Great Directors, Weird Movies

Here is a fun list of movies directed by famous directors that make no sense based on the rest of their work.  Trust me, it will be fun:

Francis Ford Coppola

Known For:  The Godfather movies, Apocalypse Now

Weird Movie:  Jack

-Nick Cage's uncle has made some of the greatest movies ever.  But he also made Jack, that movie where Robin Williams ages four times faster than a normal person.  It wasn't good and might have the most depressing ending when you think about it.  Robin is still friends with his childhood buddies, but he is definitely going to die before they even graduate college.  Sad, isn't it?

David Fincher

Known For:  Fight Club, Se7en, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Weird Movie:  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

-David has made some really solid movies, but Benjamin Button is such a weird movie compared to his other work.  I'm going to admit I've never seen it, but it looked nothing like Fight Club other than starring Brad Pitt.

Sam Raimi

Known For:  Spider-Man movies, Evil Dead, Army of Darkness

Weird Movie:  For the Love of the Game

-This guy started out doing purposely bad horror movies, but everyone loved them.  Later, he made the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies.  But in between, he made a romantic baseball movie starring Kevin Costner.  Now, I will admit that I really like For the Love of the Game, but it is the complete opposite of what this guy is known for.

Peter Jackson

Known For:  The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Hobbit movies

Weird Movie:  The Lovely Bones

-Have you ever seen The Lovely Bones?  I haven't, but I do know there are exactly zero hobbits, wizards, elves, dwarfs, or orcs.  None.  Sure, maybe Jackson was trying to branch out, but it is still a really random movie for him to direct.

Tim Burton

Known For:  Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Batman, Anything Johnny Depp has been in recently

Weird Movie:  Pee Wee's Big Adventure

-Seriously, go watch Pee Wee's Big Adventure again and you will totally notice the little things that seem to be Tim Burton's trademarks.  This isn't so much a weird movie on Burton's resume as it is shocking when you realize he made it.