To honor the work of Steven Spielberg, Stacker ranked each of his films by calculating a Stacker score for each, aggregating and weighting ratings between IMDb and Metacritic to create a score out of 100.
Among the great American movie directors, Steven Spielberg shines as one of the most celebrated in Hollywood. With a career spanning over four decades and 31 feature films, Spielberg is not only a prolific filmmaker but a pioneer in modern filmmaking. After witnessing his 1975 breakout hit “Jaws,”that Spielberg “is the first one of us who doesn’t see the proscenium arch,” praising his willingness to take risks and defy classical filmmaking conventions.
And as the young director grew and made more box-office hits, his trailblazing efforts certainly paid off. “Jaws,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” and “Jurassic Park” broke box office records, helping him become thein history. Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for “Schindler’s List” and “Saving Private Ryan,” in addition to many other nominations for his films throughout the years.