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Top 10 Underrated Movie Directors

The ten most underrated movie directors in my opinion, ranked. Each one represented by their best movie.
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Edgar Wright
Edgar Wright
1
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
2
92%7.9
Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky
3
The Wrestler (2008)
The Wrestler (2008)
4
98%7.9
Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner
5
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
6
97%8.1
Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
7
Clerks (1994)
Clerks (1994)
8
89%7.7
Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi
9
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
10
96%7.7
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
11
Adaptation. (2002)
Adaptation. (2002)
12
90%7.7
Rian Johnson
Rian Johnson
13
Looper (2012)
Looper (2012)
14
93%7.4
Michael Mann
Michael Mann
15
Heat (1995)
Heat (1995)
16
87%8.2
John Landis
John Landis
17
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
18
73%7.9
Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater
19
Before Sunset (2004)
Before Sunset (2004)
20
94%8.1
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