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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.

11	Brian De Palma	2.8020	33	1960s - 8 1970s - 7 1980s - 8 1990s - 4 2000s - 6	1. Scarface (1983) 2. Untouchables, The (1987) 3. Blow Out (1981) 4. Dressed to Kill (1980) See all Brian De Palma movie rankings
12	Ron Howard	2.8000	26	1960s - 3 1970s - 1 1980s - 6 1990s - 6 2000s - 10	1. Splash (1984) 2. Willow (1988) 3. Cocoon (1985) 4. Gung Ho (1986) See all Ron Howard movie rankings
13	John Glen	2.7348	9	1980s - 5 1990s - 3 2000s - 1	1. For Your Eyes Only (1981) 2. Licence to Kill (1989) 3. View to a Kill, A (1985) 4. Octopussy (1983) See all John Glen movie rankings
14	Peter Weir	2.7166	16	1970s - 4 1980s - 5 1990s - 3 2000s - 4	1. Gallipoli (1981) 2. Witness (1985) 3. Dead Poets Society (1989) 4. Mosquito Coast, The (1986) See all Peter Weir movie rankings
15	Oliver Stone	2.7076	23	1970s - 3 1980s - 6 1990s - 7 2000s - 7	1. Platoon (1986) 2. Wall Street (1987) 3. Born on the Fourth of July (1989) 4. Talk Radio (1988) See all Oliver Stone movie rankings
16	Frank Oz	2.6841	13	1980s - 4 1990s - 6 2000s - 3	1. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 2. Dark Crystal, The (1982) 3. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) 4. Muppets Take Manhattan, The (1984) See all Frank Oz movie rankings
17	Jonathan Demme	2.6824	26	1970s - 5 1980s - 7 1990s - 8 2000s - 6	1. Stop Making Sense (1984) 2. Swimming to Cambodia (1987) 3. Melvin and Howard (1980) 4. Something Wild (1986) See all Jonathan Demme movie rankings
18	Lawrence Kasdan	2.6652	11	1980s - 4 1990s - 5 2000s - 2	1. Body Heat (1981) 2. Silverado (1985) 3. Big Chill, The (1983) 4. Accidental Tourist, The (1988) See all Lawrence Kasdan movie rankings
19	John Badham	2.6353	17	1970s - 3 1980s - 6 1990s - 8	1. WarGames (1983) 2. Blue Thunder (1983) 3. Stakeout (1987) 4. Short Circuit (1986) See all John Badham movie rankings
20	Alan Parker	2.6327	15	1970s - 4 1980s - 6 1990s - 4 2000s - 1	1. Angel Heart (1987) 2. Mississippi Burning (1988) 3. Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) 4. Birdy (1984) See all Alan Parker movie rankings

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