American Film Institute's Top 100 Movies
Show your patrons selections from American Film Institute Top 100 list.
Every ten years AFI updates their Top 100 movie list with the best in American cinema. The first list was made in 1998 and the second list was revealed June 2007. Use this list to show the best American films to your patrons. For a complete list of the AFI's Top 100 Movies please visit our genre listing.
Top 10 Movies in the 2007 list
- Citizen Kane (1941)
- The Godfather (1972)
- Casablanca (1942)
- Raging Bull (1980)
- Singin' in the Rain (1952)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Schindler's List (1993)
- Vertigo (1958)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Steven Spielberg Movies
Steven Spielberg is the most represented director with five films: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List. Spielberg was the most represented director on AFI’s original list—also with five films. Close Encounters of the Third Kind was replaced by Saving Private Ryan as the fifth entry.
James Stewart Movies
James Stewart is the most represented leading actor with five films: (Vertigo, It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Philadelphia Story and Rear Window).
Faye Dunaway & Katherine Hepburn Movies
Faye Dunaway (starred in Chinatown, Bonnie and Clyde and Network) and Katharine Hepburn (starred in The Philadelphia Story, The African Queen and Bringing Up Baby) are the most represented leading actresses with three films each.
Movies from 1997-2006
Of the films released between 1997-2006, four were added to AFI list: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (#50), Saving Private Ryan (#71), Titanic (#83), and The Sixth Sense (#89); of these, only The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is from the 2000s.
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