Of the 21.25 Spielberg movies Roger Ebert has reviewed (the .25 being Spielberg’s quarter of “Twilight Zone — The Movie,” which also featured segments by John Landis, Joe Dante and George Miller), his average rating has been 3.270588 stars. Count ’em:

War of the Worlds” (2005) – 2
The Terminal” (2004) – 3.5
Catch Me If You Can” (2002) – 3
Minority Report” (2002) – 4 “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” (2001) – 3
Saving Private Ryan” (1998) -4 “Amistad” (1997) – 3
The Lost World: Jurassic Park” (1997) – 2
Schindler's List” (1993) – 4 “Jurassic Park” (1993) – 3
Hook” (1991) – 2
Always” (1989) – 2
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989) – 3.5
Empire of the Sun” (1987) – 2.5
The Color Purple” (1985) – 4
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984) – 4
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” (1982) – 4
Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981) – 4
Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977) – 4 “Jaws” (1975) – 4
The Sugarland Express” (1974) 2.5

“Kick the Can” from “Twilight Zone — The Movie” (1983) – 1.5

Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.

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