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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	Yimou Zhang	2.9662	6	2000s - 6	1. House of Flying Daggers (2004) 2. Hero (2004) 3. Not One Less (2000) 4. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2006) See all Yimou Zhang movie rankings
12	Stephen Frears	2.9627	7	1980s - 1 1990s - 1 2000s - 5	1. Queen, The (2006) 2. Dirty Pretty Things (2003) 3. Liam (2001) 4. Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) See all Stephen Frears movie rankings
13	Richard Linklater	2.9564	10	1990s - 4 2000s - 6	1. Before Sunset (2004) 2. Waking Life (2001) 3. Tape (2001) 4. Scanner Darkly, A (2006) See all Richard Linklater movie rankings
14	Gus Van Sant	2.9132	19	1980s - 5 1990s - 8 2000s - 6	1. Milk (2008) 2. Elephant (2003) 3. Finding Forrester (2000) 4. Gerry (2002) See all Gus Van Sant movie rankings
15	Ridley Scott	2.9040	22	1960s - 1 1970s - 2 1980s - 4 1990s - 4 2000s - 11	1. Gladiator (2000) 2. Black Hawk Down (2001) 3. American Gangster (2007) 4. Matchstick Men (2003) See all Ridley Scott movie rankings
16	Quentin Tarantino	2.8985	9	1990s - 3 2000s - 4	1. Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) 2. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 3. Inglourious Basterds (2009) 4. Grindhouse (2007) See all Quentin Tarantino movie rankings
17	Gore Verbinski	2.8930	8	1990s - 2 2000s - 6	1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 2. Ring, The (2002) 3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) 4. Mexican, The (2001) See all Gore Verbinski movie rankings
18	Jonathan Demme	2.8844	26	1970s - 5 1980s - 7 1990s - 8 2000s - 6	1. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) 2. Manchurian Candidate, The (2004) 3. Agronomist, The (2003) 4. Rachel Getting Married (2008) See all Jonathan Demme movie rankings
19	Ron Howard	2.8369	26	1960s - 3 1970s - 1 1980s - 6 1990s - 6 2000s - 10	1. Beautiful Mind, A (2001) 2. Cinderella Man (2005) 3. Frost/Nixon (2008) 4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) See all Ron Howard movie rankings
20	Steven Soderbergh	2.8320	20	1980s - 2 1990s - 6 2000s - 12	1. Traffic (2000) 2. Erin Brockovich (2000) 3. Solaris (2002) 4. Ocean's Thirteen (2007) See all Steven Soderbergh movie rankings

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