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Watchmojo's Top 10 One-Hit Wonder Movie Directors

If at first you do succeed, don't try again. From 'Donnie Darko' to 'The Night of the Hunter', this list counts down all those directors who made one great movie and then fell off. Some of these directors still made movies after these ones, but they weren't as successful as the ones on this list.
Honourable mentions:
13: Tom Hanks
12: Vincent Gallo
11: Billy Bob Thornton
List:
10: Kimberly Peirce
9: Troy Duffy
8: Michael Cimino
7: John Singleton
6: Irvin Kershner
5: Charles Laughton
4: Tony Kaye
3: Paul Brickman
2: Richard Kelly
1: Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez
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The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
2
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
3
Risky Business (1983)
Risky Business (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
4
American History X (1998)
American History X (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
5
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
6
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
7
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
8
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
9
The Boondock Saints (1999)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   28%
10
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
11
Sling Blade (1996)
Sling Blade (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
12
Buffalo '66 (1998)
Buffalo '66 (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
13
That Thing You Do! (1996)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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