Top-10 Directors Working Today.

[4815162342]

The way I set it up, the director must have made at least 3 films that I have seen from 2000 onward and can only be judged on the films made from 2000 onward. So James Cameron is inelgible because he's made only 1 film since 1997. PTA for me is ineligible since I only have seen one of his post-2000 films so far. You get the idea.So based on how I grade the films the directors have made, this is my current top 3:1. Ben Affleck (Result of 3 Films): 9.467/102. Jason Reitman (Result of 4 Films): 9.350/103. Paul Greengrass (Result of 3 Films): 9.333/10

[lilmac]

I think Phil Lord and Chris Miller are flying under the radar right now but will be big names after 2014.   I enjoyed their first two directorial efforts.

 

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was a movie that I surprisingly enjoyed and 21 Jump Street was entertaining as well not to mention made alot of $$.  Their next film, Lego: Piece of Resistance I think will be a hit for the younger generation and the older nostalgic generation.  They obviously have range so I'm hoping they get a chance to make a big budget picture after Lego.

 

Keep an eye out on these guys....just watch.

[Squaremaster316]

1. Christopher Nolan

2. Paul Thomas Anderson

3. Coens

4. David Fincher

5. Martin Scorsese

6. Darren Aronofsky

7. Steven Spielberg

8. Quentin Tarantino

9. Steven Soderbergh

10. Brad Bird

[Travod]

David Fincher snatches all their wigs. 

[dashrendar44]

1 - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

2 - William Friedkin

3 - Bong Joon-ho

4 - Bela Tarr

5 - Brillante Mendoza

6 - Ron Fricke

7 - Marco Bellochio

8 - Asghar Farhadi

9 - Bruno Dumont

10- Koji Kawano

 

 

[Michael Gary Scott]

1.QT2.Nolan3.Abrams

[Gopher]

Fincher and Nolan wouldn't make my list, even though they've each made two masterpieces. They apply the same look and tone to all of their projects, and their success rate is more mixed than, say, Soderbergh's or Spielberg's, who are in a similar position. 

 

1. Joel and Ethan Coen  

2. Paul Thomas Anderson 

3. Quentin Tarantino 

4. Steven Spielberg 

5. Martin Scorsese 

6. Darren Aronofsky 

7. Steven Soderbergh 

8. Ang Lee 

9. Michael Haneke 

10. Michael Mann 

 

The order is somewhat arbitrary, cause they're all brilliant. 

 

Also, who the hell voted for J.J Abrams?

Edited February 17, 2013 by Gopher

[Michael Gary Scott]

Fincher and Nolan wouldn't make my list, even though they've each made two masterpieces. They apply the same look and tone to all of their projects, and their success rate is more mixed than, say, Soderbergh's or Spielberg's, who are in a similar position. 1. Joel and Ethan Coen 2. Paul Thomas Anderson 3. Quentin Tarantino 4. Steven Spielberg 5. Martin Scorsese 6. Darren Aronofsky 7. Steven Soderbergh 8. Ang Lee 9. Michael Haneke 10. Michael Mann The order is somewhat arbitrary, cause they're all brilliant. Also, who the hell voted for J.J Abrams?

Whats wrong with abrams?

[Gopher]

He's made three movies and all of them suffered because of their scripts. 

Edited February 17, 2013 by Gopher

[Michael Gary Scott]

I like abrams i dont think he ever win an oscar but he makes fun entertaining movies.

[Gopher]

I'd agree. Hardly means 'best director working today', though.

[Michael Gary Scott]

I voted for Tarrantino

[Gopher]

I was asking about the two people who did. 

 

The fact that most have voted for Chris Nolan doesn't make me terribly comfortable either...

[The Stingray]

Imo

 

1. Fincher

2. QT (close second)

3. Aronofsky

[drgenius90]

1. Christopher Nolan

2.Martin Scorsese 

3.Quentin Tarantino + roman polanski

4. David Fincher

5. Paul Thomas Anderson

6. peter jackson

7. Steven Spielberg

8. tim burton 

9.ridley scott

10. james cameron+ sam mendes

[fishstick]

When he`s working = JC

 

When he isn`t = QT

[Ozymandias]

Quentin Tarantino and Ben Affleck are the most consistent for sure.  Never thought in a million years Ben Affleck would become one of the best just 5 years ago.  Gone Baby Gone, The Town, and Argo are all masterpieces.

[The Futurist]

1. James Cameron

2. Quentin Tarantino

3. Christopher Nolan

4. David Fincher

5. Michael Bay

6. Brad Stanton or maybe it is Andrew Bird

7. That Steven guy, he s ok. Without Lincoln, he would be a bit higher

8. Guillermo Del Toro

9. The Wachoski Siblings

10. Martin Scorcese

 

11. Sam Mendes

12 Michael Mann

 

Fall out from grace : PTA, Peter Jackson, Ridley Scott whose last films ranked from meh to horrendous.

 

Up and comming

 

David O.Russell

Ben Affleck

Joe Carnahan

Joss Whedon

Matthew Vaughn

JJ Abrams

[Kvikk Lunsj]

1. P.T. Anderson

2. Terrance Malick 

3. Quentin Tarantino

4. Coen Brothers

5.Christopher Nolan

6. Martin Scorsese

7. Ang Lee

 

 

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10,

[lilmac]

Spielberg

Nolan

Tarantino

Scorsese

Cameron

Coen Brothers

J.J. Abrams

Brad Bird

Shyamalan

Bigelow