| NICHOLS | Surname of the director of 37 across (7) |
| STONE | Surname of the director of the films Platoon, JFK, and Natural Born Killers (5) |
| CAPRA | Surname of the director of It's A Wonderful Life (5) |
| TAKASHI | First name of the director of Lupin III: The First |
| CAMPION | Pinky-red flower of meadows, country lanes, hedgerows and woodlands from spring to early autumn; or, the director of The Piano and Top of the Lake (7) |
| COEN | Last name of the directors of "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" |
| RICHARD | First name of the director who made the movie often screened on October 2nd |
| CAMERON | Surname that links a former Conservative Party leader to the director of The Abyss and Avatar (7) |
| KEN | Familiar forename of the director of Cathy Come Home who shares his surname with a freshwater fish (3) |
| SSS | Initials-sharers of the director of "e.T." (1982) |
| ROSS | First name of one of the directors of Wolfwalkers |
| AFFLECK | Star of Gone Girl and the director of 2012 Oscar-winning thriller, Argo, Ben ___ (7) |
| KEYGRIP | One who coordinates with the director of photography |
| HITCH | Type of knot; a movie with Will Smith; or, the nickname of the director whose films include of Strangers on a Train, Rear Window and The Birds (5) |
| PETERJACKSON | Name the director of the Lord of the Rings films. (5,7) |
| OVERTAKES | Concluded these are the responsibilities of the director and passes the lot by (9) |
| JACTITATION | Initially Jaques Tati is in command of the director in Agitation (11) |
| SANER | Getting rid of the director is smoother and more reasonable (5) |
| COURAGE | What once came under fire for the director of 15 Across (7) |
| NSC | The director of the CIA is part of it |
