10 Great Directors With No Movies In The IMDB Top 250

8. Spike Jonze

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Highest-Rated Movies: Her (8.0) and Being John Malkovich (7.8)

Though he's veered towards short films and documentaries in recent years, Spike Lee's feature filmography remains one of the most unique and subversive in Hollywood history.

From the mind-boggling (literally) Being John Malkovich to directing what might be Nicolas Cage's best performance in Adaptation, Jonze consistently delivers delightfully original stories that feel unlike anything you'll see in a given year.

And though Where The Wild Things Are was an undeniable box-office flop, Jonze rebounded four years later with Her, a funny, conceptually-brilliant drama that was an unqualified success in every way imaginable.

So it isn't surprising to learn that this is his highest-rated picture - on IMDB - to date, with Being John Malkovich trailing in second place. Jonze's movies are perhaps not commercially viable enough to grant him a place on the IMDB Top 250, but based on quality alone, he deserves a spot on that list as much as anyone else.

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