| 1998 | 100 Movies |
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| 1999 | 100 Stars |
| 2000 | 100 Laughs |
| 2001 | 100 Thrills |
| 2002 | 100 Passions |
| 2003 | 100 Heroes & Villains |
| 2004 | 100 Songs |
| 2005 | 100 Movie Quotes |
| 2005 | 25 Scores |
| 2006 | 100 Cheers |
| 2006 | 25 Musicals |
| 2007 | 100 Movies (Updated) |
| 2008 | AFI's 10 Top 10 |
AFI's 10 Top 10 honors the ten greatest American films in ten classic film genres.[1] Presented by theAmerican Film Institute (AFI), the lists were unveiled on atelevision special broadcast byCBS on June 17, 2008. In the special, various actors and directors, among themClint Eastwood,Quentin Tarantino,Kirk Douglas,Harrison Ford,Martin Scorsese,Steven Spielberg,George Lucas,Roman Polanski, andJane Fonda, discussed their admiration for and personal contributions to the films cited.
The entire list of 500 nominated films is available on the American Film Institute website.
To date, this is the final program in AFI's countdown specials.[2]
AFI defines "animation" as a genre where the film's images are primarily created by computer or hand and the characters are voiced by actors. Nine of the films areDisney properties, including two collaborative works withPixar; the non-Disney selection isDreamWorks Animation'sShrek.
| # | Film | Year | Other Listings inAFI 100 Years... series |
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| 1 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1937 | |
| 2 | Pinocchio | 1940 |
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| 3 | Bambi | 1942 |
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| 4 | The Lion King | 1994 |
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| 5 | Fantasia | 1940 |
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| 6 | Toy Story | 1995 |
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| 7 | Beauty and the Beast | 1991 |
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| 8 | Shrek | 2001 | |
| 9 | Cinderella | 1950 | |
| 10 | Finding Nemo | 2003 |
AFI defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative.
| # | Film | Year | Other Listings inAFI 100 Years... series |
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| 1 | To Kill a Mockingbird | 1962 | |
| 2 | 12 Angry Men | 1957 |
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| 3 | Kramer vs. Kramer | 1979 | |
| 4 | The Verdict | 1982 |
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| 5 | A Few Good Men | 1992 |
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| 6 | Witness for the Prosecution | 1957 | |
| 7 | Anatomy of a Murder | 1959 | |
| 8 | In Cold Blood | 1967 | |
| 9 | A Cry in the Dark | 1988 | |
| 10 | Judgment at Nuremberg | 1961 |
AFI defines "epic" as a genre of large-scale films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past.
| # | Film | Year | Other Listings inAFI 100 Years... series |
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| 1 | Lawrence of Arabia | 1962 | |
| 2 | Ben-Hur | 1959 |
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| 3 | Schindler's List | 1993 |
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| 4 | Gone with the Wind | 1939 |
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| 5 | Spartacus | 1960 |
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| 6 | Titanic | 1997 |
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| 7 | All Quiet on the Western Front | 1930 |
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| 8 | Saving Private Ryan | 1998 |
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| 9 | Reds | 1981 |
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| 10 | The Ten Commandments | 1956 |
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AFI defines "fantasy" as a genre in which live-action characters inhabit imagined settings and/or experience situations that transcend the rules of the natural world.
| # | Film | Year | Other Listings inAFI 100 Years... series |
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| 1 | The Wizard of Oz | 1939 |
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| 2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 |
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| 3 | It's a Wonderful Life | 1946 |
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| 4 | King Kong | 1933 |
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| 5 | Miracle on 34th Street | 1947 |
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| 6 | Field of Dreams | 1989 |
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| 7 | Harvey | 1950 | |
| 8 | Groundhog Day | 1993 |
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| 9 | The Thief of Bagdad | 1924 | |
| 10 | Big | 1988 |
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AFI defines the "gangster film" as a genre that centers on organized crime or maverick criminals in a modern setting.
| # | Film | Year | Other Listings inAFI 100 Years... series |
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| 1 | The Godfather | 1972 |
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| 2 | Goodfellas | 1990 |
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| 3 | The Godfather Part II | 1974 |
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| 4 | White Heat | 1949 |
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| 5 | Bonnie and Clyde | 1967 |
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| 6 | Scarface: The Shame of a Nation | 1932 |
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| 7 | Pulp Fiction | 1994 |
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| 8 | The Public Enemy | 1931 |
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| 9 | Little Caesar | 1931 |
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| 10 | Scarface | 1983 |
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AFI defines "mystery" as a genre that revolves around the solution of a crime. Four of the films were directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
| # | Film | Year | Other Listings inAFI 100 Years... series |
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| 1 | Vertigo | 1958 | |
| 2 | Chinatown | 1974 |
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| 3 | Rear Window | 1954 |
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| 4 | Laura | 1944 |
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| 5 | The Third Man | 1949 |
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| 6 | The Maltese Falcon | 1941 |
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| 7 | North by Northwest | 1959 |
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| 8 | Blue Velvet | 1986 |
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| 9 | Dial M for Murder | 1954 |
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| 10 | The Usual Suspects | 1995 |
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AFI defines "romantic comedy" as a genre in which the development of a romance leads to comic situations.
| # | Film | Year | Other Listings inAFI 100 Years... series |
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| 1 | City Lights | 1931 | |
| 2 | Annie Hall | 1977 |
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| 3 | It Happened One Night | 1934 |
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| 4 | Roman Holiday | 1953 |
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| 5 | The Philadelphia Story | 1940 |
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| 6 | When Harry Met Sally... | 1989 |
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| 7 | Adam's Rib | 1949 |
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| 8 | Moonstruck | 1987 |
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| 9 | Harold and Maude | 1971 |
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| 10 | Sleepless in Seattle | 1993 |
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AFI defines "science fiction" as a genre that marries a scientific or technological premise with imaginative speculation.
| # | Film | Year | Other Listings inAFI 100 Years... series |
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| 1 | 2001: A Space Odyssey | 1968 |
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| 2 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | 1977 |
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| 3 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 |
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| 4 | A Clockwork Orange | 1971 |
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| 5 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | 1951 |
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| 6 | Blade Runner | 1982 |
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| 7 | Alien | 1979 |
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| 8 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 1991 |
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| 9 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1956 |
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| 10 | Back to the Future | 1985 |
AFI defines "sports" as a genre of films with protagonists who play athletics or other games of competition.
| # | Film | Year | Other Listings inAFI 100 Years... series |
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| 1 | Raging Bull | 1980 | |
| 2 | Rocky | 1976 |
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| 3 | The Pride of the Yankees | 1942 |
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| 4 | Hoosiers | 1986 |
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| 5 | Bull Durham | 1988 | |
| 6 | The Hustler | 1961 | |
| 7 | Caddyshack | 1980 |
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| 8 | Breaking Away | 1979 |
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| 9 | National Velvet | 1944 |
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| 10 | Jerry Maguire | 1996 |
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AFI defines "western" as a genre of films set in the American West that embodies the spirit, the struggle, and the demise of the new frontier. ActorJohn Wayne has lead roles in three of the ten films.
| # | Film | Year | Other Listings inAFI 100 Years... series |
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| 1 | The Searchers | 1956 | |
| 2 | High Noon | 1952 |
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| 3 | Shane | 1953 |
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| 4 | Unforgiven | 1992 |
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| 5 | Red River | 1948 | |
| 6 | The Wild Bunch | 1969 |
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| 7 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | 1969 |
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| 8 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | 1971 | |
| 9 | Stagecoach | 1939 |
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| 10 | Cat Ballou | 1965 |