The document profiles 5 famous film directors: Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Quentin Tarantino, and Martin Scorsese. It provides biographical details and their top 4 highest rated movies. Hitchcock pioneered suspense and thriller genres and moved from Britain to Hollywood. Spielberg's early films were blockbusters covering science fiction and adventure. Cameron's films have grossed over $2 billion and include Titanic and Avatar. Tarantino uses nonlinear storytelling and violence in neo-noir films. Scorsese is regarded as one of the greatest directors with films like Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, and Raging Bull.
2. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, (13 August 1899 –
29 April 1980) was an English film director and
producer. He pioneered many techniques in
the suspense and psychological thriller genres.
After a successful career in British cinema in
both silent films and early talkies, billed as
England's best director, Hitchcock moved
to Hollywood in 1939.
Top 4 rated movies:
•Rear Window (1954)
•Psycho (1960)
•Vertigo (1958)
•Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
3. Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18,
1946) is an American film director,
screenwriter, producer, and studio
entrepreneur. In a career of more than four
decades, Spielberg's films have covered many
themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-
fiction and adventure films were seen as
archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster
filmmaking.
Top 4 rated movies:
•Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
•E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
•Jaws (1975)
•Saving Private Ryan (1998)
4. James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a
Canadian film director, film producer, deep-sea
explorer, screenwriter, and editor. In total,
Cameron's directorial efforts have grossed
approximately US$2 billion in North America and
US$6 billion worldwide. Not adjusted for inflation,
Cameron's Titanic and Avatar are the two highest-
grossing films of all time at $2.19 billion and
$2.78 billion.
Top 4 rated movies:
•Titanic (1997)
•Aliens (1986)
•Terminator, The (1984)
•Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
5. Quentin Jerome Tarantino born March 27,
1963) is an American film director, screenwriter,
producer, and actor. His films have been
characterized by nonlinear storylines, satirical
subject matter and an aestheticization of
violence that often results in the exhibition
of neo-noir characteristics. He has been called a
“Director DJ”, as he combines old pictures and
sounds to make new ones.
Top 4 rated movies:
•Pulp Fiction (1994)
•Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
•Reservoir Dogs (1992)
•Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
6. Martin Charles Scorsese born November 17,
1942) is an American film director,
screenwriter, producer, actor, and film
historian. He is widely regarded as one of the
greatest directors of all time. In 1990 he
founded The Film Foundation, a non-profit
organization dedicated to film preservation,
and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema
Foundation.
Top 4 rated movies:
•Goodfellas (1990)
•Taxi Driver (1976)
•Raging Bull (1980)
•Departed, The (2006)