Thanks to whoever picked up Reiner and went with CARL…He directed several really good films, and (for my money) three comic masterpieces: Where’s Poppa; The Jerk: The Man with Two Brains.
Spielberg – Hook
Mann – Heat
Gilliam – Brazil
Fincher – Zodiac
Scorsese – The Last Temptation of Christ
Coppola – Godfather Part II
De Palma – Carrie (did he direct anything else that was good?)
Tarantino – Resevoir Dogs
Coens – Blood Simple
P.T.Anderson – Boogie Nights
Demme – Silence of the Lambs
Cassavetes – Women Under the Influence
Reiner – Stand By Me
Penny Marshall – Riding In Cars With Boys
Eastwood – Changeling ( i know thats bold)
Cameron – Aliens
Wes Anderson – The Life Aquatic
Jarmusch – Coffee and Cigarettes ?
Bay – HAHA NONE
D.G. Green – Does he even deserve to be here? George Washington
Huston – Maltese Falcon
Ivan Reitman – Kindergarten Cop LOL
Lumet – The Verdict
Burton – None
Spielberg – E.T.
Mann – Miami Vice
Fincher – Zodiac
Scorsese – After Hours
Coppola – The Conversation
Tarantino – Jackie Brown
Coens – The Big Lebowski
P.T.Anderson – Magnolia
Cassavetes – Faces
Eastwood – Letters From Iwo Jima
Cameron – Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Wes Anderson – The Royal Tenenbaums
Jarmusch – Stranger Than Paradise
Bay – The Rock
D.G. Green – All The Real Girls
Huston – Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan
Mann – Heat
Scorsese – Goodfellas
Coppola – The Godfather
De Palma – Carrie
Tarantino – Pulp Fiction
Coens – No Country for Old Men
P.T.Anderson – There Will Be Blood
Demme – The Silence of the Lambs
Reiner – Misery
Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby
Cameron – Terminator 2
Huston – The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Lumet – Dog Day Afternoon
Not fair that only Rumplesink’s get the bump. :)
Spielberg – E.T.
Mann – PASS
Gilliam – PASS
Fincher – Zodiac
Scorsese – Taxi Driver
Coppola – The Conversation
De Palma – Casualties of War
Tarantino – Jackie Brown
Coens – No Country for Old Men
P.T.Anderson – Magnolia
Demme – The Silence of the Lambs
Cassavetes – A Woman Under the Influence
Reiner – PASS
Penny Marshall – PASS
Eastwood – A Perfect World
Cameron – Say Anything
Wes Anderson – Aren’t they all pretty much the same? The Royal Tenenbaums
Jarmusch – Stranger Than Paradise
Bay – PASS
D.G. Green – All the Real Girls
Huston – The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Ivan Reitman – PASS
Lumet – 12 Angry Men
Burton – Batman Returns
Spielberg – JAWS
Mann – THE INSIDER
Gilliam – BRAZIL
Fincher – FIGHT CLUB
Scorsese – TAXI DRIVER
Coppola – THE GODFATHER 2
De Palma – THE UNTOUCHABLES
Tarantino – PULP FICTION
Coens – NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
P.T.Anderson – THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Demme – THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Cassavetes – OPENING NIGHT
Reiner – THIS IS SPINAL TAP
Penny Marshall – BIG
Eastwood – TRUE CRIME
Cameron – ALIENS
Wes Anderson – RUSHMORE
Jarmusch – DOWN BY LAW
Bay – THE ISLAND
D.G. Green –
Huston – THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE
Ivan Reitman – NONE
Lumet – 12 ANGRY MEN
Burton – BEETLEJUICE
Nathan – That would be James Cameron, not Cameron Crowe. hahaha
I wonder what Say Anything would’ve been like had James Cameron directed it…
Spielberg – A.I.
Mann – The Jericho Mile
Gilliam – Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Fincher – Alien 3
Scorsese – Life Lessons
Coppola – The Conversation
De Palma – Blow Out
Tarantino – Kill Bill vol 1
Coens – Blood Simple
P.T.Anderson – There Will Be Blood
Demme – Swing Shift
Cassavetes – The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Reiner – Rob When Harry Met Sally / Carl Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
Penny Marshall – Big
Eastwood – The Bridges of Madison County
Cameron – The Abyss
Wes Anderson – The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Jarmusch – Broken Flowers
Bay – The Rock
D.G. Green – Pineapple Express
Huston – Moby Dick
Ivan Reitman – Stripes
Lumet – Serpico
Burton – Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
Take those choices for what they’re worth since I’m not really a fan of most of these guys, although that isn’t an anti-Hollywood thing, it’s just these directors I don’t like.
Spielberg – Jaws
Mann – The Insider
Gilliam – Brazil
Fincher – Fight Club
Scorsese – The King of Comedy
Coppola – Apocalypse Now
De Palma – I dunno. Maybe Casualties of War, but I’m second-guessing myself there. Blugh.
Tarantino – Kill Bill Vol. 1
Coens – O Brother, Where Art Thou?
P.T.Anderson – There Will Be Blood
Demme – Stop Making Sense
Reiner – This Is Spinal Tap
Penny Marshall – Big. C’mon.
Eastwood – The Outlaw Josey Wales
Cameron – Aliens
Wes Anderson – The Royal Tenenbaums
Bay – Bad Boys
D.G. Green – Eastbound & Down
Huston – Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Ivan Reitman – Ghostbusters
Lumet – Dog Day Afternoon
Burton – Beetlejuice
Spielberg – Catch Me if You Can
Mann – Heat
Gilliam – Brazil
Fincher – Zodiac
Scorsese – The King of Comedy (Goodfellas, Taxi Driver) Like Eastwood not so cut and dry.
Coppola – The Godfather I & II (I count them as one long film)
De Palma – Carrie
Tarantino – I have not seen any of his films.
Coens – Fargo
P.T.Anderson – There Will Be Blood
Demme – Melvin & Howard
Cassavetes – A Woman Under the Influence
Reiner – Where’s Poppa? (I’m pretending you mean’t Carl)
Penny Marshall – A League of their Own (I guess) She really has not made a strong impression on me.
Eastwood – Too many…but I have a fondness for Bronco Billy
Cameron – nada
Wes Anderson – Bottle Rocket
Jarmusch – Stranger than Paradise
Bay – Nothing, his work does not appeal to me.
D.G. Green –
Huston – Too many to decide, Maltese Falcon
Ivan Reitman – Dave (It is the only one of his films I find re-watchable.)
Lumet – Network
Burton – Ed Wood
I added a couple names that are very Hollywood and should be included.
Pollack – Tootsie ( I added Sydney, he was a good director and made some wonderful crowd pleasers)
Howard – Frost/Nixon
Shoot, I need to take my time with these lists. Ok, James Cameron – The Abyss.
“Tarantino – I have not seen any of his films.”
God Bless you, Brad! lol
I completely blanked on Ed Wood. Changing my Burton one to that. And none of you can stop me.
Am i the only one here that thinks The Last Temptation of Christ is a poor film? I am a Scorsese fan but that film is at the bottom of his works.
Spielberg – Raiders of the Lost Ark
Mann – Heat
Gilliam – Brazil
Fincher – Seven
Scorsese – After Hours
Coppola – Rumble Fish
De Palma – Sisters
Tarantino – Jackie Brown
Coens – Blood Simple
P.T.Anderson – Let There Be Blood
Demme – Rachel Getting Married
Cassavetes – Faces
Reiner – (rob) This is Spinal Tap
Penny Marshall – PASS
Eastwood – Absolute Power
Cameron – Terminator
Wes Anderson – Rushmore
Jarmusch – Mystery Train
Bay – the island
D.G. Green – PASS
Huston – Night of the Iguana
Ivan Reitman – PASS
Lumet – 12 angry men
Burton – edward scissorhands
Spielberg – Schindler’s List
Mann – Heat
Gilliam – Brazil
Fincher – Se7en
Scorsese – Raging Bull
Coppola – Apocalypse Now
De Palma – Scarface
Tarantino – Kill Bill
Coens – Fargo
P.T.Anderson – There Will Be Blood
Demme – Silence Of The Lambs
Cassavetes –
Reiner –
Penny Marshall –
Eastwood – Mystic River
Cameron – T2
Wes Anderson –
Jarmusch – Broken Flowers
Bay – The Rock
D.G. Green –
Huston –
Ivan Reitman – Ghostbusters
Lumet – Dog Day Afternoon
Burton – Sweene Todd
Spielberg – Minority Report
Mann – Insider
Gilliam – 12 Monkeys
Fincher – The Prestige
Scorsese – Taxi Driver
Coppola – Godfather 1
De Palma – Carrie
Tarantino – Pulp Fiction
Coens – Fargo
P.T.Anderson – Boogie Nights
Demme – Rachel Getting Married
Cassavetes – Women Under the Influence
Reiner –
Penny Marshall – Big
Eastwood – Unforgiven
Cameron – T2
Wes Anderson – Royal Tenenebaums
Jarmusch – Dead Man
Bay – Rock
D.G. Green – Pineapple Express
Huston – Maltese Falcon
Ivan Reitman – Ghostbusters
Lumet – Dog Day Afternoon
Burton – Beetlejuice
It’s interesting how every single one of Jarmusch’s films have been mentioned in this thread (excepts The Limits of Control and Year of the House but the former has just been released and the later isn’t much of a film anyway, so those are acceptable. Is Permanent Vacation counted? Those at Cannes considered Stranger Than Paradise to be his debut film.).
I am going to just draw the conclusion that Jim Jarmusch consistently makes great films.
Spielberg – “Muncih”
Mann – “Collateral”
Gilliam – “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen”
Fincher – “Zodiac”
Scorsese – “Raging Bull”
Coppola – “Apocalypse Now”
De Palma – “The Untouchables”
Tarantino – “Pulp Fiction”
Coens – “No Country for Old Men”
P.T.Anderson – “Magnolia”
Cassavetes – “faces”
Eastwood – "Letters from Iwo Jima:
Cameron – “Terminator 2”
Wes Anderson – “The Darjeeling Limited”
Bay – “The Rock”
D.G. Green – “Pineapple Express”
Lumet – “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”
Burton – “Edward Scissorhands”
ryan – are you serious with your pics from spielberg, mann, and eastwood?
i mean in my opinion, i definitely think these are not their best, but how can you not be turned off by the scene at the end of munich where eric bana climaxes while thinking about the killing of all the jews in the helicopter?
seriously?
Spielberg – The Color Purple
Mann – (none)
Gilliam – (none)
Fincher – Fight Club
Scorsese – Taxi Driver
Coppola – Apocalypse Now
De Palma – Carrie
Tarantino – Kill Bill
Coens – The Ladykillers
P.T.Anderson – Magnolia
Demme – (none)
Cassavetes – Minnie & Moskowitz
Reiner – Sleepless in Seattle
Penny Marshall – (You could have chosen more interesting female directors)
Eastwood – Mystic River
Cameron – Titanic
Wes Anderson – The Darjeeling Limited
Jarmusch – (I despise this man’s work)
Bay – (I really despise this man’s work)
D.G. Green – (who?)
Huston – (none)
Ivan Reitman – (completely irrelevant)
Lumet – Network
Burton – Edward Scissorhands
Spielberg – Munich
Mann – (none)
Gilliam – The Fisher King
Fincher – Zodiac
Scorcese – Taxi Driver
Coppola – The Godfather Part I & II
DePalma – Casualties of War
Tarantino – (none)
Coens – No Country for Old Men
P.T. Anderson – (none)
Demme – Melvin and Howard
Reiner – This is Spinal Tap
Marshall – Big
Eastwood – Unforgiven
Cameron – (none)
Anderson – (none)
Jarmusch – (none)
Bay – The Island
D.G. Green – ?
Huston – The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
I.Reitman – (none)
Lumet – A Long Days Journey into Night
Burton – Ed Wood
Spielberg – Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Mann – Heat
Gilliam – Brazil or 12 Monkeys
Fincher – SE7EN
Scorsese – Taxi Driver, though something in me wants to say After Hours.
Coppola – The Conversation
De Palma – The Untouchables?
Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
Coens – Fargo or Lebowski
P.T.Anderson – Punch Drunk Love or TWBB
Demme – Silence of the Lambs
Cassavetes – Shadows
Reiner – This Is Spinal Tap
Penny Marshall – Why is she here? I guess Big, haha.
Eastwood – Mystic River
Cameron – Terminator 2
Wes Anderson – Rushmore or Bottle Rocket
Jarmusch – Dead Man
Bay – The Rock, if I havta.
D.G. Green – ?
Huston – Fat City
Ivan Reitman – Ghostbusters
Lumet – Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead or Dog Day Afternoon
Burton -
Spielberg – WOWZERS its very hard but I am gonna say Catch Me If you Can; Munich and Saving Private Ryan i wanna include Hook,Jaws, and Close Encounters.
Mann – Heat then Manhunter
Gilliam – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Tideland
Fincher – Seven and Fight Club
Scorsese – Casino
Coppola – Apocalypse Now
De Palma – Dressed to Kill
Tarantino – Kill BILL
Coens – The Big Lewbowksi
P.T.Anderson – gosh i love everything hes done! Boogie Nights
Demme – now ted demme best is Monument Ave. Jon’s best is Silence of the Lambs
Cassavetes – VERY HARD — A woman under the influence
Reiner – The Jerk and other Reiner’s best is This is Spianl Tap
Penny Marshall – A League of their Own — easily her best
Eastwood – Unforgiven
Cameron – Terminator 1
Wes Anderson – The Life Aqautic With Steve Zissou
Jarmusch – Ghost Dog way of the Samurai
Bay – The Rock and Bad Boys II
D.G. Green – George Washigton
Huston – Treasure of Sierre Madre
Ivan Reitman – Meatballs
Lumet – Prince of the City followed by Fugitive Kind
Burton – Beatlejuice and Ed Wood
Spielberg -Jaws
Mann -Last of the Mohicans
Gilliam –Time Bandits
Fincher –
Scorsese -Goodfellas
Coppola -Godfather II
De Palma -Scarface
Tarantino -Reservoir Dogs
Coens – No Country for Old Men
P.T.Anderson -Magnolia
Demme –Something Wild
Cassavetes – Minnie and Moscowitz
Reiner – This is Spinal Tap
Penny Marshall – Awakenings
Eastwood –
Cameron -Terminator
Wes Anderson – The Royal Tennebaums
Jarmusch – Stranger Than Paradise
Bay –
D.G. Green –
Huston – The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Ivan Reitman -Groundhog Day
Lumet – Prince of the City
Burton -Beetejuice
n/a=no good films
Spielberg – A.I.
Mann – Heat
Gilliam – Monty Python
Fincher – Zodiac
Scorsese – Casino
Coppola – Godfather 2
De Palma – Carrie
Tarantino – Jackie Brown
Coens – Miller’s Crossing
P.T.Anderson – Punch-Drunk Love
Demme – Something Wild
Cassavetes – Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Reiner – n/a
Penny Marshall – n/a
Eastwood – The Outlaw Josey Wales
Cameron – Terminator
Wes Anderson – n/a
Jarmusch – Dead Man
Bay – n/a
D.G. Green – n/a
Huston – Under the Volcano
Ivan Reitman – Ghostbusters
Lumet – Running on Empty
Burton – Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Spielberg – E.T.
Mann – Heat
Gilliam – Brazil
Fincher – Se7en
Scorsese – Goodfellas/Taxi Driver
Coppola – Godfather 2
Tarantino – Pulp Fiction
Coens – Fargo
P.T.Anderson – There Will Be Blood
Demme – Silence of the Lambs
Reiner – Princess Bride
Cameron – T2
Wes Anderson – Royal Tenenbaums
Jarmusch – Down by Law/Coffee and Cigarettes
D.G. Green – George Washington
Huston – Wise Blood
Ivan Reitman – Stripes
Burton – Edward Scissorhands
Cassavettes, Hollywood? Wes Anderson (Bottle Rocket & Rushmore were very independent movies)? Glups…… JARMUSCH?! My list is a bit ironic, since many of this directos have worked with low budgets and zero promotion and I choose the best of those movies that were on cinemas everywhere.
Spielberg – 1941
Mann – Collateral
Gilliam – 12 monkeys
Fincher – Zodiac
Scorsese – Goodfellas
Coppola – The Conversation
De Palma – Obsession
Tarantino – Jackie Brown
Coens – The Hudsucker Proxy
P.T.Anderson – Magnolia
Demme – Crazy Mama (or Neil Young: Heart of Gold)
Cassavetes – A woman under influence
Reiner – This is spinal tap
Penny Marshall – Big
Eastwood – Bird
Cameron – True Lies (could be some moments of Aliens and even Titanic)
Wes Anderson – The Royal Tenenbaums
Jarmusch – Broken Flowers
Bay – The Rock
D.G. Green – Pineapple Express
Huston – Dubliners
Ivan Reitman – Ghostbusters
Lumet – Network
Burton – Mars Attacks!
Samantha
@Harry Long What I meant was that he has too many hits in my mind. I love Spielberg. It was hard to narrow my favorites down. I could give a shit about your or the public’s opinion, tbqh. I was merely making a list of what I like.