Best Steven Spielberg Movies of All Time

Ready Player One
Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.

Catch Me If You Can
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen
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 Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.

Jurassic Park
Starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
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 investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.

Saving Private Ryan
Starring Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper
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 boy home.

The Terminal
Starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride
An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Starring Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf
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 whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Alison Doody
In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones Sr.. He sets out to rescue his father by following clues in the old man's notebook, which his father had mailed to him before he went missing. Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, Dr. Elsa Schneider, along with Marcus Brody and Sallah. Together they must stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life and taking over the world!

War of the Worlds
Starring Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto
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.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Starring Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Arliss Howard
Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that he has been breeding more beasties at a secret location. Malcolm, his paleontologist ladylove and a wildlife videographer join an expedition to document the lethal lizards' natural behavior in this action-packed thriller.

Duel
Starring Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, Eddie Firestone, Lou Frizzell
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.

The Sugarland Express
Starring Goldie Hawn, William Atherton, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks
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 to taking a highway patrolman hostage. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.

Jaws
Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Starring Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

1941
Starring Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, Lorraine Gary
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies
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.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton, Peter Coyote
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Starring Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri
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.

The Color Purple
Starring Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey
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, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.

Empire of the Sun
Starring Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers
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 though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

Always
Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Brad Johnson
The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.

Hook
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins
The boy who wasn't supposed to 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 kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.

Schindler's List
Starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall
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.

Amistad
Starring Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Starring Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Sam Robards
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 David.

Minority Report
Starring Tom Cruise, Samantha Morton, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow
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.

Munich
Starring Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz
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 down and execute those responsible for the attack.

The Adventures of Tintin
Starring Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost
Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock and bumbling detectives, Thompson and Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies, as Tintin endeavors to find the Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse.

War Horse
Starring Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Niels Arestrup
On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile, Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.

Lincoln
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

Bridge of Spies
Starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda
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 negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

The BFG
Starring Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Rebecca Hall, Jemaine Clement
An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

The Post
Starring Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk
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.

West Side Story
Starring Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

The Fabelmans
Starring Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle
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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