Spielberg (film)
Spielberg is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Susan Lacy, and is centered on the career of film director Steven Spielberg. It premiered at the 2017 New York Film Festival and aired on HBO on October 7, 2017. Synopsis. The documentary chronicles Spielberg's career, including interviews with collaborators, family and friends. Interviews with Karen Allen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anthony Hopkins and Jude Law were also conducted but not included in the final film. Interviews. Archive Footage was also shown of Joan Crawford, Goldie Hawn, Amy Irving, Marcia Lucas, Dan Rather, Dinah Shore, Sasha Spielberg, & Theo Spielberg. † =  Person interviewed died prior to the documentary's airing. Production. The documentary was announced in July 2017 by HBO, with it set to air on October 7 later that year. A trailer for the documentary was released in September, with a list of those interviewed released as well. Release. Prior to its October 7 airing on the HBO channel, the documentary was screened at the 2017 New York Film Festival. Critical response. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 92% based on 37 reviews and an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical  consensus reads, ""Spielberg" takes a behind-the-scenes look at one of modern cinema's most spellbinding talents, with absorbing — albeit somewhat uncritical — results." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100 based 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".