26. WOODY ALLEN
THE EVIDENCE: Annie Hall (1977), Manhattan (1979), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
WHY HIM: Four decades after first shuffling into moviegoers' hearts with his iconic persona of the neurotic shlemiel, Allen still cranks out movies with a regularity you can set a watch to. Not every one measures up with his classics, but 2005's Match Point and 2008's Vicky Cristina Barcelona show he still has some tricks up his rumpled sleeve. — Josh Rottenberg
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