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The list of films every aspiring filmmaker must see if they wish to work with Steven Spielberg. This list of 206 films was allegedly created by director Steven Spielberg himself. Whether true or not, it's a great list of movies. And if one wants to make great movies, then one needs to watch great movies.

UPDATE: The list is confirmed to have NOT been written by Steven Spielberg. But it's still a good idea!

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  1. 1
    12 Angry Men Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    12 Angry Men

    1957
    Sidney Lumet, William Friedkin
    Drama
    Jiří Voskovec, Ed Begley, John Fiedler, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Robert Webber, John Savoca, Martin Balsam, E. G. Marshall, Ed Binns, Jack Warden, Henry Fonda, Joseph Sweeney, Rudy Bond, Billy Nelson, James Kelly More
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  2. 2
    2001: A Space Odyssey Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968
    Stanley Kubrick
    Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure, Surrealism, Airplanes and airports, Roadshow theatrical release More
    Douglas Rain, William Sylvester, Leonard Rossiter, Sean Sullivan, Frank A. Miller, Margaret Tyzack, Ed Bishop, Gary Lockwood, Arthur C. Clarke, Alan Gifford, Vivian Kubrick, Robert Beatty, John Ashley, Keir Dullea, Daniel Richter, Ann Gillis More
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  3. 3
    The 400 Blows Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    The 400 Blows

    1959
    François Truffaut
    Drama, Black-and-white, Crime Fiction, World cinema, Art film, Coming of age, French New Wave More
    Patrick Auffay, Jeanne Moreau, Daniel Couturier, Robert Beauvais, Jacques Demy, Albert Rémy, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Georges Flamant, Guy Decomble, Marius Laurey, Jean-Claude Brialy More
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  4. 4
    8 1/2 Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    8 1/2

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  5. 5
    Adam's Rib Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    Adam's Rib

    1949
    George Cukor
    Comedy, Romance Film, Romantic comedy
    Eve March, Will Wright, Jean Hagen, Spencer Tracy, Judy Holliday, Katharine Hepburn, Clarence Kolb, Tom Ewell More
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  7. 6
    Al Capone Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    Al Capone

    1959
    Richard Wilson
    Drama, Biography, Crime Fiction
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  8. 7
    Alfie Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    Alfie

    2004
    Charles Shyer
    Drama, Comedy, Romance Film, Romantic comedy, Romantic drama, Comedy-drama, Remake, Sex comedy More
    Jo Yang, Susan Sarandon, Sam Vincenti, Renee Taylor, Tara Summers, Max Morris, Kevin Rahm, Sienna Miller, Gedde Watanabe, Jeff Harding, Marisa Tomei, Jane Krakowski, Omar Epps, Nia Long, Jude Law, Edward Graydon Carter, Katherine La Nasa More
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  9. 8
    All About Eve Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    All About Eve

    1950
    Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    Drama, Black-and-white, LGBT, Black comedy
    George Sanders, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Marilyn Monroe, Gregory Ratoff, Walter Hampden, Hugh Marlowe, Barbara Bates, Bette Davis, Thelma Ritter More
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  10. 9
    All That Jazz Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    All That Jazz

    1979
    Bob Fosse
    Drama, Fantasy, Musical, LGBT, Tragedy, New Hollywood
    John Lithgow, Sandahl Bergman, Cliff Gorman, Roy Scheider, Leland Palmer, Max Wright, Erzsebet Foldi, Ann Reinking, Gwen Verdon, Michael Tolan, Jessica Lange, Ben Vereen, Julie Hagerty, Irene Kane, William LeMassena More
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  11. 10
    An American in Paris Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    An American in Paris

    1951
    Vincente Minnelli
    Musical, Romance Film
    Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Nina Foch, Gene Kelly, Georges Guétary
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  12. 11
    Annie Hall Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    Annie Hall

    1977
    Woody Allen
    Comedy, Romance Film, Romantic comedy, Drama Film, New Hollywood
    Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Walken, John Glover, Shelley Hack, Tony Roberts, Woody Allen, Quinn Cummings, Paul Simon, Joan Newman, Mordecai Lawner, Helen Ludlam, Carol Kane, Diane Keaton, Shelley Duvall, Jeff Goldblum, Colleen Dewhurst, Janet Margolin, Donald Symington More
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  13. 12
    The Apartment Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    The Apartment

    1960
    Billy Wilder
    Drama, Comedy, Black-and-white, Romance Film, Romantic comedy, Comedy-drama More
    Edie Adams, Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Ray Walston, Fred MacMurray, Jack Kruschen More
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  14. 13
    ...And Justice for All Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    ...And Justice for All

    1979
    Norman Jewison
    Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Suspense, Courtroom Drama, Satire, Legal drama, New Hollywood More
    Jack Warden, John Forsythe, Jeffrey Tambor, Thomas G. Waites, Craig T. Nelson, Christine Lahti, Dominic Chianese, Sam Levene, Al Pacino, Vincent Beck, Larry Bryggman, Lee Strasberg More
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  15. 14
    Apocalypse Now Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    Apocalypse Now

    1979
    Francis Ford Coppola
    War, Drama Film, Cult, Existentialism, New Hollywood
    Scott Glenn, Emilio Estevez, Henry Strzalkowski, Don Gordon Bell, Vittorio Storaro, Joseph Conrad, Jim Gaines, Thomas Mason, Joe Estevez, R. Lee Ermey, Evan A. Lottman, Glenn Walken, Sam Bottoms, Bill Graham, Cynthia Wood, Dennis Hopper, Marlon Brando, Jack Thibeau, Francis Ford Coppola, G. D. Spradlin, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Colleen Camp, Laurence Fishburne, Harrison Ford, Linn Phillips, Kerry Rossall, James Keane, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Nick Nicholson, Bo Byers, Ron McQueen, Jerry Ziesmer, Linda Carpenter More
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  16. 15
    All the President's Men Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    All the President's Men

    1976
    Alan J. Pakula
    Drama, History, Thriller
    Meredith Baxter, Penny Fuller, Ned Beatty, Robert Walden, Robert Redford, Jane Alexander, F. Murray Abraham, Hal Holbrook, Valerie Curtin, Martin Balsam, Jason Robards, Jack Warden, Dustin Hoffman, Stephen Collins More
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  18. 16
    Baby Doll Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    Baby Doll

    1956
    Elia Kazan
    Drama, Comedy, Black comedy, Film adaptation
    Rip Torn, Karl Malden, Lonny Chapman, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock More
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  19. 17
    Bang the Drum Slowly Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    Bang the Drum Slowly

    1973
    John D. Hancock
    Drama, Sports, Film adaptation
    Vincent Gardenia, Ann Wedgeworth, Michael Moriarty, Heather MacRae, Robert De Niro, Danny Aiello, Selma Diamond, Tom Ligon, Barbara Babcock, Phil Foster More
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  20. 18
    Barefoot in the Park Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    Barefoot in the Park

    1967
    Gene Saks
    Comedy, Romance Film, Romantic comedy
    Mabel Albertson, Mildred Natwick, Fritz Feld, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Charles Boyer, Herb Edelman More
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  21. 19
    Battleship Potemkin Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    Battleship Potemkin

    1925
    Sergei Eisenstein
    Drama, Black-and-white, History, Silent film, Crime Fiction, Indie, War, Political drama, World cinema, Propaganda More
    Aleksandr Antonov, Beatrice Vitoldi, Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein, Prokopenko, Aleksandr Levshin, N. Poltavseva, A. Glauberman, Julia Eisenstein, Vladimir Barsky, Mikhail Gomorov, N. Poltavtseva, Ivan Bobrov, Konstantin Feldman More
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  22. 20
    Beauty of the Day Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    Beauty of the Day

    1967
    Luis Buñuel
    Drama, Romance Film, Surrealism, World cinema, Romantic drama, Art film, Erotica More
    Marguerite Muni, Macha Méril, Catherine Deneuve, Geneviève Page, Michel Piccoli, Jean Sorel, Pierre Clémenti, Françoise Fabian More
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  23. 21
    The Best Years of Our Lives Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946
    William Wyler
    Drama, Black-and-white, War
    Myrna Loy, Roman Bohnen, Harold Russell, Gladys George, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O'Donnell, Fredric March, Steve Cochran, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Hoagy Carmichael, Ray Collins More
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  24. 22
    The Big Sleep Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    The Big Sleep

    1978
    Michael Winner
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Gangster
    Candy Clark, Tom Laughlin, Joan Collins, James Stewart, Richard Boone, John Mills, Oliver Reed, Robert Mitchum, Colin Blakely, Sarah Miles, Richard Todd, Simon Fisher Turner More
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  25. 23
    Bicycle Thieves Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    Bicycle Thieves

    1948
    Vittorio de Sica
    Drama, Black-and-white, Crime Fiction, World cinema
    Gino Saltamerenda, Lamberto Maggiorani, Michele Sakara, Enzo Staiola, Vittorio Antonucci, Emma Druetti, Elena Altieri, Carlo Jachino, Lianella Carell, Giulio Chiari More
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  26. 24
    The Big Chill Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    The Big Chill

    1983
    Lawrence Kasdan
    Drama, Comedy, Period piece, Comedy-drama
    Jeff Goldblum, JoBeth Williams, Don Galloway, Kevin Kline, Meg Tilly, William Hurt, Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Mary Kay Place More
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  27. 25
    The Birds Steven Spielberg's (Fake) List of Classic Films Film picture

    The Birds

    1963
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Thriller, Horror, Suspense, Doomsday film, Natural horror films
    Ruth McDevitt, Jeannie Russell, Doodles Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Roxanne Tunis, Tippi Hedren, Mike Monteleone, Lonny Chapman, Dallas McKennon, Doreen Lang, Rod Taylor, Charles McGraw, Alfred Hitchcock, Suzanne Pleshette, Richard Deacon, Ethel Griffies, Jessica Tandy, Malcolm Atterbury, Joe Mantell, Morgan Brittany, Darlene Conley More
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  1. G1231
    The Hunter at 8/27/2011 12:23 PM
    Why is this on the list? It's probably one of McQueen's worst movies. I'd bet that this entry is a typo for the Robert Michum classic "Night of the Hunter"
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