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The 5 Best Movies From the Most Influential Directors

This is a list of the 5 best movies from all of the most influential and popular directors.
In order they are: Steven Spielberg, David Lynch, David Cronenberg, James Cameron, Ridley Scott, Ron Howard, John Hughes, Spike Lee, David Fincher, Edgar Wright, Spike Jonze, Tim Burton, Wes Anderson, Stanley Kubrick, Paul Thomas Anderson, Kathryn Bigelow, Robert Zemeckis, Richard Linklater, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Alfred Hitchock, Christopher Nolan, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Terrence Malick, Sam Raimi, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo Del Toro, Paul Verhoeven, Joel & Ethan Coen, Brian De Palma, John Landis, Woody Allen, Orson Welles, Michael Bay, Peter Jackson, Akira Kurosawa, Danny Boyle, Roman Polanski, Sergio Leone, Billy Wilder, Rob Reiner, John Carpenter, Terry Gilliam, Oliver Stone, Ang Lee, Charlie Chaplin, Darren Aronofsky, M. Night Shyamalan, and Jonathan Demme.
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Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
2
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
3
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
4
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
5
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
6
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
7
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
8
Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
9
The Straight Story (1999)
The Straight Story (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
10
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
11
The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
12
A History of Violence (2005)
A History of Violence (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
13
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
14
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
15
Naked Lunch (1991)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
16
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
17
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
18
Titanic (1997)
Titanic (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
19
Avatar (2009)
Avatar (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
20
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
21
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
22
Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
23
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
24
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
25
The Martian (2015)
The Martian (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
26
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
27
Apollo 13 (1995)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
28
Rush (2013)
Rush (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
29
Cocoon (1985)
Cocoon (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
30
Splash (1984)
Splash (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
31
Weird Science (1985)
Weird Science (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
32
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
33
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
34
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
35
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
36
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
37
She's Gotta Have It (2017)
She's Gotta Have It (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
38
Summer of Sam (1999)
Summer of Sam (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
39
Malcolm X (1992)
Malcolm X (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
40
25th Hour (2002)
25th Hour (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
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