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1	Steven Spielberg	3.5159	30	1950s - 1 1960s - 3 1970s - 3 1980s - 7 1990s - 7 2000s - 9	1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 2. Jaws (1975) 3. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 4. Saving Private Ryan (1998) See all Steven Spielberg movie rankings
2	Alfred Hitchcock	3.4691	53	1920s - 11 1930s - 13 1940s - 11 1950s - 11 1960s - 5 1970s - 2	1. Rear Window (1954) 2. Psycho (1960) 3. Vertigo (1958) 4. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) See all Alfred Hitchcock movie rankings
3	Woody Allen	3.4392	38	1960s - 1 1970s - 6 1980s - 8 1990s - 10 2000s - 13	1. Annie Hall (1977) 2. Manhattan (1979) 3. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) 4. Radio Days (1987) See all Woody Allen movie rankings
4	Martin Scorsese	3.4013	30	1950s - 1 1960s - 1 1970s - 8 1980s - 5 1990s - 7 2000s - 8	1. Taxi Driver (1976) 2. Goodfellas (1990) 3. Raging Bull (1980) 4. Departed, The (2006) See all Martin Scorsese movie rankings
5	Peter Jackson	3.3765	11	1970s - 1 1980s - 2 1990s - 3 2000s - 5	1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, (2001) 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) 4. King Kong (2005) See all Peter Jackson movie rankings
6	Stanley Kubrick	3.3548	14	1950s - 6 1960s - 4 1970s - 1 1980s - 2 1990s - 1	1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 3. Paths of Glory (1958) 4. Spartacus (1960) See all Stanley Kubrick movie rankings
7	Quentin Tarantino	3.3041	7	1990s - 3 2000s - 4	1. Pulp Fiction (1994) 2. Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) 3. Reservoir Dogs (1992) 4. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) See all Quentin Tarantino movie rankings
8	John Lounsbery	3.2356	45	1930s - 4 1940s - 22 1950s - 7 1960s - 6 1970s - 6	1. Lady and the Tramp (1955) 2. Mary Poppins (1964) 3. Dumbo (1941) 4. Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The (1977) See all John Lounsbery movie rankings
9	Francis Ford Coppola	3.2354	15	1960s - 2 1970s - 5 1980s - 4 1990s - 2 2000s - 2	1. Godfather, The (1972) 2. Godfather: Part II, The (1974) 3. Conversation, The (1974) 4. Apocalypse Now (1979) See all Francis Ford Coppola movie rankings
10	Joel Coen	3.2351	14	1980s - 2 1990s - 5 2000s - 7	1. No Country for Old Men (2007) 2. Serious Man, A (2009) 3. Fargo (1996) 4. Barton Fink (1991) See all Joel Coen movie rankings

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