Of course he made so many good movies that a lot of good movies will be left out from this top 10. But everyone has his own tastes! Thats my top 10:
1- Jurassic Park (1993)
2- Schindler List (1993)
3- Empire of the sun (1987)
4- E.T. (1982)
5- The color purple (1985)
6- Raiders of the lost ark (1981)
7- Indiana Jones and the last crusade (1989)
8- Catch me if you can (2002)
9- Bridge of spies (2015)
10- The Terminal (2004)
Good top 10
share1. Jaws
2. Empire of the Sun
3. Schindler’s List
4. E.T.
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark
6. A.I.
7. Lincoln
8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
9. Jurassic Park
10. Munich
1. Raiders
2. Munich
3. Jaws
4. Close Encounters
5. Schindler's List
6. Duel
7. Bridge of Spies
8. The Last Crusade
I couldn't come up with top 10 list, the rest aren't worth mentioning.
Edit: ok, number 8 could be Saving Private Ryan. And The Last Crusade number 9.
10? He hasn't made 10 good movies so that's ambitious.
shareNo. He's made 10+ excellent movies!
shareWell, even though he could have expressed it with more restraint, he has the right to his opinion. I must admit that I'm kinda guilty as well of not being such a big fan of his. I don't deny that objectively he is definitely one of the greats and is a really important filmmaker. It's just that there are many filmmakers that I prefer personally.
That being said, now I'm obligated to do a list, so here we go:
1. Schindler’s List
2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Doom
3. Jurassic Park
4. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc
5. E.T. the Extraterrestrial
6. Catch me if you can
7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
8. Jaws
9. Munich
10. The Color Purple
Well first of all I think it's beyond insensitive to compare films about the Holocaust with dinosaurs so I am going to split my rankings into two different categories
Out of his fun, summer blockbuster films that I've seen:
1) Raiders Of The Lost Ark
2) Jurassic Park
3) ET: The Extra Terrestrial
4) Jaws
5) Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom
6) Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
7) Catch Me If You Can
8) Hook
9) Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
10) The Terminal
11) The Lost World: Jurassic Park
12) Amblin'
13) Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
Of his more serious films:
1) Schindler's List
2) Saving Private Ryan
3) Empire Of The Sun
Heaven, such a long list, even f****** Crystal Skull mentioned, but no Minority Report? Really?
shareMinority Report was a fun film. I enjoyed it. It made a lot of money and critics seemed to like it and it's frequently seen on television.
But it lacked all that Spielbergian feel. Kind of like a lower level version of "War of the Worlds". Void of any fun. A bit depressing and not much imagination.
But everyone is entitled to their opinion. I put "Always" on my list. lol.
I liked that movie, think anyone else is going to put that on a list?
Not likely...
And "1941". Look at that film. Probably had one of the greatest choreographed scenes ever filmed. Probably not on anyone's list either.
"Spielbergian feel" - Nice, I am trying to figure that out... What do Jurassic Park and Schindler's List have in common? Is there the same "feel" in Jaws and Munich?
shareThey have nothing in common. Their straight up flicks. I think Minority Report took itself to seriously in the genre in which it was framed. It didn't have that Spielberg feel.
It doesn't looked like a Spielberg film TO ME.
Munich and Schindler's List are both drama's.
I wasn't badmouthing your choice. It's a fine film Pete.
I did not see you badmouthing :-) Minority Report is just special because it was Spielberg's comment on all those restrictions and measures after 9/11. THAT makes it somehow really "spielbergian" for me...
shareFantastic. Excellent reply.
What's your "top ten" look like?
Just curious...
I don't have a top 10, I like most of Spielberg's work. But there are some Spielberg movies that really don't attract me for various reasons: Chrystal Skull, Catch me if you can, The Color Purple, Terminal... None of them worth to be watched a second time IMHO.
share1. Jaws (1975)
2. E.T (1982)
3. Jurassic Park (1993)
4. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
5. Duel (1971)
6. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
7. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
8. Always (1989)
9. Schindler's List (1993)
10. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
**honorable mentions**
Poltergeist/Goonies. Obviously Spielberg pulled the strings here.
Best director of all time. He's kind of like Willie Mays in that his peak has ended and he's still playing the game though he's not nearly as good. His peak lasted 25 years though!
1. Jaws
2. Empire of the Sun
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark
4. Jurassic Park
5. Saving Private Ryan
6. Schindler's List
5. Minority Report
6. E.T
7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
9. The Color Purple
10. Poltergeist (I do believe he directed it and it was incredible when it came out)
Let's not forget he had his massive hands in such classics as Gremlins, Back to the Future, The Goonies...