The Directors
(1997)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 2
Adrian Lyne
Episode 51 - 6-07-2003
A profile of the director from his early days as an accountant, then directing television commercials, through to his blockbuster films such as Flashdance or Fatal Attraction, and provocative works like Lolita and Nine 1/2 Weeks.
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Wolfgang Petersen
Episode 35
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Philip Kaufman
Episode 34
Documentary about filmmaker Philip Kaufman, from movie as ""Henry & June"", ""Quills"", ""The Right Stuff"" and ""The Unbearable Lightness of Being"".
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David Lynch
Episode 33 - 9-04-2003
Documentary about filmmaker David Lynch, from movies as Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man, The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive and also the Tv-series Twin Peaks.
7.9/10Haven't Seen
Ridley Scott
Episode 32 - 5-01-2004
Ridley Scott is the director of such films as 'Blade Runner' and 'Hannibal.'
6.4/10Haven't Seen
James Ivory
Episode 31
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Andrew Davis
Episode 28
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Jonathan Demme
Episode 27
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Michael Bay
Episode 26
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Anthony Menghella
Episode 25 - 6-05-2004
Profile and analysis filmograhpy of the director of The Talented Mr. Ripley .
7.4/10Haven't Seen
Atom Egoyan
Episode 24
Documentary about filmmaker Atom Egoyan and his strange, surreal films.
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Frank Darabont
Episode 23
Documentary about filmmaker Frank Darabont, from movies as The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption.
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Harold Becker
Episode 22
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Scott Hicks
Episode 21
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Roland Emmerich
Episode 18 - 3-06-2004
Profile of Roland Emmerich, the director of The Patriot.
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George Romero
Episode 17
Documentary about filmmaker George A. Romero, from many famous horror films, as Night of the Living Dead, Season of the Witch, Dawn of The Dead, Creepshow, Monkey Shines, and Bruiser.
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Jim Abrahams, Jerry & David Zucker
Episode 16
The team of Jim Abrahams, and Jerry and David Zucker are best known for their comedy films Airplane!, Top Secret!, and Ruthless People.
David Zucker has also directed BASEketball, Jerry Zucker has also directed Ghost, First Knight, and Rat Rance, and Jim Abrahams has also directed Big Business, Hot Shots, and Jane Austen's Mafia!
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Ron Howard
Episode 15 - 11-07-2001
A former child star, Ron's films include Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, and A Beautiful Mind.
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Billy Friedkin
Episode 13
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Richard Donner
Episode 10
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Robert Altman
Episode 9
1h 0m
Life and career of the director from such movies like M.A.S.H., McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Gosford Park, Cookie's Fortune, Short Cuts, The Player and Nashville.
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Martha Coolidge
Episode 8 - 4-03-2004
Coolidge directed romantic comedies like Valley Girl, Out to Sea and Real Genius.
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Spike Lee
Episode 7 - 10-04-2003
1h 0m
Spike Lee is the director of the films Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcom X, and Bamboozled.
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Clint Eastwood
Episode 6
1h 0m
One of the most famous actors ever, Clint Eastwood began his filmmaker career direting the thriller Play Misty for Me.
His filmography also includes Bird, High Plains Drifter , The Bridges of Madison County, Absolute Power, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and recently Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby.
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Milos Forman
Episode 5
Profile and filmograhpy of Milos Forman, whose movies includes Amadeus, One Flew on Cuckoo's Nest, Man on the Moon, The People vs. Larry Flint and Hair.
7.7/10Haven't Seen
Sydney Pollack
Episode 4
1h 0m
Documentary about Sydneny Pollack, the filmmaker of movies as Tootsie, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and The Way We Were.
7/10Haven't Seen
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Robert Wise
Episode 2
1h 0m
Profile and filmograhpy of the director whose movies includes The Haunting, The Day the Earth Stood Still, I Want to Live! and West Side Story.
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Michael Mann
Episode 1 - 6-01-2002
58m
Documentary about the filmmaker of Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider and recently Collateral .
6.2/10Haven't Seen
Season 1
Best of The Directors
Episode 14
Compilation of clips from various other episodes.
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Ivan Reitman
Episode 13
Documentary about filmmaker Ivan Reitman, from movies as ""Ghostbusters"", ""Groundhog Day"" and ""Evolution"".
7.9/10Haven't Seen
Tony Scott
Episode 12 - 11-07-2001
Documentary about filmmaker Tony Scott, from movies as ""The Hunger"" and ""Top Gun"".
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David Mamet
Episode 11 - 1-03-2002
His films as writer-director include ""House of Games,"" ""Heist,"" ""Homicide"" and ""The Spanish Prisoner.""
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David Cronenberg
Episode 10
1h 0m
Profile of Dave 'Deprave' Cronenberg, 'King of venereal horror', 'Baron of blood', as he has often been called.
His directoral work includes The Dead Zone, The Fly, and the film version of William S. Burroughs' novel Naked Lunch.
6.9/10Haven't Seen
Barbra Streisand
Episode 9
1h 0m
Profile of the director of Yentl, The Prince of Tides, and The Mirror Has Two Faces, Barbra Steisand, who is also a singer and actress.
7.9/10Haven't Seen
James Cameron
Episode 8
Profile and analysis filmograhpy about the director of movies as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Titanic.
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Rob Reiner
Episode 7
Reiner's films include This is Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally ..., and The Princess Bride.
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Martin Scorsese
Episode 6
1h 0m
Profile and analysis filmography of the director of Taxi Driver, After Hours, The Age of Innonence, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Cape Fear.
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Roger Corman
Episode 5 - 2-01-1999
Roger Corman, the director of The Little Shop Of Horrors (The 1960s film, not the musical. - Ed.), is best known for making low-budget films on a tight schedule.
7.2/10Haven't Seen
Wes Craven
Episode 4 - 1-30-1999
Profile of Wes Craven, director of Swamp Thing, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Vampire in Brooklyn, and the Scream trilogy.
6.9/10Haven't Seen
Alan Parker
Episode 3 - 2-07-2004
Profile of Alan Parker, director of The Wall and Evita.
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Terry Gilliam
Episode 2 - 5-23-2000
1h 0m
Profile of Terry Gilliam, former animator for Monty Python's Flying Circus, and director of the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Jabberwocky, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Twelve Monkeys, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
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Tim Burton
Episode 1 - 1-01-1999
Profile of director Tim Burton, who first began working as an animator for Disney. His first directing job was an episode of Faerie Tale Theatre called Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp. His first film was 1985's Pee Wee's Big Adventure. He later directed Beetlejuice, Batman, Batman Returns, Ed Wood, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, and a remake of Planet of the Apes. His most recent film was Big Fish, which recieved the best reviews of Burton's career, and was #1 at the box office for two weeks.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
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Ron Howard
Episode 15 - 11-07-2001
A former child star, Ron's films include Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, and A Beautiful Mind.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
Tim Burton
Episode 1 - 1-01-1999
Profile of director Tim Burton, who first began working as an animator for Disney. His first directing job was an episode of Faerie Tale Theatre called Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp. His first film was 1985's Pee Wee's Big Adventure. He later directed Beetlejuice, Batman, Batman Returns, Ed Wood, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, and a remake of Planet of the Apes. His most recent film was Big Fish, which recieved the best reviews of Burton's career, and was #1 at the box office for two weeks.
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Barbra Streisand
Episode 9
1h 0m
Profile of the director of Yentl, The Prince of Tides, and The Mirror Has Two Faces, Barbra Steisand, who is also a singer and actress.
7.9/10Haven't Seen
Ivan Reitman
Episode 13
Documentary about filmmaker Ivan Reitman, from movies as ""Ghostbusters"", ""Groundhog Day"" and ""Evolution"".
7.9/10Haven't Seen
