Best film directors?

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#1 LiftedHeadshot
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Who would you say has the best track record in making films?

I like Peter Jackson's work.

I'm trying to find great directors so I can find some enjoyable films

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#2 funsohng
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Martin Scorsese and personally, I really like anything by Kim Ji-Woon
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#3 Neon-Tiger
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Kubrick is my favorite.
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#4 flipin_jackass
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Uwe Boll and M. Night Shyamalan. [spoiler] not! :P I like Peter Jackson too, and Spielberg [/spoiler]
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#5 DaJuicyMan
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Spike Lee, Scorscese, John Singleton, and Antoine something... the dude who did Training Day and Brooklyn's Finest

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#6 hedden93
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David Fincher

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#7 Jumpin21
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I would say the best directors are:

Stanley Kubrick, Quentin Tarintino, Peter Jackson, Stephen Spielburg, J.J. Abrams, Martin Scorcase (sp), Christopher Nolan, and James Cameron

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Uwe Boll and M. Night Shyamalan. [spoiler] not! :P I like Peter Jackson too, and Spielberg [/spoiler] flipin_jackass
Don't forget Paul WS Anderson, Wes Anderson, Dennis Dugan, Adam Shankman, and Brett Ratner.
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#9 kussese
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Mel Gibson!

*runs*

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#10 biggest_loser
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In recent years Clint Eastwood.
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#11 Tigerman950
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James Cameron, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan

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#12 TheGrayEye
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Mel Gibson!

*runs*

kussese

He is good though.

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[QUOTE="flipin_jackass"]Uwe Boll and M. Night Shyamalan. [spoiler] not! :P I like Peter Jackson too, and Spielberg [/spoiler] DJ_Lae
Don't forget Paul WS Anderson, Wes Anderson, Dennis Dugan, Adam Shankman, and Brett Ratner.

What? :? Wes Anderson is great.

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Alfred Hitchcock

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Guiellermo del Toro, Jean-pierre Jeunet, Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman, Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, Alfonso Cuaron, Wes Anderson, Terry Gilliam...

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Alfred Hitchcock Roman Polanski David Cronenberg Coen brothers Martin Scorsese Ingmar Bergman Francis Ford Coppola Frank Capra Stanley Kubrick Paul Thomas Anderson Wim Wenders Akira Kurosawa etc.
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#17 ferrari2001
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Cameron, J.J. Abrams and Spielberg all come to mind.
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#18 dercoo
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Spielberg

He has done every thing from Hollywood block busters ( actually invented summer blockbuster :P ) like Jurassic Park, family clas sics like ET, and emotional pieces like Schindler's List.

He also headed the creation of Dreamworks (the S in SKG is for him)

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[QUOTE="flipin_jackass"]Uwe Boll and M. Night Shyamalan. [spoiler] not! :P I like Peter Jackson too, and Spielberg [/spoiler] DJ_Lae
Don't forget Paul WS Anderson, Wes Anderson, Dennis Dugan, Adam Shankman, and Brett Ratner.

Hmmm, I have no idea who those are, but something tells me I shouldn't bother looking.
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#20 snugglebear
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Alfred Hitchcock Roman Polanski David Cronenberg Coen brothers Martin Scorsese Ingmar Bergman Francis Ford Coppola Frank Capra Stanley Kubrick Paul Thomas Anderson Wim Wenders Akira Kurosawa etc.t3hrubikscube
Crap, how could I forget the Coen brothers? I quote The Big Lebowski on a daily basis.
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#21 Ultrabeatdown55
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Nolan.

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#22 CosmoKing7717
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Miyazaki

Edit: Oops for some reason i just read this as the most consistent directors...but yea he may not be knownfor directoring, but several movies by Charlie Kaufman are great (Eternal Sunshineof the Spotless Mind, "Synecdoche, New York" and Being John Malkovich)

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#23 harashawn
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Let's not forget Ridley Scott and Darren Aronofsky.
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#24 King_James6
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Werner Herzog David Lynch Wim Wenders David Fincher Alfred Hitchcock Paul Thomas Anderson
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#25 funsohng
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Let's not forget Ridley Scott and Darren Aronofsky.harashawn
oh yes, Ridley Scott. Definitely. I think I am the only guy who loves Body of Lies, but that movie, IMO, is one of the best espionage movies I ever watched. And great thing about Ridley Scott's movie is that they almost never get old for me, but is deep enough to be impressive.
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#26 The-Tree
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Christopher Nolan, J.J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg, Coen Bros., George Lucas(sometimes), Zack Snyder.

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#27 Ultrabeatdown55
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[QUOTE="King_James6"]Werner Herzog David Lynch Wim Wenders David Fincher Alfred Hitchcock Paul Thomas Anderson

Where is Christopher Nolan? Son, I am disappoint.
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I think U guys/ladies know what mine is.

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I think U guys/ladies know what mine is.

Mr_Manikin52

Based off of the line pattern in that picture, I would have to guess it is Guillermo del Toro?

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#30 ragek1ll589
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Coen Brothers.

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#31 stupid4
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My personal top 5

1. Martin Scorsese

2. Stanley Kubrick

3. David Lynch

4. Coen Brothers

5. Quentin Tarantino

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#32 snugglebear
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[QUOTE="Mr_Manikin52"]

I think U guys/ladies know what mine is.

Is it world-famous directing genius Uwe Boll?
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#33 nottu
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Nolan, Cameron, Spielberg, Abrams, Coens
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#34 the-wayward
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saving private ryan was probebly the film that has the best direction as I think ....

I love peter jakson though ....

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#35 Engrish_Major
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The Coen Brothers, Wes Anderson, and Quentin Tarantino are consistently great. I would say Sophia Coppola too, but she only has three movies. And let's not forget Scorcese. Hope I didn't misspell any of those - why do directors always have to have difficult names?
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[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"]The Coen Brothers, Wes Anderson, and Quentin Tarantino are consistently great. I would say Sophia Coppola too, but she only has three movies. And let's not forget Scorcese. Hope I didn't misspell any of those - why do directors always have to have difficult names?

It's "Sofia", not "Sophia". :P
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#37 Engrish_Major
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It's "Sofia", not "Sophia". :PNeon-Tiger
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#38 super_mario_128
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Andrei Tarkovsky
Alfred Hitchcock
Alain Resnais
David Lynch
Francis Ford-Coppola
Stanley Kubrick
Sergio Leone
Roman Polanski
David Lean

Honourable mentions: Joel & Ethan Coen, Darren Aronofsky, PTA and Martin Scorsese.

EDIT: HTML errors ruining my graceful list of incomparable beauty?

NOT ON MY WATCH

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Glad to see some David Lynch love. Many folks don't like his work.
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#40 the-wayward
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[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"]The Coen Brothers, Wes Anderson, and Quentin Tarantino are consistently great. I would say Sophia Coppola too, but she only has three movies. And let's not forget Scorcese. Hope I didn't misspell any of those - why do directors always have to have difficult names?Neon-Tiger
It's "Sofia", not "Sophia". :P

checking spelling won't help youmake too much friends ....

BYLAIFE MIE !!!:P

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[QUOTE="Neon-Tiger"][QUOTE="Engrish_Major"]The Coen Brothers, Wes Anderson, and Quentin Tarantino are consistently great. I would say Sophia Coppola too, but she only has three movies. And let's not forget Scorcese. Hope I didn't misspell any of those - why do directors always have to have difficult names?the-wayward

It's "Sofia", not "Sophia". :P

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BYLAIFE MIE !!!:P

Alter Bridge sig won't help you much in that regard either. :P
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wes craven

sam raimi

james cameron

steven spielberg

john carpenter

rob zombie

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#43 snugglebear
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Glad to see some David Lynch love. Many folks don't like his work.Neon-Tiger
Lynch is an awesome director, but some of his stuff is hit or miss with me. Like Dune. I know, being a geek, I'm supposed to love it.
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#44 snugglebear
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[QUOTE="sukraj"]

wes craven

sam raimi

james cameron

steven spielberg

john carpenter

rob zombie

Rob Zombie?! He only makes movies so he can cram his annoying-ass wife into them.
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#45 Immortal--
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M. Night Shyamalan.
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robert altman
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[QUOTE="Neon-Tiger"]Glad to see some David Lynch love. Many folks don't like his work.snugglebear
Lynch is an awesome director, but some of his stuff is hit or miss with me. Like Dune. I know, being a geek, I'm supposed to love it.

I think Lynch had minimal creative control over Dune, so I'd overlook that when reviewing his oeuvre. >_> Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is the only one of his films I've found to be sub-par, though I still have many to see yet.
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#48 jpph
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tarantino springs to mind when i think of good soundtracks.

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#49 ferrari2001
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M. Night Shyamalan. Immortal--
Blasphemy, he is no longer a good director. As The Last Airbender clearly showed.
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#50 C-Lee
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Chris Nolan, David Fincher, Kubrick, Scorsese.