Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema and is the highest-grossing film director of all time. Among other accolades, he has received three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and three BAFTA Awards, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, an honorary knighthood in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and the National Medal of Arts in 2023. According to Forbes, he is the wealthiest celebrity. Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He moved to California and studied film in college. After directing several episodes for television, including Night Gallery and Columbo, he directed the television film Duel (1971), which Barry Diller approved. He made his theatrical debut with The Sugarland Express (1974), also beginning his decades-long collaboration with composer John Williams, with whom he has worked for all but five of his theatrical releases. He became a household name with the summer blockbuster Jaws (1975). He continued directing acclaimed escapist box-office hits with Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and the original Indiana Jones trilogy (1981–1989). He also explored drama in The Color Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987). In 1993, Spielberg directed back-to-back hits with the science fiction thriller Jurassic Park, the highest-grossing film at the time, and the epic historical drama Schindler's List, which has often been ranked among the greatest films ever made. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the latter as well as for the World War II epic Saving Private Ryan (1998). Spielberg has since directed the science fiction films A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Minority Report (2002), War of the Worlds (2005) and Ready Player One (2018); the historical dramas Amistad (1997), Munich (2005), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015) and The Post (2017); the comedies Catch Me If You Can (2002) and The Terminal (2004); the animated film The Adventures of Tintin (2011); the musical West Side Story (2021); and the family drama The Fabelmans (2022). Spielberg co-founded Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures, and he has served as a producer for many successful films and television series, among them Poltergeist (1982), Gremlins (1984), Back to the Future (1985), An American Tail (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Animaniacs (1993), Freakazoid! (1995), Twister (1996), Band of Brothers (2001) and Transformers (2007). Several of Spielberg's works are considered among the greatest films in history, and some are among the highest-grossing films of all time. Seven of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". In 2013, Time listed him among the 100 most influential people. In 2023, Spielberg was the recipient of the first-ever Time 100 Impact Award in the US. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Spielberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed 52
2020s
- 2026
- 2022
- 2021
2010s
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2012
- 2011
2000s
- 2008
A Timeless Call
Director
- 2005
- 2004
- 2002
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
The Unfinished Journey
Director
- 1998
- 1997
- 1993
- 1991
- 1990
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Director
1980s
- 1989
- 1987
- 1986
Amazing Stories
Director
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
- 1977
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
Savage!
Director
- 1972
- 1971
The Psychiatrist
Director
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Amblin'
Director
- 1964
Firelight
Director
Produced 164
2020s
- 2028
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Why We Hate
Executive Producer
- 2018
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
Producer
- 2017
Five Came Back
Executive Producer
- 2016
Finding Oscar
Executive Producer
- 2015
Auschwitz
Producer
- 2014
- 2013
Lucky 7
Executive Producer
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Executive Producer
- 2012
- 2011
Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero
Executive Producer
Locke & Key
Executive Producer
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
On the Lot
Producer
- 2006
Spell Your Name
Producer
I Only Wanted to Live
Executive Producer
- 2005
- 2004
Voices from the List
Executive Producer
- 2002
Price for Peace
Producer
Broken Silence
Production Manager
- 2001
- 2000
Shooting War
Producer
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery
Executive Producer
Fudge
Producer
- 1994
I'm Mad
Executive Producer
- 1993
SeaQuest DSV
Executive Producer
Family Dog
Producer
Class of '61
Executive Producer
Class of '96
Producer
- 1992
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
Executive Producer
- 1991
A Wish for Wings That Work
Executive Producer
- 1990
Roller Coaster Rabbit
Executive Producer
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
- 1985
Vanessa in the Garden
Executive Producer
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
Continental Divide
Executive Producer
- 1980
1970s
- 1978
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Executive Producer
1960s
- 1968
- 1964
Firelight
Producer
Wrote 19
2020s
- 2026
- 2022
2010s
- 2015
2000s
- 2009
- 2001
- 2000
1990s
- 1998
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Story
- 1995
- 1990
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Story
1980s
- 1986
Amazing Stories
Story
- 1985
Vanessa in the Garden
Writer
- 1982
1970s
- 1977
- 1974
- 1973
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
Story
1960s
- 1968
Amblin'
Writer
- 1964
Firelight
Writer
Acted in 17
2020s
- 2025
2010s
- 2011
2000s
- 2004
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
Movie
- 2002
- 2001
The Joe Spinell Story
(archive footage)
1990s
- 1997
- 1995
Your Studio and You
Backlot Tour Guide
- 1990
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
Movie
1980s
- 1987
- 1984
- 1980
1960s
- 1967
Created 7
2020s
- 2020
2000s
- 2007
On the Lot
Creator
- 2005
- 2002
Broken Silence
Creator
1990s
- 1998
- 1996
1980s
- 1985
Other crew 6
2010s
- 2011
1990s
- 1992
Abdulladzhan, or Dedicated to Steven Spielberg
In Memory Of
1980s
- 1988
- 1987
- 1985
- 1984
Edited 3
2000s
- 2000
Shooting War
Editor
1960s
- 1968
Amblin'
Editor
- 1964
Firelight
Editor
Art department 1
2020s
- 2021
Appearances204
2020s
- 2026
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
Self
Stanley's Shadow
Self (Archival Footage)
Hook: Never, Never Ending
Self (archive footage)
Judge Judy: Unfiltered, Unforgettable
Self
Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAY
Self
Gremlins, an american nightmare!
Himself (Footage)
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Self
Où est parti E.T. ? L'Enfance selon Spielberg
Self (archive footage)
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
- 2022
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Self
The Stories of West Side Story
Self
- 2021
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self · 9 episodes
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Filip and Fredrik meet Steven Spielberg - for a minute
Self
Peter Falk versus Columbo
Self (archive footage)
- 2018
An Oral History of: Schindler's List
Self (archive footage)
Trumbull Land
Self (archive footage)
- 2017
How Star Wars Was Saved in the Edit
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Three Kinds of Close Encounters
Self
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
Self - Filmmaker
Five Came Back
Self
- 2016
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Self - Filmmaker
Video Games: The New Masters of the World
Self (archive footage)
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Self
Legends of Cinema
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Self
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
Self
- 2015
Everything Is Copy
Self
- 2014
Kubrick Remembered
Self
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Self
- 2013
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Self
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
Milius
Self
Lincoln: An American Journey
Self
- 2012
The E.T. Journals
Self
Jaws: The Restoration
Self
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self
- 2011
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
AFI's Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams
Self
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
Self
- 2010
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
Tales from the Future
Self
Jaws: The Inside Story
Self
2000s
- 2009
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Self
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
Self
The Shark Is Still Working
Self
Looking Back to the Future
Self (archive footage)
- 2008
Warner at War
Narrator (voice)
Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a Legend
Self
Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'
Self
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
Self
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Self
- 2007
Fog City Mavericks
Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
Spielberg on Spielberg
Self
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima'
Self
- 2006
Searching for Orson
Self
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
- 2005
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
Self
- 2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Self
Duel: A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg
Self
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
Self - Interviewee
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
Self
Double Dare
Self
Voices from the List
Self - Host
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Self
- 2003
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
Self
The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
Self
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
self
Robert Capa: In Love and War
Self
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
Self
Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit
Self
The Making of 'The Color Purple'
Self
- 2002
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
Self
The E.T. Reunion
Self
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary Celebration
Self
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: A Look Back
Self
- 2001
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
Self (uncredited)
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self
Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg
Self
- 2000
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
American Beauty: Look Closer...
Self
1990s
- 1999
Spielberg on Kubrick
Self
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'
Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
Self
- 1998
The Making of 'Scarface'
Self (archive footage)
The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
himself
- 1997
Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage
Self
Blacks and Jews
Self
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Self
In the Teeth of Jaws
Self
- 1996
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Self · 1 episode
The Making of '1941'
Self
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
- 1995
The Making of 'Jaws'
Self
In Search of Clarity: The Architecture of Gwathmey Siegel
Self
- 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 episode
A Century of Cinema
Self
- 1992
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Self
- 1991
Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.
Self
- 1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
Self
1980s
- 1988
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Self – Executive Producer
- 1987
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
Self
- 1986
The Making of Back to the Future
Self
- 1985
The Making Of The Goonies
Self
Room 666
Self
David Lean: A Life in Film
Self
- 1984
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
Self
- 1982
The Making of Poltergeist
Self
- 1981
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
Self
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Self
- 1980
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
Self
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
UFO's Are Here!
Self
- 1976
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
- 1975
Lost in the Garden of the World
Self
- 1974
New England Our Way
Self
- 1973
- 1971
Directed by John Ford
Self (2009)
1950s
- 1953
Thanked in the credits14
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
- 2023
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Thanks
- 2021
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Thanks
2010s
- 2012
Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica
Thanks
2000s
- 2009
Looking Back to the Future
Thanks
- 2008
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
Thanks
- 2007
Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence
Thanks
- 2002
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
Thanks
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
Thanks
- 1994
