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Steven Spielberg Thrillers Ranked
Steven Spielberg's six best thrillers ranked from worst to best.
In brief
Steven Spielberg's six best thrillers ranked from worst to best. Steven Spielberg's six pure thrillers ranked by ScreenRant, with Duel as the worst and Jaws as the best. Originally reported by ScreenRant.
Introduction
Steven Spielberg has made six pure thrillers since the 1970s, ranked by ScreenRant from worst to best.
Duel (1971)
Duel is Spielberg's first movie, a 1971 ABC TV film with a traveling salesman hunted by an unseen truck driver.
The Post (2017)
The Post depicts the Washington Post publishing the Pentagon Papers in 1971 amid Nixon's political pressure.
Munich (2005)
Munich follows Israeli retaliation after the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre with slow-burn suspense.
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Catch Me If You Can features Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Abagnale, a con artist evading FBI agent Tom Hanks.
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Bridge of Spies tells the story of a U.S. lawyer negotiating the Cold War prisoner exchange for a Russian spy.
Jaws (1975)
Jaws is Spielberg's first masterpiece, a 1975 thriller about a shark stalking a seaside town.
Ranking
ScreenRant ranks Spielberg's thrillers from Duel (1971) as worst to Jaws (1975) as best.
Why Jaws Wins
Jaws uses open sea and bright daylight to create suspense, avoiding traditional thriller tropes.
Duel's Impact
Duel was made on a shoestring budget in 13 days and lacks star-studded casts typical of Spielberg's later films.
The Post's Tension
The Post builds tension through the Washington Post's struggle to publish the Pentagon Papers in 1971.
Munich's Moral Complexity
Munich explores the blurred line between justice and vengeance after the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.
Catch Me If You Can's Charm
Catch Me If You Can balances psychological warfare with comedic charm in its cat-and-mouse game.
Bridge of Spies' Slow Build
Bridge of Spies builds suspense through a Cold War prisoner exchange without overt action sequences.
In short
Steven Spielberg's six pure thrillers ranked by ScreenRant, with Duel as the worst and Jaws as the best.
