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Watchmojo's Top 10 One-Hit Wonder Movie Directors

If at first you do succeed, don't try again. From 'Donnie Darko' to 'The Night of the Hunter', this list counts down all those directors who made one great movie and then fell off. Some of these directors still made movies after these ones, but they weren't as successful as the ones on this list.
Honourable mentions:
13: Tom Hanks
12: Vincent Gallo
11: Billy Bob Thornton
List:
10: Kimberly Peirce
9: Troy Duffy
8: Michael Cimino
7: John Singleton
6: Irvin Kershner
5: Charles Laughton
4: Tony Kaye
3: Paul Brickman
2: Richard Kelly
1: Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez
Taken from WatchMojo's list.
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1
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
2
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
3
Risky Business (1983)
Risky Business (1983)
4
American History X (1998)
American History X (1998)
5
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
6
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
7
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
8
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
9
The Boondock Saints (1999)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
10
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
11
Sling Blade (1996)
Sling Blade (1996)
12
Buffalo '66 (1998)
Buffalo '66 (1998)
13
That Thing You Do! (1996)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
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