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Movies So Good It's Hard to Believe They're Directorial Debuts

Feature length directorial debut films that started careers on a high note. How were these directors this good right at the beginning?
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10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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American Beauty (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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Attack the Block (2011)
Attack the Block (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970)
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
8
Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
9
Body Heat (1981)
Body Heat (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
10
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
11
A Bronx Tale (1993)
A Bronx Tale (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
12
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
13
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
14
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
15
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
16
Cronos (1993)
Cronos (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
17
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
18
District 9 (2009)
District 9 (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
19
Easy Rider (1969)
Easy Rider (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Ex Machina (2015)
Ex Machina (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
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Finding Nemo (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
24
The Full Monty (1997)
The Full Monty (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
25
Gattaca (1997)
Gattaca (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
26
Get Carter (1971)
Get Carter (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
27
Get Out (2017)
Get Out (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
28
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
29
The Guard (2011)
The Guard (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Heathers (1988)
Heathers (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Hereditary (2018)
Hereditary (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
32
The Hired Hand (1971)
The Hired Hand (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
33
In Bruges (2008)
In Bruges (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
34
John Wick (2014)
John Wick (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
35
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
36
Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
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Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Molly's Game (2017)
Molly's Game (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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