Wes Anderson – an American director and screenwriter known for the distinctive visual aesthetic of his quirky comedies.

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Edgar Wright – an English director and screenwriter who collaborates with many of the same people he has worked with in the past (specifically Simon Pegg and Nick Frost). He is known for satirical genre films with a unique editing style of rapid, dramatic montages.

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Guillermo Del Toro – a Mexican director and screenwriter known for creating horror/fantasy films that have emotional and thematic complexity.