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Top Director by Decade List


Quiet on the Set!
Alfred Hitchcock has passed on, but his movies will never die. Check out the top 50 directors by decade and see who are the up and coming Steven Spielbergs. Or better yet, take a trip to the past and see which movie-makers had a "direct" influence on the headliners of today.
1TopTenREVIEWS image of Alfred HitchcockAlfred HitchcockAlfred Hitchcock scores a 3.2728 out of 4
3.2728
57
  • 1920s - 10
  • 1930s - 15
  • 1940s - 14
  • 1950s - 11
  • 1960s - 5
  • 1970s - 2
  • 1. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
  • 2. Rebecca (1940)
  • 3. Notorious (1946)
  • 4. Suspicion (1941)
2TopTenREVIEWS image of Emeric PressburgerEmeric PressburgerEmeric Pressburger scores a 3.1585 out of 4
3.1585
16
  • 1940s - 8
  • 1950s - 8
  • 1. Red Shoes, The (1948)
  • 2. Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The (1943)
  • 3. Black Narcissus (1947)
  • 4. Canterbury Tale, A (1944)
3TopTenREVIEWS image of Michael PowellMichael PowellMichael Powell scores a 3.1418 out of 4
3.1418
52
  • 1920s - 1
  • 1930s - 27
  • 1940s - 11
  • 1950s - 8
  • 1960s - 3
  • 1970s - 2
  • 1. Red Shoes, The (1948)
  • 2. Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The (1943)
  • 3. Thief of Bagdad, The (1940)
  • 4. Black Narcissus (1947)
4TopTenREVIEWS image of Orson WellesOrson WellesOrson Welles scores a 3.1281 out of 4
3.1281
20
  • 1930s - 2
  • 1940s - 5
  • 1950s - 3
  • 1960s - 4
  • 1970s - 4
  • 1980s - 1
  • 1990s - 1
  • 1. Citizen Kane (1941)
  • 2. Magnificent Ambersons, The (1942)
  • 3. Lady from Shanghai, The (1947)
  • 4. Stranger, The (1946)
5TopTenREVIEWS image of John FordJohn FordJohn Ford scores a 3.0637 out of 4
3.0637
77
  • 1910s - 4
  • 1920s - 12
  • 1930s - 24
  • 1940s - 15
  • 1950s - 15
  • 1960s - 5
  • 1970s - 2
  • 1. Grapes of Wrath, The (1940)
  • 2. 3 Godfathers (1948)
  • 3. How Green Was My Valley (1941)
  • 4. They Were Expendable (1945)
6TopTenREVIEWS image of John LounsberyJohn LounsberyJohn Lounsbery scores a 2.9844 out of 4
2.9844
47
  • 1930s - 4
  • 1940s - 23
  • 1950s - 7
  • 1960s - 7
  • 1970s - 6
  • 1. Dumbo (1941)
  • 2. Pinocchio (1940)
  • 3. Fantasia (1940)
  • 4. Melody Time (1948)
7TopTenREVIEWS image of Howard HawksHoward HawksHoward Hawks scores a 2.9378 out of 4
2.9378
40
  • 1920s - 7
  • 1930s - 14
  • 1940s - 10
  • 1950s - 5
  • 1960s - 3
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. Red River (1948)
  • 2. Big Sleep, The (1946)
  • 3. His Girl Friday (1940)
  • 4. Sergeant York (1941)
8TopTenREVIEWS image of George StevensGeorge StevensGeorge Stevens scores a 2.9255 out of 4
2.9255
51
  • 1930s - 36
  • 1940s - 8
  • 1950s - 5
  • 1960s - 1
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. Woman of the Year (1942)
  • 2. Penny Serenade (1941)
  • 3. Talk of the Town, The (1942)
  • 4. More the Merrier, The (1943)
9TopTenREVIEWS image of Ernst LubitschErnst LubitschErnst Lubitsch scores a 2.9073 out of 4
2.9073
69
  • 1910s - 32
  • 1920s - 18
  • 1930s - 12
  • 1940s - 7
  • 1. Shop Around the Corner, The (1940)
  • 2. To Be or Not to Be (1942)
  • 3. Heaven Can Wait (1943)
  • 4. Cluny Brown (1946)
10TopTenREVIEWS image of William WylerWilliam WylerWilliam Wyler scores a 2.8747 out of 4
2.8747
61
  • 1920s - 30
  • 1930s - 13
  • 1940s - 7
  • 1950s - 7
  • 1960s - 3
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946)
  • 2. Mrs. Miniver (1942)
  • 3. Heiress, The (1949)
  • 4. Westerner, The (1940)
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