Steven Spielberg

Director

Steven Spielberg has a .278 batting average: 10 of 36 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.278
Hits
10 of 36 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 17% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1968–2026

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Schindler's List (1993) — 99/100 · hit
  2. Jaws (1975) — 97/100 · hit
  3. Saving Private Ryan (1998) — 97/100 · hit
  4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — 96/100 · hit
  5. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — 96/100 · hit
  6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — 90/100 · hit
  7. The Color Purple (1985) — 85/100 · hit
  8. Jurassic Park (1993) — 83/100 · hit
  9. Catch Me If You Can (2002) — 82/100 · hit
  10. The Fabelmans (2022) — 82/100 · hit
  11. Minority Report (2002) — 79/100
  12. Duel (1971) — 79/100
  13. Bridge of Spies (2015) — 79/100
  14. West Side Story (2021) — 79/100
  15. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) — 78/100
  16. Lincoln (2012) — 78/100
  17. The Post (2017) — 77/100
  18. Munich (2005) — 74/100
  19. Empire of the Sun (1987) — 73/100
  20. War Horse (2011) — 73/100
  21. Ready Player One (2018) — 72/100
  22. Disclosure Day (2026) — 72/100
  23. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) — 71/100
  24. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) — 71/100
  25. Amistad (1997) — 71/100
  26. The Adventures of Tintin (2011) — 71/100
  27. The Sugarland Express (1974) — 70/100
  28. War of the Worlds (2005) — 69/100
  29. The Terminal (2004) — 67/100
  30. The BFG (2016) — 66/100
  31. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) — 65/100
  32. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) — 63/100
  33. Always (1989) — 62/100
  34. Amblin' (1968) — 62/100 · short, not counted
  35. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) — 60/100
  36. Hook (1991) — 59/100
  37. Something Evil (1972) — 53/100 · TV film, not counted
  38. 1941 (1979) — 49/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Schindler's List (1993) — 99/100 · hit
  2. Jaws (1975) — 97/100 · hit
  3. Saving Private Ryan (1998) — 97/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. 1941 (1979) — 49/100
  2. Something Evil (1972) — 53/100 · TV film, not counted
  3. Hook (1991) — 59/100

How these numbers work: Methodology