Thriller DirectorsBy Marcus Mahne

Steven Spielberg

• Spielberg was born on December 18 1946 is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. In a career of more than forty years, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking.

Top 4 rated movies:• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)• Jaws (1975)• Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Tony Scott

• Scott was a British film producer and director. He was asked by producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer to direct Top Gun (1986) starring Tom Cruise. Next he was asked to direct the sequel Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) with Eddie Murphy.

• Top rated films:• Enemy of the State (1998)• Top Gun (1987)• Man on fire (2004)

Alfred Hitchcock

• Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, (13 August 1899 –29 April 1980) was an English film director and producer. He was the pioneer of many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British, billed as England's best director.

Top 4 rated movies:• Rear Window (1954)• Psycho (1960)•Vertigo (1958)• Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

James Cameron

• Born August 16, 1954 is a Canadian producer film, director, editor and screenwriter. In total, Cameron's directorial efforts have earned approximately $6 billion worldwide. Not adjusted for inflation, Cameron's Titanic and Avatar are the two highest-grossing films of all time at $2.2 billion and $2.8 billion.

Top rated movies:• Terminator (1984)• Titanic (1997)• Aliens (1986)

Robert Wiene

• Robert Wiene (27 April 1873) was an important film director of the German silent cinema. He is particularly known for directing the influential German silent film ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’. Wiene also directed a variety of other films of varying styles and genres.

Top rated films• Raskolnikow (1923) • Der Rosenkavalier (1925)