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Steven Spielberg has 43 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2020s. 7 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Jaws.
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The Spacewalker
2017
Adventure · Drama

The Host
2013
Action · Adventure

Ned Kelly
2003
Action · Adventure

Seven Years in Tibet
1997
Adventure · Drama

The Eiger Sanction
1975
Action · Adventure

Best of the Best
1989
Action · Drama

W.
2008
Drama · History

13 Assassins
2010
Adventure · Drama

Schindler's List
1993 · Movie · Director
Top 1%Netflix · Included

Catch Me If You Can
2002 · Movie · Director
Top 1%Paramount+ · Included

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989 · Movie · Director
Top 1%Disney+ · Included

Ready Player One
2018 · Movie · Director
Top 2%Max · Included

Minority Report
2002 · Movie · Director
Top 3%Paramount+ · Included

The Goonies
1985 · Movie · Writer
Top 3%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads
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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman
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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss

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!
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott

When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn

The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
Dir. Tobe Hooper, Steven Spielberg · With JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan

Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family of recently escaped criminals, determined to capture the kids and reach the treasure first.
Dir. Richard Donner · With Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr
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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, Eddie Firestone

An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig

An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
Dir. John Landis, Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg, George Miller · With Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Scatman Crothers

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From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.
Dir. Edith Becker, Kevin Burns · With Robert Clotworthy, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.
Dir. Susan Lacy · With Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Richard Dreyfuss

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson

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.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins