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500 Best Directors Working Today

I work in the film industry. These are the 500 directors alive today, most still active, who I think have the ability to make a good movie. Did I forget anyone? This is a pretty thorough list. It includes prominent TV directors. Who's work have you seen?
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avg. score: 90 of 500 (18%)
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How many director's work have you seen?

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Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin
1
Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami
2
Adam McKay
Adam McKay
3
Adam Rehmeier
Adam Rehmeier
4
Adam Wingard
Adam Wingard
5
Adamma Ebo
Adamma Ebo
6
Adele Lim
Adele Lim
7
Adil El Arbii & Bilall Fallah
Adil El Arbii & Bilall Fallah
8
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
9
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
10
Albert Hughes
Albert Hughes
11
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárritu
12
Alex Garland
Alex Garland
13
Alex Russell
Alex Russell
14
Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne
15
Alexandre Aja
Alexandre Aja
16
Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón
17
Ali Abbasi
Ali Abbasi
18
Alice Rohrwacher
Alice Rohrwacher
19
Alice Wu
Alice Wu
20
Alma Har'el
Alma Har'el
21
Amy Seimetz
Amy Seimetz
22
Ana Lily Amirpour
Ana Lily Amirpour
23
Andrea Arnold
Andrea Arnold
24
Andrew Dominik
Andrew Dominik
25
Andrew Haigh
Andrew Haigh
26
Andrew Patterson
Andrew Patterson
27
Andy Muschietti
Andy Muschietti
28
Aneesh Chaganty
Aneesh Chaganty
29
Ang Lee
Ang Lee
30
Angela Robinson
Angela Robinson
31
Anh Hung Tran
Anh Hung Tran
32
Anna Kendrick
Anna Kendrick
33
Antoine Fuqua
Antoine Fuqua
34
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic
35
Antonio Campos
Antonio Campos
36
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
37
Ari Aster
Ari Aster
38
Ariel Kleiman
Ariel Kleiman
39
Arkasha Stevenson
Arkasha Stevenson
40
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