Best Second Movie by Directors

Movies that are the second directorial by their directors, excluding short movies.

The Top Ten

1 The Shawshank Redemption - Frank Darabont

What isn't good about this film

2 Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino

I love this movie so much. So funny and dark at the same time. It's probably the greatest screenplay in history.

By the way, good list. This is one of those lists that I wished I thought of first.

3 Seven - David Fincher

4 The Terminator - James Cameron

5 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Michel Gondry

6 Alien - Ridley Scott

Why is Terminator higher than this masterpiece?

7 The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer

8 The Breakfast Club - John Hughes

9 Memento - Christopher Nolan

10 Shaun of the Dead - Edgar Wright

The Contenders

11 Requiem For a Dream - Darren Aronofsky

12 Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola

13 The Matrix - The Wachowski Brothers

14 Bad Times at the el Royale - Drew Goddard

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