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20 Best Directorial Debuts!

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Average listal rating (211 ratings) 7.8  
1. Frank Darabont
The Debut:

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

I Ranked It 3rd In My List Of 500 Greatest Films Of All Time (Be Sure To Check It Out)
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Average listal rating (1523 ratings) 8.3  
2. Quentin Tarantino
The Debut:

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

I Ranked It 90th In My List Of 500 Greatest Films Of All Time!
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Average listal rating (307 ratings) 8.7  
3. Orson Welles
The Debut:

Citizen Kane (1941)

I Ranked It 22nd In My List Of 500 Greatest Films Of All Time!
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Average listal rating (1353 ratings) 8.1  
4. Steven Spielberg
The Debut:

Duel (1971)

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Average listal rating (707 ratings) 7.5  
5. James Cameron
The Debut:

The Terminator (1984)

I Ranked It 27th In My List Of 500 Greatest Films Of All Time!
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Average listal rating (748 ratings) 8  
6. Ridley Scott
The Debut:

The Duellists (1977)
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Average listal rating (832 ratings) 8.5  
7. Christopher Nolan
The Debut:

The Following (1998)
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Average listal rating (1049 ratings) 8.7  
8. Martin Scorsese
The Debut:

Who's That Knocking At My Door? (1967)
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The Debut:

Dementia 13 (1963)
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Average listal rating (1175 ratings) 8.5  
10. Clint Eastwood
The Debut:

Play Misty For Me (1971)
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Average listal rating (126 ratings) 7.6  
11. Kathryn Bigelow
The Debut:

The Loveless (1982)
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The Debut:

Bound (1996)
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Average listal rating (19 ratings) 6.4  
13. Stuart Rosenberg
The Debut:

Murder, Inc (1960)
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Average listal rating (537 ratings) 7.2  
14. Sam Raimi
The Debut:

Evil Dead (1981

I Ranked It 51st In My List Of 500 Greatest Films Of All Time!
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Average listal rating (205 ratings) 7.9  
15. George A. Romero
The Debut:

Night Of The Living Dead (1968)

I Ranked It 451 In My List Of 500 Greatest Films Of All Time!
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Average listal rating (366 ratings) 7.8  
16. John Carpenter
The Debut:

Dark Star (1974)
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Average listal rating (881 ratings) 7.7  
17. Peter Jackson
The Debut:

Bad Taste (1987)
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Average listal rating (189 ratings) 8.6  
18. Joel And Ethan Coen
The Debut:

Blood Simple (1984)
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Average listal rating (195 ratings) 6.7  
19. John McTiernan
The Debut:

Predator (1987)

I Ranked It 420 In My List Of 500 Greatest Films Of All Time!
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Average listal rating (574 ratings) 8.6  
20. David Lynch
The Debut:

Eraserhead (1977)

I Ranked It 154 In My List Of 500 Greatest Films Of All Time!
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