13 Most Diverse Directors In Movie History

10. Ang Lee

Though Ang Lee isn't quite as prolific or famous as the likes of Ridley Scott, the two-time Best Director Oscar winner has bravely dived into a ton of disparate genres over the course of the 13 movies he's released so far.

Lee began his career with the "Father Knows Best" trilogy of Taiwanese dramedies (Pushing Hands, The Wedding Banquet, Eat Drink Man Woman), before moving onto a period drama (Sense and Sensibility), a contemporary drama (The Ice Storm), a Civil War western (Ride with the Devil), a martial arts epic (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), a freaking comic book movie (Hulk), a romantic drama (Brokeback Mountain), an erotic spy thriller (Lust, Caution), an American dramedy (Taking Woodstock), a survival adventure (Life of Pi) and finally a war drama (Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk).

That's not all, either: Lee is about to start production on a sports biopic (Thrilla in Manila), and is also prepping a sci-fi (the Will Smith-starring Gemini Man). Basically, the guy hasn't made the same movie twice in decades.

Though you can certainly argue that Lee's most radical divergence, Hulk, wasn't exactly a rousing success, the mere fact he dared to work on something so outside his wheelhouse is a testament to his courage as a filmmaker. Plus, the script was clearly the problem with that one.

Thankfully most of Lee's dalliances in new genres have paid off, so hopefully he'll keep at it. Whatever next, an Ang Lee-directed musical?