Steven Spielberg's 8 Best Movies, Ranked

Steven Spielberg's top 8 on movie.guru, ranked by score. No bad picks here, just arguments about the order.

Number one isn't fun, and it isn't supposed to be.

1. 8
   Catch Me If You Can (2002)8.7

   Spielberg's lightest touch, and Christopher Walken is its heart.

   $352.1 million worldwide on a reported $52 million. Leonardo DiCaprio forges checks in a pilot's uniform, and the cat-and-mouse with the FBI never stops being fun.
2. 7
   Bridge of Spies (2015)8.7

   Spielberg's best talker, and every negotiation plays like a set piece.

   An A CinemaScore and $165.5 million worldwide. Tom Hanks argues like a man who refuses to lose, and Mark Rylance's deadpan calm is the best running joke in any Spielberg movie.
3. 6
   Jurassic Park (1993)8.8

   A theme park disaster where the scientists are the most fun.

   $1.1 billion worldwide on a reported $56 to $63 million budget. Sam Neill can't stand kids, Jeff Goldblum flirts with chaos theory, and Richard Attenborough spares no expense.
4. 5
   Saving Private Ryan (1998)9.4

   Tom Hanks' shaking hand says more than any speech in it.

   A 9.4 on movie.guru and 8.6 on IMDb from 1.67 million votes. A small squad crosses France, and their arguments on the road grip as hard as the battles.
5. 4
   Jaws (1975)9.6

   The scariest scene is a man telling a story.

   Made for a reported $9 million, it took $490.7 million worldwide, and critics rank it above 97% of notable movies. Robert Shaw's Quint delivers a monologue that beats any jump scare.
6. 3
   Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)9.6

   The most fun Spielberg ever had, and you can feel it.

   8.4 on IMDb from 1.12 million votes. Harrison Ford's Indiana Jones gets outsmarted, outrun and outnumbered, and every escape plan is clearly made up on the spot.
7. 2
   E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)9.2

   The best Halloween scene ever filmed is in a family movie.

   An A+ CinemaScore and $797.3 million worldwide on a reported $10.5 million. E.T. goes trick-or-treating in a bedsheet, and Drew Barrymore's scream is the funniest moment Spielberg ever filmed.
8. 1
   Schindler's List (1993)9.7

   Spielberg's masterpiece, and he made it with total care.

   A 9.7 on movie.guru and 9.0 on IMDb from 1.61 million votes, across 196 minutes. Shot mostly in black and white, it honors the people it remembers without a single cheap moment.

$75.16 says you argue E.T. versus Jaws in the comments for longer than either movie runs.

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