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32 Really Good Movies Made by Directors on Their First Try (Cinemablend)

"Some filmmakers require time to find their voice. They have to make a few simply "ok" features before having the skills required to make their masterpiece. But that's not the case with the directors featured on this list. These folks quickly figured out what they could do with a camera, and they produced magic with their first feature. It's a terribly hard thing to do, but here are 32 directors who made great films on their very first try." - cinemablend.com
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Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
2
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
3
Get Out (2017)
Get Out (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
5
12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
7
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
8
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
9
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
10
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
11
Promising Young Woman (2020)
Promising Young Woman (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
12
Nightcrawler (2014)
Nightcrawler (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
13
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
14
Brick (2005)
Brick (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
15
That Thing You Do! (1996)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
16
Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
17
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
18
Short Term 12 (2013)
Short Term 12 (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
19
Monster (2003)
Monster (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
20
Good Time (2017)
Good Time (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
21
Pi (1998)
Pi (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
22
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
23
Hereditary (2018)
Hereditary (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
24
Thief (1981)
Thief (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
25
The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
26
Breathless (1960)
Breathless (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
27
Medicine for Melancholy (2008)
Medicine for Melancholy (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
28
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
29
Mad Max (1979)
Mad Max (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
30
Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
31
The Producers (1967)
The Producers (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
32
Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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