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1	Errol Morris	2.8167	4	1980s - 1 1990s - 1 2000s - 2	1. Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, The (2003) 2. Thin Blue Line, The (1988) 3. Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999) 4. Standard Operating Procedure (2008) See all Errol Morris movie rankings
2	Martin Scorsese	2.6955	31	1950s - 1 1960s - 1 1970s - 8 1980s - 5 1990s - 8 2000s - 8	1. My Voyage to Italy (2001) 2. Last Waltz, The (1978) 3. Shine a Light (2008) 4. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) See all Martin Scorsese movie rankings
3	Kirby Dick	2.6878	9	1980s - 2 1990s - 1 2000s - 6	1. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) 2. Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997) 3. Twist of Faith (2004) 4. Chain Camera (2001) See all Kirby Dick movie rankings
4	Michael Moore	2.6815	4	1980s - 1 2000s - 3	1. Bowling for Columbine (2002) 2. Sicko (2007) 3. Roger & Me (1989) 4. Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) See all Michael Moore movie rankings
5	Thomas Riedelsheimer	2.6119	4	2000s - 4	1. Rivers and Tides (2002) 2. Rivers and Tides (2001) 3. Touch the Sound (2004) 4. Touch the Sound (2005) See all Thomas Riedelsheimer movie rankings
6	Jonathan Demme	2.5236	26	1970s - 5 1980s - 7 1990s - 8 2000s - 6	1. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) 2. Stop Making Sense (1984) 3. Agronomist, The (2003) 4. Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) See all Jonathan Demme movie rankings
7	Werner Herzog	2.5086	39	1960s - 5 1970s - 12 1980s - 5 1990s - 7 2000s - 10	1. Grizzly Man (2005) 2. Encounters at the End of the World (2008) 3. My Best Fiend -- Klaus Kinski (1999) 4. Wild Blue Yonder, The (2005) See all Werner Herzog movie rankings
8	D.A. Pennebaker	2.4537	26	1950s - 2 1960s - 4 1970s - 5 1980s - 6 1990s - 4 2000s - 5	1. Dont Look Back (1967) 2. War Room, The (1993) 3. Monterey Pop (1968) 4. Down from the Mountain (2000) See all D.A. Pennebaker movie rankings
9	Chris Hegedus	2.4483	18	1970s - 2 1980s - 5 1990s - 5 2000s - 6	1. Startup.com (2001) 2. War Room, The (1993) 3. Down from the Mountain (2000) 4. Only the Strong Survive (2002) See all Chris Hegedus movie rankings
10	Steve James	2.4022	7	1980s - 1 1990s - 4 2000s - 2	1. Hoop Dreams (1994) 2. Stevie (2002) 3. Reel Paradise (2005) 4. Grassroots Chicago (1991) See all Steve James movie rankings

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