Spielberg has done everything from science-fiction masterpieces and timeless adventures to gripping dramas.

He’s even helmed some of thebest monster movies ever made.

Perhaps some of his most impactful work, though, has come in the war movie genre.

David Lynch as John Ford in The Fabelmans, Steven Spielberg and The T-Rex from Jurassic Park

Still, Spielberg has been known to allow sentimentality to bleed into his work, for better or worse.

Steven Spielberg has directed 34 feature films throughout his career to date.

Tom Hanks stars in the 2015 historical drama based on the true story.

The team from Stargate SG-1.

Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto in front of a car in Fast & Furious

Tom hanks in Bridge Of Spies

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Tom Hanks as James B. Donovan and Mark Rylance as Rudolf Abel at court in Bridge of Spies.

Directed by Steven Spielberg, Bridge of Spies follows American lawyer James Donovan, who is recruited by the CIA to negotiate the release of a U.S. Air Force pilot who was shot down over the Soviet Union. Tom Hanks stars in the 2015 historical drama based on the true story.

Mark Rylance in a subway in Bridge of Spies

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Directed by Steven Spielberg, Bridge of Spies follows American lawyer James Donovan, who is recruited by the CIA to negotiate the release of a U.S. Air Force pilot who was shot down over the Soviet Union. Tom Hanks stars in the 2015 historical drama based on the true story.

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