This list ranks the top films ever made by Steven Spielberg, arguably the most famous and celebrated of all American filmmakers. Spielberg won his first Oscar for directing in 1993 for his Holocaust drama Schindler's List, and took the prize again five years later for the WWII film Saving Private Ryan (best remembered for its immersive opening D-Day sequence). But he had already been heralded in the '70s and '80s as one of Hollywood's most important and successful directors.
Spielberg first came to international recognition in 1975 with the release of his big-budget shark thriller Jaws, a troubled production that nonetheless became a smash hit and eventually inspired the trend of blockbuster "summer movies" which continues to this day. In the ensuing years, he continued having popular success with a duo of alien-themed dramas: Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the family favorite E.T. He also branched out into comedy (the critically-trashed 1941) and period drama (Empire of the Sun and The Color Purple).
He also collaborated in the 1980s with producer George Lucas on the massively popular Indiana Jones adventure film series, an homage to the movie serials of the 1930s. Spielberg returned to sci-fi again in 1993 with Jurassic Park, released in the same year as the critically-acclaimed Schindler's List. He has since added Minority Report and War of the Worlds to the genre, both starring Tom Cruise. In 2011, Spielberg again released two popular films in the same year - the film adaptation of the hit stage production War Horse and the motion-capture animated The Adventures of Tintin, a collaboration with Peter Jackson.
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1,629437Jurassic Park
Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff GoldblumReleased: 1993
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg.... more2
1,580456Raiders of the Lost Ark
Harrison Ford, Alfred MolinaReleased: 1981
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. The... more3
1,440424Saving Private Ryan
Tom Hanks, Matt DamonReleased: 1998
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic drama war film directed by Steven Spielberg. Set... more4
1,425431Jaws
Steven Spielberg, Richard DreyfussReleased: 1975
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter... more5
1,341501Schindler's List
Liam Neeson, Ralph FiennesReleased: 1993
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Schindler's List is a 1993 American epic historical period drama, directed and co-produced by... more6
1,124335Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Harrison Ford, Sean ConneryReleased: 1989
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American adventure film directed by Steven... more7
1,254435E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Drew Barrymore, Erika EleniakReleased: 1982
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction-family film co-produced and... more8
910447Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Harrison Ford, Steven SpielbergReleased: 1984
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 American adventure film directed by Steven... more9
822438Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Richard Dreyfuss, Teri GarrReleased: 1977
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 science fiction film, written and directed by... more10
852456Catch Me If You Can
Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprioReleased: 2002
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical crime drama film based on the life of... more11
630454Minority Report
Cameron Diaz, Tom CruiseReleased: 2002
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Minority Report is a 2002 American neo-noir science fiction mystery-thriller film directed by... more12
614455Hook
Robin Williams, Dustin HoffmanReleased: 1991
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Hook is a 1991 American fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Peter... more13
525382Lincoln
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Daniel Day-LewisReleased: 2012
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Lincoln is a 2012 American epic historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring... more14
595417The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Julianne Moore, Steven SpielbergReleased: 1997
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 1997 American science fiction adventure directed by Steven... more15
374189Ready Player One
Tye Sheridan, Olivia CookeReleased: 2018
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Ready Player One is a 2018 American science fiction adventure film directed by Steven... more
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439341Empire of the Sun
Christian Bale, Ben StillerReleased: 1987
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American coming of age film based on J. G. Ballard's... more17
479381The Color Purple
Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi GoldbergReleased: 1985
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
The Color Purple is a 1985 American period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on... more18
323230Bridge of Spies
Tom Hanks, Amy RyanReleased: 2015
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Bridge of Spies is a 2015 historical drama legal thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg.... more19
444391The Terminal
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Tom HanksReleased: 2004
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
The Terminal is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring... more20
489461War of the Worlds
Tom Cruise, Morgan FreemanReleased: 2005
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
War of the Worlds is a 2005 American epic science fiction disaster film and a loose adaptation... more21
420421A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Meryl Streep, Robin WilliamsReleased: 2001
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
A.I. Artificial Intelligence, also known as A.I., is a 2001 American science fiction film... more22
363378Munich
Daniel Craig, Eric BanaReleased: 2005
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Munich is a 2005 historical drama and political thriller film based on Operation Wrath of God,... more23
297342Amistad
Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaugheyReleased: 1997
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Amistad is a 1997 historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the true story... more24
332296War Horse
Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom HiddlestonReleased: 2011
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
War Horse is a 2011 American war drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the book by... more25
303330The Adventures of Tintin
Daniel Craig, Simon PeggReleased: 2011
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
The Adventures of Tintin, also known as The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn,... more
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