguner Poroshmoni

19949.1

Humayun Ahmed

DramaWar
9.1
DEBUT · 1973
My Dear Brother

My Dear Brother

Canim Kardesim

19738.6

Ertem Egilmez

Drama
8.6
DEBUT · 2000
Memento

Memento

20008.4

Christopher Nolan

DramaMysteryThriller
MUBI
MUBI
8.4
DEBUT · 2016
Your Name.

Your Name.

Kimi no na wa.

20168.4

Makoto Shinkai

AnimationDramaFantasy
8.4
DEBUT · 2010
Senna

Senna

20108.4

Asif Kapadia

BiographyDocumentarySport
8.4
DEBUT · 2013
Drishyam

Drishyam

20138.4

Jeethu Joseph

CrimeDramaMystery
8.4
DEBUT · 1987
Thaniyavartanam

Thaniyavartanam

19878.9

Sibi Malayil

Drama
8.9
DEBUT · 1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Ningen no jôken

19598.5

Masaki Kobayashi

DramaHistoryWar
8.5
DEBUT · 1983
Scarface

Scarface

19838.3

Brian De Palma

CrimeDrama
NFXPrime
NFXPrime
8.3
DEBUT · 2000
Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

20008.3

Darren Aronofsky

Drama
8.3
DEBUT · 1995
Braveheart

Braveheart

19958.3

Mel Gibson

BiographyDramaWar
D+
D+
8.3
DEBUT · 1999
American Beauty

American Beauty

19998.3

Sam Mendes

Drama
8.3
DEBUT · 1944
Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

19448.3

Billy Wilder

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
8.3
DEBUT · 2010
Incendies

Incendies

20108.3

Denis Villeneuve

DramaMysteryWarAuteur
Max
Max
8.3
DEBUT · 1965
Guide

Guide

19658.4

Vijay Anand

DramaRomance
8.4
DEBUT · 1987
Mr. Muhsin

Mr. Muhsin

Muhsin Bey

19878.4

Yavuz Turgul

ComedyDramaMusicAuteur
8.4
DEBUT · 1957
The Cranes Are Flying

The Cranes Are Flying

Letyat zhuravli

19578.3

Mikhail Kalatozov

DramaRomanceWar
8.3
DEBUT · 1987
Pushpaka Vimana

Pushpaka Vimana

19878.6

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

ComedyDrama
8.6
DEBUT · 1980
Sankarabharanam

Sankarabharanam

19808.8

K. Viswanath

DramaMusicRomance
8.8
DEBUT · 1941
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

19418.2

Orson Welles

DramaMystery
8.2
DEBUT · 1975
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

19758.2

Terry Gilliam

AdventureComedyFantasy
8.2
DEBUT · 1921
The Kid

The Kid

19218.2

Charles Chaplin

ComedyDramaFamily
Max
Max
8.2
DEBUT · 1980
The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

19808.2

David Lynch

BiographyDramaAuteur
MUBI
MUBI
8.2
DEBUT · 2016
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu

Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu

20168.6

Hemanth M. Rao

DramaThriller
8.6
DEBUT · 1976
King of the Doormen

King of the Doormen

Kapicilar Krali

19768.3

Zeki Ökten

Comedy
8.3
DEBUT · 1982
Moondram Pirai

Moondram Pirai

19828.6

Balu Mahendra

DramaRomance
8.6
DEBUT · 2016
Maheshinte Prathikaaram

Maheshinte Prathikaaram

20168.3

Dileesh Pothan

ComedyDramaRomance
8.3
DEBUT · 2019
Miracle in Cell No. 7

Miracle in Cell No. 7

Yedinci Kogustaki Mucize

20198.2

Mehmet Ada Öztekin

Drama
Prime
Prime
8.2
DEBUT · 1955
The Counterfeit Coin

The Counterfeit Coin

Istoria mias kalpikis liras

19558.6

Giorgos Tzavellas

DramaRomance
8.6
DEBUT · 2018
Burn the Stage: The Movie

Burn the Stage: The Movie

20188.5

Park Jun-soo

DocumentaryMusic
8.5
DEBUT · 1955
Pather Panchali

Pather Panchali

19558.2

Satyajit Ray

DramaHistoryAuteur
8.2
DEBUT · 1992
We Are Not Angels

We Are Not Angels

Mi nismo andjeli

19928.3

Srdjan Dragojevic

ComedyFantasyRomance
8.3
DEBUT · 2006
Khosla Ka Ghosla!

Khosla Ka Ghosla!

20068.2

Dibakar Banerjee, Pravin E. Birje

ComedyCrimeDrama
8.2
DEBUT · 1950
The Young and the Damned

The Young and the Damned

Los olvidados

19508.2

Luis Buñuel

CrimeDramaAuteur
8.2
DEBUT · 2014
The Crow's Egg

The Crow's Egg

Kaakkaa Muttai

20148.3

M. Manikandan

ComedyDrama
8.3
DEBUT · 1989
Ramji Rao Speaking

Ramji Rao Speaking

19898.5

Siddique

ComedyDramaThriller
8.5
DEBUT · 2007
Kattradhu Thamizh

Kattradhu Thamizh

20078.5

Ram

DramaMystery
8.5
DEBUT · 1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

19328.2

Mervyn LeRoy

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
8.2
DEBUT · 1996
Trainspotting

Trainspotting

19968.1

Danny Boyle

CrimeDrama
MUBI
MUBI
8.1
DEBUT · 1998
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

19988.1

Guy Ritchie

ComedyCrime
8.1
DEBUT · 1984
The Terminator

The Terminator

19848.1

James Cameron

ActionAdventureSci-Fi
Prime
Prime
8.1
DEBUT · 1986
Mouna Ragam

Mouna Ragam

19868.4

Mani Ratnam

DramaMusicalRomance
8.4
DEBUT · 1986
Platoon

Platoon

19868.1

Oliver Stone

DramaWar
8.1
DEBUT · 2009
Harishchandrachi Factory

Harishchandrachi Factory

20098.4

Paresh Mokashi

BiographyComedyDrama
8.4
DEBUT · 1989
Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

19898.1

Peter Weir

ComedyDrama
D+
D+
8.1
DEBUT · 1995
Before Sunrise

Before Sunrise

19958.1

Richard Linklater

ComedyDramaRomance
8.1
DEBUT · 1975
Jaws

Jaws

19758.1

Steven Spielberg

AdventureHorrorThriller
8.1
DEBUT · 2001
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

20018.1

Ashutosh Gowariker

DramaMusicalSport
8.1
DEBUT · 2003
Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder

Salinui chueok

20038.1

Bong Joon Ho

CrimeDramaMysteryAuteur
8.1
DEBUT · 1999
The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant

19998.1

Brad Bird

ActionAdventureAnimation
8.1
DEBUT · 2015
Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Bajrangi Bhaijaan

20158.1

Kabir Khan

AdventureComedyDrama
NFX
NFX
8.1
DEBUT · 1924
Sherlock Jr.

Sherlock Jr.

19248.1

Buster Keaton

ActionComedyRomance
8.1
DEBUT · 1928
The Passion of Joan of Arc

The Passion of Joan of Arc

La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

19288.1

Carl Theodor Dreyer

BiographyDramaHistoryAuteur
8.1
DEBUT · 1997
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban: Air/Magokoro wo, kimi ni

19978.1

Kazuya Tsurumaki

ActionAnimationDrama
NFX
NFX
8.1
DEBUT · 2008
A Wednesday

A Wednesday

20088.1

Neeraj Pandey

ActionCrimeDrama
8.1
DEBUT · 2015
Guilty

Guilty

Talvar

20158.1

Meghna Gulzar

CrimeDramaMystery
NFX
NFX
8.1
DEBUT · 2015
Belaseshe

Belaseshe

20158.5

Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Nandita Roy, Jyoti Hazra

DramaFamily
8.5
DEBUT · 2015
Belaseshe

Belaseshe

20158.5

Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Nandita Roy, Jyoti Hazra

DramaFamily
8.5
DEBUT · 2010
Udaan

Udaan

20108.1

Vikramaditya Motwane

Drama
8.1
DEBUT · 1969
Z

Z

19698.1

Costa-Gavras

CrimeDramaThriller
8.1
DEBUT · 1971
Anand

Anand

19718.1

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

DramaMusical
8.1
DEBUT · 2016
Kirik Party

Kirik Party

20168.2

Rishab Shetty

ComedyDramaRomance
8.2
DEBUT · 2002
The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai

Tasogare Seibei

20028.1

Yôji Yamada

DramaRomance
8.1
DEBUT · 1962
The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker

19628.1

Arthur Penn

BiographyDrama
8.1
DEBUT · 2016
Life and a Day

Life and a Day

Abad va yek rooz

20168.1

Saeed Roustayi

Drama
8.1