10 Best Film Directors With Less Than 5 Films
6. Martin McDonagh
From rape to child murder, no subject is too dark for Martin McDonagh to tackle. What's more, he will often go one step further to make the dark subject matter comedic if he can. McDonagh is a scathing critic of society that often imbues his stories with a dose of reality designed to provoke and occasionally unsettle the audience.
His debut film, In Bruges is a masterclass in this regard as we follow a suicidal hitman around the titular city which manages to be a profoundly sad experience while also constantly hilarious.
His second film Seven Psychopaths is a fun time with a great cast but it is his most recent film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri that takes this to the next level. After her daughter is brutally murdered, Mildred puts up three billboards questioning the efforts of the local and popular police chief.
Three Billboards is a layered and nuanced look at a group of people that are all complex in their own right making it hard to know who to support. The film is brave and audacious and show that there are no lines McDonagh won't cross in pursuit of strong storytelling.