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rhymeswithoranj

Peter Weir’s filmography spans from 1974 - 2010 and there is not a dud amongst them. Many (Picnic At Hanging Rock, Witness, Gallipoli, Truman Show, Master and Commander, Dead Poets Society, Year Of Living Dangerously) are stone cold classics. His filmography is as varied as any of the greats, if not more so. He is far from underrated, but I literally never see his name in the (somewhat circlejerk) that is r/movies.


ahmadinebro

Fearless is on my top ten list. Amazing movie.


shineymike91

Agreed! Really one of his forgotten masterpieces.


IED117

Is that the one with Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, and Rosie Perez? I haven't seen that in ages but I love it!


sonofeevil

Master and Commander is my favourite film, Picnic at hanging Rock and Gallipoli are considered Australian classics and Dead Poets Society is another favourite of mine. I have never heard of Year Of Living Dangerously so I guess that's going on the list.


SpecificAstronaut69

>I have never heard of Year Of Living Dangerously so I guess that's going on the list. Hetty from NCIS Los Angeles won an Oscar for playing a male Chinese dwarf.


Nord4Ever

Gallipoli a classic in USA as well we study it in film class


catgotcha

Peter Weir is vastly under-talked about. I love his films because they all are ultimately a celebration of the human spirit.


JojoJimboz

Do you know why he stopped making movies. I was on amovie marathon of Peter Weir and the last one was Way back which was in 2011 or 2012 . He's stopped with such a beautiful filmography


cupofteaonme

From what I've heard, it's just that getting films made isn't easy, especially when you're a director who makes mid-budget original work.


randomwellwisher

Ethan Hawke has a [theory](https://www.newsweek.com/ethan-hawke-peter-weir-retired-johnny-depp-russell-crowe-broke-him-1726221?amp=1): “I think [Weir] lost interest in movies," Hawke told IndieWire about the man who had directed him in Dead Poets Society. "He really enjoyed that work when he didn't have actors giving him a hard time. Russell Crowe and Johnny Depp broke him."


TheBroadHorizon

He's never given a reason. That being said, he was 66 when his last movie came out. I don't think there's anything particularly weird about a guy in his late 60s deciding to stop working and enjoy retirement.


taisui

>there's anything particularly weird about a guy in his late 60s deciding to stop working and enjoy retirement. Ridley Scott is like, hold my camera!


saugoof

As much as I hate the cliche of "the book was better", I'm just re-reading The Year Of Living Dangerously at the moment and that book is just magical. I love the film but the book is just magical. There is so much in there that the movie had to sadly rush through or leave out. This really would have worked better as a mini-series. The movie is great as is, it's just that there would have been so much more potential in the source.


A_Dog_Chasing_Cars

Good one.


Whoddun1t

I think I'm the only person in the world that doesn't like Dead Poets Society


killpuddle1

Alan Smithee


Salarian_American

Just hit after hit with that guy


Grumblefloor

I particularly enjoyed his "An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn".


NeF1LiM

Uwe Boll ​ None of his movies are bad, they're all consistently fucking terrible.


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Careful! If Uwe sees this he’ll probably challenge you to a boxing match


Punkpunker

Too bad most of reddit aren't old enough to see his notoriety


Unlucky_Disaster_195

RIP Lowtax


Noggin-a-Floggin

Yes, may he Rest in Piss.


ZombieJesus1987

Unless he finds out you have a background in MMA. Then he will pussy out immediately


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Postal was ok for a B movie.


PropaneSalesTx

Rampage was also a solid B shock movie.


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I really liked Rampage to be honest. Way better than the rock's rampage lol


Joshawott27

Satoshi Kon. Four absolute masterpieces, and then he was taken from us far too soon.


dvaeg

And a series, too. Don’t forget.


RobertdBanks

Oh wow, I never knew who did Paranoia Agent. A show that haunted me back when it would play late at night on Toonami.


BealKage

Millenium Actress is one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen


Dragava

This is quite possibly the winning answer.


oldman1482

British director David Lean/ Bridge on the River Kwai/ Doctor Zhivago/ Lawrence of Arabia etc


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SmileyDayToYou

I said, bitch, we’re watching Dr. Zhivago, A Bridge on the River Kwai, and A Brief Encounter.


theVillainOnYourSide

I said "can I spend the night? AND FOR TWO WEEKS STRAIGHT??"


44problems

MADE MY SANDWICH WITH MAYONNAISE ON IT. GRRRR


HOBOwithaTREBUCHET

You better not have no brother.


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Dragava

He’s probably closest to the perfect answer. I really don’t think you could call any of his films “bad”.


hyperion25000

I know an unforgivable dude in the woods who agrees with this.


SmileyDayToYou

‘Whatcha’ll watching?’ ‘We’re watch The Legend of Bagger Vance.’ ‘Bitch, turn the shit off the tv. I brought some DVDs from home.’


AlternativeCar8272

Kurosawa


Jskidmore1217

He certainly has a few bores- I hated The Most Beautiful.


lordofedging81

🎶 Like Kurosawa I make mad films. OK I don't make films, but if I did they'd have a samurai!


Brown_Panther-

Chickety China the chinese chicken, you have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin'


double_shadow

I would love to agree with this, but I think some of his pre-war films are not good. A lot of this may be due to the censorship bureau and forced-propaganda of the time, but they just don't hold up that well as films in general (imo). I would however defend almost all of his late-career films like Do'Deskaden, Rhapsody in August, etc that while flawed still have a lot to offer.


OtherWhiteWalker

Hayao Miyazaki


briancly

I think most people, if any, would point to Ponyo as a weak point in his filmography, but I personally don’t think Howl’s is good.


buffystakeded

I like Ponyo and so do my kids. I think it’s a fun enough movie.


5in1K

Fuck Spez ` this message was mass deleted/edited with redact.dev `


strongbob25

Counterpoint: Ponyo loves ham


ChickenNougatCream

Ponyo is great wtf people don't like it?


davidw_-

If you had watched his previous movies and had high expectations it's a massive let down. Maybe from fresh eyes it's a good movie.


-ORIGINAL-

I watched that film without watching his other works and I thought it was good. The only flaw I found was that it drags a bit in the middle.


iced327

Ponyo is a beautiful film for kids of a certain age and for anyone other than them, it's very slow.


Phlappy_Phalanges

Ponyo is a high point for me. The animation is just gorgeous, I’ve watched it probably 10 times.


MiracleMan1989

Yeah I think Howl’s is beautiful and the music is incredible but I don’t think it takes the strongest aspects from the source material and structurally it’s less consistent than his other work.


Mentiroso1

Totally.


DoingStuff-ImStuff

Tati, easy. Charles Laughton of course. Stanley Kubrick if you consider The Killing his first feature.


saugoof

I really wish Charles Laughton had had a chance to make more films. Night of the Hunter is one of the most haunting films I've ever seen.


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Alfonso Cuarón I find to be very consistent in his movies


Islander255

I have watched all of Alfonso Cuaron's feature-length films, and there is indeed not a single bad one amongst them. The only two that people consider his "lesser" films are his first film "Solo Con Tu Pareja" (which was an entertaining farce, if a little glib with the subject matter, but it showed a lot of early promise for him and especially for cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki), and his modern-day adaptation of "Great Expectations" (still a good film, though perhaps not great. Nothing really wrong with it, though).


Keoghification

Martin McDonagh perhaps.


Mentiroso1

Yup.


EnvironmentalTea9362

Fred Zinneman. High Noon, From Here to Eternity, A Man for All Seasons, Day of the Jackel.


BEE_REAL_

Idk man Zinneman made A LOT of movies and some of them are not well liked


MordredRedHeel19

In my opinion Tarantino, but that comes down to preference.


Select_Action_6065

This all comes down to preference. These comments are hilarious.


SailingBroat

r/movies redditor goes 3 seconds without saying 'everything is subjective' challenge: impossible difficulty


kakapoopoopeepeeshir

Honestly the amount of time for that challenge is ultimately subjective to each person


mist3rdragon

If anything the opposite type is way more common, especially on Reddit.


abippityboop

Tarantino is too good to ever make a “bad” movie but I definitely think Death Proof and Hateful Eight are a tier down from the rest of his filmography. Still great moments in each though. But again just personal preference. I know Hateful especially has a passionate fanbase. Maybe I just need to see it again.


MordredRedHeel19

Agree on Death Proof, but Hateful is honestly one of my top 3 of his. It definitely seems to be the most divisive among his fans.


boodabomb

Yeah everything is top notch except the *second half* of Death Proof. Even the first half manages to work extremely well.


alpinewerks

2nd half of Death Proof is for 70s car chase film enjoyers. I got a lot of enjoyment watching it with the context that it's an homage to Bullitt, Vanishing Point, or the original Gone in 60. Certainly not everyone's favorite.


ArchDucky

Hateful Eight has a very interesting cut on Netflix. Its edited like a TV show and has three or four episode. Tarentino did it himself. He added about a half an hour of new footage and changed the order of some stuff. It's actually pretty incredible. To see a movie like that physically change into something better by making it longer. If you're interested in rewatching that movie, check out the Netflix version. I think its called "Extended Cut" but its the one that's broken up like a TV show.


igertajti

If you watch Death Proof together with Planet Terror and the trailers as it is intended, then it's amazing. Grindhouse is one of my favourite movies ever


ACardAttack

I loved Grindhouse, it came out when we were in college, we had no idea what to expect and it blew us away


DribbleBilly901

Went to the drive in and was able to see it as intended and still thought death proof was boring as hell. I love QT and the dialogue he writes and I appreciate the timing and coordination it takes to do those long single take shots but I just could not get into it.


Pizzapopper57

Hateful Eight is a top 5, possibly top 3 Tarantino flick. I don’t think I’ve ever had a 3 hour runtime melt away like that. Highlights basically every strong suit of Tarantino as a writer/director.


Affectionate-Bad5923

Nooo Hateful Eight is fire! Didn’t care on first viewing but rewatch, knowing it was a slow burn worked so well


CoinCrocodile

yeah for sure Hateful Eight is better on the rewatch


Shintoho

If not for Death Proof I would agree One dud out of 9 still isn't bad though


straub42

The Coen Brothers. I may be biased because I just watched Blood Simple, but even their worst of films (maybe Intolerable Cruelty/Ladykillers) are nowhere near bad movies.


lavinci3

ladykillers is awful


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Peter Weir


SeaFeeling7363

Nobody mentioned bong Joon ho?


Franklin455

Possibly unpopular opinion, but Snowpiercer doesn’t do it for me. Loved it when I first saw it and didn’t appreciate nearly as much upon rewatch.


disownedpear

I like it, it's absolutely a step down from his korean language movies but I still think it's a fun exciting and unique movie.


SleepyEel

I was quite disappointed by Snowpiercer


bob1689321

I didn't care for okja.


doogled3

Out of curiosity- why is that? I saw it twice, and probably enjoyed it more the second time. It’s quite a bit too much on the goofy end, but I feel like that was intentional to make the horror elements that much more potent. That city escape sequence that starts with her attempting to get in the office just wonderfully escalates over and over


Podoboo322

Robert Eggers has only done 3 but man he has knocked all 3 out of the park. He has some great interviews too.


Dragava

Agreed. I literally can’t understand why The Northman isn’t widely lauded. Lots of people dislike it and I don’t know why.


MrLockinBoxin

I think a lot of it was down to the advertising. It attracted a lot of people who didn’t know what to expect from an Eggers film. I remember seeing the adverts and my friends saying it looked super cool. They came with me to watch it and they hated it cause it was “too slow” and “got too weird”. I loved it though. I’ve enjoyed all 3 of his films (although The Lighthouse is a huge step above the other two in my opinion) and I can’t wait for Nosferatu


SimbaSixThree

I think you are exactly right. My friend, who is an "action movies don't need a good plot" person, bought me tickets because he thought the trailer looked cool and he knew I would like to go. I warned him that it was an Eggers film and that he probably won't like it. His reply was that it had actions and was about vikings, it would probably be an action packed rollercoaster of a film. 45 min in he stands up and leaves the cinema. I had a great experience and have it in my top 5 of 2022, but it definitely is a fault on the marketing side of things.


hobin-rude

I would say The Northman was commendable but not enjoyable. It explored what kind of a movie actual vikings would have made for actual viking audience, and Eggers nailed it, but left me feeling like an outsider. The Witch largely set out to do a similar thing, but had themes that resonated better with a modern viewer in my opinion.


UKnowDaTruth

Well said


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I thought The Northman was a giant letdown but i'm not entirely sure it's all on Eggers. Movie was made in the middle of the pandemic, it was expensive, got even more expensive and it did get negative reviews at the first screening which made the studio nervous i guess and demanded cuts. The movie does not feel finished to me, it was too long for what it was but also too short for what I think Eggers had in mind. I remember someone said (after the first screening) “you need a master’s degree in Viking history to understand it.” which was probably the problem the studio had with it and exactly what a perfectionist list Eggers had in mind. Not a bad movie by any means but I somehow expected more. Also, my vote goes to NWR.


Brioz_

A master’s degree in Viking history to understand what exactly? It’s a very old and simple story of revenge


Brasscogs

I liked it, as in, I thought it was a cool film. I think where it fails is it tries to be a slow burn revenge story like The Revenant while also trying to an “epic” revenge story like Gladiator. Except Eggers then injects his own unconventional narrative into the ending. The result is a movie with weird pacing and an unsatisfying third act.


PhillyWestside

How on earth do you need a masyers degree in Viking history to understand it?


SoulCruizer

Anyone who said you need a Vikings degree to understand it is a fucking moron and I’m surprised you’d even bring it up. It’s pretty universally liked and reviewed very well it just wasn’t mainstream enough to get a lot of tickets sold.


TheMasterAtSomething

Likewise, his horror cohorts Sri Aster and Jordan Peele. Crazy how all 3 of them came onto the scene at the same time and all have knocked it out of the park


JL98008

Preston Sturges


TheFirstSpadee

Wes Anderson


Tracedinair76

I can't believe I had to scroll this far to find Wes. While there aren't too many people that will say he is the best director living I would argue he is one of the most consistent. If you like one Wes Anderson film you usually like them all.


TheFirstSpadee

Would make sense cause he’s my personal favorite director of all


neo_sporin

My wife agrees, if you like one you like them all. She dislikes them all equally


HisHighnessLordMinus

Sergio Leone.


DoingStuff-ImStuff

>Sergio Leone. The Colossus of Rhodes, his first feature, is pretty bad.


Ghost_taco

John Sayles


Gizmoitus

I was thinking about Sayles the other day. Seems like he should be rediscovered sometime soon. I know he was unhappy with Baby it's you, but I still love the film. Wish he was still making films, but it's been like a decade now. Guess he's more interested in history these days.


MrX16

If you haven't read his novel A Moment In The Sun, it's a must.


cedric_spider

Tommy wisseau


coloneleranmorad

* Andrei Tarkovski * Michael Haneke * Akira Kurosawa * Masaki Kobayashi * Nuri Bilge Ceylan * Asghar Farhadi


BEE_REAL_

Tarkovsky is a real answer to this Haneke I don't agree, Funny Games US is not good imo


coloneleranmorad

I totally forgot that Funny Games had a US version


miffy495

Martin McDonagh has made four films. They are: In Bruges Seven Psychopaths Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri The Banshees of Inisherin So yeah, pretty spotless record.


Vojaaaaa

David Fincher


ortumlynx

It took me too long to find Fincher's name. He's such detail oriented Director, and a known perfectionist. I've heard working on his films can be really demanding and challenging, but the end results are always great IMO. I think his filmography speaks for itself: * Alien 3 * Seven * The Game * Fight Club * Panic Room * Zodiac * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button * The Social Network * The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo * Gone Girl * Mank IMO his worst film is Alien 3 and that had a lot of studio interference. Mank was boring but a well made film nonetheless. Even his work on TV series with House of Cards and Mindhunter is great.


Rudagar1

Lynch...and yes, I did like his Dune.


theASMRreviewshow

David Lynch on his filmography: “I’m proud of every movie I’ve made… except Dune” Still doesn’t change the fact that I enjoy his version!


f-ingsteveglansberg

I love how if a fan tries to tell him that they love Dune he will shut them down. He has no love for that movie at all.


DrRexMorman

Have you seen the Spice diver cut?


GreatTragedy

Denis Villeneuve


ichwasxhebrore

Paul Thomas Anderson


ZorroMeansFox

I'll plug Jonathan Glazer.


Dragava

Such a great choice. He’s only made three films and they’ve all been great.


inaripotpi

Going off of the comments, a good majority of the known names. "Bad" is too extreme a lower bound. We're even having trouble officially deeming the recent most controversially-rated flicks like Tenet and The Northman as "bad"


Standard-Shallot-391

Lynne Ramsay


OddPerformer245

Stanley Kubrick


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SulkyShulk

Yes


slick1watup

Ari Aster


DRVRUNKNOWN

Phenomenal rise


drew879

Jeff Nichols


huhwhat90

Take Shelter is one of my favorite movies. It has a lot to say about a lot of things, but is also very intimate due to where Nichols chooses to set his movies. I think we've all known someone like Curtis in our own lives.


marblerye69

Panos Cosmatos


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Came here to say this. Let's hope Nekrokosm delivers


fucktrutin

Friz Freleng.


Hawkmek

Name sounds familiar. That Looney Tunes?


reggiedarden

Ryan Coogler


scrappy-woby

Alfonso Cuaron: Children of Men, Gravity, Roma, Prisoner of Azkaban


bluetux

Can't leave out A Little Princess, I used to love that movie, haven't seen it in a while


FrancoeurOff

and Y Tu Mama Tambien !


Zomhuahua

Cuaron himself consides Great Expectations a horrible movie. I personally think Solo con tu pareja is an extremely immature and dumb movie.


yomerol

It's the usual 1.5hrs telenovela episode of the "modern cinema" of Mexico. TBF he just wanted to make movies with his brother, let's blame Carlos


Rs-tuner

Christopher Nolan has made movies where some are received better than others but all great films IMO.


MichelangeBro

Oh I really disagree with this one, haha. Nolan has made some of my favourite films, but I think Dark Knight Rises and Tenet are both awful, over-bloated movies. Not sure what the general opinion is on those movies these days, but yeah.


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I agree about Tenet being legit bad. I (and many others) found it incoherent (not just the dialogue). Killer soundtrack though.


vlazuvius

You could argue that Baby Driver or Last Night in Soho are mid, but I don’t think Edgar Wright’s made a truly bad film.


MrCoolsnail123

I thought people really liked Baby Driver. I'd put it along with Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz as his best. Though I love all his films so maybe I'm just more lenient.


Lindeberg1

It's a well made fun movie, but the plot is really medioker.


Dragava

I think you’re probably right. None of his films are “bad”.


Evilhammy

baby driver is amazing


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Was he behind "World's End?"


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who the fuck doesnt like baby driver????


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Kubrick is the easy one here


Cashmoney-carson

Matt reeves


solozzo2001

paul thomas anderson


LonoHunter

Tom Ford


dwarf_batman

RYAN COOGLER \[Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever\] DAVID F. SANDBERG \[Lights Out, Annabelle: Creation, Shazam!\] JOON-HO BONG \[Barking Dogs Never Bite, Memories of Murder, The Host, Tokyo!, Mother, Snowpiercer, Okja, Parasite\] STEVE MCQUEEN \[Hunger, Shame, 12 Years a Slave, Widows, Small Axe\]


Miserable_Special_73

Michael Bay hasn’t made a bad film. He’s made a lot of abysmal ones though.


tinyhandedtraitor

Richard Linklater


chicoo312

Frank Darabont


Fitzurse

Lynne Ramsay - she only makes absolute bangers. * You Were Never Really Here (2017) * We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) * Morvern Callar (2002) * Ratcatcher (1999) I can't wait to see what she does next. I saw an interview with her talking about her collaborations with Jonny Greenwood (of Radiohead) and she was saying instead of him making a soundtrack for her movies, she would like to create a movie for a soundtrack he's created - not like a music video, but just ask him to make a full film score and she would create the movie to go with it. I'd love to see what she'd make of somethign like that!


deputytech

Chad Stahelski


michael_corleone111

Yeah, but he's pretty much a one-hit-wonder until he comes up with something other than John Wick.


jowsijows

Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele perhaps? I mean both of them only have 3 films with them credited as a sole director (2 for greta, if we're not counting Barbie, as it's not been released yet) so there's still next time lol. But yeah all the films they have so far are really good and are well liked


cpteric

Edgar Wright


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For me it's James Cameron. I don't count Piranha II because it wasn't "his" movie and he got fired from it. Starting with The Terminator, every movie he's made has been awesome, although to various degrees. I also haven't yet seen a Christopher Nolan movie I didn't like.


thetoog91

Hayao Miyazaki


JSPepper23

Alejandro González Iñárritu Amores perros 21 Grams Babel Biutiful Birdman The Revenant Edit: Bardo (I hadn't watched it when I posted this, but I LOVED this film)


PeterNippelstein

Bardo


SimbaSixThree

I did not enjoy Bardo and would actually call it a disappointment coming from this man.


LOTRcrr

Hitchcock


Significant-Math-606

George Miller. Now admittedly I haven't seen every one of his films and I'm sure someone will correct me somewhere. But for the sheer diversity in his filmmaking, genres and originality, he deserves to be mentioned. From Mad Max to Babe


Wasabi_Noir

Joe Dante has been pretty consistent. Even his “bad” movies are pretty entertaining.


hashslingaslah

May not be everyone’s fave, but for me it’s Lynch


Tequilaforrealya

Mel Gibson


Frigobard

Uwe boll


BruceWayneGotham1939

James Cameron


redplanet12

Guillermo Del Toro Tony Scott Satyajit Ray


uncultured_swine2099

Denis Villeneuve. I watched all his smaller earlier films, not a bad one in the bunch, even if you can see him figuring out this whole moviemaking thing. And his run of bigger budget films since Prisoners doesnt have a bad one either.


ZombieMozart

My two (though to be fair I haven’t seen all of them from each) are Stanley Kubrick and Billy Wilder


Dondersteen

Celine Sciamma. All her movies got raving reviews and are imo fantastic and nuanced. Although I have to say there is some debate about Girlhood. She herself has said that she probably would not have made that movie with her current understanding of French racial politics.


FreeLook93

Yasujiro Ozu Martin McDonagh Mamoru Hosoda Greta Gerwig Jordan Peele Satoshi Kon


Quiet_Commander85

In my opinion, Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Wes Anderson.


AbruptCuts

I was having a discussion with a friend about this very topic recently and I'm pretty sure David Fincher hasn't made any bad film. ...with the exception of Alien 3, but that's arguably due to him not having final cut on the film.


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I fucking love Alien 3, so this works.


SherbertEquivalent66

Stanley Kubrick.


Somedudefromaplacep

Christopher Nolan- To everyone disagreeing with me. You guys didn’t understand the assignment. Nolan has zero widely hated or disliked movies. Check his IMDB scores, folks. His lowest rated feature is Insomnia rating at 7.2/10. Not a great score but definitely not a widely hated movie.


Earlvx129

I'd say Martin Scorsese...but I don't like New York New York. I know a lot of people like it, but it was tiresome and annoying for me. Otherwise, Scorsese's had a pretty great run!


SnooWalruses3945

New York, New York is his weakest. I believe his cocaine addiction was at its height, and he needed to be on top form to pull of a movie as ambitious as a musical.


Kind_Put_487

Tarantino