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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 Stanley KubrickStanley KubrickStanley Kubrick scores a 3.2463 out of 4
3.2463
14
  • 1950s - 6
  • 1960s - 4
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1980s - 2
  • 1990s - 1
  • 1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
  • 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
  • 3. Spartacus (1960)
  • 4. Lolita (1962)
2TopTenREVIEWS image of Blake EdwardsBlake EdwardsBlake Edwards scores a 2.9755 out of 4
2.9755
35
  • 1950s - 6
  • 1960s - 9
  • 1970s - 8
  • 1980s - 10
  • 1990s - 2
  • 1. Shot in the Dark, A (1964)
  • 2. Party, The (1968)
  • 3. Experiment in Terror (1962)
  • 4. Pink Panther, The (1963)
3TopTenREVIEWS image of John LounsberyJohn LounsberyJohn Lounsbery scores a 2.8556 out of 4
2.8556
47
  • 1930s - 4
  • 1940s - 23
  • 1950s - 7
  • 1960s - 7
  • 1970s - 6
  • 1. Mary Poppins (1964)
  • 2. Jungle Book, The (1967)
  • 3. Sword in the Stone, The (1963)
  • 4. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
4TopTenREVIEWS image of Richard BrooksRichard BrooksRichard Brooks scores a 2.8134 out of 4
2.8134
24
  • 1950s - 13
  • 1960s - 6
  • 1970s - 3
  • 1980s - 2
  • 1. In Cold Blood (1967)
  • 2. Professionals, The (1966)
  • 3. Elmer Gantry (1960)
  • 4. Lord Jim (1965)
5TopTenREVIEWS image of Alfred HitchcockAlfred HitchcockAlfred Hitchcock scores a 2.8129 out of 4
2.8129
57
  • 1920s - 10
  • 1930s - 15
  • 1940s - 14
  • 1950s - 11
  • 1960s - 5
  • 1970s - 2
  • 1. Psycho (1960)
  • 2. Birds, The (1963)
  • 3. Marnie (1964)
  • 4. Torn Curtain (1966)
6TopTenREVIEWS image of Roger CormanRoger CormanRoger Corman scores a 2.7848 out of 4
2.7848
49
  • 1950s - 22
  • 1960s - 23
  • 1970s - 3
  • 1990s - 1
  • 1. House of Usher (1960)
  • 2. Tales of Terror (1962)
  • 3. Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
  • 4. Tomb of Ligeia, The (1964)
7TopTenREVIEWS image of George Roy HillGeorge Roy HillGeorge Roy Hill scores a 2.7734 out of 4
2.7734
14
  • 1960s - 6
  • 1970s - 5
  • 1980s - 3
  • 1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
  • 2. World of Henry Orient, The (1964)
  • 3. Hawaii (1966)
  • 4. Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
8TopTenREVIEWS image of Billy WilderBilly WilderBilly Wilder scores a 2.7570 out of 4
2.7570
25
  • 1940s - 7
  • 1950s - 8
  • 1960s - 5
  • 1970s - 4
  • 1980s - 1
  • 1. Apartment, The (1960)
  • 2. Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
  • 3. Irma la Douce (1963)
  • 4. Fortune Cookie, The (1966)
9TopTenREVIEWS image of Robert StevensonRobert StevensonRobert Stevenson scores a 2.7338 out of 4
2.7338
38
  • 1930s - 8
  • 1940s - 9
  • 1950s - 5
  • 1960s - 11
  • 1970s - 5
  • 1. Mary Poppins (1964)
  • 2. Love Bug, The (1968)
  • 3. Absent Minded Professor, The (1961)
  • 4. Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
10TopTenREVIEWS image of Terence FisherTerence FisherTerence Fisher scores a 2.7264 out of 4
2.7264
50
  • 1940s - 6
  • 1950s - 27
  • 1960s - 16
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. Devil Rides Out, The (1968)
  • 2. Brides of Dracula, The (1960)
  • 3. Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
  • 4. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
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