Spielberg

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Spielberg takes a behind-the-scenes look at one of modern cinema's most spellbinding talents, with absorbing -- albeit somewhat uncritical -- results.

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Movie Info

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg and his colleagues discuss the classic movies that made him famous, including "Jaws," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," "Jurassic Park," "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan."
  • Genre:
    documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Susan Lacy
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    HBO Documentary Films

Cast & Crew

Steven Spielberg
Himself
Martin Scorsese
Himself
Brian De Palma
Himself
George Lucas
Himself
Daniel Craig
Himself
Daniel Day-Lewis
Himself
Laura Dern
Herself
Leonardo DiCaprio
Himself
Harrison Ford
Himself
David Geffen
Himself
Susan Lacy
Director
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Critic Reviews for Spielberg

All Critics (37) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (34) | Rotten (3)

  • The HBO documentary Spielberg is a lot like some of the legendary director's films: it's well-made, thoughtful, emotional and maybe a little long.

    June 25, 2018 | Full Review…

    Brian Welk

    TheWrap

  • Though Spielberg could do with a sequel, for now it's a useful retrospective of a filmmaker whose influence on cinema cannot be overstated.

    October 10, 2017 | Full Review…

    David Sims

    The Atlantic

  • Lacy has mined everything, it seems, except perhaps too little naysaying.

    October 9, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

    Diane Werts

    Newsday

  • This is a documentary that could and should be shown in film schools.

    October 9, 2017 | Full Review…

    Jen Chaney

    New York Magazine/Vulture

  • ... it's a testimony to Spielberg's career that a two-and-a-half-hour documentary on his life and work could both feel too long in some places and yet oddly inadequate in others.

    October 9, 2017 | Full Review…

    Chris Barton

    Los Angeles Times

  • Ehat do its 145 minutes (an appropriately Spielberg-ian chunk of time) really tell us about Steven Spielberg, aside from the fact that the man has made a lot of movies? Not much.

    October 8, 2017 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

    Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

    AV Club
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  • Jul 08, 2019
    This is more hagiography than documentary, but I don't care. Spielberg the man, and this film, deserve the adulation.
    Aldo G Super Reviewer
  • Oct 24, 2017
    The man himself, and many, many friends, take a look at cinema's most successful director and his babies, warts and all. Ok, ok, so maybe there's no warts, but nobody's perfect. Undeniably interesting while actively avoiding the whole pandering to the lowest common denominator critique. "Sentimental" might be the harshest criticism leveled at Hollywood's chief popcorn seller.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
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