What is Steven Spielberg 's signature movie? As Director. (1 Viewer)

[badmojo1006]

Seen to be running out of actors, so trying directors now.

this is a very tough choice

went with Close Encounters of the third kind.

just had hope, w compelling story and great technology of the time. Plus,  those five notes get stuck in my head all the time.

 

[B Maverick]

Jaws gave us the summer blockbuster, but growing up when I did, ET was my answer over Raiders.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

As much as Close Encounters was Richard Dreyfuss' signature, Jaws is Spielberg's.  

 

[The General]

Guy had a great run there.

Raiders was the first movie I remember seeing a line out the door. So I went with that.

It has all his signature stuff he does. Got the John Williams score. Introduced a cinematic icon.

 

[That one guy]

I think it has to be one of Jaws, Schindler’s List, or Jurassic Park.  I don’t know if it’s a fair comparison, but to me I see Jurassic Park as my generation’s version of Star Wars in the sense that it just blew all previous visual/special effects out of the water and changed what we expected out of those kinds of movies.  

 

[nirad3]

Has to be E.T.

 

[jon_mx]

Jaws is the clear choice for people over 50.  Raiders maybe for those a little younger.  Then Jurassic for the even younger.   

 

[Ilov80s]

Impossible to choose one. I think the one thing we do know is it’s not 1941.

 

[HellToupee]

Jaws 

 

[pecorino]

Voted Schindler’s List as it was his most personal and important movie. 

 

[HellToupee]

Impossible to choose one. I think the one thing we do know is it’s not 1941.

John Candy and Eddie Deezen 

 

[Ilov80s]

John Candy and Eddie Deezen 

Fantastic cast. 

 

[TripItUp]

Considering Raiders is the best movie of all time..

 

[Chaka]

After watching Ready Player One, this list makes me very sad.

 

[Osaurus]

Went with Duel

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Went with Duel

Thems fighting words.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

If this were best movie or personal favorite my answer would be very different, but I think his signature movie is E.T..

 

[Chaka]

He kept, at least an entire generation of people out of the ocean for life. Heck some of them still don't even go in swimming pools.

That's some next level #### right there.

 

[[scooter]]

Gotta be a tossup between "1941" and "Always".
 

 

[badmojo1006]

Went with Duel

Such a great movie. Remember watching it on TV .

After that, was always nice to truckers 

 

[DocHolliday]

Went with Jaws over ET but it's really close.  

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Jaws in a landslide. He turned Shaw being a jackass on the set into a perfect chemistry with Scheider and Dreyfuss in the film and more importantly took a malfunctioning, rather fake looking shark and turned it into a monster by showing it less and using musical cues. Just genius directing.

 

[Hot Diggity Dog]

it is schindlers list and saving private Ryan. two great movies covering important events.  

 

[The Dude]

I think some people need to re-watch Jurassic.  Phenomenal.

 

[Ghost Rider]

I went with Jaws.  Its impact was monumental in so many ways. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

When I think of the Spielberg thumb print, for me it has to be E.T. 

Not his best, but this is asking his signature movie, and this checks all the Spielberg boxes. 

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Jaws or Raiders.

Jaws is just a perfect piece of movie making.

Raiders is an homage to the history of serial and action films.

Both are benchmarks in how to write and make movies but most especially reflect a filmmaker who understands movies.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Schindler stands alone as historically and culturally important. The subject matter is more important than the movie making, the fact he made it and it was widely seen is itself the cinematic achievement.

 

[DocHolliday]

I think some people need to re-watch Jurassic.  Phenomenal.

Jurassic is a fun, thrilling movie that I watch in bits and pieces when it's on and I'm scrolling through channels.   The dinosaur scenes are still awesome. It was considered as my selection 

 

[DocHolliday]

it is schindlers list and saving private Ryan. two great movies covering important events.  

Saving Private Ryan was a really good movie but is not quite on the same level as Jaws and ET.  Those movies were HUGE when they came out.  

 

[Chaka]

E.T. sucked.

There, I said it.

 

[badmojo1006]

E.T. sucked.

There, I said it.

I agree. It is probably his signature movie, but I couldn't vote for it.

Too cloying and it brought to the forefront something insidious in movies these days....Product placement 

 

[kutta]

Raiders is one of my all time favs.

But I went with Schindler’s list. I recently rewatched it and was blown away. Again. That movie really moved me.

 

[Chaka]

I agree. It is probably his signature movie, but I couldn't vote for it.

Too cloying and it brought to the forefront something insidious in movies these days....Product placement 

Walkie-talkies?

 

[need2know]

It's definitely not from this century

 

[badmojo1006]

Walkie-talkies?

Reeces Pieces

 

[Chaka]

Reeces Pieces

Walkie-talkies