No film director has ever been more successful thanSteven Spielberg.
With films likeDuel,Jaws, andJurassic Park, Spielberg became a purveyor of mainstream horror.
And it looks like we might be getting it very soon.
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1975’sJawsis perhaps Spielberg’s best movie ever.
A whole generation was afraid to go into the water because of that film.
Spielberg didn’t stop there with the genre.Close Encounters of the Third KingandE.T.
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the Extra-Terrestrialcan’t be classified as horror, but there are certainly some scary scenes, especially for kids.
Steven Spielberg Has Produced Several Horror Films as Well
Oh, what could have been…
Since 2005,Spielberg has made films that are either more family-friendly or based on real life.
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All of these are good to great films, but they are not what Spielberg excels at best.
It’s understandable why he moved away from the genre.
In the 90s and 2000s, horror wasn’t always in a great state.
Neither of those examples fit Spielberg’s style.
It’s what he did decades ago that made it all possible.
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