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List of the most overacted directors in the film industry of all times. Often the success, both critically and financially, of a movie rests on the director’s head. Directors are responsible for the film angles, the actor’s performances, and the editing of a movie. When a movie does well,people praise the director. However, some directors have earned far too much praise for their mediocre work. Many of the overrated directors on this list made a few amazing movies that are often put on the best films lists, but then made many more average to bad movies. These directors rested on their famous name,rather than their talents.
Some of the filmmakers on this list focus too much on pretentious abstract themes, while others use too many “homages” instead of originality. Directors like Michael Bay and James Cameron make the highest-grossing films that are big and loud, but not very critically beloved.Other directors like Hitchcock have an impressive amount of great films, but far more flops under their belts.
Who are the most overrated directors of all time? This list features directors who are well-known but don’t often make quality films. Whether they started out as an amazing director and started to make bad films or was more famous for the things in front of the camera, these directors aren’t as great as they’re built up to be.
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994260Michael Bay
Transformers, Armageddon2
654139Lena Dunham
Tiny Furniture, Creative Nonfiction3
533219Barbra Streisand
Yentl, The Prince of Tides4
315156Eli Roth
Cabin Fever, Hostel5
29892Chris Weitz
American Pie, The Twilight Saga: New Moon6
662423Spike Lee
Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X7
250117Zach Braff
Garden State, Wish I Was Here8
462295Woody Allen
Annie Hall, Manhattan9
466312Seth MacFarlane
Ted, Hellboy II: The Golden Army10
209103Paul Feig
Knocked Up, Bridesmaids11
15169Victor Salva
Jeepers Creepers, Powder12
14560Paul Weitz
American Pie, Antz13
12960Michel Hazanavicius
The Artist, The Artist14
13981The Wachowskis
Bound, Speed Racer15
10765Mike Leigh
Secrets & Lies, Naked16
183143Warren Beatty
Bulworth, Heaven Can Wait17
159121Ben Stiller
Zoolander, Tropic Thunder18
4510Arnaud Desplechin
The Sentinel, Kings and Queen19
181146Todd Phillips
The Hangover, Old School20
306284Lars von Trier
Dancer in the Dark, Dogville21
8333Zack Snyder
Man of Steel, Watchmen22
5724Fatih Akın
The Edge of Heaven, New York23
8350Colin Trevorrow
Safety Not Guaranteed, Safety Not Guaranteed24
331310Judd Apatow
Superbad, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy25
715407M. Night Shyamalan
The Sixth Sense, Signs