One of hisworst late-career effortsis, without a doubt, theRoald DahladaptationThe BFG.

Sadly,The BFGis a dull, dull film, despite Spielberg’s best efforts to make it otherwise.

Its sequel,The Lost World: Jurassic Park, is a lot less well-liked.

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Crystal Skulltends to receive a lot more hatred than it deserves.

But even still, it hardly feels like a proper Indy (Harrison Ford) adventure.

Though it’s undeniably one of Spielberg’s weakest outings, it’s also ever-so-slightly underrated.

Mark Rylance carrying Ruby Barnhill in ‘The BFG’

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For instance, he made inWar of the Worldsa sci-fi disaster film so tense that it borders on horror.

A visually stunning adaptation ofH.

Some feel that the film is tainted by its trite second halfand even ruined by its ending.

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Today, it’s remembered as one of Spielberg’s most endearing ’90s classics.

The cast is fantastic,particularly Dustin Hoffman’s unforgettable take on the titular character.

A riveting love letter to the genre, it’s a must-see for the director’s fans.

The T-Rex roaring at San Diego in ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’.

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Artificial Intelligencedeserves to be remembered as one of Spielberg’s best sci-fi films.

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Indiana Jones, Irina Spalko, Marion Ravenwood, Mutt Williams, John Oxley, and Russian soldiers stand in the temple of Akator, surrounded by crystal skeletons in ‘Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’

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A huge tripod alien roams the streets of New Jersey as onlookers stare in horror in ‘War of the Worlds’

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Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook in Hook

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Haley Joel Osment looking from under a table in AI Artificial Intelligence

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Short Round, Willie Scott and Indiana Jones peak out of a cave in ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’.

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