[Music]
RESP ect
these filmmakers deserve more of it um I
thought you know it could be like an
untapped gold mine of stuff welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 most
underrated movie directors I’m
surrounded by like embarrassment of
riches from like the finest young comedy
actors in Hollywood for this list we’re
focusing on established filmmakers who
don’t get enough credit for their work
on the big screen which means we’re
excluding stage and television directors
yeah I agree
Henry number 10 Lin Remzi no no this is
Marvin Cala this Scottish filmmaker may
not be at the top of your Netflix queue
but she’s well respected amongst her
industry peers you don’t understand
Marvin being lost in the middle of
nowhere I want to go back Lynn Ramsey’s
short film small deaths stunned
audiences at Cannes in 1996 and her
feature-length debut ratcatcher became
an instant classic just three years
later with a poignant sensory style and
complete devotion to her vision ramsey
small but powerful filmography packs an
emotional punch and Hollywood’s elite
actors are lining up for a chance to
work with this directional wonder number
9 Andrew Dominik the Aries be able
destroy it doesn’t worry about wrong
already
with a style steeped in criminality and
existential dialogue this new
zealand-born Australian director
delivered a cult hit with his 2000 debut
chopper so how would you describe
yourself now just a black not only did
the film introduce Eric Bana to the
world but also announced the arrival of
a most promising new talent behind the
camera Brad Pitt joined forces with
Andrew Dominik for the 2007 Western the
assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford and once again for
the 2012 sleeper hit killing them softly
like to kill him softly from a distance
not close enough for feelings don’t like
feelings don’t want to think about the
cinema world may have an abundance of
cookie cutter crime thrillers but the
world also has Andrew Dominik don’t make
me laugh I’m living in America and an
American you’re on your own
Merrick is not a country it’s just a
business no can pay me
number eight David Gordon Green I mean
it’s a thought that counts southern
crisis and social unrest unraveled in
the early films of this Arkansas born
filmmaker but his versatility allowed
him to open the comedic gates of
Hollywood what I love you you what I
love you why would you say that the late
Roger Ebert praised David Gordon
Greene’s future debut George Washington
while his 2003 follow-up all the real
girls cemented his place as a legit
filmmaker how else am I supposed to find
that this isn’t something that you did
this is not something that you did I
love you I that’s how I feel
Greene crossed over to comedy with the
2008 hit pineapple Express and directed
the uproarious HBO series Eastbound &
Down the possibilities are endless and
David Gordon Green has a ticket to ride
I buzzed it opened the door when I
buzzed it one to work Oh
three I did it on three on one two three
go number seven Kelley Reichardt excuse
me has anyone seen a dog she was tied up
front this morning the year 1994 assured
in a new cinematic talent who earned
international accolades for her debut
river of grass and on Sundays I took my
window for hours just waiting for a nice
couple in a big station wagon to come
and take these kids away however it
would be another 12 years until Kelly
rycart made another feature but what a
powerful one it was you see everything
you just went through and it all like
comes together old joy examined themes
of friendship and paternal anxiety while
her next – road trip film starred the
ultra talented Michelle Williams in
Wendy and Lucy and beaks cut off those
are not
mr. meek oh no no no no ah mounds Jimmy
right cards subtle exploration of the
human element and political undertones
make her one of the most polished
filmmakers of modern cinema
Night Moves slick number six Martin
McDonagh
that’s undeniably true as one of the
United Kingdom’s preeminent playwrights
this British Irishman crossed over to
film and won an Academy Award in 2006
for his live action short entitled
six-shooter just two years later his
feature-length debut in Bruges won over
critics with dazzling performances by
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as
bickering hitmen and was a screenplay
that was honoured by the Academy with a
nomination sorry about the message last
night Amanda left well he’s a bit of a
kook McDonough’s films are accessible to
all but also appeal to diehard
cinephiles in both style and substance
forget about the Flair again you idiot
Bonnie yeah Bonnie I know and I like
this dawn number 5 Walter Hill can you
count suckas whether it’s a sci-fi or a
comedy his films have become cult
classics Walter Hill wrote 70s tough-guy
flicks like the getaway and the drowning
Pool tried to implicate me in it but
took to the directorial chair for his
1979 sensation the Warriors who are the
Warriors he’ll strip down Western teams
bring a unique versatility to his work
and his crystal-clear writing style
drives home the dialogue
my name’s Reggie Hammond Eddie Murphy
made his acting debut in Hill’s 1982
film 48 hours which enhanced the
reputation of both star and director you
know when I am I’m your worst nightmare
man I mean good a bad I mean I got the
mission to kick tail Nast whenever I
feel like it Walter Hill began his
career as an assistant director in the
late 60s and has been a fan favorite
ever since can you dig a bigger number
for Edgar Wright what mojo on his films
guaranteed big laughs and even bigger
visuals English filmmaker Edgar Wright
arrived on the scene in 2004 with the
hysterical zombie flick Shaun of the
Dead to do today oh definitely Ben David
– David – did the box-office smash was
the first production of the Cornetto
trilogy which also featured Simon Pegg
and Nick Frost in the follow-ups Hot
Fuzz and the World’s End oh yes right
created a visual Wonderland for the 2010
film Scott Pilgrim vs. the world and
even wrote The Adventures of Tintin for
Steven Spielberg how’s your thirst for
adventure captain
[Music]
I’m Comanche ball pimpin truly an
innovative mind Edgar Wright always
offers a memorable time at the movies
number three
Thomas McCarthy doctor thank you for
coming
of course the 2003 Sundance Film
Festival established this accomplished
actor as a potent force behind the
camera that’s what I want
Thomas McCarthy’s feature debut the
station agent earned numerous accolades
including the Independent Spirit John
Cassavetes award Here I am
[Music]
take a look
McCarthy’s follow-up was an even greater
success as the visitor chronicled a
middle-aged New Yorkers identity crisis
after 9/11 did you go to your
deportation hearing yeah in Michigan
yeah we did everything they told us to
his films investigate the mindsets of
emotionally damaged individuals who
discovered the proverbial light through
the unlikeliest of characters McCarthy
doesn’t make films often but when he
does he’s the most interesting man alive
thank you shot and no more okay
[Applause]
number two
Ryan Johnson so now I’m very very
curious what you’re gonna say next an
eruption of cinematic glory that’s what
happens whenever Ryan Johnson releases
his latest directorial feature so we
celebrate his 2005 neo-noir debut brick
earned an instant following and
established the USC graduate as one of
the most promising new American
filmmakers anyway now we’ve shaken the
tree let’s wait and see what falls on
our heads
Johnson’s 2008 tale of magical realism
the Brothers Bloom further enhanced his
reputation and the 2012 sci-fi smash
looper proved that audiences love them
so I and Johnson undeniably original and
absolutely awesome
this brilliant filmmaker is only getting
started
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
sorry morning women can when they see me
they know me so they follow me to open
my shop
really hurry that you know for me I want
to study a family under stress and
that’s what it is it’s a family it’s
these five guys like I like movies right
sort of you know like they somehow get
to me and some on some level and I
connect with them personally
wow this is weird you know I’m real
lonely you know I just want to shake
your hand
number one Rob Reider if you can see
yeah the numbers all go to 11 this
bronx-born filmmaker was already a well
known TV star when he directed the 1984
mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap I’m not
gonna release the album because they
have decided to fit cover is sexist
Rob Ryder’s debut was an immediate
success and a subsequent tear through
the 80s produced several classics like
Stand By Me The Princess Bride and When
Harry Met Sally yes yes yes his unique
ability to touch on genuine moments of
daily life allows viewers to reflect
laugh and embrace their inner spirit
while Ryder’s more dramatic films like a
few good men you can’t handle the truth
and ghosts of Mississippi offer a poetic
dialogue about American culture
what’s America got to do with anything
this is Mississippi
all in all Rob Reiner has a long history
of providing the goods and will never be
praised enough for his contributions to
cinema I’ll have what she’s having
do you agree with our list did you come
to that conclusion out of patriotism or
just greed who is your favorite most
underrated movie director then I still
ain’t found I’m looking for yet for more
mind-blowing top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
but that they had a sense of completion
about the way the story was told
you
[Music]
RESP ect
these filmmakers deserve more of it um I
thought you know it could be like an
untapped gold mine of stuff welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 most
underrated movie directors I’m
surrounded by like embarrassment of
riches from like the finest young comedy
actors in Hollywood for this list we’re
focusing on established filmmakers who
don’t get enough credit for their work
on the big screen which means we’re
excluding stage and television directors
yeah I agree
Henry number 10 Lin Remzi no no this is
Marvin Cala this Scottish filmmaker may
not be at the top of your Netflix queue
but she’s well respected amongst her
industry peers you don’t understand
Marvin being lost in the middle of
nowhere I want to go back Lynn Ramsey’s
short film small deaths stunned
audiences at Cannes in 1996 and her
feature-length debut ratcatcher became
an instant classic just three years
later with a poignant sensory style and
complete devotion to her vision ramsey
small but powerful filmography packs an
emotional punch and Hollywood’s elite
actors are lining up for a chance to
work with this directional wonder number
9 Andrew Dominik the Aries be able
destroy it doesn’t worry about wrong
already
with a style steeped in criminality and
existential dialogue this new
zealand-born Australian director
delivered a cult hit with his 2000 debut
chopper so how would you describe
yourself now just a black not only did
the film introduce Eric Bana to the
world but also announced the arrival of
a most promising new talent behind the
camera Brad Pitt joined forces with
Andrew Dominik for the 2007 Western the
assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford and once again for
the 2012 sleeper hit killing them softly
like to kill him softly from a distance
not close enough for feelings don’t like
feelings don’t want to think about the
cinema world may have an abundance of
cookie cutter crime thrillers but the
world also has Andrew Dominik don’t make
me laugh I’m living in America and an
American you’re on your own
Merrick is not a country it’s just a
business no can pay me
number eight David Gordon Green I mean
it’s a thought that counts southern
crisis and social unrest unraveled in
the early films of this Arkansas born
filmmaker but his versatility allowed
him to open the comedic gates of
Hollywood what I love you you what I
love you why would you say that the late
Roger Ebert praised David Gordon
Greene’s future debut George Washington
while his 2003 follow-up all the real
girls cemented his place as a legit
filmmaker how else am I supposed to find
that this isn’t something that you did
this is not something that you did I
love you I that’s how I feel
Greene crossed over to comedy with the
2008 hit pineapple Express and directed
the uproarious HBO series Eastbound &
Down the possibilities are endless and
David Gordon Green has a ticket to ride
I buzzed it opened the door when I
buzzed it one to work Oh
three I did it on three on one two three
go number seven Kelley Reichardt excuse
me has anyone seen a dog she was tied up
front this morning the year 1994 assured
in a new cinematic talent who earned
international accolades for her debut
river of grass and on Sundays I took my
window for hours just waiting for a nice
couple in a big station wagon to come
and take these kids away however it
would be another 12 years until Kelly
rycart made another feature but what a
powerful one it was you see everything
you just went through and it all like
comes together old joy examined themes
of friendship and paternal anxiety while
her next – road trip film starred the
ultra talented Michelle Williams in
Wendy and Lucy and beaks cut off those
are not
mr. meek oh no no no no ah mounds Jimmy
right cards subtle exploration of the
human element and political undertones
make her one of the most polished
filmmakers of modern cinema
Night Moves slick number six Martin
McDonagh
that’s undeniably true as one of the
United Kingdom’s preeminent playwrights
this British Irishman crossed over to
film and won an Academy Award in 2006
for his live action short entitled
six-shooter just two years later his
feature-length debut in Bruges won over
critics with dazzling performances by
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as
bickering hitmen and was a screenplay
that was honoured by the Academy with a
nomination sorry about the message last
night Amanda left well he’s a bit of a
kook McDonough’s films are accessible to
all but also appeal to diehard
cinephiles in both style and substance
forget about the Flair again you idiot
Bonnie yeah Bonnie I know and I like
this dawn number 5 Walter Hill can you
count suckas whether it’s a sci-fi or a
comedy his films have become cult
classics Walter Hill wrote 70s tough-guy
flicks like the getaway and the drowning
Pool tried to implicate me in it but
took to the directorial chair for his
1979 sensation the Warriors who are the
Warriors he’ll strip down Western teams
bring a unique versatility to his work
and his crystal-clear writing style
drives home the dialogue
my name’s Reggie Hammond Eddie Murphy
made his acting debut in Hill’s 1982
film 48 hours which enhanced the
reputation of both star and director you
know when I am I’m your worst nightmare
man I mean good a bad I mean I got the
mission to kick tail Nast whenever I
feel like it Walter Hill began his
career as an assistant director in the
late 60s and has been a fan favorite
ever since can you dig a bigger number
for Edgar Wright what mojo on his films
guaranteed big laughs and even bigger
visuals English filmmaker Edgar Wright
arrived on the scene in 2004 with the
hysterical zombie flick Shaun of the
Dead to do today oh definitely Ben David
– David – did the box-office smash was
the first production of the Cornetto
trilogy which also featured Simon Pegg
and Nick Frost in the follow-ups Hot
Fuzz and the World’s End oh yes right
created a visual Wonderland for the 2010
film Scott Pilgrim vs. the world and
even wrote The Adventures of Tintin for
Steven Spielberg how’s your thirst for
adventure captain
[Music]
I’m Comanche ball pimpin truly an
innovative mind Edgar Wright always
offers a memorable time at the movies
number three
Thomas McCarthy doctor thank you for
coming
of course the 2003 Sundance Film
Festival established this accomplished
actor as a potent force behind the
camera that’s what I want
Thomas McCarthy’s feature debut the
station agent earned numerous accolades
including the Independent Spirit John
Cassavetes award Here I am
[Music]
take a look
McCarthy’s follow-up was an even greater
success as the visitor chronicled a
middle-aged New Yorkers identity crisis
after 9/11 did you go to your
deportation hearing yeah in Michigan
yeah we did everything they told us to
his films investigate the mindsets of
emotionally damaged individuals who
discovered the proverbial light through
the unlikeliest of characters McCarthy
doesn’t make films often but when he
does he’s the most interesting man alive
thank you shot and no more okay
[Applause]
number two
Ryan Johnson so now I’m very very
curious what you’re gonna say next an
eruption of cinematic glory that’s what
happens whenever Ryan Johnson releases
his latest directorial feature so we
celebrate his 2005 neo-noir debut brick
earned an instant following and
established the USC graduate as one of
the most promising new American
filmmakers anyway now we’ve shaken the
tree let’s wait and see what falls on
our heads
Johnson’s 2008 tale of magical realism
the Brothers Bloom further enhanced his
reputation and the 2012 sci-fi smash
looper proved that audiences love them
so I and Johnson undeniably original and
absolutely awesome
this brilliant filmmaker is only getting
started
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
sorry morning women can when they see me
they know me so they follow me to open
my shop
really hurry that you know for me I want
to study a family under stress and
that’s what it is it’s a family it’s
these five guys like I like movies right
sort of you know like they somehow get
to me and some on some level and I
connect with them personally
wow this is weird you know I’m real
lonely you know I just want to shake
your hand
number one Rob Reider if you can see
yeah the numbers all go to 11 this
bronx-born filmmaker was already a well
known TV star when he directed the 1984
mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap I’m not
gonna release the album because they
have decided to fit cover is sexist
Rob Ryder’s debut was an immediate
success and a subsequent tear through
the 80s produced several classics like
Stand By Me The Princess Bride and When
Harry Met Sally yes yes yes his unique
ability to touch on genuine moments of
daily life allows viewers to reflect
laugh and embrace their inner spirit
while Ryder’s more dramatic films like a
few good men you can’t handle the truth
and ghosts of Mississippi offer a poetic
dialogue about American culture
what’s America got to do with anything
this is Mississippi
all in all Rob Reiner has a long history
of providing the goods and will never be
praised enough for his contributions to
cinema I’ll have what she’s having
do you agree with our list did you come
to that conclusion out of patriotism or
just greed who is your favorite most
underrated movie director then I still
ain’t found I’m looking for yet for more
mind-blowing top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
but that they had a sense of completion
about the way the story was told
you
[Music]
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