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Best Up and Coming Directors

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1. Seth Gordon
a. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
b. Four Christmases (2008)
c. The Only Living Boy in New York (2010)
d. King Dork (2011)
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2. J.J. Abrams
a. Mission: Impossible III
b. Star Trek (2009)
c. Anatomy of Hope (2010)
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3. John Hamburg
a. Along Came Polly (2004)
b. I Love You, Man (2009)
c. The Troubleshooter (2010)
d. Secret Agent Men (2011)
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4. Zack Snyder
a. 300 (2006)
b. Watchmen (2009)
c. Guardians of Ga'Hoole (2010)
d. Sucker Punch (2011)
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5. Paul Haggis
a. Crash (2005)
b. In the Valley of Elah (2007)
c. The Next Three Days (2010)
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6. Craig Zobel
a. The Great World of Sound (2007)
b. Turkey in the Straw (2010)
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7. David Gordon Green
a. All the Real Girls (2003)
b. Pineapple Express (2008)
c. Your Highness (2010)
d. Mr. Machine (2011)
e. Chef Ron (2011)
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8. Greg Mottola
a. Superbad (2007)
b. Adventureland (2009)
c. Paul (2010)
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9. Rob Marshall
a. Chicago (2002)
b. Memoirs of Geisha (2005)
c. Nine (2009)
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10. Joe Wright
a. Atonement (2007)
b. The Soloist (2009)
c. Indian Summer (2010)
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11. Charlie Kaufman
a. Synecdoche, New York (2008)
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12. Tony Gilroy
a. Michael Clayton (2007)
b. Duplicity (2009)
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13. Richard Curtis
a. Love Actually (2003)
b. The Boat That Rocked (2009)
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14. Jonathan Levine
a. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2005)
b. The Wackness (2008)
c. Echelon Vendetta (2010)
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15. Duncan Jones
a. Whistle (2002)
b. Moon (2009)
c. Escape From the Deep (2011)
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16. Julian Schnabel
a. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
b. Lou Reed's Berlin (2008)
c. Miral (2010)
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17. Gabriele Muccino
a. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
b. Seven Pounds (2008)
c. Kiss Me Again (2010)
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18. Andrew Dominik
a. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
b. Cities on the Plain (2012)
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19. John Hillcoat
a. The Proposition (2006)
b. The Road (2009)
c. Death of a Ladies' Man (2010)
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20. Jonathan Dayton

and Valerie Faris

a. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
b. The Abstinence Teacher (2010)
c. Used Guys (2011)
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21. Rian Johnson
a. Brick (2005)
b. The Brothers Bloom (2009)
c. Looper (2011)
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22. George Clooney
a. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
b. Good Night and Good Luck (2006)
c. The Challenge (2010)
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23. Kenneth Lonergan
a. You Can Count on Me (2000)
b. Margaret (2009)
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24. Richard Kelly
a. Donnie Darko (2001)
b. Southland Tales (2006)
c. The Box (2009)
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25. Shane Acker
a. 9 (2009)
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26. Pete Docter
a. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
b. Up (2009)
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27. Ben Affleck
a. Gone Baby Gone (2007)
b. The Blade Itself (2010)
c. Arizona (2011)
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28. Richard Shepard
a. The Matador (2005)
b. The Hunting Party (2007)
c. I Knew it Was You: Rediscovering John Cazele (2009)
d. Diamond Anniversary (2010)
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29. Cary Fukunaga
a. Sin Nombre (2009)
b. Beasts of No Nation (2011)
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30. Emilio Estevez
a. Bobby (2006)
b. The Public (2010)
c. The Way (2010)
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31. Terry George
a. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
b. Reservation Raod (2007)
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32. Neil Burger
a. The Illusionist (2006)
b. The Lucky Ones (2008)
c. Bride of Frankenstein (2011)
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33. Albert Hughes

and Allen Hughes

a. American Pimp (1999)
b. Book of Eli (2010)
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34. Gavin Hood
a. Tsotsi (2005)
b. Rendition (2007)
c. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
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35. Marc Webb
a. (500) Days of Summer (2009)
b. Age of Rage (2011)
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36. Neill Blomkamp
a. District 9 (2009)
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37. Ed Harris
a. Pollock (2000)
b. Appaloosa (2008)
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38. James Marsh
a. Man on Wire (2008)
b. Red Riding: 1980 (2009)
c. Prey (2010)
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39. Craig Brewer
a. Hustle and Flow (2005)
b. Black Snake Moan (2007)
c. Maggie Lynn (2010)
d. Mother Trucker (2011)
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40. David Slade
a. Hard Candy (2005)
b. 30 Days of Night (2007)
c. Twilight: Eclipse (2010)
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41. Jay Duplass
and Mark Duplass

a. The Puffy Chair (2005)
b. Baghead (2008)
c. The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2009)
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42. Anton Corbijn
a. Control (2007)
b. A Very Private Gentleman (2010)
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43. Grant Heslov
a. The Men Who Stare at Goats (2010)
b. Suburbicon (2011)
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44. Todd Haynes
a. Velvet Goldmine (1999)
b. I'm Not There (2007)
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45. Nicholas Stoller
a. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
b. Get Him to the Greek (2010)
c. Five-Year Engagement (2011)
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46. Alex Proyas
a. The Crow (1994)
b. Dark City (1999)
c. I, Robot (2004)
d. Knowing (2009)
e. The Tripods (2011)


I know this is an iffy selection because he's been around for a while but he wasn't good enough for the last list and I didn't want to exclude him all together.
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47. Tom Tykwer
a. Run Lola Run (1999)
b. The International (2009)
c. What is the What (2011)
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48. Rod Lurie
a. The Contender (2000)
b. Nothing But the Truth (2008)
c. Straw Dogs (2010)
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49. Mikael Håfström
a. 1408 (2007)
b. Shanghai (2009)
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50. Trent Cooper
a. Coaching the Minors (2003)
b. Father of Invention (2010)
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In order, these directors are ones who have made at least one solid film and ones who I think I have a chance to make my previous list "Future Directing Greats"

Qualifications:


Directed or in the production of at least 1 films that has been or is predicted to be on my Top 100 list by year. Seems easy, but I watch about 200 films a year.

Rank higher if they have at least one project on the horizon. (Charlie Kaufman would be higher otherwise)

Italicized films are upcoming projects

If you have any suggestions for other up-and-coming directors please give a comment, thanks!

Look for my next list...

The All-Time Greatest Directors

by the end of 2009.



Enjoy!

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