Movie List for "steven spielberg"

Amistad (1997) Biography Drama History Movie

In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally Year 1997.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: David Franzoni
Actors: Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins

The Post (2017) Drama Thriller Movie

A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country’s first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government. Year 2017.

Generes: Drama, Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Liz Hannah, Josh Singer
Actors: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk

Empire of the Sun (1987) Action Drama History War Movie

A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II. Year 1987.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tom Stoppard (screenplay), J.G. Ballard (novel)
Actors: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Action Adventure Movie

In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before Adolf Hitler’s Nazis can obtain its awesome powers. Year 1981.

Generes: Action, Adventure
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Lawrence Kasdan (screenplay by), George Lucas (story by), Philip Kaufman (story by)
Actors: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey

West Side Story (2020) Crime Drama Musical Romance Movie

An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Year 2020.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tony Kushner (screenplay by), Arthur Laurents (based on the stage play, book by)
Actors: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez

West Side Story (2020)

An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Year 2020.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tony Kushner (screenplay), Arthur Laurents (book), William Shakespeare (reimagining)
Actors: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez

West Side Story (2020)

An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Year 2020.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tony Kushner (screenplay), Arthur Laurents (book), William Shakespeare (reimagining)
Actors: Ansel Elgort, Rita Moreno, Talia Ryder, Corey Stoll

The Post (2017)

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Liz Hannah, Josh Singer
Actors: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk

Lincoln (2012)

As the American Civil War continues to rage, America’s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. Year 2012.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tony Kushner (screenplay by), Doris Kearns Goodwin (based in part on the book “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” by)
Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Poltergeist (2015)

A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive. Year 2015.

Generes: Horror, Thriller
Director: Gil Kenan
Writer: David Lindsay-Abaire (screenplay), Steven Spielberg (based on the 1982 motion picture entitled “Poltergeist” screenplay by), Michael Grais, Mark Victor, Steven Spielberg (based on the 1982 motion picture entitled “Poltergeist” story by)
Actors: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett

Ready Player One (2018)

When the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Zak Penn (screenplay by), Ernest Cline (screenplay by), Ernest Cline (based on the novel by)
Actors: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe

The BFG (2016)

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world. Year 2016.

Generes: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Melissa Mathison (screenplay by), Roald Dahl (based on the book by)
Actors: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement

Bridge of Spies (2015)

During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers. Year 2015.

Generes: Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Actors: Mark Rylance, Domenick Lombardozzi, Victor Verhaeghe, Mark Fichera

1941 (1979)

Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor. Year 1979.

Generes: Action, Comedy, War
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Robert Zemeckis (screenplay), Bob Gale (screenplay), Robert Zemeckis (story), Bob Gale (story), John Milius (story)
Actors: Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, Lorraine Gary

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Roy Neary, an electric lineman, watches how his quiet and ordinary daily life turns upside down after a close encounter with a UFO. Year 1977.

Generes: Drama, Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon

War of the Worlds (2005)

As Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines, one family fights for survival. Year 2005.

Generes: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Josh Friedman (screenplay), David Koepp (screenplay), H.G. Wells (novel)
Actors: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin