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Popular Directors and Their Three Best Films - Page 3

A list of what I personally consider the three best films from some top film directors.
Directors are in the following order: Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, Robert Zemeckis, Christopher Nolan, Sam Raimi, Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, James Cameron, Bryan Singer, Richard Donner, Alfred Hitchcock, James Wan, JJ Abrams, David Fincher, Adam Wingard, Gareth Evans, Gore Verbinski, Matthew Vaughn, Jose Whedon, Danny Boyle, John McTiernan, Matt Reeves, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Ben Affleck, Judd Apatow, Edgar Wright, The Farrelly Bros., Greg Mottola, Paul Feig, Richard Linklater, Guillermo Del Toro, Alfonso Cuaron, Rob Reiner, Christopher Miller & Phil Lord, Frank Darabont, Chris Columbus, David Yates, Neil Marshall, Gary Ross, Martin Scorcese, Pete Docter, John Lasseter, Andrew Adamson, Sam Mendez, Jason Reitman, Ron Clements & John Musket, Brad Bird, Cameron Crowe, John Hughes, Alexander Payne, Coen Brothers, Paul Verhoeven, Dario Argento.
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Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun (1986)
81
59%6.9
Argo (2012)
Argo (2012)
82
96%7.7
The Town (2010)
The Town (2010)
83
92%7.5
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
84
94%7.6
Knocked Up (2007)
Knocked Up (2007)
85
89%6.9
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
86
85%7.1
Funny People (2009)
Funny People (2009)
87
69%6.3
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
88
92%7.9
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
89
91%7.8
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
90
82%7.5
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
91
67%7.3
There's Something About Mary (1998)
There's Something About Mary (1998)
92
83%7.1
Kingpin (1996)
Kingpin (1996)
93
50%6.9
Adventureland (2009)
Adventureland (2009)
94
89%6.8
Paul (2011)
Paul (2011)
95
70%7.0
Superbad (2007)
Superbad (2007)
96
87%7.6
Bridesmaids (2011)
Bridesmaids (2011)
97
90%6.8
Spy (2015)
Spy (2015)
98
95%7.0
The Heat (2013)
The Heat (2013)
99
66%6.6
Boyhood (2014)
Boyhood (2014)
100
97%7.9
School of Rock (2003)
School of Rock (2003)
101
92%7.1
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
102
92%7.6
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
103
95%8.2
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
104
86%7.0
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
105
92%7.4
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
106
90%7.9
Gravity (2013)
Gravity (2013)
107
96%7.7
Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men (2006)
108
92%7.9
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
109
91%8.1
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
110
90%7.8
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
111
97%8.1
The Lego Movie (2014)
The Lego Movie (2014)
112
96%7.7
21 Jump Street (2012)
21 Jump Street (2012)
113
85%7.2
22 Jump Street (2014)
22 Jump Street (2014)
114
84%7.0
The Mist (2007)
The Mist (2007)
115
72%7.1
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
116
91%9.3
The Green Mile (1999)
The Green Mile (1999)
117
78%8.6
Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone (1990)
118
67%7.6
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
119
81%7.6
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
120
72%7.0
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