What are the best episodes of The Directors?

The best rated episodes of The Directors are: Michael Mann - S2E1 rated 7.0, Roger Corman - S1E5 rated 7.0

What are the worst episodes of The Directors?

The lowest rated episodes of The Directors are: Tim Burton - S1E1 rated 4.0, Terry Gilliam - S1E2 rated 7.0

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Jan 1999 - Jun 2004

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Best Episodes of The Directors

Michael Mann
S2 Ep1
7.0
1st Jun 2002
Documentary about the filmmaker of Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider and recently Collateral .
Roger Corman
S1 Ep5
7.0
1st Feb 1999
Roger Corman, the director of The Little Shop Of Horrors (The 1960s film, not the musical. - Ed.), is best known for making low-budget films on a tight schedule.

Worst Episodes of The Directors

Tim Burton
S1 Ep1
4.0
1st Jan 1999
Profile of director Tim Burton, who first began working as an animator for Disney. His first directing job was an episode of Faerie Tale Theatre called Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp. His first film was 1985's Pee Wee's Big Adventure. He later directed Beetlejuice, Batman, Batman Returns, Ed Wood, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, and a remake of Planet of the Apes. His most recent film was Big Fish, which recieved the best reviews of Burton's career, and was #1 at the box office for two weeks.
Terry Gilliam
S1 Ep2
7.0
23rd May 2000
Profile of Terry Gilliam, former animator for Monty Python's Flying Circus, and director of the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Jabberwocky, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Twelve Monkeys, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

The Directors Episode Guide

Tim Burton
S1 Ep1
4.0
1st Jan 1999
Profile of director Tim Burton, who first began working as an animator for Disney. His first directing job was an episode of Faerie Tale Theatre called Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp. His first film was 1985's Pee Wee's Big Adventure. He later directed Beetlejuice, Batman, Batman Returns, Ed Wood, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, and a remake of Planet of the Apes. His most recent film was Big Fish, which recieved the best reviews of Burton's career, and was #1 at the box office for two weeks.
Terry Gilliam
S1 Ep2
7.0
23rd May 2000
Profile of Terry Gilliam, former animator for Monty Python's Flying Circus, and director of the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Jabberwocky, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Twelve Monkeys, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Alan Parker
S1 Ep3
7.0
7th Feb 2004
Profile of Alan Parker, director of The Wall and Evita.
Wes Craven
S1 Ep4
7.0
30th Jan 1999
Profile of Wes Craven, director of Swamp Thing, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Vampire in Brooklyn, and the Scream trilogy.
Roger Corman
S1 Ep5
7.0
1st Feb 1999
Roger Corman, the director of The Little Shop Of Horrors (The 1960s film, not the musical. - Ed.), is best known for making low-budget films on a tight schedule.
Martin Scorsese
S1 Ep6
Profile and analysis filmography of the director of Taxi Driver, After Hours, The Age of Innonence, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Cape Fear.
Rob Reiner
S1 Ep7
Reiner's films include This is Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally ..., and The Princess Bride.
James Cameron
S1 Ep8
Profile and analysis filmograhpy about the director of movies as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Titanic.
Barbra Streisand
S1 Ep9
Profile of the director of Yentl, The Prince of Tides, and The Mirror Has Two Faces, Barbra Steisand, who is also a singer and actress.
David Cronenberg
S1 Ep10
Profile of Dave 'Deprave' Cronenberg, 'King of venereal horror', 'Baron of blood', as he has often been called. His directoral work includes The Dead Zone, The Fly, and the film version of William S. Burroughs' novel Naked Lunch.
David Mamet
S1 Ep11
3rd Jan 2002
His films as writer-director include ""House of Games,"" ""Heist,"" ""Homicide"" and ""The Spanish Prisoner.""
Tony Scott
S1 Ep12
7th Nov 2001
Documentary about filmmaker Tony Scott, from movies as ""The Hunger"" and ""Top Gun"".
Ivan Reitman
S1 Ep13
Documentary about filmmaker Ivan Reitman, from movies as ""Ghostbusters"", ""Groundhog Day"" and ""Evolution"".
Best of The Directors
S1 Ep14
Compilation of clips from various other episodes.