10 great movies by Steven Spielberg

As his direction of 'War Horse' gets awards buzz, here are 10 of Spielberg's best films

'Jurassic Park'

After a bidding war involving several studios, Spielberg got the rights for his 1993 film about a dinosaur theme park where the exhibits escape. The movie was based on the novel by Michael Crichton. The famous scene in which a T. rex approaches a car and ripples appear in a glass of water was supposedly inspired by Spielberg listening to the band Earth, Wind & Fire in his car and the music causing vibrations. During filming, the cast and crew were on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i when a hurricane hit, but they filmed parts of the hurricane and were able to use them in the movie.

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