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36 Steven Spielberg Movies Ranked


The latest: Steven Spielberg‘s new film Disclosure Day is in theaters everywhere! See where it ranks amongst his other movies.


A box office success out of the gate (at 16, he shot a movie for $500 and sold $501 in tickets), Steven Spielberg has toiled in what must be the world’s funnest imaginary sandbox, on his way to becoming the most successful movie director ever. From the depths of his talent, we’ve gotten dashing adventurer archaeologists (Indiana Jones), far-away visitors (E.T.), hungry hungry dinos (Jurassic Park and sequel), and maturing insight into some dark moments of recent history (Schindler’s List, The Post). Recently, Spielberg looked to his own past, creating a semi-autobiographical portrait of the artist as a young man in The Fabelmans. And next year, Spielberg returns to “alien cinema” with Disclosure Day.

Sure, his movies transcend generations — but how do they stack against each on the Tomatometer, piled up like so much mashed potatoes? We’re ranking all of the Steven Spielberg movies from lowest to highest, and finding out.

#1 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
#2 Schindler's List
#3 Jaws
#4 Catch Me if You Can
#5 Raiders of the Lost Ark
#6 Saving Private Ryan
#7 The Fabelmans
#8 West Side Story
#9 Bridge of Spies
#10 Jurassic Park
#11 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
#12 Duel
#13 Lincoln
#14 Minority Report
#15 The Post
#16 The Sugarland Express
#17 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
#18 Disclosure Day
#19 Munich
#20 Amistad
#21 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
#22 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
#23 War of the Worlds
#24 A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
#25 The Adventures of Tintin
#26 Empire of the Sun
#27 The BFG
#28 War Horse
#29 Ready Player One
#30 The Color Purple
#31 Always
#32 The Terminal
#33 The Lost World: Jurassic Park
#34 Twilight Zone: The Movie
#35 1941
#36 Hook