You know you are a force to be reckoned with when your filmography has a staggering thirty two movies to rank. Not many directors have that distinction, and among them Steven Spielberg probably still holds the crown for the most accolades. From Jaws to West Side Story, his storied oeuvre needs little introduction.
Dan Jackson and Matt Patches of Thrillist has ranked Spielberg’s 32 films from worst to best:
32. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
31. Hook (1991)
30. 1941 (1979)
29. The Terminal (2004)
28. Always (1989)
27. Ready Player One (2018)
26. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
25. Empire of the Sun (1987)
24. Amistad (1997)
23. The BFG (2016)
22. The Post (2017)
21. War Horse (2011)
20. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
19. The Sugarland Express (1974)
18. Bridge of Spies (2015)
17. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
16. The Color Purple (1985)
15. War of the Worlds (2005)
14. West Side Story (2021)
13. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
12. Munich (2005)
11. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
10. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
9. Minority Report (2002)
8. Schindler's List (1993)
7. Lincoln (2012)
6. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
5. Jurassic Park (1993)
4. Jaws (1975)
3. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Image: Raiders of the Lost Art/Paramount Pictures