My first memory of Steven Spielberg? It was June 12th 1981. On that Friday morning, my father told me we were going to see a movie that was opening that I had never heard of before. My father could tell that I was not really interested. So he tried to get me excited about the movie. He said, “Look this movie is by the guy that made Star Wars and the guy that made Close Encounters. They got together and made a movie, it is supposed to be pretty good.” So we got ready and headed to an early afternoon showing of this movie.

When Raiders of the Lost Ark ended, I was convinced I had seen the greatest movie ever made. I went back that night to watch the movie a second time with some of my friends. Watching it the second time I really paid attention to the opening credits. Starring Harrison Ford (“hey that’s Han Solo”), story by George Lucas (“the Star Wars guy“), and directed by Steven Spielberg. I went to bed that night thinking, there is lots to learn about movies. Over thirty years later and I still go to bed thinking there is lots to learn about movies.

Steven Spielberg (1946-) has to be the most successful director of all time. He has had it all. Blockbuster movie after blockbuster movie. Critical darling after critical darling. Oscar® winning movie after Oscar® winning movie. His IMDb page shows 55 directing credits from 1959-2016. This page will rank 30 Steven Spielberg movies from Best to Worst in seven different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, video games and documentaries were not included in the rankings.