Directors

Joel and Ethan Coen tend to do it all when they're creating a movie, from writing the screenplay to controlling every shot from every angle. The overall effect of this creative control is that when you're watching a Coen brothers film, you know you're watching a Coen brothers film. 

From the long shots of the West Texas landscape to the super sparse dialogue, the Coens have a way of making you squirm—and holding your attention so intensely that you're going to need fingernail-replacement surgery by the time the movie is over.