who cares about the impact they had on the industry. if someone makes more enjoyable movies, they should still be ranked higher, imo. A director can make shitty movies but still be influencial :)
I’m kinda surprised that Gaspar Noé wasn’t included. I know he’s a bit of a controversial director and his films definitely aren’t for everyone but he’s done some amazing work. Loved this video overall though and I agree with your placements! ✨
My guy, so glad you're making TH-cam videos now! I always enjoy hearing your opinions on everything film and typically have similar takes to you but for me Wes is high A-tier. Looking forward to more content!
I think you missing some great directors: For ex. Milos Forman - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Hair, Amadeus,The People vs. Larry Flynt, Man on the Moon etc.
Loving your videos on all platforms Seth and your insight into movies! Was shocked Guillermo Del Toro wasn’t here before I realised it’s Part 1 so I’m sure he’ll be in the next one! Keep up the amazing work man 👍
My favorites: HM: Tim Burton, Spike Lee, Peter Weir, Ryan Coogler, Ben Affleck, Alfred Hitchcock, Ang Lee, Sidney Lumet, Luc Besson 50. Frank Darabont (Surreal Exploration of Human Nature, Big Emotions, Prison Films) 49. Shawn Levy (Ryan Reynolds, Blockbusters, Wholesome Comedy) 48. James Gunn (Popular Soundtracks, Wacky Misfit Protagonists, Twisted Humor, Superheroes) 47. S Craig Zahler (Vince Vaughn, Shirtless Actors, Bloody/Violent) 46. Martin McDonagh (Irish, Collin Ferrel, Brandon Gleeson, Comedy Mix) 45. Jon Favreau (Casting Himself, Humor Mixed, Big Franchises, Indie Films, Live Action Disney) 44. James Wan (Suburban Locations, New-Style Horror, Red & Blue Color, Circle Shots) 43. Shane Black (Subversive, Witty Script, Robert Downey Jr., Meta Humor) 42. Yorgos Lanthimos (Willem Dafoe, Emma Stone, Surreal, Weird, Thought Provoking) 41. John Hughes (High School Influence, Authority Figures As Jokes, Comedy, John Candy) 40. Rian Johnson (Subversive, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Long Takes, Voyeuristic Wides, Cine-Kinetic Shots) 39. George Lucas (Industrial Light & Magic, Model Work, Harrison Ford, Dogfight Inspiration, Opening Crawls) 38. John Carpenter (Horror or Action, Campy Style, Self-Composed Scores, Panoramic Shots) 37. Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu (Sweeping Long Takes, Extreme Low Angles, Visceral Closeups) 36. Guillermo Del Toro (Deep Character Development, Mix of Horror and Fairy Tales, Makeup and Costumes, Practical Effects) 35. Jordan Peele (Mostly Black Cast, Horror, Unique Sense of Humor, Daniel Kaluuya, Visual Symbolism, Lots of Swearing) 34. Mel Brooks (Casting Himself, Parodies, Absurd Comedy, Gene Wilder) 33. Brad Bird (Animation, Attention to Detail, Long Sequences) 32. Sergio Leone (Westerns, “Once Upon A Time In…”, Extreme Closeups, Long Takes, Hip Shots) 31. Francis Ford Coppola (Dollying Shot, Cross Cut) 30. The Coen Brothers (Same Actors, Sweeping Landscapes, Twisted Humor) 29. Matt Reeves (Thought Provoking, Morally Ambigious Main Characters, Darker Cinematography) 28. John McTiernan (Cut Close Ups, Action Movies, Attention to Detail) 27. Greta Gerwig (Feminism, Mostly Female Cast, Mix of Humor, Auteur Style) 26. The Russo Brothers (Long Runtimes, Action Sequences on Streets, Big Title Cards) 25. Rob Reiner (Genre Blending with Comedy, Aaron Sorkin, Classic Style) 24. Richard Linklater (Influence of His Own Life, Mix of Comedy, Improvised Feel, Years of Development) 23. Michael Mann (Gun Shots, Heist Movies, Al Pacino, Digital Grain) 22. Alfonso Cuaron (Extreme Long Takes, Horror and Fairy Tales, Documentary-esk) 21. Peter Jackson (Sweeping Long Takes, Extreme Runtimes, Hidden Cameos) 20. Sam Mendes (Long Takes/Tracking Shots, Classic Stage Productions) 19. Taika Waititi (Casting Himself, Goofy Comedy, Vivid Colors, Satire, Unserious Characters) 18. Wes Anderson (Unique Color Scheme, Owen Wilson, Stop Motion, Ubiquitous Symmetry) 17. James Mangold (Oscar-Winning, A-List Actors, Strong Relationships of Main Characters, Multiple Genres) 16. PTA (Auteur Style, Popular Soundtracks, Daniel Day Lewis, San Fernando Valley, Non-Linear Structure) 15. Sam Raimi (Red Color Scheme, Bruce Campbell, Screaming Women, Random Zooms, Weird Noises, Bloody, Creative Kills) 14. Richard Donner (Mel Gibson, Classic Style, First Blockbusters, Unique Sense of Humor) 13. Ridley Scott (Intricately Painted Sets, Sci Fi, Historic Epics, Thorough Research, Utilizing Storyboards) 12. Damien Chazelle (Jazz Music, Whip Pan, A-List Actors, Sweeping Takes, Vibrant Colors) 11. David Fincher (Green Color Scheme, Dark Tone, Psychological Narratives, Strong Performances) 10. Robert Zemeckis (Tom Hanks, Family Classic Style, Happy Endings, Stop Motion Animation) 9. Martin Scorsese (Italian Influence, Robert De Niro, Active Camera, Push-Ins, Cross Cutting, Whip Pans) 8. David Leitch (Bombastic Action, Over the Top, A-List Actors, Creative Kills, Bloody) 7. Edgar Wright (Popular Soundtracks, Montages, Vibrant Colors, Zooms, Creative Transitions, Quick Cuts, Match Cuts) 6. Quentin Tarantino (Bloody, Lots of Swearing/Slurs, Trunk Shots, Feet, Dialogue Heavy) 5. Stanley Kubrick (Kubrick Stare, Symmetrical, Thought Provoking, Geometrical Style) 4. James Cameron (Sci Fi/Action, Highly Grossing, Blue Color Palette) 3. Denis Villenueve 2. Steven Spielberg 1. Christopher Nolan
Your can have a many filmmakers as you want in whatever tier. Its not first second third. If its s tier work thats what it is. I think we can put a many as are capable of thst work
I've loved films since i was 4. I always wabted to make my own movies and did a lot of theater.....Tarantino, Spielberg were my two big influences at first......but i watched Amores Perros, Stalker...... after that, Tarantino and Spielberg are at most A, but solid B's.
George Lucas is an easily S tier. THX 1138,American Graffiti, A New Hope,and Revenge of the Sith are all classics.The most innovative Director of all time.He changed the game forever.His movies really haven’t aged a day.
Bollocks, his Star Wars movies are only good cause he had people surrounding him that weren’t afraid to tell him no, when he has full creative control you get shit like phantom menace, all the praise yer giving him should be going to Spielberg, a guy who actually has the discography and history to back him up
I don't really care about influince or anything like that cuz that doesn't mean quality, it just means importance. i only care about quality n quantity, how great of a filmography u have and how great your films have aged over the years cuz it's the classics and greats that count here ppl. so to me, these are the best directors 👇. 54. Larry clark 53. M. Night shyamalan 52. Lars von trier 51. Ang lee 50. John singleton 49. Peter jackson 48. George lucas (only reason lucas & jackson are even on my list is cuz of star wars & lotk) 47. Sam raimi 46. Sam mendes 45. David o russell 44. Edward zwick 43. Gullermo del toro 42. Farrelley brothers 41. John carpenters 40. Wes craven 39. Antoine fuqua 38. Frank darabont 37. Luc besson 36. Christopher nolan 35. Ron howard 34. Bong joon ho 33. David fincher 32. Rob reiner 31. Michael mann 30. Spike lee 29. Brian de palma 28. Richard linklater 27. Sidney lumet 26. William friedkin 25. Danny boyle 24. Alejandro gonzales 23. Mel gibson 22. Milos forman 21. Wes anderson 20. Clint eastwood 19. David cronenberg 18. Francis ford coppola 17. James cameron 16. Paul verhoven 15. Robert zemeckis 14. Hayao miyazaki 13. David lynch 12. Sergio leone 11. Tim burton 10. Takashi mike 9. Paul thomas anderson 8. Quentin tarantino 7. Ridley scott 6. Coen brothers 5. Steven speilberg 4. Akira kurosawa 3. Stanly kubrick 2. martin scorsese (tbh, scorsese & kubrick are my 2 favorite but sometimes your favorites aren't the best, in reality the next one is the best 👇) 1. Alfred hitchcock (greatest director of all time) There's probably more but i can't remember right now, maybe i'll edit and arrange the list in the future. and a few hailed as some of the best like david lean, charley chaplin, roman polanski, darron aronofsky, park chan-wook, orsen wells, elia kazan, terrance mallick, john ford, frank capra, woody allen im not familier with most their works which is why they didn't make my list. So until i watch them, i won't rank em on my list.
This might be a normie take, but how can Tarantino not be in s tier man. He made his own film genre, and revolutionizes every genre he dips his toes in
Where is the MASTER JOHN FORD?????!!!!!!! Not to mention, Elia Kazan, William Wyler, Billy, Wilder, Sergio Leone, Akira Kurosawa, David Lean, Howard, Hawks, Orson, Welles, Robert Wise, Fred Zinnemann, William Friedkin, Victor Fleming, Frank Capra, Michael Kuritz, and John Huston
I would say Tenet, Interstellar and Inception are the only Nolan films where the exposition is noticeably too much. Even then, it doesn't ruin the film, just makes it more clunky. For example I think Interstellar is massively misunderstood and part of the reason is because of issues with writing. To me a big focus of that movie is on the love and hope we feel for those close to us and how that connection can span time and space in a way we can't quantify. That scene at the end where Murphy says she knew her dad would come back 'because my dad promised me' legit made me tear up and I don't really cry that often in movies. In short, I think people overlook that his movies aren't all just complicated wild ideas. Every single one of his movies revolves around a very grounded human idea, with the exception of Tenet which is his only disappointing film in my opinion. Tenet felt mostly like an experiment, but I do think it overstepped that line of 'interesting idea' vs 'what the hell is going on and why should I care'? But I think films like Dunkirk, Memento, The Dark Knight and more recently Oppenheimer show that Nolan is perfectly capable of not suffering from exposition. One thing that's easy to notice is that these films are the more grounded movies with all of them except Memento being based on something already existent. However I'd point out Dunkirk as a prime example of how Nolan pushes the medium and uses thoughtful techniques to tell a story in more ways than just one. He's probably my favourite director because he's one of only two (the other being Denise V.) directors currently that I would see a movie ONLY because they directed it. I also just really enjoy listening to him, some of the things he said during the Oppenheimer press tour were genuinely interesting and thought provoking. One thing I've noticed is that it's really interesting to see how people across different generations regard different directors, a lot of younger people like myself have grown up with Nolan's work so while I'm aware of the great directors of the past it just doesn't touch me in the same way. It reminds me of sports to be honest, with people having that nostalgia for athletes of the past and being really hard pressed to put younger athletes in that same category.
You are clearly more concerned with the history of cinema then with picking the directors who have made the best movies. You're not alone in that sentiment so it's fine. Nolan should be so much higher.
Akira Kurosawa is is definitely one of the godfathers of filmmaking and definitely S tier
Bro your film knowledge and insight suits long-form content so well. Please do more of these 🙌
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Nice list. Great seeing PTA and Park Chan-Wook in S tier. Plus their both in their 50s so hopefully more great stuff to come!
Park is over Nolan … no way
David Lynch better be in Part 2, THE 🐐
Really good video, would love to see more of these tier lists
This is like a tier list for a person who mostly watches newer and American films.
who cares about the impact they had on the industry. if someone makes more enjoyable movies, they should still be ranked higher, imo. A director can make shitty movies but still be influencial :)
Sergio Leone, Akira Kurosawa and Sidney Lumet would be in my top 5 directors (with Hitchcock and Kubrick)
Don’t diss George and American Graffiti like that🥶
Knowing I’m here from the beginning of your TH-cam career is exciting. Can’t wait to see what else you do
Love seeing the long form content!
Great video. I hope Sergio Leone is in the second part. He is my favourite directer and I think he is one of the best ever.
I’m kinda surprised that Gaspar Noé wasn’t included. I know he’s a bit of a controversial director and his films definitely aren’t for everyone but he’s done some amazing work. Loved this video overall though and I agree with your placements! ✨
My guy, so glad you're making TH-cam videos now! I always enjoy hearing your opinions on everything film and typically have similar takes to you but for me Wes is high A-tier. Looking forward to more content!
Of the directors on this specific list, I myself would rank them:
S: Tarantino, Wes Anderson, PTA
A: Bergman, Scorsese, Coen Bros., Fincher, Linklater, Miyazaki, Kubrick, Coppola
B: Park, Villineuve, Boyle, Iñaritu, Nolan, Bong, Gerwig, Todd Philips, Celine Sciamma
C: Von Trier, Aronofsky, Lucas, Spielberg, Jackson, Ridley
D: Vinterberg, Mann, De Plama, Cameron, Hitchcock, Polanski, Shyamalan, Gibson, Reiner, Zemeckis, Darabont, Chris Colombus
Youre joking right
@@bt22445 you're right - I should move Linklater down to B tier.
@@nl3064How the heck does Tarantino surpass James Cameron? 😂😂 Your list has to be a BIG joke.
@@joshuaj.chinda9873 not everyone has to like the same crap, that's how.
@@nl3064 I get it! But not when you have a poorly executed opinion.😂
The most impressive part of this is linking all those faces to names
Big up Seth man love the longer style content
Brilliant vid, would love to see a actors tier list ranking
Ingmar Bermans Fanny and Alexander is one of the best movies i have ever seen for sure
Definitely looking forward to more of these
Where would you put Damien Chazelle?
You hit this on the head got pretty much all of em where I'd put em
Been waiting for you to start a channel!
The legend is finally on TH-cam!!!
Nice work bro! 🙌🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I think you missing some great directors: For ex. Milos Forman - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Hair, Amadeus,The People vs. Larry Flynt, Man on the Moon etc.
Loving your videos on all platforms Seth and your insight into movies! Was shocked Guillermo Del Toro wasn’t here before I realised it’s Part 1 so I’m sure he’ll be in the next one! Keep up the amazing work man 👍
So cool you have started a youtube channel!
Big W Seth!!
this should say greatest directors of the late 90s
I would have loved that you considered Pedro Almodovar for the video
S tier for me: eric rohmer, sion sono, stanley kubrick, tarkovsky and robert altman
Where is Tarkovsky?
Let’s go new channel let’s go
where would u put david lynch and spike lee?
So this list unfairly focuses heavily on directors from only the last 30 yrs.
Huge W Seth!!!
Where would you rank lynch?
no love for akira and clint? S & A respectively
Part 2??👀👀
My favorites:
HM: Tim Burton, Spike Lee, Peter Weir, Ryan Coogler, Ben Affleck, Alfred Hitchcock, Ang Lee, Sidney Lumet, Luc Besson
50. Frank Darabont (Surreal Exploration of Human Nature, Big Emotions, Prison Films)
49. Shawn Levy (Ryan Reynolds, Blockbusters, Wholesome Comedy)
48. James Gunn (Popular Soundtracks, Wacky Misfit Protagonists, Twisted Humor, Superheroes)
47. S Craig Zahler (Vince Vaughn, Shirtless Actors, Bloody/Violent)
46. Martin McDonagh (Irish, Collin Ferrel, Brandon Gleeson, Comedy Mix)
45. Jon Favreau (Casting Himself, Humor Mixed, Big Franchises, Indie Films, Live Action Disney)
44. James Wan (Suburban Locations, New-Style Horror, Red & Blue Color, Circle Shots)
43. Shane Black (Subversive, Witty Script, Robert Downey Jr., Meta Humor)
42. Yorgos Lanthimos (Willem Dafoe, Emma Stone, Surreal, Weird, Thought Provoking)
41. John Hughes (High School Influence, Authority Figures As Jokes, Comedy, John Candy)
40. Rian Johnson (Subversive, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Long Takes, Voyeuristic Wides, Cine-Kinetic Shots)
39. George Lucas (Industrial Light & Magic, Model Work, Harrison Ford, Dogfight Inspiration, Opening Crawls)
38. John Carpenter (Horror or Action, Campy Style, Self-Composed Scores, Panoramic Shots)
37. Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu (Sweeping Long Takes, Extreme Low Angles, Visceral Closeups)
36. Guillermo Del Toro (Deep Character Development, Mix of Horror and Fairy Tales, Makeup and Costumes, Practical Effects)
35. Jordan Peele (Mostly Black Cast, Horror, Unique Sense of Humor, Daniel Kaluuya, Visual Symbolism, Lots of Swearing)
34. Mel Brooks (Casting Himself, Parodies, Absurd Comedy, Gene Wilder)
33. Brad Bird (Animation, Attention to Detail, Long Sequences)
32. Sergio Leone (Westerns, “Once Upon A Time In…”, Extreme Closeups, Long Takes, Hip Shots)
31. Francis Ford Coppola (Dollying Shot, Cross Cut)
30. The Coen Brothers (Same Actors, Sweeping Landscapes, Twisted Humor)
29. Matt Reeves (Thought Provoking, Morally Ambigious Main Characters, Darker Cinematography)
28. John McTiernan (Cut Close Ups, Action Movies, Attention to Detail)
27. Greta Gerwig (Feminism, Mostly Female Cast, Mix of Humor, Auteur Style)
26. The Russo Brothers (Long Runtimes, Action Sequences on Streets, Big Title Cards)
25. Rob Reiner (Genre Blending with Comedy, Aaron Sorkin, Classic Style)
24. Richard Linklater (Influence of His Own Life, Mix of Comedy, Improvised Feel, Years of Development)
23. Michael Mann (Gun Shots, Heist Movies, Al Pacino, Digital Grain)
22. Alfonso Cuaron (Extreme Long Takes, Horror and Fairy Tales, Documentary-esk)
21. Peter Jackson (Sweeping Long Takes, Extreme Runtimes, Hidden Cameos)
20. Sam Mendes (Long Takes/Tracking Shots, Classic Stage Productions)
19. Taika Waititi (Casting Himself, Goofy Comedy, Vivid Colors, Satire, Unserious Characters)
18. Wes Anderson (Unique Color Scheme, Owen Wilson, Stop Motion, Ubiquitous Symmetry)
17. James Mangold (Oscar-Winning, A-List Actors, Strong Relationships of Main Characters, Multiple Genres)
16. PTA (Auteur Style, Popular Soundtracks, Daniel Day Lewis, San Fernando Valley, Non-Linear Structure)
15. Sam Raimi (Red Color Scheme, Bruce Campbell, Screaming Women, Random Zooms, Weird Noises, Bloody, Creative Kills)
14. Richard Donner (Mel Gibson, Classic Style, First Blockbusters, Unique Sense of Humor)
13. Ridley Scott (Intricately Painted Sets, Sci Fi, Historic Epics, Thorough Research, Utilizing Storyboards)
12. Damien Chazelle (Jazz Music, Whip Pan, A-List Actors, Sweeping Takes, Vibrant Colors)
11. David Fincher (Green Color Scheme, Dark Tone, Psychological Narratives, Strong Performances)
10. Robert Zemeckis (Tom Hanks, Family Classic Style, Happy Endings, Stop Motion Animation)
9. Martin Scorsese (Italian Influence, Robert De Niro, Active Camera, Push-Ins, Cross Cutting, Whip Pans)
8. David Leitch (Bombastic Action, Over the Top, A-List Actors, Creative Kills, Bloody)
7. Edgar Wright (Popular Soundtracks, Montages, Vibrant Colors, Zooms, Creative Transitions, Quick Cuts, Match Cuts)
6. Quentin Tarantino (Bloody, Lots of Swearing/Slurs, Trunk Shots, Feet, Dialogue Heavy)
5. Stanley Kubrick (Kubrick Stare, Symmetrical, Thought Provoking, Geometrical Style)
4. James Cameron (Sci Fi/Action, Highly Grossing, Blue Color Palette)
3. Denis Villenueve
2. Steven Spielberg
1. Christopher Nolan
Michael Mann A for The Insider and Last of the Mohicans
Your can have a many filmmakers as you want in whatever tier. Its not first second third. If its s tier work thats what it is. I think we can put a many as are capable of thst work
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Unfortunate that Kurosawa, John Ford and Orson Welles aren't here, but good list.
I've loved films since i was 4. I always wabted to make my own movies and did a lot of theater.....Tarantino, Spielberg were my two big influences at first......but i watched Amores Perros, Stalker...... after that, Tarantino and Spielberg are at most A, but solid B's.
where is fucking...
SERGIO LEONE?
MILLOS FORMAN?
DAVID LEAN?
AKIRA KUROSAWA?
DAVID LINCH?
ORSON WELLS?
Thank god your on TH-cam now
Bro did you fart @ 5:59? O_o
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SETH THE GOAT
Lets go!!!
You forgot Clint Eastwood. Overall good list but not great
George Lucas is an easily S tier. THX 1138,American Graffiti, A New Hope,and Revenge of the Sith are all classics.The most innovative Director of all time.He changed the game forever.His movies really haven’t aged a day.
Facts.
Bollocks, his Star Wars movies are only good cause he had people surrounding him that weren’t afraid to tell him no, when he has full creative control you get shit like phantom menace, all the praise yer giving him should be going to Spielberg, a guy who actually has the discography and history to back him up
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@@callumjohnston35Lucas did change the game but he capitalized on Star Wars too much. But James Cameron is better than all of them.
What about Sidney Lumet?
George Lucas revolutionized a genre with American Graffiti dude…
Those are only directors who worked for the US-American film industry. What about the others? Odd list. 😬
Michael bay and Roland emmerich lol
I don't really care about influince or anything like that cuz that doesn't mean quality, it just means importance. i only care about quality n quantity, how great of a filmography u have and how great your films have aged over the years cuz it's the classics and greats that count here ppl. so to me, these are the best directors 👇.
54. Larry clark
53. M. Night shyamalan
52. Lars von trier
51. Ang lee
50. John singleton
49. Peter jackson
48. George lucas (only reason lucas & jackson are even on my list is cuz of star wars & lotk)
47. Sam raimi
46. Sam mendes
45. David o russell
44. Edward zwick
43. Gullermo del toro
42. Farrelley brothers
41. John carpenters
40. Wes craven
39. Antoine fuqua
38. Frank darabont
37. Luc besson
36. Christopher nolan
35. Ron howard
34. Bong joon ho
33. David fincher
32. Rob reiner
31. Michael mann
30. Spike lee
29. Brian de palma
28. Richard linklater
27. Sidney lumet
26. William friedkin
25. Danny boyle
24. Alejandro gonzales
23. Mel gibson
22. Milos forman
21. Wes anderson
20. Clint eastwood
19. David cronenberg
18. Francis ford coppola
17. James cameron
16. Paul verhoven
15. Robert zemeckis
14. Hayao miyazaki
13. David lynch
12. Sergio leone
11. Tim burton
10. Takashi mike
9. Paul thomas anderson
8. Quentin tarantino
7. Ridley scott
6. Coen brothers
5. Steven speilberg
4. Akira kurosawa
3. Stanly kubrick
2. martin scorsese (tbh, scorsese & kubrick are my 2 favorite but sometimes your favorites aren't the best, in reality the next one is the best 👇)
1. Alfred hitchcock (greatest director of all time)
There's probably more but i can't remember right now, maybe i'll edit and arrange the list in the future. and a few hailed as some of the best like david lean, charley chaplin, roman polanski, darron aronofsky, park chan-wook, orsen wells, elia kazan, terrance mallick, john ford, frank capra, woody allen im not familier with most their works which is why they didn't make my list. So until i watch them, i won't rank em on my list.
Del toro and guy Ritchie should be discussed
Linklater s tier imo
Paul Thomas Anderson Over tarantino, fincher and Nolan Hurts…
Top 2 are black and white what a surprise 😂
Michael bay and Roland emmerich lol those are great directors too
The fact that Kurosawa and Tarkovski aren't there in the S tier is insane
C'mon bro you made your self look stupid
Surprisingly, I don’t think I’ve every agreed with a film video more
george a. romero/ john carpenter? 😢
everything is good
Where’s Sergio leone
With all respect, nolan can not be in the same tier as the palma. De palma is better than half of the directors in S tier
Great list but Ang Lee is missing.
Common Seth W
Indeed
UMMMMMMMMM........ WHERE IS DAVID LYNCH??????
Robert Altman S tier
You lost my respect by putting Nolan almost on the B list. Wtf???
Thank you!!!
I cant agree with that PTA placement. I like his movies a lot but hes not better than Nolan, or Fincher in my opinion
Finally...
I just can't waste my words on someone who actually knows nothing about flim making.
John ford is obviously best
Only D tier for Roman Polanski? 😮 should be bloody z tier the guys a wrogen
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This might be a normie take, but how can Tarantino not be in s tier man. He made his own film genre, and revolutionizes every genre he dips his toes in
Different and unique does not inherently make you the best, Especially in his case
Where is the MASTER JOHN FORD?????!!!!!!!
Not to mention, Elia Kazan, William Wyler, Billy, Wilder, Sergio Leone, Akira Kurosawa, David Lean, Howard, Hawks, Orson, Welles, Robert Wise, Fred Zinnemann, William Friedkin, Victor Fleming, Frank Capra, Michael Kuritz, and John Huston
Coppola and Paul Thomas are a not top I love them but this is Hitchcock Kubrick level only Spielberg maybe cohen
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David Lynch and PTA are the GOATs imo
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Want a laugh? Look at the rottentomatoes list. It’s hilarious.
Tarantino there is a crime
Huge L
I would say Tenet, Interstellar and Inception are the only Nolan films where the exposition is noticeably too much. Even then, it doesn't ruin the film, just makes it more clunky. For example I think Interstellar is massively misunderstood and part of the reason is because of issues with writing. To me a big focus of that movie is on the love and hope we feel for those close to us and how that connection can span time and space in a way we can't quantify. That scene at the end where Murphy says she knew her dad would come back 'because my dad promised me' legit made me tear up and I don't really cry that often in movies. In short, I think people overlook that his movies aren't all just complicated wild ideas. Every single one of his movies revolves around a very grounded human idea, with the exception of Tenet which is his only disappointing film in my opinion. Tenet felt mostly like an experiment, but I do think it overstepped that line of 'interesting idea' vs 'what the hell is going on and why should I care'? But I think films like Dunkirk, Memento, The Dark Knight and more recently Oppenheimer show that Nolan is perfectly capable of not suffering from exposition. One thing that's easy to notice is that these films are the more grounded movies with all of them except Memento being based on something already existent. However I'd point out Dunkirk as a prime example of how Nolan pushes the medium and uses thoughtful techniques to tell a story in more ways than just one. He's probably my favourite director because he's one of only two (the other being Denise V.) directors currently that I would see a movie ONLY because they directed it. I also just really enjoy listening to him, some of the things he said during the Oppenheimer press tour were genuinely interesting and thought provoking. One thing I've noticed is that it's really interesting to see how people across different generations regard different directors, a lot of younger people like myself have grown up with Nolan's work so while I'm aware of the great directors of the past it just doesn't touch me in the same way. It reminds me of sports to be honest, with people having that nostalgia for athletes of the past and being really hard pressed to put younger athletes in that same category.
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You are clearly more concerned with the history of cinema then with picking the directors who have made the best movies. You're not alone in that sentiment so it's fine. Nolan should be so much higher.