There have been many great directors since the dawn of motion pictures - celebrated directors - like Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Wells, Frank Capra, Oliver Stone, Francis Ford Copp0la, and Brian De Palma, just to name a view.
But two directors have stood out over the past 30-plus years that are loved by both movie critics and fans everywhere - Steven Spielberg and Marin Scorsese - both who have provided some of the best entertainment witnessed on the silver screen. They both have dedicated audiences, but how will their films stack up against one another? Here are the top 5 Spielberg films up against the top 5 Scorsese films, ranked according to IMDb.
10 Martin Scorsese: The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013) - 8.2/10
The Wolf of Wall Street stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort who, along with his right-hand man, Donnie Azzof (Jonah Hill) make a fortune defrauding wealthy investors out of millions of dollars. Engrossed in a life of sex and drugs, both the SEC and FBI catch up to them, bringing down his empire.
It was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. The Wolf of Wall Street, although mostly well-received by audiences, was criticized for the glorification of Belfort and Azzof, as well as the immoral behaviors throughout the film.
9 Steven Spielberg: Lincoln (2012) - 7.3/10
Although Spielberg directed Lincoln and it was nominated for Best Director and Best Movie, it was Daniel Day-Lewis' portrayal of the 16th President of the United States that captivated audiences in 2012. Lewis's embodied Lincoln's passion, courage, and political mastery to end the war and slavery with the use of the 13th amendment.
Lincoln earned Lewis his third Oscar for Best Actor. His previous awards for Best Actor were for his portrayals as Christy Brown in My Left Foot and Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood.
8 Martin Scorsese: Casino (1995) - 8.2/10
Mobsters in Vegas directed by Martin Scorsese with a dynamic cast consisting of Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Academy Award nominee, Sharon Stone for her performance as Ginger Mckenna, Casino focuses on Sam "Ace" Rothstein run in Las Vegas as the head of Tangiers Casino.
When the film was first submitted to the MPAA, it received a rating of NC-17 due to its violence. But after several edits, it landed an R rating, even though the film has some of the most brutal scenes witnessed in a Scorsese film.
7 Steven Spielberg: The Color Purple (1985) - 7.8/10
Based on the novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple, directed by Steven Spielberg, stars Whoppi Goldberg as Celie, torn apart from her sister at an early age and forced to live with her abusive husband, Albert (Danny Glover), in this film of struggle, heartbreak, and inspiration.
The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, but failed to win any. Some criticized the movie for being overly emotional, while others admired the performances of Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey's role as Sophia as inspirational, strong, independent women.
6 Martin Scorsese: Raging Bull (1980) - 8.2/10
Regular Scorsese cast member Robert De Niro stars in Raging Bull, about Jake Lamotta's troublesome life as a middleweight boxer who gets a chance to fight for the championship of the world. But his violence and temper that drove him inside the ring, made his life worse outside the ring, costing him everything, including his wife Vicky (Cathy Moriarty).
Raging Bull was nominated for eight Academy Awards, with Robert De Niro taking home the honors for Best Actor.
5 Steven Spielberg: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - 7.8/10
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was a summer blockbuster that held the number one spot of the highest-grossing movies of all times for 12 years until it was knocked off by another Spielberg directed film, Jurassic Park.
Henry Thomas as Elliot and Drew Barrymore as Gertie made audiences fall in love with the long-fingered alien, who coined the phrase, "E.T. go home," after he is stranded on earth and discovered by a suburban California family. After E.T. becomes ill, there is a race to get him home before the government finds him.
4 Martin Scorsese: Taxi Driver (1976) - 8.3/10
"You talking to me?" This iconic movie line was made famous by Robert De Niro as he talks to himself in the mirror, practicing being a tough guy, as he whips out his gun like that of a gunslinger in an old movie Western.
Taxi Driver, directed by Martin Scorsese, is about a loner who takes a job as a New York City taxi driver and has deranged fantasies about cleaning up the streets of New York, saving the world, killing a presidential candidate and befriending a 12-year old prostitute (Jodie Foster).
3 Steven Spielberg: Saving Private Ryan (1998) - 8.6/10
Tom Hanks stars as Captain John Miller, who leads a team to find Private James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), whose brothers have been killed in action. Spielberg's epic war film set in Normandy during World War II won five Academy Awards, including Best Director. The film's cast consists of Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, and The Fast and Furious Vin Diesel in his first major motion picture acting role.
Saving Private Ryan is praised for its realistic battle scenes and cinematography. Audiences and critics agree that it is one of the best war movies of our time.
2 Marin Scorsese: Goodfellas (1990) - 8.7/10
Goodfellas is often referred to as Marin Scorsese's Godfather. With a line up of who's who of Hollywood legends, including Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci, Goodfellas is considered one of the best mob films of the 20th century.
The film is about the life of real-life mobster Henry Hill from 1955 to 1980 and is based on Nicholas Pileggi's novel "Wiseguy." It was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
1 Steven Spielberg: Schindler's List (1993) - 8.9/10
The seven-time Academy Award winner, including Best Picture and Director, Schindler's List is probably Steven Spielberg's most acclaimed and recognized film other than E.T. The film, starring Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler, along with Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, and Caroline Goodall, has a permanent place in the library of cinema film history.
In 1939 and during World War II, when the SS was starting their campaign to annihilate the Jewish people, Schindler decides to have his workers protected to keep his business going, but soon understands that it is much more than that. After he realizes all the material things he gathered throughout his lifetime was just money thrown away, he grapples with his regrets that he could have saved just one more person.
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July 06, 2020 at 05:30AM
