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The Best Director of Each Decade

A very subjective take, I know. For the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s there was no competition and Nolan is clearly the best director of this century. The 80s, 90s and early 00s were a bit harder so honorable mentions for Spielberg and Scorsese too.
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
1
97%8.0
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
2
93%7.4
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
3
97%8.0
Black Narcissus (1947)
Black Narcissus (1947)
4
100%7.8
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Red Shoes (1948)
5
97%8.1
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
6
98%8.0
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
7
89%8.2
Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
8
98%8.5
To Catch a Thief (1955)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
9
94%7.4
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
10
87%7.4
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
11
94%8.3
North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
12
97%8.3
Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus (1960)
13
93%7.9
Lolita (1962)
Lolita (1962)
14
91%7.5
Dr Strangelove (1964)
Dr Strangelove (1964)
15
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
16
92%8.3
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
17
97%9.2
The Conversation (1974)
The Conversation (1974)
18
97%7.8
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
19
96%9.0
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
20
98%8.4
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
21
95%7.9
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
22
91%8.1
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
23
97%8.1
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
24
91%7.6
Miller's Crossing (1990)
Miller's Crossing (1990)
25
92%7.7
Barton Fink (1991)
Barton Fink (1991)
26
90%7.7
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
27
59%7.2
Fargo (1996)
Fargo (1996)
28
94%8.1
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
29
83%8.1
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
30
85%8.1
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
31
84%8.0
Death Proof (2007)
Death Proof (2007)
32
66%7.0
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
33
89%8.3
Inception (2010)
Inception (2010)
34
87%8.8
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
35
87%8.4
Interstellar (2014)
Interstellar (2014)
36
72%8.6
Dunkirk (2017)
Dunkirk (2017)
37
92%7.8
Tenet (2020)
Tenet (2020)
38
69%7.4
Oppenheimer (2023)
Oppenheimer (2023)
39
93%8.6
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