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1	Peter Jackson	3.4087	11	1970s - 1 1980s - 2 1990s - 3 2000s - 5	1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, (2001) 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) 4. Dead Alive (1992) See all Peter Jackson movie rankings
2	John Lounsbery	3.1187	46	1930s - 4 1940s - 23 1950s - 7 1960s - 6 1970s - 6	1. Mary Poppins (1964) 2. Pinocchio (1940) 3. Fantasia (1940) 4. Cinderella (1950) See all John Lounsbery movie rankings
3	Steven Spielberg	3.0780	32	1950s - 1 1960s - 3 1970s - 3 1980s - 7 1990s - 7 2000s - 9	1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 4. Jurassic Park (1993) See all Steven Spielberg movie rankings
4	Tim Burton	3.0434	20	1970s - 2 1980s - 6 1990s - 5 2000s - 7	1. Batman (1989) 2. Beetlejuice (1988) 3. Edward Scissorhands (1990) 4. Big Fish (2003) See all Tim Burton movie rankings
5	George Lucas	2.9132	15	1960s - 8 1970s - 3 1990s - 1 2000s - 3	1. Star Wars (1977) 2. Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) 3. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) 4. Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) See all George Lucas movie rankings
6	Joe Dante	2.8849	13	1960s - 1 1970s - 2 1980s - 5 1990s - 3 2000s - 2	1. Gremlins (1984) 2. Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) 3. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) 4. Explorers (1985) See all Joe Dante movie rankings
7	Terry Gilliam	2.8321	13	1960s - 1 1970s - 3 1980s - 4 1990s - 3 2000s - 2	1. Time Bandits (1981) 2. Brazil (1985) 3. Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (1988) 4. Jabberwocky (1977) See all Terry Gilliam movie rankings
8	Sam Raimi	2.7412	16	1970s - 2 1980s - 3 1990s - 5 2000s - 6	1. Spider-Man 2 (2004) 2. Spider-Man (2002) 3. Evil Dead, The (1981) 4. Drag Me to Hell (2009) See all Sam Raimi movie rankings
9	Robert Stevenson	2.6987	39	1930s - 9 1940s - 9 1950s - 5 1960s - 11 1970s - 5	1. Mary Poppins (1964) 2. Love Bug, The (1968) 3. Absent Minded Professor, The (1961) 4. Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) See all Robert Stevenson movie rankings
10	Stanley Kubrick	2.6558	14	1950s - 6 1960s - 4 1970s - 1 1980s - 2 1990s - 1	1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) See all Stanley Kubrick movie rankings

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