When any contemporary director is compared to the likes of Stanley Kubrick and Orson Welles, you take notice. No one in recent years has drawn more comparisons to the great auteurs than former film wunderkind and current American heavyweight Paul Thomas Anderson. From box office hits like 1997's unique look into the 70's porn industry, "Boogie Nights," to more experimental art-house efforts like 2012's "The Master," to sprawling epics like 2007's "There Will Be Blood," Anderson has already proven himself one of the most talented and versatile directors in the world today. Here is a look at how Anderson has risen to such heights just six films into his career:
