Abrams, J.J. (New York City)
The creator of TV's Alias and Lost
Famous Filmmakers from New York
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Allen, Woody (Brooklyn)
The director and star of Annie Hall -
Apatow, Judd (Syosset)
The guy who made The 40 Year-old Virgin and Knocked Up -
Aronofsky, Darren (New York City)
The Oscar-nominated director of Black Swan -
Aster, Ari (New York City)
The director of 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' -
Baumbach, Noah (Brooklyn)
The director of 'The Squid and the Whale and 'Marriage Story' -
Bell, Lake (New York City)
The writer, director and star of In a World... -
Berg, Peter (New York City)
Dr. Billy Kronk on TV's Chicago Hope -
Bogdanovich, Peter (Kingston)
Director of The Last Picture Show -
Brooks, Mel (Brooklyn)
The guy who made Blazing Saddles and The Producers -
Burns, Ken (Brooklyn)
The director of the TV documentaries The Civil War and Baseball -
Chandor, J.C. (New York City)
The director of All Is Lost -
Cimino, Michael (New York City)
The director of 'The Deer Hunter' and 'Heaven's Gate' -
Coppola, Sofia (New York City)
The writer and director of Lost in Translation -
Demme, Jonathan (Baldwin)
The director of 'Silence of the Lambs' -
De Niro, Robert (New York City)
The intense star of Taxi Driver -
Dunham, Lena (New York City)
The creator and star of the TV series Girls -
Estevez, Emilio (New York City)
The Martin Sheen son who was in Breakfast Club and Repo Man -
Favreau, Jon (Queens)
The guy who made Swingers with Vince Vaughn -
Fleischer, Richard (Brooklyn)
The director of 'Doctor Doolittle' and 'Soylent Green' -
Fonda, Peter (New York City)
The star of Easy Rider and Ulee's Gold -
Gibson, Mel (Peekskill)
The writer and director of The Passion of the Christ -
Kopple, Barbara (New York City)
The documentary maker who did Harlan County, USA -
Kubrick, Stanley (The Bronx)
The director of 2001: A Space Odyssey -
Lonergan, Kenneth (New York City)
The director of 'You Can Count on Me' -
Marshall, Garry (New York City)
The creator of the TV show 'Happy Days' -
Mazursky, Paul (Brooklyn)
The director of An Unmarried Woman -
Miller, Bennett (New York City)
Director of the 2005 movie Capote -
Murch, Walter (New York City)
Ace editor of the 1974 film The Conversation -
Pakula, Alan J. (New York City)
The director of All the President's Men -
Peele, Jordan (New York City)
The comedian who wrote and directed the horror film 'Get Out' -
Phillips, Todd (New York City)
The director of 'The Hangover' and 'Joker' -
Rafelson, Bob (New York City)
The director of the film Five Easy Pieces -
Reiner, Carl (New York City)
Creator of TV's The Dick Van Dyke Show -
Romero, George (New York City)
The director of the Night of the Living Dead films -
Russell, David O. (New York City)
The Oscar-nominated director of The Fighter -
Scorsese, Martin (Queens)
The director of Taxi Driver and Goodfellas -
Stiller, Ben (New York City)
The star of There's Something About Mary and Zoolander -
Stone, Oliver (New York City)
Controversial director of JFK and Natural Born Killers -
Streisand, Barbra (Brooklyn)
The Oscar-winning star of Funny Girl -
Tucci, Stanley (Peekskill)
Nigel, the fashion consultant in The Devil Wears Prada -
Whedon, Joss (New York City)
The guy behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer -
Yauch, Adam (New York City)
MCA from the rap group Beastie Boys -
Zeitlin, Benh (New York City)
The director of Beasts of the Southern Wild