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Top 10 Steven Spielberg Movies


without this director some are
blockbusters as we know them today
wouldn’t exist welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 movies directed by Steven
Spielberg number 10 Munich with 5 Oscar
nods and box-office receipts of over 130
million Munich was truly an all-round
success inspired by the real-life events
following the Munich massacre at the
1972 Summer Olympics this fictional
drama strives for historical
authenticity while remaining compelling
9 were killed at the airport tonight
they’re all gone it also showcases
Spielberg’s maturity as a director by
presenting a more realistic vision
unclouded by the sentimentality for
which he’s usually known
number nine Minority Report you’re not
gonna kill me goodbye
based on philip k dick short story
Minority Report is stylish suspenseful
and makes you think I find it
interesting with some people have begun
to deify the precogs precogs our pattern
recognition filters that’s all yet you
call this room the temple just a
nickname what more do you need from a
neo noir sci-fi flick how about some
mystery and thrills
spielberg delivers all this through
strong characters and a complex plot
future is so much more set in a future
where cops arrest potential criminals by
relying on psychics the movie also
stands out thanks to its moral and
ethical themes I’m placing you under
arrest of the future murder of Sarah
marks and don’t do minam’s take place
today yeah from 22nd 0 800 hours before
minutes ago I didn’t do anything
number 8 Close Encounters of the Third
Kind this science fiction classic delves
into the world of UFOs in such a
visually spectacular way that it won an
Oscar for cinematography boasting eight
Oscar nominations Close Encounters of
the Third Kind slowly but expertly
captivated moviegoers by blending the
extraordinary with the ordinary and by
gorgeously playing with our emotions
along with being a critical and
commercial success
it’s also been preserved by the National
Film registry number seven catch me if
you can my name is Frank Taylor I’m a
co-pilot for Pan Am I’d like to cash
this check here and then I’d like to
take you out for a steak dinner
oh this movie combines comedy and drama
to tell the story of real-life con
artists Frank Abagnale jr. I sent my
uniform they claim to the hotel and I I
guess I must have lost this entertaining
romp has us constantly wondering what
Abagnale will do next to fool the FBI
agent on his tail the Secret Service on
this don’t worry about it well what’s
your name Andrew Kyle hey the story does
have some unbelievable moments but the
characters pull them off
thanks to Spielberg’s great directing
and it’s light and funny mood come fly
with me let’s
number six Jurassic Park with
groundbreaking CGI that brought
dinosaurs to life in a way we’d never
seen before
and action that had us on the edge of
our seats spielberg deftly turned
Michael Crichton’s novel into one of the
90s highest-grossing films as
blockbuster entertainment to the max it
still has as riveted 20 years later the
proof it’s 2013 3d release made more
than 1 billion at the box office
number five ET the extra-terrestrial
whew Spielberg movies demonstrate the
directors capacity to display human
emotion so delicately and poignant Lee
as this unearthly blockbuster mixing
science-fiction with one of cinema’s
most beloved and unforgettable
friendships et explores growing up and
the importance of family with help from
an extremely young but talented cast and
a lovable alien with such universal
themes it’s no surprise the
oscar-winning movie stands the test of
time
number four Saving Private Ryan boys why
we are gonna send somebody to find him
and we are gonna get him the hell out of
their set during World War two
this epic next Spielberg his second Best
Director Oscar and with good reason
it contained one of history’s most
intense movie openings dramatic
performances and some of film’s most
convincing and striking depictions of
war along with the action and low-tech
shooting style the film also draws its
power by tackling the effects of war on
the characters themselves
number three
jaws afraid of sharks it’s probably this
movie’s fault arguably the first summer
blockbuster this flick made history when
it became the highest-grossing movie to
that point due to its successful formula
of action-adventure and high-concept
storyline come on down and chump some of
this shit
you’re gonna need a bigger potion the
movies also particularly notable for its
continued ability to thrill audiences
despite few overt appearances of the
great white shark and Spielberg’s use of
John Williams menacing theme to heighten
the suspense
number two Schindler’s List the list is
life
it’s margins nice to come
Spielberg’s epic drama has often been
cited as one of cinema’s greatest works
i’m a profiteer of slave labor I am a
criminal at midnight he will be free and
I’d be hunted based on the Thomas
Keneally novel the story follows the
real-life tale of Oskar Schindler and
his journey from German businessman to
protector of Jews during the Holocaust
partially shot documentary style the
mostly black and white film moved
audiences so much it earned over 300
million dollars around the globe and
seven Academy Awards yeah they’re mine
number one the Indiana Jones franchise
I always knew someday you’d come walking
back through my dog I need one of the
pieces your father collected though the
Temple of Doom and Kingdom of the
Crystal Skull are considered weaker
efforts Raiders of the Lost Ark and the
Last Crusade were such incredible
fantasy adventure flicks we’ve placed
the franchise here
packed with heart pumping action
memorable lines epic quests and Harrison
Ford’s star power the Indiana Jones
movies are a testament to Spielberg’s
talent for directing fun and timeless
movies we’ll want to watch over and over
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