電影導演（film director）是電影拍攝時的總監督者，他會依據劇本提供電影藝術和劇情方面的指導，並引領整個劇組的拍攝工作。
One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).