- John Carpenter (19 movies)
- Jonathan Demme (18 movies)
- Joel Coen (17 movies)
- John Boorman (17 movies)
- Joel Schumacher (14 movies)
- Jim Jarmusch (13 movies)
- Jean-Jacques Annaud (12 movies)
- John McTiernan (11 movies)
- John Huston (10 movies)
- John Ford (10 movies)
- James Mangold (9 movies)
- Jean-Luc Godard (9 movies)
- Jay Roach (9 movies)
- James Cameron (8 movies)
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet (8 movies)
- John Singleton (8 movies)
- Jason Reitman (8 movies)
- Jörn Donner (8 movies)
- Jim Sheridan (7 movies)
- Jane Campion (7 movies)
- James Marsh (7 movies)
- Jean Renoir (7 movies)
- John Landis (6 movies)
- Jaakko Pakkasvirta (6 movies)
- Joe Wright (5 movies)
- John Madden (5 movies)
- Jari Halonen (5 movies)
- Jean-Pierre Melville (5 movies)
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne (5 movies)
- John Glen (5 movies)
- Jacques Audiard (5 movies)
- John Woo (5 movies)
- John Schlesinger (5 movies)
- Julian Schnabel (5 movies)
- James L. Brooks (4 movies)
- John Lee Hancock (4 movies)
- Jean-Marc Vallée (4 movies)
- John Hughes (4 movies)
- Jukka-Pekka Siili (4 movies)
- Joe Dante (4 movies)
- John Hillcoat (4 movies)
- John Sturges (4 movies)
- J.C. Chandor (4 movies)
- Jeff Nichols (4 movies)
- John Cassavetes (4 movies)
- Jacques Tourneur (4 movies)
- Joe Russo (4 movies)
- Jonathan Levine (3 movies)
- Jim Abrahams (3 movies)
- James Whale (3 movies)