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[–]stonedslacker 243 points244 points ago

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Stanley Kubrick

[–]Vitalstatistix 30 points31 points ago

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The most impressive thing about Kubrick was that he worked in every genre and created benchmarks in many of them.

  • 2001- sci-fi
  • Clockwork Orange - dystopian future
  • The Shining - horror
  • Full Metal Jacket - war
  • Dr. Strangelove - political satire/comedy
  • Spartacus - epic

All of these are considered the best or "one of the best" of their respective genres. That's not to mention of course other great works like Paths of Glory, The Killing, Barry Lyndon, and Eyes Wide Shut.

Kubrick is quite simply, the film master, imo.

[–]the_argus 7 points8 points ago

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Lest we not forget

Barry Lyndon - period piece

The Killing - film noir

Lolita - family entertainment

Paths of Glory - more war - and awesome

Also Spartacus doesn't count.

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After reading a little bit about the production behind Spartacus, though, it was very much a big budget, let's-clamp-the-director's-balls-as-much-as-possible project as you would imagine. Made me a Kirk Douglas fan though.

[–]Hatsumi__x 1 point2 points ago

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Watching The Shining after having taken a film theory class in college was just a mind blowing experience. I was able to appreciate the different camera angles and how he moved the camera to create an uneasy feeling of horror despite nothing major happening on the screen. The scene that comes to mind is the little boy riding his toy bike around the hotel and the camera just follows him wherever he goes. It's so low to the ground that it makes the hotel look bigger, scarier and more intimidating.

[–]pjohns24 4 points5 points ago

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Agreed. Haven't seen a Kubrick film that I didn't like or at least respect in its ambition. Doesn't hurt that Dr. Strangelove is my all-time favorite film ever either though.

[–]winkyburger 4 points5 points ago

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Not to say I don't like him, but I think way too many people confuse his extreme formalism for a mastery of the medium, which is kind of unfair. There are a lot of directors who said more in far less extravagant ways, which I think is really valuable. Plus, Kubrick ruined an entire generation of film students who thought that a great film meant one with really smooth dolly shots.

[–]UncleMeat 2 points3 points ago

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This is how I tend to see Kubrick. It is impossible to ignore is immense skill and perfectionism. Its hard to find a better example of somebody who is in total control of the shot. Still, his movies often feel cold and distant. This can be a nice benefit for movies like 2001, but I feel like it detracts from more character driven movies like Full Metal Jacket.

[–]cerealb0x 107 points108 points ago

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Akira Kurosawa

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[–]dragnalus 88 points89 points ago

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Paul Thomas Anderson

[–]November11th 6 points7 points ago

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Fuck yeah! PTA is the man, I loved Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Punch Drunk Love, and There will be Blood. I honestly think he is one of the best filmmakers out there today.

[–]nightfan 10 points11 points ago

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Don't forget Magnolia.

[–]Freewheelin 2 points3 points ago

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Definitely one of the best American directors alive right now. Should really be ahead of Wes.

[–][deleted] 166 points167 points ago

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Martin scorcese

[–]gbulger1 8 points9 points ago

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Come on, this has got to be higher! Mean Streets, New York New York, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, Casino, Gangs of New York, Aviator, Departed and Shutter Island?

[–]Floppay 10 points11 points ago

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^ How could you leave out Taxi Driver and The Last Temptation of Christ?

[–]gbulger1 2 points3 points ago

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Taxi Driver just because I forgot because my list was already 10 films long and Last Temptation of Christ because to be honest, really not a fan.

[–]UncleMeat 2 points3 points ago

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Scorsese is our greatest living director. He has masterpieces in FOUR different decades (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Departed). His use of music is unparalleled. Hell, even his credit sequences are amazing.

Check out this scene where they cook in prison. The first shot of this scene is an extreme close up of Pauli slicing garlic with a razor blade accompanied by party music. What better way of setting up the ridiculous irony of cooking an extravagant meal in prison.

All in all, I can see why people pick Kubrick over Scorsese for his technical mastery. To me, though, Scorsese simply makes the most human movies out there.

[–]ngcazz 3 points4 points ago

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The Departed is a masterpiece? Don't get me wrong, it's a fine movie, but it never manages to create the same connection his earlier movies did.

[–]felixsauve 140 points141 points ago

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Alfred Hitchcock

[–]ariellecyan 4 points5 points ago

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YES. He inspired all the other great directors on this list, with a few exceptions.

[–]dream_tiger 12 points13 points ago

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How the hell is Nolan ahead of Hitchcock.

[–]ariellecyan 9 points10 points ago

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teeny-boppers.

[–]rvdh74 1 point2 points ago

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Here it is, not only is he my favourite director, but he is the director I've seen the most movies from.

[–]valleyofsmoke 1 point2 points ago

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thank god this is near the top. i would have screamed if he wasn't.

[–]ll_shades 78 points79 points ago

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Terry Gilliam

[–]sliktuc 2 points3 points ago

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12 Monkeys, Fear & Loathing, Brazil, etc. Awesome director.

[–]TheRonMan 1 point2 points ago

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is probably my favorite book, and I have HUGE respect for portraying it well... I just wish he'd had left a little more focus on the "American dream" symbolism.

[–]privatepyle82 136 points137 points ago

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David Fincher

[–]st3v3n 3 points4 points ago

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When I saw this quote of his, it summed up why I love his directing, and what his style evokes in me: "Directing ain't about drawing a neat little picture and showing it to the cameraman. I didn't want to go to film school. I didn't know what the point was. The fact is, you don't know what directing is until the sun is setting and you've got to get five shots and you're only going to get two."

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As true as this quote is... I don't really know what this has to do with his final products. Like... as an audience member this kind of thing is not something I can see on screen. If I worked on his sets I'd be wondering... why the fuck did he let his AD schedule so many fucking shots on a day, and why the fuck didn't he push his crew harder so they could make their day. But yeah.... shit happens, I get it. A creative director that could pull that off and still get everything they need is a rare and wonderful thing, but... I don't get how as an audience member watching a completed film this could make an impact.

[–]st3v3n 2 points3 points ago

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It more speaks to his personality, and that is something I get a feel for in his movies, and listening to his commentaries. His notoriety for many many takes speaks for his pursuit for the "perfect shot", but it has never felt like it was something coming from his ego, but purely for art.

[–]privatepyle82 220 points221 points ago

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Coen Brothers (Ethan Coen and Joel Coen)

[–]libbrichus[S] 12 points13 points ago

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That's just like your opinion, man!

[–]edibledevice 11 points12 points ago

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SHUT THE FUCK UP, DONNY

[–]November11th 2 points3 points ago

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What's wrong with Walter Dude?

[–]oky13o 2 points3 points ago

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Is this ... Osbourne Cox?

[–]dingos 2 points3 points ago

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It's about the security ... of your shit ...

[–]puzzledplatypus 84 points85 points ago

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Hayao Miyazaki

[–]shonuffshogun 11 points12 points ago

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He is the master of showing two sides of a story and making you sympathetic to each side, while continuing a engaging narrative.

TL;DR: Princess Monanoke is da bomb.

[–]spainrish 2 points3 points ago

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I loved how balanced the characters were in that film. There was no true antagonist, as it showed you the view of all of the sides of the war.

[–]h1d3m3 1 point2 points ago

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Spirited Away. Masterpiece.

[–]SlySullyFTW 10 points11 points ago

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I'm really enjoying watching mjpanzer freak the fuck out about his favorite directors not being higher on the list

[–]puzzledplatypus 26 points27 points ago

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Federico Fellini

[–]brutusbombastic 4 points5 points ago

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How is Fellini so low on the list? I had to Ctrl+F three times to make sure this wasn't a double-post.

[–]gryzby 1 point2 points ago

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"Saragina, Saragina!!!!! La Roomba, La Rooooomba!!!"

[–]ArthurDalek 60 points61 points ago

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Sergio Leone

[–]bradmont 1 point2 points ago

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It's a total toss-up for me between Leone and Hitchcock. Both of these men were geniuses.

Side note: I once went to a costume New Years' party, where the theme was the old west. I dressed up as Sergio Leone; of the 450 people there, exactly one person got it without me having to explain it. After the explanation, most people just thought I was weird.

[–]justhadtosaythis 26 points27 points ago

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Billy Wilder

[–]troublef 3 points4 points ago

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Fuck yeah Billy Wilder. Never understood why he's not more talked about by film snobs. Some Like it Hot, Sunset Blvd, The Apartment, and much more.

[–]altimatepirate 4 points5 points ago

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Double Indemnity anyone?

[–]DoorMarkedPirate 2 points3 points ago

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The Apartment is probably in my Top 3 of all time and I can't think of a single Billy Wilder movie I didn't like. Double Indemnity, Stalag 17, The Lost Weekend, Some Like It Hot, Sunset Boulevard...how many classics in different genres can one man pull off?

[–]78fivealive 1 point2 points ago

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Upvote this shit people the man's ready for his closeup now.

[–]felixsauve 40 points41 points ago

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Ingmar Bergman

[–]follicle 1 point2 points ago

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The Seventh Seal. Need I say more?

[–]Alyeska2112 53 points54 points ago

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Ridley Scott

[–]hotsavoryaujus 6 points7 points ago

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Can anyone recommend Kingdom of Heaven?

[–]GMLiddell 7 points8 points ago

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I can whole heartedly recommend the two part director's cut.

[–]enad58 3 points4 points ago

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DC is the way to watch this move, even though it clocks in at just under 3 hours.

[–]h1d3m3 6 points7 points ago

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Alien and Bladerunner are perfect....but his more recent stuff? meh.

[–]stathiz 23 points24 points ago

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Andrey Tarkovskiy

[–]winkyburger 4 points5 points ago

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The Mirror is amazingly ahead of its time.

[–]h1d3m3 4 points5 points ago

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Don't forget Andrei Rublev

[–]praybzers 3 points4 points ago

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Stalker is my all-time favorite film.

[–]olllie 1 point2 points ago

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Why is Tarkovsky not getting more upvotes? Havent you guys seen Andre Rublev, stalker or solaryis? One of the best in cinema imo

[–]irwigo 110 points111 points ago

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Darren Aronofsky

[–]dragnalus 35 points36 points ago

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Werner Herzog

[–]dragnalus 2 points3 points ago*

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if you've never seen a Herzog film, check out Fizcarraldo, then watch Burden of Dreams, then marvel at this for the rest of your life

[–]winkyburger 5 points6 points ago

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You forgot Aguirre, the Wrath of God.

[–]scottyrobotty 1 point2 points ago

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I think Herzog might be one of the most underrated directors of all time.

[–]shadowman_no9 26 points27 points ago

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Fritz Lang

[–]stathiz 177 points178 points ago

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*Quentin Tarantino *

[–]sliktuc 5 points6 points ago

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He's on a roll, can't wait for his Django.

[–]celticmagnum 2 points3 points ago

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and kill bill 3 in 2014

[–]spp41 54 points55 points ago

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Terrence Malick

[–]DoorMarkedPirate 5 points6 points ago

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Man...I can't wait for Tree of Life's wide release.

[–]troublef 52 points53 points ago

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Guillermo Del Toro

[–]ToughJuice17 27 points28 points ago

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Jean-Luc Godard

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Francis Ford Coppola

[–]justhadtosaythis 7 points8 points ago

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I don't care what anybody says I LOVED Rumble Fish. The vibe of that film is just amazing. Especially for a guy in your early 20s like me I guess...

If you like this clip here set to the music of The Arcade Fire then you have to check this movie out. This scene is not the end of the movie and not a spoiler even if you might think so. It happens pretty much at the beginning.

Godfather, we don't even have to talk about that one.

Apocalypse Now. Fantastic movie. One of my favourite movies of all time.

The Conversation. It's a crime to humanity how few people know of this movie. It's amazing.

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[–]gillisthom 6 points7 points ago*

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70s Francis Ford Coppola

FTFY

[–]Alyeska2112 2 points3 points ago

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Not entirely. The Outsiders, Tucker and Bram Stoker's Dracula were awesome. But mostly, yeah.

[–]libbrichus[S] 44 points45 points ago

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Orson Welles

[–]sostakbr 22 points23 points ago

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Sidney Lumet

[–]puzzledplatypus 18 points19 points ago

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John Ford

[–]Floppay 7 points8 points ago

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Of course all of the legends have hardly any upvotes, but Tarantino and Nolan are leading the race. I am ashamed.

[–]shadowman_no9 4 points5 points ago

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Seriously. John Ford's importance to cinema is incomprehensibly higher than anything Nolan will ever do. Am I the only history major in here?

[–]Cambwah 2 points3 points ago

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To be fair, the poll isn't about "most important" or "most significant influence on the form", it's about your favorite director. Most people probably haven't seen a lot of Ford's films, I still haven't seen them all myself.

If someone isn't a film historian they may not be able to see past the superficial changes in the form to the brilliance of direction underneath. Even something as simple as the change in acting styles since Ford started making films would be enough to turn a lot of people off.

The Searchers is still one of my all time favorites, and I can't stand John Wayne.

[–]HarryBridges 2 points3 points ago

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Stupid John Ford: he didn't have the sense to live in a time when he could have made CGI movies based on comic books - then he would have been Reddit's best director EVER. If the old guys could do it all over again I'm sure Ingmar Bergman would say "Fuck 'Wild Strawberries', I've got a deal with Bruckheimer to make a Silver Surfer origins pic with Shia Labeouf in the lead" and Carl Theodor Dreyer would rewrite the script to 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' so it could be a rom-com starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler.

[–]skisaj12 43 points44 points ago

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Mel Brooks

[–]Alyeska2112 6 points7 points ago

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Good gravy I love this man.

[–]skisaj12 3 points4 points ago

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I grew up with his movies so it was only fitting that I nominate him.

[–]sliktuc 2 points3 points ago

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Classic.

[–]Ickulus 3 points4 points ago

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Give this man a harumph!

[–]78fivealive 11 points12 points ago

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Steven Soderbergh

[–]ArthurDalek 27 points28 points ago

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John Carpenter

[–]ArthurDalek 2 points3 points ago

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Specifically pre-'Vampires' Carpenter. He's gotten progressively worse after 'They Live'. I wish he'd go back to being awesome again.

[–]Allakhellboy 32 points33 points ago

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David Cronenberg

[–]felixsauve 16 points17 points ago

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Krzysztof Kieslowski

[–]h1d3m3 2 points3 points ago*

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Yes yes yes. Decalogue / Double life of Veronique'

Kuberick cites him as a huge influence.

[–]felixsauve 2 points3 points ago

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And the 3 colors trilogy is really compelling to watch.

[–]Alyeska2112 54 points55 points ago

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Clint Eastwood

[–]Sketch_City 56 points57 points ago

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Edgar Wright

[–]bigdsnuts 5 points6 points ago

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Jean Pierre Jeunet

[–]ntohee 140 points141 points ago

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Christopher Nolan

[–]stathiz 23 points24 points ago

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Chan-wook Park

[–]boredHunt 36 points37 points ago

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Danny Boyle

[–]hPromonex 2 points3 points ago*

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Brilliant, too bad Slumdog was his most successful and (IMO) weakest film.

[–]ArthurDalek 87 points88 points ago

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Steven Spielberg

[–]78fivealive 5 points6 points ago*

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He's made so many great movies that the mind can't hold them all at the same time. Just when you think you've got him down you remember he did Jaws. And when you remember Jaws you forget he did Munich. The guy is just ridiculous. From Jurassic Park on came probably the most insane string of output any director has ever achieved: Schindler's List, Amistad, Saving Private Ryan, A.I., Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can, Munich.

It all ended with Crystal Skull. Streaks gotta end.

[–]sliktuc 7 points8 points ago

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Jurassic Park was my favorite of his.

[–]troublef 4 points5 points ago*

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How does this not have more upvotes? Sure he seems like "the obvious choice", but that's because he makes (to some degree made) great films.

[–]palsh7 2 points3 points ago

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His great to only-decent ratio could be a lot better. But granted, he's made a large number of good films. The thing is, I wouldn't say he has much auteur in him. He knows how to make a good movie, but I've never once said about a film "This is so Spielberg," unless I just meant generic. I guess that's a skill in itself, to make good films without leaving your stamp on it, but as an artist rather than simply a team leader, I can't get excited about him.

[–]petelyons 16 points17 points ago

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Jim Jarmusch

[–]justhadtosaythis 2 points3 points ago

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I Scream-AH You Scream-AH We All Scream-AH For Ice Cream-AH!

[–]puzzledplatypus 13 points14 points ago

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Charles Chaplin

[–]GrimSophisticate 52 points53 points ago

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David Lynch

[–]sliktuc 6 points7 points ago

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Mulholland Drive.

[–]h1d3m3 2 points3 points ago*

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Eraserhead AND Inland Empire

[–]78fivealive 2 points3 points ago

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No other director has been as successful in making an adjective out of his name. Tarantino-esque... Spielbergian... nah. But when a movie is Lynchian you know what that means. The only other director to have created such a unique sense of film is Hitchcock.

[–]hivoltage815 2 points3 points ago

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I think Tarantino-esque works too.

But I still get your point.

[–]cotton_mouth 2 points3 points ago

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Can we get this higher??

[–]aaronisreal 84 points85 points ago

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Wes Anderson

[–]pipo9 11 points12 points ago

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I never understood why people didn't like the Life Aquatic.

[–]JayClay 6 points7 points ago

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"I wonder if it remembers me." :,|

[–]ruloaas 2 points3 points ago

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And everyone has one hand on him, showing support!

OMG yes, I remember I cried like a bitch.

[–]sliktuc 4 points5 points ago

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Me neither.

[–]MBSquared 2 points3 points ago*

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Great film. "Are you finding what you were looking for? Out here with me?"

It's such a uniquely strange film. It has both light and dark qualities, like beauty, adventure and comedy mixed in with a sense of emptiness, despair, self-loathing and loneliness, but also mismatch connection, like two puzzle pieces that don't fit together, but stick together anyhow.

[–]troublef 4 points5 points ago

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I worked at different video stores when Life Aquatic and then Darjeeling Limited came out... and everyone who returned both hated them. I guess they're just looking for Caddyshack or something with Bill Murray, but it blew my mind every day. People would look down on me when I would finally mention I absolutely loved both.

[–]hivoltage815 2 points3 points ago

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I am one of those that just doesn't get it. But I haven't tried to watch a Wes Anderson movie since Royal Tenenbaums when I was an angsty high schooler. Maybe I should give one of them a try.

[–]Sator 21 points22 points ago

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Roman Polanski

[–]deathmouse 24 points25 points ago

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Michel Gondry

[–]mrpink51089 3 points4 points ago

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Zucker Zucker and Abraham

[–]justhadtosaythis 13 points14 points ago

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Frank Capra

[–]winkyburger 11 points12 points ago

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Yasujirō Ozu

[–]deathmouse 20 points21 points ago

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Alfonso Cuaron

[–]Freewheelin 9 points10 points ago

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Jean-Pierre Melville

[–]puzzledplatypus 5 points6 points ago

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Howard Hawks

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Woody Allen

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Alexander Payne

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Alejandro Jodorowsky

[–]Swanknight 3 points4 points ago

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Charlie Kaufman

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Peter Jackson

[–]Freewheelin 12 points13 points ago

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Wong Kar Wai

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Sam Raimi

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Luc Besson

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Richard Linklater

[–]mjpanzer 20 points21 points ago

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François Truffaut

Somebody please kill me now.

245 comments in I nominate Penn, Peckinpah, and Antonioni. Three of arguably the greatest directors of the Hollywood Renaissance. It can't possibly get worse right? WRONG.

How can I be the first to mention Truffaut when Christopher Nolan is getting his dick sucked by 70 up-votes and JJ Abrams is having is asshole eaten out by 50 fanboys?

You know what? Fuck it. Don't go watch a Truffaut film. I must be crazy. BRB I am going to go watch Pirates 4 and try to masturbate to Jennifer Lopez's tits.

[–]justhadtosaythis 2 points3 points ago

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Relax man. Mainstream will always exist and there is nothing wrong with that (although it can suck sometimes). Just be happy with all the great movies you have had the pleasure to experience. That's what really matters in the end isn't it? :)

By the by, 400 Blows is such a heartbreaking movie. Great film.

NinjaEdit

[–]Saveyoself 12 points13 points ago

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John Waters

[–]hollywoodbob 11 points12 points ago

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John Hughes

ಠ_ಠ That this thread is 8 hours old and no one has said this.

[–]dichotomized 17 points18 points ago

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Michael Mann

[–]klti 2 points3 points ago

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Heat is still one of my all time favorites, Collateral was quite nice too.

[–]mrpink51089 6 points7 points ago

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Brian De Palma

[–]mjpanzer 12 points13 points ago

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Michelangelo Antonioni

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

I am the first to nominate Penn and Peckinpah while JJ fuckface has like 100 upvotes.

But nobody submits Michelangelo Antonioni!? HAS THE WORLD GONE FUCKING MAD!? DOES ANYONE IN THIS SUBREDDIT WATCH ANYTHING!?

Brb. I am Ctrl+ f Truffaut. God help me.

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You're surprised that the majority of r/movies hasn't seen L'avventura?

[–]Xebeche 10 points11 points ago

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John Huston

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Rainer Werner Fassbinder

[–]mrpink51089 5 points6 points ago

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Gus Van Sant

[–]joelsephy 11 points12 points ago

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Lars von Trier

[–]dragnalus 9 points10 points ago

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Michael Haneke

[–]Cleaver2000 2 points3 points ago

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Leni Riefenstahl

[–]rainman18 2 points3 points ago

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Apologies, didn't mean to insult, I was just pointing out that the way your claim read that you should find a team to join right away as not only could you fare well in the Tour but you'd probably win it... :)

[–]Alyeska2112 19 points20 points ago

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Guy Ritchie

[–]mjpanzer 14 points15 points ago*

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Sam Peckinpah

WHAT? Okay, I search for Arthur Penn, and get nobody so I submit.

BUT SAM FUCKING PECKINPAH!? You guys are nominating fucking JJ Abrams, Christopher Nolan, and Duncan Jones over SAM FUCKING PECKINPAH!?

I am sorry, but this is ridiculous.

Edit1: I should state that I posted Penn and Peckinpah after 230 comments and they got no love. Is there a subreddit for people who actually have seen films made before 1999?

This subreddit blows hard dick.

Edit2: Please don't let my rant keep you from up-voting Sam Fucking Peckinpah.

[–]rvdh74 3 points4 points ago

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Edit1: I should state that I posted Penn and Peckinpah after 230 comments and they got no love. Is there a subreddit for people who actually have seen films made before 1999?

And that is why IMDB sucks now. New movie getting a lot of buzz? Immediately hits top 250 and knocks out a classic film that earned it's way on there. Can't stand that site now.

[–]themanwhofelltoearth 6 points7 points ago

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Bong Joon-Ho

[–]justhadtosaythis 2 points3 points ago

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Memories of Murder is a masterpiece that even Hitchcock would've been proud to have made.

Doesn't hurt that it is based on real life events.

[–]themanwhofelltoearth 2 points3 points ago

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in my opinion, memories of murder may be the greatest police procedural i've ever seen. i rank it up there with movies like 'rashomon.'

[–]the_argus 6 points7 points ago

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Robert Altman

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John Cassavetes

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Spike Lee

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Mike Leigh

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Kevin Smith

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Takashi Miike

[–]cxs531 17 points18 points ago

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Robert Rodriguez

[–]cxs531 3 points4 points ago

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If only because he seems to be having as much fun as is possible in everything he does.

[–]BeesWithGuns 11 points12 points ago

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J.J. Abrams

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Emir Kusturica

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Stephen Chow

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Luis Buñuel

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Jean Renoir

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Ang Lee

[–]LemmyCation 3 points4 points ago

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Jacques Tati

[–]DaiFonz 6 points7 points ago

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Pedro Almodóvar

[–]spacevillain 6 points7 points ago

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Sofia Coppola

[–]sliktuc 7 points8 points ago

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Trey Parker

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Just Trey or Trey & Matt?

[–]mjpanzer 5 points6 points ago

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Arthur Penn

Really? 235 comments and Penn isn't even mentioned?

Ever heard of Bonnie and Clyde, Little Big Man, or Alice's Restaurant?

[–]mrpink51089 6 points7 points ago

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David Mamet

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Robert Zemeckis

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Judd Apatow

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Tim Burton

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William Friedkin

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Zhang Yimou

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Johnny To

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Howard Hughes

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GEORGE A ROMERO

He's not really my favorite, but noone else has mentioned him and I love the Night/Dawn/Day movies.