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1	Steven Spielberg	3.2055	32	1950s - 1 1960s - 3 1970s - 3 1980s - 7 1990s - 7 2000s - 9	1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2. Schindler's List (1993) 3. Munich (2005) 4. Amistad (1997) See all Steven Spielberg movie rankings
2	Philip Kaufman	2.4588	14	1960s - 2 1970s - 4 1980s - 2 1990s - 2 2000s - 4	1. Right Stuff, The (1983) See all Philip Kaufman movie rankings
3	Paul Greengrass	2.4334	7	1980s - 1 1990s - 1 2000s - 5	1. United 93 (2006) 2. Bloody Sunday (2002) See all Paul Greengrass movie rankings
4	Richard Fleischer	2.4167	52	1940s - 13 1950s - 12 1960s - 8 1970s - 13 1980s - 6	1. Vikings, The (1958) 2. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) 3. Boston Strangler, The (1968) 4. Incredible Sarah, The (1976) See all Richard Fleischer movie rankings
5	Stanley Kubrick	2.4136	14	1950s - 6 1960s - 4 1970s - 1 1980s - 2 1990s - 1	1. Spartacus (1960) See all Stanley Kubrick movie rankings
6	James Cameron	2.3788	13	1970s - 1 1980s - 4 1990s - 4 2000s - 4	1. Titanic (1997) See all James Cameron movie rankings
7	Ron Howard	2.3770	26	1960s - 3 1970s - 1 1980s - 6 1990s - 6 2000s - 10	1. Apollo 13 (1995) See all Ron Howard movie rankings
8	Mel Gibson	2.3382	4	1990s - 2 2000s - 2	1. Braveheart (1995) See all Mel Gibson movie rankings
9	Stephen Frears	2.3352	7	1980s - 1 1990s - 1 2000s - 5	1. Queen, The (2006) See all Stephen Frears movie rankings
10	Cecil B. DeMille	2.3290	61	1910s - 32 1920s - 14 1930s - 8 1940s - 5 1950s - 2	1. King of Kings, The (1927) 2. Unconquered (1947) 3. North West Mounted Police (1940) 4. Buccaneer, The (1938) See all Cecil B. DeMille movie rankings

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