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1	Martin Scorsese	3.4006	31	1950s - 1 1960s - 1 1970s - 8 1980s - 5 1990s - 8 2000s - 8	1. Taxi Driver (1976) 2. Goodfellas (1990) 3. Departed, The (2006) 4. King of Comedy, The (1983) See all Martin Scorsese movie rankings
2	Quentin Tarantino	3.3160	9	1990s - 3 2000s - 4	1. Pulp Fiction (1994) 2. Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) 3. Reservoir Dogs (1992) 4. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) See all Quentin Tarantino movie rankings
3	Francis Ford Coppola	3.3113	17	1960s - 2 1970s - 5 1980s - 4 1990s - 4 2000s - 2	1. Godfather, The (1972) 2. Godfather: Part II, The (1974) 3. Conversation, The (1974) 4. Godfather: Part III, The (1990) See all Francis Ford Coppola movie rankings
4	Joel Coen	3.0811	14	1980s - 2 1990s - 5 2000s - 7	1. Fargo (1996) 2. Blood Simple. (1984) 3. Miller's Crossing (1990) 4. Big Lebowski, The (1998) See all Joel Coen movie rankings
5	Alfred Hitchcock	3.0803	58	1920s - 11 1930s - 15 1940s - 14 1950s - 11 1960s - 5 1970s - 2	1. Vertigo (1958) 2. Strangers on a Train (1951) 3. Wrong Man, The (1956) 4. Frenzy (1972) See all Alfred Hitchcock movie rankings
6	John Huston	3.0526	37	1940s - 7 1950s - 9 1960s - 10 1970s - 6 1980s - 5	1. Maltese Falcon, The (1941) 2. Asphalt Jungle, The (1950) 3. Key Largo (1948) 4. Beat the Devil (1953) See all John Huston movie rankings
7	Spike Lee	3.0500	27	1970s - 1 1980s - 4 1990s - 10 2000s - 12	1. Do The Right Thing (1989) 2. Inside Man (2006) 3. 25th Hour (2002) 4. Clockers (1995) See all Spike Lee movie rankings
8	Michael Mann	2.9800	16	1970s - 2 1980s - 3 1990s - 3 2000s - 8	1. Manhunter (1986) 2. Collateral (2004) 3. Heat (1995) 4. Thief (1981) See all Michael Mann movie rankings
9	Christopher Nolan	2.9615	7	1990s - 2 2000s - 5	1. Dark Knight, The (2008) 2. Memento (2000) 3. Insomnia (2002) 4. Following (1998) See all Christopher Nolan movie rankings
10	Steven Soderbergh	2.9290	20	1980s - 2 1990s - 6 2000s - 12	1. Traffic (2000) 2. Out of Sight (1998) 3. Limey, The (1999) 4. Ocean's Thirteen (2007) See all Steven Soderbergh movie rankings

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