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1	Steven Spielberg	2.8392	31	1950s - 1 1960s - 3 1970s - 3 1980s - 7 1990s - 6 2000s - 9	1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2. Munich (2005) 3. Amistad (1997) 4. Empire of the Sun (1987) See all Steven Spielberg movie rankings
2	Philip Kaufman	2.4387	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	2.4263	7	1980s - 1 1990s - 1 2000s - 5	1. United 93 (2006) 2. Bloody Sunday (2002) See all Paul Greengrass movie rankings
4	Richard Fleischer	2.4248	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	2.4137	14	1950s - 6 1960s - 4 1970s - 1 1980s - 2 1990s - 1	1. Spartacus (1960) See all Stanley Kubrick movie rankings
6	Ron Howard	2.3776	24	1960s - 3 1970s - 1 1980s - 6 1990s - 6 2000s - 8	1. Apollo 13 (1995) See all Ron Howard movie rankings
7	James Cameron	2.3601	13	1970s - 1 1980s - 4 1990s - 4 2000s - 4	1. Titanic (1997) See all James Cameron movie rankings
8	Stephen Frears	2.3271	6	1980s - 1 1990s - 1 2000s - 4	1. Queen, The (2006) See all Stephen Frears movie rankings
9	Cecil B. DeMille	2.3043	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
10	Clint Eastwood	2.2859	30	1970s - 7 1980s - 7 1990s - 8 2000s - 8	1. Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) 2. Flags of our Fathers (2006) See all Clint Eastwood movie rankings

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