10 Most Successful Film Directors In History
2. Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick is widely recognized as being one of the most influential directors in cinematic history. His long career spanned decades, but he often spent years between projects preparing their production in minuscule ways that resulted in unique uses of cinematography, amazing set-design, and intense uses of music that often feels like a character in his films.
His films crossed genres, but always managed to maintain the edgy depictions unique to his style. Some of his most notable films are often included at the top of lists of the greatest genre films of all time and he was recognized with numerous awards for his efforts.
Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb was a brilliant satirical look at the ongoing issues of the Cold War during the 1960s while films like The Shining, Lolita, Barry Lyndon, and Spartacus examined the nuances of humanity in ways few directors could hope to capture.
He is probably best known for A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey, two films that typically are called out as the greatest in their respective genres. He is studied by anyone who takes the art seriously and is remembered as one of the greatest filmmakers and artists to ever create in the world of cinema.