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Wes Anderson:

Bottle Rocket, C+
Rushmore A+
The Royal Tenenbaums, A
The Life Aquatic, A

Averege: A
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Martin Scorsese

Who's That Knockig At My Door, B-
Boxcar Bertha, C+
Mean Streets, A-
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, A-
Taxi Driver, A+
New York, New York, A-
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince, B-
The Last Waltz, A
Raging Bull, A+
King of Comedy, B+
After Hours, B+
The Color of Money, B
The Last Temptation of Christ, A
"Life Lessons" (New York Stories), A-
Goodfellas
, A+
Cape Fear, B+
The Age of Innocence, A
Casino, A-
A Personal Journey Through American Movies With Martin Scorsese, A-
Kundun, B
Bringing Out The Dead, A-
Gangs of New York, B+
The Aviator, A



OVERALL GRADE: A-
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Joel & Ethan Coen

Blood Simple
, B+
Raising Arizona
, A-
Miller's Crossing, A+
Barton Fink, A
The Hudsucker Proxy, A-
Fargo, A
The Big Lebowski, A+
O Brother Where Art Thou?, A
The Man Who Wasn't There, A-
Intolerable Cruelty, B+
The Ladykillers, B



OVERALL GRADE: A-



Sergio Leone

A Fistful of Dollars, B+
For A Few Dollars More, A-
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, A+
Once Upon A Time In The West, A+
A Fistful of Dynamite, B+
Once Upon A Time In America, A+



OVERALL GRADE: A



Stanley Kubrick

The Killing, A
Paths of Glory, A+
Spartacus, B+
Lolita, B-
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb, A+
2001: A Space Odyssey, A+
A Clockwork Orange, A
Barry Lyndon, A
The Shining, A-
Full Metal Jacket, A-
Eyes Wide Shut, A+



OVERALL GRADE: A



Roman Polanski
The Fearless Vampire Killers B
Rosemary's Baby A+
Chinatown A+
The Ninth Gate B+
The Pianist A

Average - A-

Alan Parker
Bugsy Malone C
Midnight Express A
Angel Heart A
Mississippi Burning A

Average - A-

William Friedkin
The French Connection A
The Exorcist A-
To Live and Die in L.A. A
Rampage B
Rules of Engagement C-
The Hunted D

Average - B

Bob Rafaelson
Five Easy Pieces A-
The King of Marvin Gardens B
Man Trouble D-
Blood and Wine B

Average - C+

David Lynch
Eraserhead A-
The Elephant Man A+
Dune C+
Blue Velvet A+
Lost Highway B
Mulholland Drive A-

Average - A-

Peter Jackson
Braindead B+
Heavenly Creatures B
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring B+
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers B
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King B
King Kong A-

Average - B+

Quentin Tarantino
Reservoir Dogs B
Pulp Fiction A+
Jackie Brown B
Kill Bill Vol.1 D
Kill Bill Vol.2 D-

Average - B-

Ridley Scott
The Duellists B
Alien A+
Blade Runner A+
Thelma and Louise C+
Gladiator A-
Hannibal B-
Matchstick Men B
Kingdom of Heaven B+

Average - B+
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Ridley Scott: C-

Kingdom of Heaven (2005): B-
Matchstick Men (2003): B-
Black Hawk Down (2001) B
Hannibal (2001): D
Gladiator (2000): B+
G.I. Jane (1997): D+
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992): F
Thelma and Louise (1991): C+
Black Rain (1989): C+
Someone to Watch Over Me (1987): C
Legend (1985): D+
Blade Runner (1982): A-
Alien (1979): A+
The Duellists (1977): B





The Coens: A

Blood Simple (1985): A
Raising Arizona (1987): A+
Miller's Crossing (1990): A++
Barton Fink (1991): A+
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994): A
Fargo (1996): A+
The Big Lebowski (1998): A++
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000): A+
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001): A
Intolerable Cruelty (2003): B+
The Ladykillers (2004): B



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Quentin Tarantino: A

Reservoir Dogs: A+
Pulp Fiction: A
Four Rooms(last room): A-
Jackie Brown: A
Kill Bill v1: A
Kill Bill v2: A-





Stanley Kubrick: A-

Eyes Wide Shut: B
Full Metal Jacket: A-
The Shining: B+
A Clockwork Orange: A+
Dr. Strangelove: A

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Milos Forman
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest A+
Ragtime B
Amadeus B+
Man on the Moon C+

Average - B

Francis Ford Coppola
The Rain People B+
The Godfather A+
The Conversation A+
The Godfather Part II A+
Apocalypse Now A+
Rumble Fish C
The Godfather Part III A
Dracula A-

Average - A





Wes Anderson: A-

Bottle Rocket (1996): B+
Rushmore (1998): A+
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) A+
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004): B



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Christopher Nolan
Memento, A
Insomnia, B-
Batman Begins, A
The Prestige, B-

Overall: B+

man I loved the Prestige
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Bright light. Bright light. Uh oh.
Billy Wilder



The Major and the Minor - B
Five Graves to Cairo - B
Double Indemnity - B+
The Lost Weekend - B+
The Emperor Waltz - B
A Foreign Affair - B
Sunset Blvd. - A-
Ace in the Hole - B+
Stalag 17 - B+
Sabrina - B+
The Seven Year Itch - B
The Spirit of St. Louis - B-
Love in the Afternoon - B+
Witness For the Prosecution - B+
Some Like It Hot - A-
The Apartment - B+
One, Two, Three - A-
Irma La Douce - B
Kiss Me, Stupid - B-
The Fortune Cookie - B
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes - B-
Avanti! - B-
The Front Page - B+
Fedora - B-
Buddy Buddy - B-

Overall, based on grades: B+
Overall, based on percentile of awesome directors: A
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man I loved the Prestige
Well, I definitely liked it. I did see it two or three times back when it came out. Very smart, very innovative script. And it probably could have gutted out a B+ for me if not for that horrible, horrible ending.



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yeah I did hate that ending, definatly a B



Bright light. Bright light. Uh oh.
John Huston



The Maltese Falcon - A-
In This Our Life - B-
Across the Pacific - B-
Report From the Aleutians - B-
San Pietro - B-
Let There Be Light - B
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - A
Key Largo - B-
We Were Strangers - C+
The Asphalt Jungle - B+
The Red Badge of Courage - B
The African Queen - B+
Moulin Rouge - B+
Beat the Devil - B-
Moby Dick - B+
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison - B-
The Barbarian and a Geisha - C-
The Roots of Heaven - C+
The Unforgiven - C
The Misfits - B-
Freud - B+
The List of Adrian Messenger - B
The Night of the Iguana - B+
The Bible...In the Beginning - B-
Casino Royale (1967) [co-director] - C-
Reflections of a Golden Eye - C-
Sinful Davey - C+
A Walk With Love and Death - C+
The Kremlin Letter - C
Fat City - C+
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean - B
The Mackintosh Man - C
The Man Who Would Be King - A-
Wise Blood - B
Phobia - D
Victory - B-
Annie - B
Under the Volcano - C+ (went up!!)
Prizzi's Honor - B+
The Dead - B-

Overall Rating, based on all grades: B
Overall Rating, based on overall percentile of awesome directors: A-