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Steven Spielberg

Best rated: Schindler's List (9.0)

Steven Spielberg, illustrated
Films
36
Avg rating
7.34
Peak run
1993’98
Oscar wins
2 of 9
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The career

Steven Spielberg, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1993 to 1998, 7.9456789197019801990200020102020Schindler's List 9.01941 5.7Career avg 7.34

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Steven Spielberg's career barcodecoolhot
196436 films2026
Current formLast 5: 7.12 vs career 7.34 (−0.22)
  1. LThe Post2017 · 7.2−0.1
  2. WReady Player One2018 · 7.4+0.1
  3. LWest Side Story2021 · 7.1−0.2
  4. WThe Fabelmans2022 · 7.5+0.2
  5. LDisclosure Day2026 · 6.4−0.9
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Steven by the numbers

Average
7.34
35 rated films
Vote weighted
7.38
bigger films count more
Median
7.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.74
rating spread
Career
63y
1964 to 2026
Total votes
16.2M
across every film
Best
9.0
Schindler's List
Worst
5.7
1941
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
2026Disclosure Day posterDisclosure Day6.4164K
2022The Fabelmans posterThe Fabelmans7.5137K
2021West Side Story posterWest Side Story7.1145K
2018Ready Player One posterReady Player One7.4553K
2017The Post posterThe Post7.2174K
2016The BFG posterThe BFG6.3101K
2015Bridge of Spies posterBridge of Spies7.6348K
2012Lincoln posterLincoln7.3287K
2011The Adventures of Tintin posterThe Adventures of Tintin7.3258K
2011War Horse posterWar Horse7.2175K
2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull posterIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull6.2519K
2005War of the Worlds posterWar of the Worlds6.6515K
2005Munich posterMunich7.5256K
2004The Terminal posterThe Terminal7.4543K
2002Minority Report posterMinority Report7.6628K
2002Catch Me If You Can posterCatch Me If You Can8.11.27M
2001A.I. Artificial Intelligence posterA.I. Artificial Intelligence7.2344K
1998Saving Private Ryan posterSaving Private Ryan8.61.67M
1997Amistad posterAmistad7.388,850
1997The Lost World: Jurassic Park posterThe Lost World: Jurassic Park6.6484K
Better together?

Steven Spielberg's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

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On Steven Spielberg

27 nominations, 6 wins

Awards record

  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2026
    Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2024
    Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2023
    Steven Spielberg
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 2023
    Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2023
    Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Golden Globe Awards 2023
    Steven Spielberg
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2022
    Steven Spielberg
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2022
    Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2018
    Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2016
    Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2013
    Steven Spielberg
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2013
    Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2012
    Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2007
    Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2006
    Steven Spielberg
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2006
    Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg and Barry Mendel, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Critics Choice Awards 2003
    Steven Spielberg
    Won
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1999
    Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon and Gary Levinsohn, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1999
    Steven Spielberg
    Won
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1994
    Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig, Producers
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1994
    Steven Spielberg
    Won
  • Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award · Academy Awards 1987
    Steven Spielberg
    Won
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1986
    Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Quincy Jones, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1983
    Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1983
    Steven Spielberg
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1982
    Steven Spielberg
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1978
    Steven Spielberg
    Nominated

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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