With age, if your energy levels sink and your joints start aching, it can sometimes feel like your best days are behind you. But, that doesn't have to be true. As long as you're breathing, you still have the capacity to create something better than anything you ever did as a 20-something.

Redditor u/Dragava asked the r/Movies subreddit for examples of directors who got better with age, and we found this topic inspiring. As such, we dove through the responses with gusto to help bolster ourselves as the sagging sets in.

What director has only gotten better with age?
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While there were plenty of repeats and oddball takes mixed into this thread, we did find a few shining examples of directors who didn't let age stop them from making something special. Plus, we threw in some trailers for proof.

David Lynch's later work is incomparable

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George Miller has perfected the action movie while also nailing children's films

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Clint is a real grump, but you simply cannot deny the films made after he easily could have retired

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Even in his 50s, Wes Anderson is innovating in film visuals

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You could make the argument that Gunn's career didn't really take off until his late 40s

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PTA is still making superbly weird period pieces in his 50s

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Kubrick's best work was all after he turned 40

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Via u/Dragava.

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