Directors Rank the films of Steven Spielberg (1 Viewer)

[Kristian]

Inspired by the Alfred Hitchcock poll, here's a similar one about the films of Steven Spielberg. Here's how I currently rank them:

:star: :star: :star: :star:

1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
3. Jaws
4. Saving Private Ryan
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark
6. Minority Report
7. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
8. Catch Me If You Can
9. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
10. Jurassic Park
11. The Color Purple


:star: :star: :star: 1/2

12. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
13. Empire of the Sun


:star: :star: :star:

14. Duel
15. Hook
16. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
17. Always


Haven't seen:

1941
Amistad
Schindler's List
The Sugarland Express
Various TV movies and shorts

 

[Steve Christou]

Ranked in order of preference

01) Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind
01) Jaws
01) Raiders of the Lost Ark
02) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
03) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
04) Jurassic Park
05) Saving Private Ryan
06) Minority Report
07) 1941
08) ET The Extraterrestrial
09) Schindler's List
10) The Lost World
11) Empire of the Sun
12) Duel
13) AI Artificial Intelligence
14) Always
15) Amistad
16) Hook
17) Catch me if you can
18) The Sugarland Express
19) The Color Purple

 

[Angelo.M]

great:

raiders of the lost ark
schindler's list
saving private ryan
catch me if you can

good:

minority report
jaws
close encounters of the third kind
empire of the sun
ET
the color purple

flawed:

AI

 

[Tommy G]

:star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Jaws
:star: :star: :star: :star:
4. Jurassic Park
5. Minority Report
6. Schindler's List
7. ET The Extraterrestrial
:star: :star: :star:
8. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
9. Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind
:star: :star:
10. Hook
11. 1941
12. Amistad
13. The Sugarland Express
:star:
14. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
15. Empire of the Sun
16. Always
17. The Lost World
18. The Color Purple

Haven't seen:
AI Artificial Intelligence
Catch Me if You Can

 

[Nick Sievers]

1. Jaws
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. A.I Artificial Intelligence
4. Schindler’s List
5. E.T The Extra Terrestrial
6. Minority Report
7. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
8. Jurassic Park
9. Catch Me If You Can
10. Saving Private Ryan
11. Jurassic Park
12. The Temple of Doom
13. Duel
14. 1941
15. The Last Crusade
16. The Lost World
17. Hook

Scores out of :star::star::star::star:
1-6 are: :star::star::star::star:
7-12 are: :star::star::star:1/2
13-14 are: :star::star::star:
15-17 are: :star::star:

Have seen but not in a long time:

The Color Purple
Always
Empire of the Sun

Have never seen:

The Sugarland Express
Amistad

 

[PhilipG]

Of the ones I've seen...

:star: :star: :star: :star:
A.I. Artificial Intelligence

:star: :star: :star:
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jaws

:star: :star:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (opening China sequence :star: :star: :star: :star: )
Minority Report
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

:star:
Saving Private Ryan
Jurassic Park
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

 

[MartinTeller]

Love:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Saving Private Ryan
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Minority Report
Catch Me If You Can

Like:
Schindler's List
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Jaws
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Duel

Don't like:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1941

 

[Brook K]

A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Close Encounters
Jaws
Schindler's List
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Catch Me If You Can
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Color Purple
E.T.
Saving Private Ryan
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Amistad
Jurassic Park
Minority Report
JP II

 

[Peter Mazur]

Duel: A
Jaws: A+
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: A
1941: B
Raiders of the Lost Ark: A+
E.T.: B-
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: D-
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: A-
Jurassic Park: B
The Lost World: C-
Saving Private Ryan: A
A.I.: B+
Minority Report: A-

Haven't seen:

Catch Me If You Can
Amistad
Schindler's List
Hook
Always
Empire of the Sun
The Color Purple
The Sugarland Express

 

[Brian Kissinger]

Movies that if I never could watch again, it'd make me so mad I'd smack my own momma

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jaws

Movies that if I never could watch again, it'd make me go "damn, I like that movie"

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Saving Private Ryan
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Jurassic Park
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Duel
Always
1941
Schindler's List

Movies that if I never could watch again, it'd make me go "Oh well"

Catch Me If You Can
Lost World
The Color Purple
Minority Report
E.T.
Hook

 

[Bill J]

Schindler's List
Saving Private Ryan
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jaws
Minority Report
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Duel
Catch Me If You Can
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Sugarland Express
Amistad
Empire of the Sun
The Color Purple
Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Always
1941
Hook
A.I. Artificial Intelligence

 

[Chucky P]

:star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

JAWS
THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
SCHINDLER'S LIST
DUEL
:star: :star: :star: :star: 1/2
1941
MINORITY REPORT
E.T
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

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AMISTAD
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
JURASSIC PARK
THE LOST WORLD
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

:star: :star: :star:
ALWAYS
:star: :star: 1/2
HOOK

 

[Dome Vongvises]

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
3. Jaws
4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
5. Saving Private Ryan
6. E.T.
7. Jurassic Park
8. Schindler's List
9. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
10. Hook
11. Catch Me If You Can
12. A.I.
13. Minority Report
14. The Lost World

Movies I haven't seen
The Color Purple
Duel
Empire of the Sun
Always
1941
The Sugarland Express
Amistad

 

[Scott_MacD]

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - :star::star::star::star: - Still one of the most charming, heartfelt films I have ever seen. To be reminded of it is to feel what it feels like to be young.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence - :star::star::star::star:
Schindler's List - :star::star::star::star:
Minority Report - :star::star::star::star:
Raiders of the Lost Ark - :star::star::star::star:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - :star::star::star::star:
Color Purple, The - :star::star::star:1/2
Jaws - :star::star::star:1/2
Jurassic Park - :star::star::star:1/2
Saving Private Ryan - :star::star::star:1/2
Duel - :star::star::star:1/2
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - :star::star::star:1/2
Catch Me If You Can - :star::star::star:
Empire of the Sun - :star::star::star:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - :star::star:1/2
Amistad - :star::star:1/2
Hook - :star::star:
Always - :star:1/2
Lost World: Jurassic Park, The - :star: - a vile, cynical, soulless film.
Sugarland Express, The - not seen, but will grab the DVD as soon as it is released
1941 - Not seen

EDIT : reassembled into favoured order.

 

[ErikG]

Jaws-
Raiders of the Lost Ark-
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial--
Close Encounters of the Third Kind--
Poltergeist --
Duel--
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom--
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade--
Saving Private Ryan--
1941--
The Sugarland Express--
Jurassic Park--
Empire of the Sun--
Always--
Minority Report--
Hook--even
The Lost World--even
A.I.--even
Catch Me If You Can--even
The Color Purple--
Amistad--
Schindler's List--

 

[Scott Weinberg]

From favorite to least-favorite:

1. Jaws[*]Raiders of the Lost Ark[*]Schindler's List[*]Close Encounters of the Third Kind[*]E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial[*]Minority Report[*]Saving Private Ryan[*]1941[*]Jurassic Park[*]Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade[*]Empire of the Sun[*]A.I. Artificial Intelligence[*]Catch Me If You Can[*]Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom[*]The Color Purple[*]Amistad[*]The Sugarland Express[*]Always[*]Hook[*]The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2[/list=1]
   
   (I left out stuff like Duel (TV movie), Twilight Zone (he only directed 1/4th of it) and Something Evil (TV movie I've never seen).)
   
   A testament to my admiration for the guy: #1 - #15 would get at least 4 (out of 5 stars) from me. #16 - #20 would be 2- or 3-star flicks. The guy's never made an AWFUL movie, and even The Lost World would earns 2 stars on the staggering effects (and Jeff Goldblum) alone.
   
   Very much looking forward to The Terminal next June!

 

[Jim_K]

Great films

Jaws
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler's List
Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind

Very Good

Minority Report
Jurassic Park
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
ET The Extraterrestrial
The Sugarland Express
Duel
AI Artificial Intelligence
Catch Me if You Can

Guilty Pleasure

The Lost World

Average

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Empire of the Sun
Always
Amistad

Awful

Hook
1941

Need to see again (just don't remember)

The Color Purple

 

[Kirk Tsai]

E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial
Jaws
Schindler's List

Saving Private Ryan
Jurassic Park
Minority Report

The Color Purple
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Catch Me If You Can

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
A.I. - Artificial Intelligence
Empire of the Sun

Amistad
The Lost World
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Hook
Always
1941

 

[Kristian]

Here's how my list looks now, after seeing Schindler's List and The Terminal:

1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
3. Jaws
4. Schindler's List
5. Saving Private Ryan
6. Raiders of the Lost Ark
7. Minority Report
8. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
9. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
10. Jurassic Park
11. Catch Me If You Can
12. The Color Purple
13. The Terminal
14. Empire of the Sun
15. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
16. Hook
17. Duel
18. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
19. Always

 

[Kristian]

Here's how my list looks now, after seeing Schindler's List and The Terminal:

1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
3. Jaws
4. Schindler's List
5. Saving Private Ryan
6. Raiders of the Lost Ark
7. Minority Report
8. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
9. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
10. Jurassic Park
11. Catch Me If You Can
12. The Color Purple
13. The Terminal
14. Empire of the Sun
15. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
16. Hook
17. Duel
18. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
19. Always