Spielberg is the best director alive today (sorry Nolan but he has you by a few decades). He has been the brilliant mind behind so many of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters and is still going strong. Although it’s quite early, he is already the favorite to win Best Director at next year’s Oscars for a movie about the Cold War that hasn’t even come out yet (and it’s the favorite for best picture). Here is a list of the best Spielberg movies in existence.
#5: E.T the Extra Terrestrial (1982)
Wow, you know it’s a great list if E.T is bumped all the way down to number five. This classic movie is perfect for the family to sit down and watch while ordering a pizza. E.T is an alien that accidentally lands on Earth and is trying to make his way back home. He joins a couple of kids and the group goes through adventure after adventure in an effort to get him back home. You will be hard-pressed to find a child who hasn’t seen this movie.
#4: Jaws (1975)
This movie created the concept of a summer blockbuster. Again, it’s crazy that a movie like this could only be number four on the list. Audiences watch a crew go out and try to find a killer shark that has been terrorizing a beach. Jaws is the reason that the summer movie season exists. Plus, we were also given some of the best soundtrack music ever from the movie.
#3: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The first movie in the Indiana Jones trilogy (I like to pretend Crystal Skull doesn’t exist), Raiders of the Lost Ark was another successful notch in Spielberg’s belt that has made him the director he is today. Without him, there would be no Indiana Jones. Spielberg was smart and decided to cast Harrison Ford at the height of the Star Wars craze in the early 80s and make the movie even more popular.
#2: Jurassic Park (1993)
This movie changed cinema. Jurassic Park was the first movie to utilize CGI. It has now become a staple in Hollywood that would have never become what it was without Spielberg. He has helped shaped the industry into what it is today. Imagine the movie technology of the early 90s and then watch this: http://bit.ly/1jtNViK
Honorable Mention
Lincoln (2012)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Munich (2005)
Minority Report (2002)
#1: Schindler’s List (1993)
1993 must have been a great year to be Steven Spielberg. With the success of Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List, Spielberg had one of the best year’s for a director ever. Many of you have heard me talk about how great Schindler’s List is and I even included it in my list for the top 10 movies of all-time (http://bit.ly/1CcueTd). Liam Neeson and Spielberg were able to work together to bring a movie about an extremely dark spot in human history to light while keeping a serious tone. If you haven’t seen it by now, you really have to.
What is your favorite Steven Spielberg movie? Which other directors do you want to see with top five lists? Make sure to let me know!
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