Top Ten Steven Spielberg Movies
The best films from the best director. Spielberg is widely considered the best director of all time, and this is the countdown for his top ten movies.
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- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul FreemanIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.One of Spielberg's first films, Raider of the Lost Ark sparked the action genre and is truly a perfect film.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff GoldblumA pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.Very close to number one, but not quite at it. Jurassic Park gives the world the best practical effects/computer animated effects almost ever.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom SizemoreFollowing the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.Widely considered the best war film of all time, Saving Private Ryan shows the brutality of war, thanks to amazing acting and directing.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen KingsleyIn German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.Some may consider this the best film of all time, Schindler's List displays the life of Oskar Schindler and the tragedy that was the Holocaust.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard DreyfussWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.Spielberg's first big film, and the first real blockbuster, Jaws resurrected terror, as said by it's release poster.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter CoyoteA troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.One of the best coming to age films of all time, E.T. shows the friendship between a young boy and an alien from outer space magnificently.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseColin FarrellSamantha MortonJohn works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three 'PreCogs' who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.One of Tom Cruise's biggest roles, Spielberg brings this story to life masterfully.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDaniel Day-LewisSally FieldDavid StrathairnAs the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.Spielberg brings to life the true story of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, played by Daniel Day-Lewis.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMark RylanceAlan AldaDuring the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.The best Cold War thriller to date, Bridge of Spies received an Oscar nomination for best picture, and a win for best supporting actor, thanks to Mark Rylance.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseDakota FanningTim RobbinsAn alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.One of three alien films from Spielberg, he teams up with Tom Cruise yet again to create this timeless thriller.