The 10 characters that have are among the greatest cinema has ever seen.

His mash potato sculpture alone makes him one of Spielbergs best and most memorable characters.

Portrayed bySpielbergs frequent collaboratorTom Hanks, Captain Miller is one of the best examples of this in war cinema.

The 10 Best Characters in Steven Spielberg Movies, Ranked

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He is one of Spielbergs most infectiously enjoyable lead characters.

However, there is no supporting part in the film seriesquite like Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen).

The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Not only one of Spielbergs most iconic characters, E.T.

Richard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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might just be the single greatest non-human character ever put to screen.

The realization of the character is a testament to Spielbergs outstanding direction andCarlo Rambaldis expertise at designing animatronics.

Great lengths were taken to realize E.T.

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as the cute and curious critter that audiences around the world fell in love with.

The fact that E.T.

He comfortably sits amongthe greatest movie heroes of all time.

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Captain John Miller stands in a ruined town wearing his army helmet in ‘Saving Private Ryan’.

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Frank Abagnale Jr. dressed as a pilot surrounded by air hostesses in Catch Me if You Can

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Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) looks at an object he is holding with a distraught expression on his face in ‘Schindler’s List’ (1993).

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Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood looking at a medallion in Raiders of the Lost Ark

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Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) smiles joyously as he peers through the front window of a car in ‘Jurassic Park’ (1993).

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E.T. holds up his glowing finger in ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’

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Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) holding his whip in a forested area

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