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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.

1	Steven Spielberg	3.3327	32	1950s - 1 1960s - 3 1970s - 3 1980s - 7 1990s - 7 2000s - 9	1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) See all Steven Spielberg movie rankings
2	Martin Scorsese	3.2861	31	1950s - 1 1960s - 1 1970s - 8 1980s - 5 1990s - 8 2000s - 8	1. Raging Bull (1980) 2. After Hours (1985) 3. King of Comedy, The (1983) 4. Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988) See all Martin Scorsese movie rankings
3	Rob Reiner	3.2205	15	1980s - 5 1990s - 7 2000s - 3	1. When Harry Met Sally... (1989) 2. Princess Bride, The (1987) 3. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 4. Stand by Me (1986) See all Rob Reiner movie rankings
4	David Cronenberg	3.1827	23	1960s - 3 1970s - 5 1980s - 5 1990s - 4 2000s - 6	1. Dead Zone, The (1983) 2. Fly, The (1986) 3. Dead Ringers (1988) 4. Videodrome (1983) See all David Cronenberg movie rankings
5	John Carpenter	3.0613	23	1960s - 5 1970s - 3 1980s - 8 1990s - 5 2000s - 2	1. Big Trouble in Little China (1986) 2. Escape from New York (1981) 3. Thing, The (1982) 4. They Live (1988) See all John Carpenter movie rankings
6	Woody Allen	2.9585	40	1960s - 1 1970s - 7 1980s - 9 1990s - 10 2000s - 13	1. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) 2. Radio Days (1987) 3. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) 4. Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) See all Woody Allen movie rankings
7	Joe Dante	2.9477	13	1960s - 1 1970s - 2 1980s - 5 1990s - 3 2000s - 2	1. Gremlins (1984) 2. Howling, The (1981) 3. Innerspace (1987) 4. Explorers (1985) See all Joe Dante movie rankings
8	John Hughes	2.9286	7	1980s - 6 1990s - 1	1. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) 2. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) 3. Sixteen Candles (1984) 4. Breakfast Club, The (1985) See all John Hughes movie rankings
9	John Landis	2.8912	19	1970s - 3 1980s - 7 1990s - 5 2000s - 4	1. Blues Brothers, The (1980) 2. American Werewolf in London, An (1981) 3. Trading Places (1983) 4. Coming to America (1988) See all John Landis movie rankings
10	James Cameron	2.8298	13	1970s - 1 1980s - 4 1990s - 4 2000s - 4	1. Aliens (1986) 2. Terminator, The (1984) 3. Abyss, The (1989) 4. Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981) See all James Cameron movie rankings

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