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The 5 Best Movies From the Most Influential Directors - Page 6

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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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
201
97%8.8
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
202
95%8.5
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
203
98%8.0
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
204
87%8.3
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
205
91%8.2
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
206
98%8.4
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
207
94%8.2
The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment (1960)
208
93%8.3
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
209
97%8.3
The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
210
97%7.9
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
211
90%7.8
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
212
91%8.1
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
213
97%8.1
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
214
91%7.6
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
215
95%7.9
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
216
96%7.7
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
217
74%7.3
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
218
82%8.1
They Live (1988)
They Live (1988)
219
84%7.3
Escape From New York (1981)
Escape From New York (1981)
220
87%7.2
Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
221
98%7.9
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
222
97%8.2
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
223
89%8.0
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
224
49%7.6
Time Bandits (1981)
Time Bandits (1981)
225
90%7.0
Platoon (1986)
Platoon (1986)
226
87%8.1
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
227
85%7.2
JFK (1991)
JFK (1991)
228
84%8.0
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
229
48%7.3
Nixon (1995)
Nixon (1995)
230
74%7.1
Life of Pi (2012)
Life of Pi (2012)
231
86%7.9
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
232
97%7.7
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
233
88%7.7
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
234
97%7.8
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
235
88%7.8
Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times (1936)
236
98%8.5
The Kid (1921)
The Kid (1921)
237
100%8.3
City Lights (1931)
City Lights (1931)
238
96%8.5
The Gold Rush (1925)
The Gold Rush (1925)
239
100%8.1
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940)
240
92%8.4
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