Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Director and actor · 51 films and 2 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

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Directed by Steven Spielberg

  1. Schindler's List

    Schindler's List

    1993 · Film

    8.6/10 · TMDB

    The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

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  2. Saving Private Ryan

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998 · Film

    8.2/10 · TMDB

    As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the...

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  3. Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

    2002 · Film

    7.9/10 · TMDB

    A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But...

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  4. Jurassic Park

    Jurassic Park

    1993 · Film

    7.9/10 · TMDB

    A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious...

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  5. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 · Film

    7.9/10 · TMDB

    When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

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  6. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    1989 · Film

    7.8/10 · TMDB

    When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana must team up with Marcus Brody, Sallah and Elsa Schneider to follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from recovering...

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  7. The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

    1985 · Film

    7.8/10 · TMDB

    An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson...

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  8. The Fabelmans

    The Fabelmans

    2022 · Film

    7.7/10 · TMDB

    Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

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  9. Jaws

    Jaws

    1975 · Film

    7.6/10 · TMDB

    When an insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, the police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the blood-thirsty beast.

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  10. Ready Player One

    Ready Player One

    2018 · Film

    7.6/10 · TMDB

    When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.

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  11. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982 · Film

    7.5/10 · TMDB

    After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his...

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  12. Empire of the Sun

    Empire of the Sun

    1987 · Film

    7.5/10 · TMDB

    Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even...

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  13. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977 · Film

    7.4/10 · TMDB

    After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

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  14. Duel

    Duel

    1971 · Film

    7.4/10 · TMDB

    Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the California desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.

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  15. Minority Report

    Minority Report

    2002 · Film

    7.3/10 · TMDB

    John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.

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  16. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    1984 · Film

    7.3/10 · TMDB

    After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

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  17. The Terminal

    The Terminal

    2004 · Film

    7.3/10 · TMDB

    Viktor Navorski is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup d'etat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in shambles, and now he's stranded at Kennedy Airport, where he's holding a passport that nobody recognizes. While...

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  18. War Horse

    War Horse

    2011 · Film

    7.3/10 · TMDB

    Follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend.

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  19. Bridge of Spies

    Bridge of Spies

    2015 · Film

    7.2/10 · TMDB

    During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to...

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  20. Munich

    Munich

    2005 · Film

    7.1/10 · TMDB

    During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track...

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  21. A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001 · Film

    7.0/10 · TMDB

    David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for...

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  22. The Post

    The Post

    2017 · Film

    7.0/10 · TMDB

    A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.

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  23. West Side Story

    West Side Story

    2021 · Film

    7.0/10 · TMDB

    Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

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  24. Hook

    Hook

    1991 · Film

    6.9/10 · TMDB

    The boy who wasn't supposed grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's...

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  25. Lincoln

    Lincoln

    2012 · Film

    6.9/10 · TMDB

    The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery...

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  26. The Adventures of Tintin

    The Adventures of Tintin

    2011 · Film

    6.8/10 · TMDB

    From Academy Award® winning filmmakers, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, comes the epic adventures of Tintin. Racing to uncover the secrets of a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse, Tintin and his loyal...

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  27. Disclosure Day

    Disclosure Day

    2026 · Film

    6.7/10 · TMDB

    A cybersecurity expert becomes a whistleblower after uncovering secrets about aliens, putting him on the run from a corporation. Meanwhile, a meteorologist experiencing strange phenomena joins forces with him to prove there's life beyond...

  28. War of the Worlds

    War of the Worlds

    2005 · Film

    6.5/10 · TMDB

    Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

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  29. Twilight Zone: The Movie

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    1983 · Film

    6.5/10 · TMDB

    1959. Friday nights. We time-travelled. Witnessed surprising twists. Entertained aliens. Experienced fear. And first journeyed to the "Twilight Zone" of Rod Serling's memorable TV series. And guided by four imaginative moviemakers, we...

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  30. The Sugarland Express

    The Sugarland Express

    1974 · Film

    6.5/10 · TMDB

    Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition...

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  31. Always

    Always

    1989 · Film

    6.3/10 · TMDB

    Pete Sandich is a reckless fire-fighting pilot who is killed in what was to have been his final mission. Ascending to Heaven, Pete is introduced to business-like angel who instructs the spectral Pete to pass on his aviation knowledge to...

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  32. The BFG

    The BFG

    2016 · Film

    6.2/10 · TMDB

    The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would...

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  33. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    2008 · Film

    6.0/10 · TMDB

    Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man...

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  34. 1941

    1941

    1979 · Film

    5.9/10 · TMDB

    In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

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