The 25 Best Second Movies From Breakout Directors

Success can be a double-edged sword. While every filmmaker would like their first movie to be a breakout success, those kinds of hits build expectation for their second feature, and not every director can navigate the artistic and industrial labyrinth that it takes to produce another instant classic. Indeed, the perfect one-two punch is rarely achieved. Many of the best directors don't start out with one of their finest or most successful films (James Cameron directed "Piranha 2: The Spawning," David Fincher made "Alien 3"), those that do can't always parlay that into a second . . .