"Even the greatest filmmakers will eventually fall on their face, producing something that flops with critics or audiences or both. Still, the legends will find a way to recover from a failure or string of disappointments. There's no one path out of Director's Jail, as some will return to the genre or subject that put them on the map, some will venture into completely new territory, some will channel their voice into something more mainstream, while others will fly their freak flag like never before.
But no comeback is quite as clean or complete as the filmmakers and their die-hard fans would prefer. Reputation, especially in Hollywood, is an ever-fluid thing, fed by many number of factors, with their work only being one of them. But here are ten films that nonetheless managed to bring their directors back from the dead."
