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1	D.A. Pennebaker	2.5544	26	1950s - 2 1960s - 4 1970s - 5 1980s - 6 1990s - 4 2000s - 5	1. Dont Look Back (1967) 2. Monterey Pop (1968) 3. Down from the Mountain (2000) 4. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973) See all D.A. Pennebaker movie rankings
2	Billy Wilder	2.4913	25	1940s - 7 1950s - 8 1960s - 5 1970s - 4 1980s - 1	1. Some Like It Hot (1959) See all Billy Wilder movie rankings
3	Michael Powell	2.4088	52	1920s - 1 1930s - 27 1940s - 11 1950s - 8 1960s - 3 1970s - 2	1. Red Shoes, The (1948) 2. Tales of Hoffmann, The (1951) 3. Luna de miel (1959) See all Michael Powell movie rankings
4	Emeric Pressburger	2.3591	16	1940s - 8 1950s - 8	1. Red Shoes, The (1948) 2. Tales of Hoffmann, The (1951) See all Emeric Pressburger movie rankings
5	Robert Altman	2.2881	47	1950s - 12 1960s - 4 1970s - 12 1980s - 8 1990s - 6 2000s - 5	1. Prairie Home Companion, A (2006) 2. Company, The (2003) 3. Nashville (1975) See all Robert Altman movie rankings
6	Michael Curtiz	2.2510	110	1910s - 4 1920s - 20 1930s - 42 1940s - 21 1950s - 19 1960s - 4	1. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) 2. Young Man with a Horn (1950) 3. Night and Day (1946) 4. Helen Morgan Story, The (1957) See all Michael Curtiz movie rankings
7	Mike Leigh	2.2197	10	1970s - 1 1980s - 1 1990s - 5 2000s - 3	1. Topsy-Turvy (1999) See all Mike Leigh movie rankings
8	Cameron Crowe	2.1737	6	1980s - 1 1990s - 2 2000s - 3	1. Almost Famous (2000) See all Cameron Crowe movie rankings
9	Rob Reiner	2.0373	15	1980s - 5 1990s - 7 2000s - 3	1. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) See all Rob Reiner movie rankings
10	Chris Hegedus	2.0284	18	1970s - 2 1980s - 5 1990s - 5 2000s - 6	1. Down from the Mountain (2000) 2. Only the Strong Survive (2002) 3. 101 (1989) 4. Jimi Plays Monterey (1986) See all Chris Hegedus movie rankings

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