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Manic Wayne's 25 Great Directorial Debuts

In no particularly order, here is my 25 greatest directorial debuts and the directors who made them. Every great director needs to start somewhere, some start with amazing films straight off the bat. I've included directors first feature film. (Short films do not count)
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Orson Welles
Orson Welles
2
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
3
Frank Darabont
Frank Darabont
4
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
5
Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet
6
12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
7
John Huston
John Huston
8
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
9
Richard Kelly
Richard Kelly
10
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
11
Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner
12
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
13
Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes
14
American Beauty (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
15
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
16
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
17
Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle
18
Shallow Grave (1994)
Shallow Grave (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
19
Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
20
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
21
Cameron Crowe
Cameron Crowe
22
Say Anything... (1989)
Say Anything... (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
23
Sam Raimi
Sam Raimi
24
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
25
Coen Brothers
Coen Brothers
26
Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
27
David Fincher
David Fincher
28
Alien³ (1992)
Alien³ (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   45%
29
Neill Blomkamp
Neill Blomkamp
30
District 9 (2009)
District 9 (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
31
Francois Truffaut
Francois Truffaut
32
The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
33
John Singleton
John Singleton
34
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
35
George A. Romero
George A. Romero
36
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
37
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
38
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
39
Terrence Malick
Terrence Malick
40
Badlands (1973)
Badlands (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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