Global Distribution of Movie Talent

Which countries do movie critics and their chosen movies' directors mostly come from?

The critics hail from 36 countries: 82 from the US, 18 from the UK, 5 each from India, Canada, Cuba, France, and Germany, and 4 each from Australia, Colombia, and Italy. Of the 177 critics, 55 are women and 122 are men. In the Mood for Love was the mostly picked movie while Mulholland Drive was the movie picked most times first.

The directors chosen by the critics are 411 in total, 127 coming from the US, 37 from the UK and 35 from France. Ghana, Greece, the Philippines, Syria, Egypt, Colombia, the Czech Republic and many others are represented too by one director. 2000 was the year when most of the picked movies (155) were produced, followed by 2001 (145 movies).