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7. Steven Spielberg

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15. Sofia Coppola

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17. Robert Rodriguez

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18. Alexander Payne

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19. Alan Taylor

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20. Tony Gilroy

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22. David Yates

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29. Ruben Fleischer

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32. Nora Ephron

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33. Gore Verbinski

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34. Terry Gilliam

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37. David O. Russell

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38. Payton Reed

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39. Michel Gondry

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40. Mel Brooks

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41. Jon Favreau

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43. Harold Ramis

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44. Jon Watts

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46. Baz Luhrmann

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47. Mark Waters

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48. Pete Docter

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49. Anna Boden

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50. David Frankel

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