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1
Christopher Nolan • Starring: Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman
Action • Action Thriller • Based-on-Comics
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Joss Whedon • Starring: Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite
Action • Based-on-Television • Dystopian Film
3
Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino • Starring: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen
Action Thriller • Action • Anthology Film
4
Rian Johnson • Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Lukas Haas
Crime Drama • Crime • Detective Film
5
Shane Black • Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan
Comedy • Crime Comedy • Crime
6
Judd Apatow • Starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd
Comedy • Romance • Romantic Comedy
7
Mike Newell • Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Adventure • Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Family-Oriented Adventure
8
David Cronenberg • Starring: Maria Bello, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes
Based-on-Comics • Crime Drama • Crime Thriller
9
James Mangold • Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin
Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic • Drama
10
Chan-wook Park • Starring: Yeong-ae Lee, Min-sik Choi, Shi-hoo Kim
Crime Drama • Crime • Drama
11
Michael Haneke • Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Maurice Bénichou
Drama • Foreign Language Film • Mystery
12
George Lucas • Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen
Action • Adventure • Cyborg / Android / Robot
13
John Hillcoat • Starring: Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston
Drama • Hybrid Western • Outlaw
14
Jason Reitman • Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Adam Brody
Black Comedy • Comedy Drama • Drama
15
Werner Herzog • Starring: Werner Herzog, Kathleen Parker, Timothy Treadwell
Animal Picture • Biography • Documentary
16
David Dobkin • Starring: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken
Comedy • Farce • Romance
17
Steven Spielberg • Starring: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds
Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Docudrama • Drama
18
George Clooney • Starring: Jeff Daniels, David Strathairn, George Clooney
Based-on-a-True-Story • Docudrama • Drama
19
Noah Baumbach • Starring: Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg
Coming-of-Age • Drama • Family Drama
20
Ang Lee • Starring: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams
Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Drama • Gay and Lesbian Film
21
Neil Marshall • Starring: Shauna MacDonald, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder
Horror • Monster Film • Survival Film
22
Tommy Lee Jones • Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, January Jones, Melissa Leo
Drama • Western
23
Miranda July • Starring: Miles Thompson, Brandon Ratcliff, Carlie Westerman
Comedy Drama • Comedy of Manners • Female-Directed Film
24
David Slade • Starring: Patrick Wilson, Elliot Page, Sandra Oh
Psychological Thriller • Revenge Film • Thriller
25
Joe Wright • Starring: Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Donald Sutherland
Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Comedy Drama • Comedy of Manners
26
Garth Jennings • Starring: Bill Nighy, Martin Freeman, Mos Def
Adventure • Adventure Comedy • Comedy
27
Craig Brewer • Starring: Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Paula Jai Parker
Drama • Prostitution Film • Urban Drama
28
Ron Howard • Starring: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti
29
Bennett Miller • Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Chris Cooper
Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic • Crime Drama
30
Martin Scorsese • Starring: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger
Biography • Documentary • History
31
Doug Liman • Starring: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Vince Vaughn
Action Comedy • Action • Comedy
32
Jee-woon Kim • Starring: Byung-hun Lee, Jeong-min Hwang, Roe-ha Kim
Action • Crime • Crime Drama
33
Woody Allen • Starring: Brian Cox, Matthew Goode, Scarlett Johansson
Drama • Psychological Drama • Psychological Thriller
34
Phil Morrison • Starring: Amy Adams, Embeth Davidtz, Frank Hoyt Taylor
Comedy Drama • Comedy of Manners • Drama
35
Rob Zombie • Starring: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie
Crime Thriller • Crime • Exploitation Film
36
Peter Jackson • Starring: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody
Adventure • Epic • Fantasy Adventure
37
Terrence Malick • Starring: Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer
Costume Romance • Drama • Historical Film
38
Liev Schreiber • Starring: Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Lyoskin
Comedy Drama • Drama • Family Drama
39
Jim Jarmusch • Starring: Bill Murray, Sharon Stone, Jeffrey Wright
Drama • Psychological Drama • Road Movie
40
Andrew Niccol • Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan
Crime • Crime Thriller • Drama
41
Fernando Meirelles • Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Bill Nighy
Drama • Mystery • Political Thriller
42
Lexi Alexander • Starring: Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani
Drama • Female-Directed Film • Urban Drama
43
Roger Donaldson • Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Paul Rodriguez
Adventure Drama • Adventure • Based-on-a-True-Story
44
Steve Box, Nick Park • Starring: Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter
Animation • Comedy • Family
45
Andrew Adamson • Starring: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley
46
Steven Spielberg • Starring: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto
Action • Action Thriller • Alien Invasion Films
47
Francis Lawrence • Starring: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf
Action • Based-on-Comics • Detective Film
48
Richard Shepard • Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis
Black Comedy • Comedy Drama • Crime
49
Michael Winterbottom • Starring: Steve Coogan, Raymond Waring, Dylan Moran
Based-on-18th-Century-Literature • Comedy • Ensemble Film
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Tim Burton • Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson
Animated Musical • Animation • Comedy
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