Now that our Top 50 Superhero Movies of All Time list has come and gone, it's on to the next! But this time around, we're putting the spotlight on one specific filmmaker - one of the best of all-time, Steven Spielberg. From 1975's Jaws, which started the summer blockbuster phenomenon, to 2017’s Academy Award-nominated The Post, Spielberg has moved audiences with his rich, emotional stories, thrilled them with some incredible action sequences; made them think with his political dramas and inspired them to explore a world beyond our own. Along the way, he has won three Oscars with one coming in the Best Picture category for Schindler’s List and two in the Best Director category for Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan.

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On this episode, we're focusing on 1998's Saving Private Ryan. The film that won Steven Spielberg his second Best Director Oscar is written by Robert Rodat and stars Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Vin Diesel, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, and Giovanni Ribisi. It takes place following the Normandy Landings in World War II, when a group of U.S. soldiers are assigned to go behind enemy lines in order to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.

Various Collider staff members, personalities, and experts weigh in with their thoughts on those honorable mentions and each of our Top 10 selections, share their initial reaction to seeing the movie for the first time, if they think that film belongs at its assigned place on the list, and if it still holds up for them to this day.

Panelists in Collider's Top 10 Steven Spielberg Movies series includes Kristian Harloff, Steven Weintraub, Haleigh Foutch, Mark Ellis, Perri Nemiroff, Thadd Williams, Dennis Tzeng, Mark Reilly, John Rocha, Jon Schnepp, and many, many more.

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