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Steven Spielberg Movies Ranked by IMDb Rating

See the highest-rated Steven Spielberg films, according to IMDb fans. [Last updated June 2026]
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  • Schindler's List (1993)

      1. Schindler's List

    • 1993
    • 3h 16m
    • R
    • 95Metascore
    9.0 (1.6M)
    In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen Kingsley
  • Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

      2. Saving Private Ryan

    • 1998
    • 2h 49m
    • R
    • 91Metascore
    8.6 (1.7M)
    Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom Sizemore
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

      3. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    • 1981
    • 1h 55m
    • PG
    • 86Metascore
    8.4 (1.1M)
    In 1936, archaeologist Indiana Jones is tasked by Army Intelligence to help locate a legendary ancient power, the Ark of Covenant, before the Nazis get it first.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul Freeman
  • Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)

      4. Jurassic Park

    • 1993
    • 2h 7m
    • PG-13
    • 68Metascore
    8.2 (1.2M)
    An industrialist invites some experts to visit his theme park of cloned dinosaurs. After a power failure, the creatures run loose, putting everyone's lives, including his grandchildren's, in danger.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff Goldblum
  • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

      5. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    • 1989
    • 2h 7m
    • PG-13
    • 65Metascore
    8.2 (871K)
    In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordSean ConneryAlison Doody
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in Catch Me If You Can (2002)

      6. Catch Me If You Can

    • 2002
    • 2h 21m
    • PG-13
    • 75Metascore
    8.1 (1.3M)
    A runaway teenager lives an exciting life by forging checks and impersonating several professions, but his fraudulent activities soon attract the attention of the FBI.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLeonardo DiCaprioTom HanksChristopher Walken
  • Susan Backlinie and Bruce in Jaws (1975)

      7. Jaws

    • 1975
    • 2h 4m
    • PG
    • 87Metascore
    8.1 (750K)
    When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to the local police chief, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard Dreyfuss
  • Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

      8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    • 1982
    • 1h 55m
    • PG
    • 92Metascore
    7.9 (477K)
    A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter Coyote
  • Empire of the Sun (1987)

      9. Empire of the Sun

    • 1987
    • 2h 33m
    • PG
    • 62Metascore
    7.7 (145K)
    A teenage English boy struggles to survive with his fellow captives under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsChristian BaleJohn MalkovichMiranda Richardson
  • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)

      10. The Color Purple

    • 1985
    • 2h 34m
    • PG-13
    • 78Metascore
    7.7 (105K)
    A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDanny GloverWhoopi GoldbergOprah Winfrey
  • Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies (2015)

      11. Bridge of Spies

    • 2015
    • 2h 22m
    • PG-13
    • 81Metascore
    7.6 (347K)
    During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMark RylanceAlan Alda
  • Tom Cruise in Minority Report (2002)

      12. Minority Report

    • 2002
    • 2h 25m
    • PG-13
    • 80Metascore
    7.6 (627K)
    The chief of a police unit that can accurately predict and prevent crimes goes on the run after he's accused of a future murder himself.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseColin FarrellSamantha Morton
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

      13. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    • 1977
    • 2h 18m
    • PG
    • 90Metascore
    7.6 (239K)
    An Indiana electric lineman finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRichard DreyfussFrançois TruffautTeri Garr
  • The Fabelmans (2022)

      14. The Fabelmans

    • 2022
    • 2h 31m
    • PG-13
    • 85Metascore
    7.5 (137K)
    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.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsMichelle WilliamsGabriel LaBellePaul Dano
  • Eric Bana in Munich (2005)

      15. Munich

    • 2005
    • 2h 44m
    • R
    • 74Metascore
    7.5 (256K)
    After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsEric BanaDaniel CraigMarie-Josée Croze
  • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

      16. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    • 1984
    • 1h 58m
    • PG
    • 57Metascore
    7.5 (574K)
    In 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a sacred stone stolen from them by a secret cult.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKate CapshawKe Huy Quan
  • Steven Spielberg, Ben Mendelsohn, George Michael, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Perdita Weeks, Kamara Benjamin Barnett, Mandy June Turpin, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Stephen Mitchell, Neet Mohan, Win Morisaki, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Kae Alexander, Sarah Sharman, Robert Gilbert, Raed Abbas, Letitia Wright, Tye Sheridan, Asan N'Jie, Hannah John-Kamen, Cara Theobold, Olivia Cooke, Alphonso Austin, Amy Clare Beales, Jane Leaney, Kathryn Wilder, and Philip Zhao in Ready Player One (2018)

      17. Ready Player One

    • 2018
    • 2h 20m
    • PG-13
    • 64Metascore
    7.4 (551K)
    When the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTye SheridanOlivia CookeBen Mendelsohn
  • Tom Hanks in The Terminal (2004)

      18. The Terminal

    • 2004
    • 2h 8m
    • PG-13
    • 55Metascore
    7.4 (542K)
    An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded at JFK airport and must take up temporary residence there.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksCatherine Zeta-JonesChi McBride
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (2012)

      19. Lincoln

    • 2012
    • 2h 30m
    • PG-13
    • 87Metascore
    7.3 (287K)
    As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDaniel Day-LewisSally FieldDavid Strathairn
  • Jamie Bell and Joe Starr in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

      20. The Adventures of Tintin

    • 2011
    • 1h 47m
    • PG
    • 68Metascore
    7.3 (257K)
    Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsJamie BellAndy SerkisDaniel Craig
  • Djimon Hounsou in Amistad (1997)

      21. Amistad

    • 1997
    • 2h 35m
    • R
    • 64Metascore
    7.3 (89K)
    When a revolt on a Spanish slave ship causes it to be captured off the coast of Long Island, the Americans take it upon them to decide whether the captives are free to return home.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDjimon HounsouMatthew McConaugheyAnthony Hopkins
  • Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post (2017)

      22. The Post

    • 2017
    • 1h 56m
    • PG-13
    • 83Metascore
    7.2 (174K)
    A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsMeryl StreepTom HanksSarah Paulson
  • Jeremy Irvine in War Horse (2011)

      23. War Horse

    • 2011
    • 2h 26m
    • PG-13
    • 72Metascore
    7.2 (175K)
    A young farm boy enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. His hopeful journey takes him out of England and onto the front lines as the war rages on.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsJeremy IrvineEmily WatsonDavid Thewlis
  • Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

      24. A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    • 2001
    • 2h 26m
    • PG-13
    • 65Metascore
    7.2 (343K)
    A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHaley Joel OsmentJude LawFrances O'Connor
  • Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort in West Side Story (2021)

      25. West Side Story

    • 2021
    • 2h 36m
    • PG-13
    • 85Metascore
    7.1 (145K)
    When young Tony and Maria fall in love in 1957 New York City, their romance helps to fuel the fire between the warring Jets and Sharks, two rival gangs vying for control of the streets.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsAnsel ElgortRachel ZeglerAriana DeBose

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