Famous Living Directors of American Cinema and Their Truly Great Films (According to Me)
If you are a cinema lover and enjoy watching film I have made you a great list of movies you should watch before you die.
Martin Scorsese
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Shutter Island
- The Departed
- Goodfellas
- Taxi Driver
- Casino
- Gangs of New York
- The Irishman
- The Aviator
- Raging Bull
- Hugo
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- The King of Comedy
- After Hours
- The Last Temptation of Christ
Francis Ford Coppola
- The Godfather
- The Godfather Part II
- Apocalypse Now
- The Godfather Part III
- The Conversation
Steven Spielberg
- Saving Private Ryan
- Schindler's List
- Catch Me If You Can
- Jurassic Park
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Jaws
- Minority Report
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Bridge of Spies
- Munich
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Empire of the Sun
- The Fabelmans
- The Color Purple
- Duel
Brian De Palma
- Scarface
- The Untouchables
- Carlito’s Way
George Lucas
- Star Wars
- Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
David Lynch
- Mulholland Drive
- The Elephant Man
- Blue Velvet
- Lost Highway
- The Straight Story
Michael Mann
- Heat
- Collateral
- The Last of the Mohicans
- The Insider
Quentin Tarantino
- Pulp Fiction
- Django Unchained
- Inglourious Basterds
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1
- Reservoir Dogs
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2
- The Hateful Eight
- Jackie Brown
Woody Allen
- Midnight in Paris
- Annie Hall
- Match Point
- Manhattan
- Hannah and Her Sisters
- Crimes and Misdemeanors
- The Purple Rose of Cairo
- Zelig
- Sleeper
- Husbands and Wives
Christopher Nolan
- The Dark Knight
- Inception
- Interstellar
- The Dark Knight Rises
- Batman Begins
- The Prestige
- Memento
- Oppenheimer
- Dunkirk
David Cronenberg
- Eastern Promises
- The Fly
Tim Burton
- Edward Scissorhands
- Big Fish
- Batman
- Beetlejuice
- Ed Wood
Robert Zemeckis
- Forrest Gump
- Back to the Future
- Cast Away
- Back to the Future Part II
- Contact
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Roman Polanski
- The Pianist
- Chinatown
- Rosemary’s Baby
- Repulsion
- The Tenant
Clint Eastwood
- Gran Torino
- Million Dollar Baby
- Mystic River
- Unforgiven
- Changeling
- Letters from Iwo Jima
- Richard Jewell
- The Bridges of Madison County
- A Perfect World
- Outlaw Josey Wales
Terrence Malick
- The Thin Red Line
- Badlands
- Days of Heaven
Steven Soderbergh
- Ocean’s Eleven
- Erin Brockovich
- Traffic
Denis Villeneuve
- Dune
- Prisoners
- Arrival
- Blade Runner 2049
- Dune: Part Two
- Sicario
- Incendies
P.S David Lynch died recently but I have included him in the list.
From this great list I've seen a few but I'm still missing and the director of my preference is Francis Ford Coppola, although you forgot to add Stanley Kubrick.
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He is not alive that's why he is not in that list.
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Of course this is a personal list, and I'm not presuming to edit or correct your selections. I would add one lesser-known filmmaker, and I'm sure you've seen some of his films: Paul Thomas Anderson
The most stunning movie (of his) that comes to mind is There Will Be Blood. Other memorable Anderson films: Boogie Nights, and The Master. He manages to attract topnotch talent and elicit extraordinary performances from them.
So many favorites on your list.