From striking biopics, to war epics, to re-defining the adventure genre, to giving birth to the summer blockbuster, when someone sees Spielberg on a trailer or a poster, it guarantees to get bums on seats.
He has created some of the most iconic and memorable character in movie history and has broken many box-office records. My films ranked 11-20 in this filmography is impressive enough. So you can imagine I have had a tough time whittling it down to just 10.
One film that I will give an honorable mention to, is The Terminal. It might not be the best film to miss my top 10, but it is certainly one that should be as widely regarded as his other work.
It is charming, lough-out-loud funny, has great performances and is obviously well directed.
Out of all 37 films Spielberg has directed, I have seen 32 of them. I have decided not to add 'The Twlight Zone: The Movie' as it was directed by four people including Spielberg. It is hard have one director leading the way in the particular film. So I can't really have that film within this particular list. Now that I've clarified that, I have decided to rank all of the Spielberg films that I have seen, with a short review of my top 10.
This top 10 could well be the most accomplished top 10 list outside of my top films of all-time:
32) The BFG
31) Always
30) The Sugarland Express
29) The Lost World: Jurassic Park
28) Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
27) The Post
26) The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
25) Munich
24) Bridge Of Spies
23) Duel
24) Bridge Of Spies
23) Duel
22) The Fabelmans
21) Lincoln
20) War Of The Worlds
19) War Horse
18) Ready Player One
20) War Of The Worlds
19) War Horse
18) Ready Player One
17) West Side Story
16) Minority Report
15) The Color Purple
14) Empire Of The Sun
13) Hook
12) The Terminal
11) Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
10) Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom - Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones continues to re-define the adventure genre as he helps an Indian village find its lost children and a mystical stone.
It might not be the best of the franchise, but it certainly is my favorite.
9) Saving Private Ryan - When three of four brothers get killed during World War Two, a group of U.S. soldiers are ordered to go behind enemy lines and retrieve the last brother alive.
Winner of 5 Oscars containing a heavily star-studded cast, this wonderfully detailed war epic really moves you in ways you would never have experienced any other movie.
8) Raiders Of The Lost Ark - The one that changed the way we watch adventure movies.
Spielberg gives us Indiana Jones, an archaeologist who is hired by the government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazi's get their hands on it.
It is brilliantly crafted and will never get old.
7) Jurassic Park - The film that many people of my generation that opening their eyes to imagine a world of dinosaurs existing in present.
When a group get shown a special preview tour of a new theme park, a major power failure allows the attractions to be let loose.
It also saw the breakthrough of CGI and I must say it easily holds up today and is still superior than almost every modern day blockbuster.
6) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - The highest grossing film from the 1980's sees a stranded alien get help from a troubled family to get him back to his home-world.
Winner of 4 Oscars, it is certainly one of the best movie experiences you will ever have.
Definitely one of the best films to show your children as they are approach 10 years old.
5) Jaws - The film that gave birth to the term of 'summer blockbuster'.
1975 saw cinema cues extending around many blocks. This phenomenon tells the story of a giant shark causing terror around a small town on an island.
A police chief, local fisherman and scientist are set out to stop it.
Remember being terrified by this as a kid and easily holds up today. We also have one of the most memorable pieces of movie music of all-time.
4) Catch Me If You Can - Despite not being mentioned enough, this is definitely another hit by Spielberg.
This true story about the most famous con-man Frank Abangnale Jnr. truly engrossed me and will be close to my heart.
Great performances by Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks gives you a chase that has real depth.
3) Schindler's List - Winner of 7 Oscars and Spielberg's only film to win Best Picture.
It is the true story of Oskar Schindler who helped save hundreds of Polish Jews be part of his workforce during World War Two.
It is definitely Spielberg's most emotional film to date.
2) A.I. Artificial Intelligence - When a first of its kind robot boy that can love feels that he is alive, we have an epic journey that really tugs with our emotions.
This film was originally the brain-child of Stanley Kubrick. But sadly he passed away and managed to pass this on to Spielberg a few years before that.
What we have is such a moving tale take on the Pinocchio story that seriously made me step back. I will never forget the experience I had when watching this for the first time.
1) Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - Definitely not many peoples top Spielberg film, but this sci-fi adventure became mine and my second best film of all-time.
Richard Dreyfuss plays a family man who encounters a U.F.O and suddenly feels drawn to a particular natural monument in Wyoming.
It definitely is a unique alien movie that really opens the mind to all sorts of possibilities.
15) The Color Purple
14) Empire Of The Sun
13) Hook
12) The Terminal
11) Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
It might not be the best of the franchise, but it certainly is my favorite.
Winner of 5 Oscars containing a heavily star-studded cast, this wonderfully detailed war epic really moves you in ways you would never have experienced any other movie.
Spielberg gives us Indiana Jones, an archaeologist who is hired by the government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazi's get their hands on it.
It is brilliantly crafted and will never get old.
When a group get shown a special preview tour of a new theme park, a major power failure allows the attractions to be let loose.
It also saw the breakthrough of CGI and I must say it easily holds up today and is still superior than almost every modern day blockbuster.
Winner of 4 Oscars, it is certainly one of the best movie experiences you will ever have.
Definitely one of the best films to show your children as they are approach 10 years old.
1975 saw cinema cues extending around many blocks. This phenomenon tells the story of a giant shark causing terror around a small town on an island.
A police chief, local fisherman and scientist are set out to stop it.
Remember being terrified by this as a kid and easily holds up today. We also have one of the most memorable pieces of movie music of all-time.
This true story about the most famous con-man Frank Abangnale Jnr. truly engrossed me and will be close to my heart.
Great performances by Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks gives you a chase that has real depth.
It is the true story of Oskar Schindler who helped save hundreds of Polish Jews be part of his workforce during World War Two.
It is definitely Spielberg's most emotional film to date.
This film was originally the brain-child of Stanley Kubrick. But sadly he passed away and managed to pass this on to Spielberg a few years before that.
What we have is such a moving tale take on the Pinocchio story that seriously made me step back. I will never forget the experience I had when watching this for the first time.
Richard Dreyfuss plays a family man who encounters a U.F.O and suddenly feels drawn to a particular natural monument in Wyoming.
It definitely is a unique alien movie that really opens the mind to all sorts of possibilities.
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