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John Singleton - In 2019, the world said goodbye to John Singleton, the revered American filmmaker who made his directorial debut at the age of 24.

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John Singleton - Singleton directed 'Boyz n the Hood' in 1991, and was even nominated for Best Director at the Oscars. He went on to direct influential films like 'Poetic Justice' and 'Baby Boy.'

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Orson Welles - He's one of the most revered names in cinema, and Orson Welles didn't waste any time getting started.

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Orson Welles - Welles made his first film, 'Hearts of Age,' when he was 19. Only seven years later, he directed the classic 'Citizen Kane.'

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Samira Makhmalbaf - Samira Makhmalbaf didn't come from nothing, she's the daughter of Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf. However, that doesn't make her directorial debut any less impressive.

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Samira Makhmalbaf - Makhmalbaf made her first film when she was just 17. 'The Apple' centers on an Iranian family that becomes imprisoned by the father of the house. Get this, the film stars the real-life family that the movie was based on.

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Martin Scorsese - We known Martin Scorsese as a legend of cinema, but everyone's gotta start somewhere, right?

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Martin Scorsese - Scorsese started with 'Vesuvius VI,' a short film that came out in 1959. He was 25 when he directed his feature-length debut, 'Who's That Knocking at My Door.'

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Lena Dunham - Lena Dunham comes from a creative family, and got her start at an early age, way before the success of sitcom 'Girls.'

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Lena Dunham - Dunham directed her first short film, 'Dealing,' when she was 20. She directed her first feature-length film, 'Creative Nonfiction,' when she was 26.

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Peter Jackson - Hailing from New Zealand, Peter Jackson helped resurrect his country's tourism industry, thanks to the record-breaking 'Lord of the Rings' series.

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Peter Jackson - Jackson actually got his start when he was 16, directing the short film 'The Valley.' The film was shown on the TV show, 'Spot On.'

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Alice Guy-Blache - This French filmmaker was a pioneer of 19th-century cinema, and was one of the first people to make a narrative fiction film.

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Alice Guy-Blache - Guy-Blanche made over 1,000 films between 1896 and 1907, starting when she was just 23, with 'The Cabbage Fairy.'

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Bernardo Bertolucci - Bernardo Bertolucci was a standout star of the French new wave, directing influential films like 'Last Tango In Paris' and 'The Last Emperor.'

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Bernardo Bertolucci - The filmmaker directed his first film, 'La commare secca,' when he was 21. The film seems to be inspired by 'Rashomon,' a Japanese thriller from 1950.

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Tim Burton - Tim Burton is best known for films like 'Beetlejuice,' 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' and 'The Nightmare Before Christmas.'

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Tim Burton - He got his start when he was 13, directing 'The Island of Doctor Agor.'

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Haifaa al-Mansour - Haifaa al-Mansour made her directorial debut when she was 29, which might not seem all that impressive, but there's some important context.

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Haifaa al-Mansour - The director is from Saudi Arabia, a country which had no cinemas from 1983 to 2018. She studied film in Sydney, and directed 'Who?' in 1997. She even received death threats, and went on to film 'Wadjda' in Saudi Arabia.

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Chantal Akerman - Chantal Akerman was a Belgium filmmaker who made a huge mark on experimental feminist cinema.

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Chantal Akerman - She made her directorial debut at the age of 18, with 'Saute ma ville' released in 1968. It's an alluring account of life as a young woman.

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Matty Rich - Born in Brooklyn, Matty Rich went on to honor his neighborhood with 'Straight out of Brooklyn,' a film he directed at the age of 19.

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Matty Rich - Matty Rich shot the film in Brooklyn's Red Hook projects, and wrote the film when he was just 17.

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Robert Rodriguez - He's directed hit films like 'Spy Kids,' 'Sin City,' and 'From Dusk Till Dawn,' but Robert Rodriguez actually had an early start.

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Robert Rodriguez - A 23-year-old Rodriguez directed 'El Mariachi' in 1992. He partly financed the film by experimenting in medical tests while living in Austin, Texas.

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Harmony Korine - Harmony Korine is an eccentric filmmaker known for films like 'Spring Breakers.' His cinematic career started when he was 19, as the screenwriter for 'Kids.'

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Harmony Korine - Korine went on to direct his first film, 'Gummo,' when he was 23. The bizarre film has since become a cult classic.

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Xavier Dolan - This Canadian filmmaker is pretty prolific, and made five feature films between the ages of 17 and 25.

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Xavier Dolan -

Dolan's directorial debut was 'I Killed My Mother,' which came out in 2009. The film received a standing ovation when it was screened at Cannes Film Festival.

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