10 Greatest Directoral Achivements Of Each Decade

[notchreturns]

I'll just cut it down to one per year...

2000s: Quentin Tarantino - Kill Bill
1990s: PT Anderson - Magnolia
1980s: Spike Lee - Do The Right Thing
1970s: Martin Scorsese - Taxi Driver
1960s: Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyssey
1950s: Alfred Hitchcock - Rear Window
1940s: Carol Reed - The Third Man
1930s: Charlie Chaplin - City Lights

[ColinM]

I'm just going to do one per decade...

2000s (so far): Baz Luhrmann - Moulin Rouge
1990s: Steven Spielberg - Schindler's List
1980s: Martin Scorsese - Raging Bull
1970s: Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather
1960s: Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyessey (from what I've seen)
1950s: Alfred Hitchcock - Rear Window
1940s: Orson Welles - Citizen Kane
1930s: Victor Fleming - The Wizard & Oz and Gone with the Wind (ALL IN THE SAME YEAR)
1920s: F.W. Murnau - Nosferatu

[Scarface98.9]

2000's: Black Hawk Down (Ridley Scott)/Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson) (tie)
1990's: Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg)
1980's: Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese)
1970's: Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola)
1960's: Dr Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick)
1950's: On the Waterfront (Elia Kazaan)
1940's: Citizen Kane (Orson Welles

[pennywise46]

1990's:
Pulp Fiction-Quentin Tarantino
Fight Club-David Fincher
Forrest Gump-Robert Zemeckis
Goodfellas-Martin Scorsese
Shindler's List-Steven Spielberg
Requiem for a Dream-Darren Aranofski

1980's:
Raging Bull-Martin Scorsese
Ran-Akira Kurosawa
Platoon-Oliver Stone

1970's:
Apocalypse Now-Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather Part 1 and 2-Francis Ford Coppola
A Clockwork Orange-Stanley Kubrick
Taxi Driver-Martin Scorsese
The Deer Hunter-Micheal Cimino

1960's:
2001: A Space Odyssey-Stanley Kubrick
Spartacus-Stanley Kubrick
La Dolce Vita-Federico Fellini
8 1/2-Federico Fellini
Lawrence of Arabia-David Lean
Psycho-Alfred Hitchcock
Yojimbo-Akira Kurosawa

1950's:
Seven Samurai-Akira Kurosawa
Rashomon-Akira Kurosawa
On the Waterfront-Elia Kazan
A Streetcar Named Desire-Elia Kazan
The Seventh Seal-Ingmar Bergman
La Strada-Federico Fellini
Vertigo-Alfred Hitchcock

Not 10, but that should do it.

[zeppelin]

I'm just going to stick to 5:

2000's (so far)
1. Roman Polanski, THE PIANIST
2. Phillip Noyce, THE QUIET AMERICAN
3. Todd Haynes, FAR FROM HEAVEN
4. Darren Aronofsky, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
5. Ang Lee, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON

1990's
1. Steven Spielberg, SCHINDLER'S LIST
2. Martin Scorsese, GOODFELLAS
3. Terrence Malick, THE THIN RED LINE
4. Quentin Tarantino, PULP FICTION
5. Jonathan Demme, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

1980's
1. Martin Scorsese, RAGING BULL
2. Akira Kurosawa, RAN
3. Milos Forman, AMADEUS
4. Wolfgang Petersen, DAS BOOT
5. Spike Lee, DO THE RIGHT THING

1970's
1. Stanley Kubrick, BARRY LYNDON
2. Stanley Kubrick, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
3. Francis Ford Coppola, THE GODFATHER
4. Roman Polanski, CHINATOWN
5. Francis Ford Coppola, APOCALYPSE NOW

1960's
1. Stanley Kubrick, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
2. David Lean, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
3. Federico Fellini, 8 1/2
4. Alfred Hitchcock, PSYCHO
5. Akira Kurosawa, YOJIMBO

1950's
1. Akira Kurosawa, SEVEN SAMURAI
2. Alfred Hitchcock, VERTIGO
3. Ingmar Bergman, THE SEVENTH SEAL
4. Akira Kurosawa, RASHOMON
5. Elia Kazan, ON THE WATERFRONT

1940's
1. Orson Welles, CITIZEN KANE
2. Carol Reed, THE THIRD MAN
3. Billy Wilder, DOUBLE INDEMNITY
4. John Huston, THE MALTESE FALCON
5. Michael Curtiz, CASABLANCA

[Antonio]

1930's: Frank Capra for IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
1940's: Billy Wilder for DOUBLE INDEMNITY
1950's: Elia Kazan for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
1960's: Alfred Hitchcock for PSYCHO
1970's: Francis Ford Coppola for THE GODFATHER
1980's: Sydney Pollack for TOOTSIE
1990's: Quentin Tarantino for PULP FICTION
Millennium: Quentin Tarantino for KILL BILL: VOLUME ONE

[ilovemovies]

2000's:
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Two Towers
Cameron Crowe, Almost Famous
Martin Scorsese, Gangs of New York
Rob Marshall, Chicago
Baz Lurhman, Moulin Rouge

1990's:
Steven Speilberg, Schindler's List
Oliver Stone, JFK
Spike Lee, Malcolm X
Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven
James Cameron, Titanic
Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction
Martin Scorsese, Goodfellas

1980's:
Edward Zwick, Glory
Oliver Stone, Platoon
Steven Speilberg, Raiders of the Lost Ark
Brian De Palma, The Untouchables
Spike Lee, Do the Right Thing

1970's:
George Lucas, Star Wars
Steven Spielberg, Jaws
Frances Ford Coppola, The Godfather Parts I & II

1960's: Alfred Hitchcock, Psycho
1950's: Nicholas Ray, Rebel Without a Cause
1940's:
Orsen Welles, Citizen Kane
Michael Curtiz, Casablanca

1930's:
Victor Fleming, The Wizard of Oz

[QUENTIN]

2000s: Martin Scorsese -Gangs of New York
1990s: Quentin Tarantino -Pulp Fiction
1980s: Martin Scorsese -Raging Bull
1970s: Francis Ford Coppola -Apocalypse Now
1960s: Stanley Kubrick -2001: A Space Odyssey
1950s: Akira Kurosawa -Rashomon
1940s: Carol Reed -The Third Man/Orson Welles -Citizen Kane
1930s: Jean Renoir -La Grande Illusion
1920s: Erich Von Stroheim -Greed
1910s: D.W. Grifith -Intolerance
1900s: Georges Meleis -A Trip To The Moon

[Lazy Boy]

2000s: David Lynch, Mulholland Drive
1990s: Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction
1980s: Martin Scorsese, Raging Bull
1970s: Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather
1960s: Stanley Kubrick, 2001: A Space Odyssey
1950s: Elia Kazan, A Streetcar Named Desire
1940s: Orson Welles, Citizen Kane
1930s: Victor Fleming, The Wizard of Oz
1920s: Sergei Eisenstein, Battleship Potemkin

[sarah1980]

2000-A Beautiful Mind Rod Howard
1990-Schindler's List Steven Spielberg
1980-Wolfgang Petersen-The Neverending Story
1970-A Clockwork Orange-Stanley Kubrick
1960-Psycho Alfred Hitchcock
1950-North By Northwest Alfred Hitchcock
1940-The Maltese Falcon John Hustin

[docholiday_13]

I'm just going to do the 90's.

Scorsese - Goodfellas
Tarantino - Pulp Fiction
Fincher - Seven
Darabont - Shawshank Redemption
Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List

[Hannibal21]

1930's: Lewis Milestone for All Quiet on the Western Front
1940's: Orson Welles for Citizen Kane
1950's: Billy Wilder for Sunset Boulevard
1960's: Stanley Kubrick for 2001: A Space Odyssey
1970's: Stanley Kubrick for A Clockwork Orange
1980's: Martin Scorsese for Raging Bull
1990's: Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List
2000's: Martin Scorsese for Gangs of New York

[KornKidJedi]

2000's
Roman Polanski:The Pianist
Martin Scorsese:Gangs Of New York
Quentin Tarantino:Kill Bill Volume One
David Lynch:Mulholland Drive
Ridley Scott:Black Hawk Down
Peter Jackson:The Fellowship Of The Ring and The Two Towers
Steven Spielberg:Minority Report and A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Darren Aronofsky:Requiem for a Dream
Paul Thomas Anderson:Punch-Drunk Love
Joe Carnahan:Narc

1990's:
Steven Spielberg:Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan
Quentin Tarantino:Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown
Martin Scorsese:Goodfellas and Casino
Michael Mann:Heat
Brian De Palma:Carlito's Way
Robert Zemeckis:Forest Gump
Clint Eastwood:Unforgiven
Paul Thomas Anderson:Boogie Nights and Magnolia
John Woo:Hard-Boiled
Jonathan Demme:The Silence Of The Lambs

1980's:
Sergio Leone:Once Upon A Time In America
Martin Scorsese:Raging Bull
Akira Kurosawa:Ran
Oliver Stone:Platoon
Brian De Palma:Scarface and The Untouchables
Milos Foreman:Amadeus
John Woo:The Killer
Edward Zwick:Glory
Steven Spielberg:Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Spike Lee:Do The Right Thing

1970's:
Francis Ford-Coppola:The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and Apocalypse Now
Martin Scorsese:Taxi Driver
Stanley Kubrick:A Clockwork Orange
Roman Polanski:Chinatown
Michael Cimino:The Deer Hunter
Woody Allen:Annie Hall
Steven Spielberg:Jaws
George Lucas:Star Wars:A New Hope
Sidney Lumet:Dog Day Afternoon
William Friedkin:The French Connection

[bankholdup]

2000s: Martin Scorsese - Gangs of New York
1990s: Paul Thomas Anderson - Magnolia
1980s: Martin Scorsese - Raging Bull
1970s: Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather, Pt. II
1960s: Alfred Hitchcock - Psycho
1950s: Akira Kurosawa - Seven Samurai
1940s: Orson Welles - Citizen Kane
1930s: Frank Capra - It Happened One Night
1920s: F.W. Murnau - Nosferatu
1900s: George Melies - A Trip To The Moon

[Shakamaker]

Not necessarily my favourite films, but for ground-breaking or extraordinary direction, and/or for being talented and significant auteurs...

1930's:
Victor Flemming - The Wizard Of Oz
Frank Capra - It Happened One Night
Jean Renoir -Rules Of The Game
Jean Renoir - The Bitch
Josef von Sternberg - The Scarlett Empress
Mark Sandrich - Top Hat

1940's:
Alfred Hitchcock - Notorious
Billy Wilder - Double Indemnity
David Lean - Great Expectations
Howard Hawks - The Big Sleep

1950's:
François Truffaut - The 400 Blows
Alfred Hitchcock - Rear Window
Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
Don Siegel - Invasion Of The Body Snatchers

1960's:
Alfred Hitchcock - Psycho
Jean-Luc Godard - Breathless
Sergio Leone - Fistful Of Dollars
David Lean - Lawrence Of Arabia
Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyssey

1970's:
George Lucas - Star Wars
Roman Polanksi - Chinatown
Francis Ford Coppola - Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather
Woody Allen - Annie Hall
Milos Forman - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Don Siegel - Dirty Harry


1980's:
Spike Lee - Do The Right Thing
Ridley Scott - Blade Runner
Terry Gilliam - Brazil
Martin Scorcese - Raging Bull
Robert Zemeckis - Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1990's:
Quentin Tarantino - Pulp Fiction
James Cameron - Terminator 2: Judgement Day
The Coen Bros. - Fargo
The Wachowski Bros. - The Matrix
John Lasseter - Toy Story
Jean-Pierre Jeunet - Delicatessen

2000's:
Wes Anderson - The Royal Tenenbaums
Darren Aronofsky - Requiem For A Dream
Paul Thomas Anderson - Punch-Drunk Love
Christopher Nolan - Memento
Jean-Pierre Jeunet - Amélie

Fuck that took me a while to consider.

[sanshodayu]

1890's: Workers Leaving the factory/Arrival of a Train (Lumiere bros)

1900's: A Trip to the Moon/Journey Beyond the Impossible (Melies)

1910's: Intolerance (Griffith)

1920's: Sunrise (Murnau)
Battleship Potemkin (Eisenstein)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer)

1930's: La Regle du Jeu (Renoir)
Story of the Late Chrysanthemums (Mizoguchi)
L'Atalante (Vigo)

1940's: Citizen Kane (Welles)

1950's: Sansho the Bailiff (Mizoguchi)
Seven Samurai (Kurosawa)
Vertigo (Hitchcock)
Tokyo Story (Ozu)

1960's: Andrei Rublev (Tarkovsky)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick)
8 1/2 (Fellini)
Pierrot le Fou (Godard)

1970's: Mirror (Tarkovsky)
Apocalypse Now (Coppola)

1980's: Paris Texas (Wenders)
Raging Bull (Scorsese)

1990's: Maborosi (Kore-eda)
Ulysses' Gaze (Angelopoulos)

2000's: Mulholland Dr (Lynch)

Renoir dominated the 30's, Hitch reached his peak in the late 50's, Godard was prolific in the early-mid 60's, but noone has matched the achievements in a short period that Kenji Mizoguchi managed from 1951-55, including; Miss Oyu, The Life of Oharu, Ugetsu Monogatari, Sansho the Bailiff, Chikamatsu Monogatari, Yang Kwei Fei, Tales of the Taira Clan.

[rushmore beauty]

2000's (so far):
Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Baz Luhrmann - Moulin Rouge!
Quentin Tarantino - Kill Bill Vol. 1
Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Hayao Miyazaki - Spirited Away
Darren Aronofsky - Requiem for a Dream
Lasse Hallstrom - Chocolat
Cameron Crowe - Almost Famous
Martin Scorsese - Gangs of New York
Wes Anderson - The Royal Tenenbaums

1990's:
Tim Burton - Sleepy Hollow
David Fincher - Se7en
David Fincher - Fight Club
Steven Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan
Hayao Miyazaki - Princess Mononoke
Robert Zemeckis - Forrest Gump
Ang Lee - The Ice Storm
Sam Mendes - American Beauty
Henry Selick - The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tim Burton - Ed Wood

1980's:
Ridley Scott - Blade Runner
Milos Foreman - Amadeus
James Cameron - The Abyss
Norman Jewison - Moonstruck
Steven Spielberg - The Color Purple

1970's:
George Lucas - Star Wars
Stanley Kubrick - A Clockwork Orange
Francis Coppola - The Godfather + The Godfather Part II
Martin Scorsese - Taxi Driver

[Grim H.]

2000: Kill Bill, Memento
1990: Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction
1980: The Empire Strikes Back, Amadeus
1970: A Clockwork Orange, The Godfather
1960: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lawrence of Arabia
1950: Some Like it Hot, On the Waterfront
1940: Casablanca, Citizen Kane

[Guy Strong]

00's: Quentin Tarantino - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
90's: Martin Scorsese - Goodfellas <tie> Quentin Tarantino - Pulp Fiction
80's: Martin Scorsese - Raging Bull
70's: Martin Scorsese - Taxi Driver
60's: Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyssey
50's: Akira Kurosawa - Seven Samurai
40's: Orson Welles - Citizen Kane