Best Steven Spielberg Movies, Ranked
Every Steven Spielberg film worth your evening, ranked by audience score. Schindler's List sits at the top with 8.6, and the filmography below spans 1971–2026. Whether you are starting from scratch or filling gaps, this is the order to watch them in.
30 titles · average score 7.4 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
Schindler's List (1993)
★ 8.6 · 17,741 ratingsThe true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
- 2
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
★ 8.2 · 17,599 ratingsAs U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held…
- 3
Jurassic Park (1993)
★ 8.0 · 18,195 ratingsA wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and…
- 4
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
★ 8.0 · 17,389 ratingsA true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him…
- 5
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
★ 7.9 · 13,858 ratingsWhen Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi…
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How this list is ranked
Ranked by average audience score across Steven Spielberg's directing credits, with anything under 150 ratings filtered out so a single obscure short can't outrank a career-defining film. Updated daily from TMDB.
Frequently asked questions
What is Steven Spielberg's best movie?
Schindler's List (1993), rated 8.6 by 18K viewers — the highest-scoring film they directed. Saving Private Ryan and Jurassic Park come next.
How many Steven Spielberg movies are listed here?
30, spanning 1971 to 2026. Credits with fewer than 150 ratings are left out so the ranking is not skewed by obscure or uncredited work.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.