Hollywood's 20 Greatest Directors

Here is my list of the 20 greatest directors currently in Hollywood. Their name and their best two film are listed below.

1. Steven Spielberg

Saving Private Ryan (1998), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

2. Francis Ford Coppola

The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974)

3. Milos Foreman

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Amadeus (1984)

4. George Lucas

Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

5. Jonathan Demme

The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Philadelphia (1993)

6. Oliver Stone

Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

7. Richard Attenborough

Chaplin (1992), Gandhi (1982)

8. Sydney Pollack

Tootsie (1982), Sabrina (1995)

9. John Madden

Shakespeare in Love (1998), Mrs. Brown (1997)

10. James L. Brooks

As Good As It Gets (1997), Terms of Endearment (1983)

11. Martin Scorsese

Raging Bull (1980), Taxi Driver (1976)

12. Ron Howard

Apollo 13 (1995), Backdraft (1991)

13. Quintin Tarantino

Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997)

14. Barry Sonnenfeld

Get Shorty (1995), Men in Black (1997)

15. Robert Redford

Quiz Show (1994), Ordinary People (1980)

16. Woody Allen

Annie Hall (1977), Mighty Aphrodite (1994)

17. Rob Reiner

The Princess Bride (1987), The American President (1995)

18. James Cameron

Titanic (1997), Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

19. Norman Jewison

Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Moonstruck (1987)

20. Warren Beatty

Reds (1981), Dick Tracy (1990)

Should I add a director to my list, e-mail me at [email protected].

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