Some of these nearly made my list, too.
| Title | Director |
| The Godfather: Part II | Francis Ford Coppola |
| The Lord of the Rings | Peter Jackson |
| Blackhawk Down | Ridley Scott |
| The Departed | Martin Scorsese |
| Dazed and Confused | Richard Linklater |
| Reservoir Dogs | Quinten Tarantino |
| Schindler’s List | Steven Spielberg |
| Raising Arizona | Coen Brothers |
| Unbreakable | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Snatch | Guy Ritchie |