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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	Martin Scorsese	3.2090	31	1950s - 1 1960s - 1 1970s - 8 1980s - 5 1990s - 8 2000s - 8	1. Goodfellas (1990) 2. Casino (1995) 3. Age of Innocence, The (1993) 4. Kundun (1997) See all Martin Scorsese movie rankings
2	Joel Coen	3.1263	14	1980s - 2 1990s - 5 2000s - 7	1. Fargo (1996) 2. Barton Fink (1991) 3. Miller's Crossing (1990) 4. Big Lebowski, The (1998) See all Joel Coen movie rankings
3	Steven Spielberg	3.1222	32	1950s - 1 1960s - 3 1970s - 3 1980s - 7 1990s - 7 2000s - 9	1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2. Schindler's List (1993) 3. Jurassic Park (1993) 4. Amistad (1997) See all Steven Spielberg movie rankings
4	Spike Lee	2.9956	27	1970s - 1 1980s - 4 1990s - 10 2000s - 12	1. Malcolm X (1992) 2. 4 Little Girls (1997) 3. He Got Game (1998) 4. Clockers (1995) See all Spike Lee movie rankings
5	Tim Burton	2.9613	20	1970s - 2 1980s - 6 1990s - 5 2000s - 7	1. Edward Scissorhands (1990) 2. Batman Returns (1992) 3. Sleepy Hollow (1999) 4. Mars Attacks! (1996) See all Tim Burton movie rankings
6	Oliver Stone	2.9508	23	1970s - 3 1980s - 6 1990s - 7 2000s - 7	1. JFK (1991) 2. Nixon (1995) 3. Natural Born Killers (1994) 4. Doors, The (1991) See all Oliver Stone movie rankings
7	Woody Allen	2.9447	40	1960s - 1 1970s - 7 1980s - 9 1990s - 10 2000s - 13	1. Bullets Over Broadway (1994) 2. Husbands and Wives (1992) 3. Everyone Says I Love You (1996) 4. Sweet and Lowdown (1999) See all Woody Allen movie rankings
8	Sam Raimi	2.9388	16	1970s - 2 1980s - 3 1990s - 5 2000s - 6	1. Simple Plan, A (1998) 2. Army of Darkness (1993) 3. For Love of the Game (1999) 4. Darkman (1990) See all Sam Raimi movie rankings
9	Kenneth Branagh	2.9256	11	1980s - 1 1990s - 6 2000s - 4	1. Hamlet (1996) 2. Dead Again (1991) 3. Much Ado About Nothing (1993) 4. In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) See all Kenneth Branagh movie rankings
10	Gus Van Sant	2.9215	19	1980s - 5 1990s - 8 2000s - 6	1. Good Will Hunting (1997) 2. To Die For (1995) 3. My Own Private Idaho (1991) 4. Psycho (1998) See all Gus Van Sant movie rankings

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