List of Italian-American film directors

Italian Americans have been highly influential on American cinema, notably as directors, but also as actors, producers and screenwriters.

Notable directors

 * Alan Alda
 * Lucia Aniello
 * Greg Antonacci
 * Emile Ardolino
 * Paul Attanasio
 * Edoardo Ballerini
 * Joseph Barbera
 * Richard Benedict
 * Andrew Berardini
 * Adam Bernstein
 * Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
 * Mike Birbiglia
 * Lizzy Borden
 * Frank Borzage
 * Steve Buscemi
 * Tom Byron
 * Antonio Campos
 * Giovanni Capitello
 * Frank Capra
 * Don Capria
 * John Carluccio
 * D.J. Caruso
 * Damian Chapa
 * David Chase
 * Matt Cimber
 * Michael Cimino
 * Chris Columbus
 * Marjorie Conrad
 * Jackie Cooper
 * Christopher Coppola
 * Francis Ford Coppola
 * Gia Coppola
 * Roman Coppola
 * Sofia Coppola
 * Frank Coraci
 * Don Coscarelli
 * Adamo Paolo Cultraro
 * Philip D'Antoni
 * Gerard Damiano
 * Frank De Felitta
 * Robert De Niro
 * Brian De Palma
 * Michael DeLuise
 * William DeMeo
 * James DeMonaco
 * Danny DeVito
 * Denise Di Novi
 * Tom DiCillo
 * Anthony DiMaria
 * Vincent D'Onofrio
 * Illeana Douglas
 * Ben Falcone
 * Jon Favreau
 * Anthony C. Ferrante
 * Abel Ferrara
 * Soleil Moon Frye
 * Vincent Gallo
 * Tony Giglio
 * Frank D. Gilroy
 * Tony Gilroy
 * Bob Giraldi
 * Caroline Giuliani
 * Francesca Gregorini
 * James William Guercio
 * Anthony Michael Hall
 * Alexandra Hedison
 * Anjelica Huston
 * John Mese
 * Ariana Jollee
 * Sebastian Junger
 * John Krokidas
 * Gregory La Cava
 * Richard LaGravenese
 * Frank LaLoggia
 * Walter Lantz
 * John Lavachielli
 * John Leslie
 * Joe Lipari
 * Robert Longo
 * William Lustig
 * Albert Magnoli
 * Julie Mallozzi
 * Don Mancini
 * Garry Marshall
 * Penny Marshall
 * Scott Marshall
 * Gregori J. Martin
 * Armand Mastroianni
 * Theodore Melfi
 * Vincente Minnelli
 * Kate and Laura Mulleavy
 * Nica Noelle
 * Steve Oedekerk
 * Joe Oriolo
 * Al Pacino
 * Tom Palmer
 * Chazz Palminteri
 * Matt Pizzolo
 * Edoardo Ponti
 * Derek Estlin Purvis
 * Kym Ragusa
 * Yvonne Rainer
 * Chris Reccardi
 * Godfrey Reggio
 * Rob Renzetti
 * James Rolfe
 * Bonnie Rotten
 * Tao Ruspoli
 * David O. Russell
 * Russo brothers
 * Bettina Santo Domingo
 * Tom Savini
 * Nancy Savoca
 * Lorene Scafaria
 * John Scagliotti
 * Martin Scorsese
 * Gary Sinise
 * Steven Soderbergh
 * Vincent Spano
 * John Stagliano
 * Sylvester Stallone
 * Michael Stefano
 * Connie Stevens
 * Tony Stevens
 * Crafty St. James
 * Quentin Tarantino
 * Chris Terrio
 * Joey Travolta
 * Adriana Trigiani
 * Stanley Tucci
 * John Turturro
 * Nick Vallelonga
 * Robert G. Vignola
 * Antonio Zarro
 * Robert Zemeckis