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They Shoot Pictures
This film resource focuses on directors and provides lists of their filmographies.
About They Shoot Pictures
They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? is a film reference site centered on directors. It offers 456 director profiles that include excerpts from reference materials and selected filmographies with rankings from its Greatest Films and 21st Century projects, viewable as lists or via a chart view.
The site also publishes the 1,000 Greatest Films compiled from 17,747 lists and ballots, a 21st Century top-1,000 films collection, an alphabetical recommendations list of over 3,000 films, and a 1,000-title noir listing, alongside reader polls. Director coverage is selective, with over 2,000 candidates in the queue for future profiles.
Key features
- 456 director profiles with reference excerpts and selected filmographies
- Chart view for selected director filmographies
- 1,000 Greatest Films list compiled from 17,747 lists and ballots
- 21st Century collection with top 1,000 films and top 250 detail
- Alphabetical recommendations list of over 3,000 films
- 1,000-film noir listing plus 842 additional noir-ish titles
Best for: Readers researching directors and list-based greatest-films compilations.
Good for
- Director pages combine reference excerpts with ranked filmographies
- Compilations disclose underlying list, ballot, and starting-list counts
- Recommendations and director sections show October 2026 update dates
Watch out for
- Director coverage limited to 456 profiles with over 2,000 candidates queued
- Recommendation list films are sometimes removed as well as added
They Shoot Pictures at a glance
- Website
- theyshootpictures.com
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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They Shoot Pictures FAQ
How is the 1,000 Greatest Films list compiled?
The 2026 edition was compiled from 17,747 film lists and ballots, with a starting list of over 26,000 films.
How often is the recommendations list updated?
Films are added and sometimes removed on a roughly fortnightly basis.
Can I suggest directors for future profiles?
Yes, the site accepts suggestions for future profiles to help order over 2,000 candidates in the queue.
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