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AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Times
« on: Jun 10^th, 2007, 3:58pm »

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AFI ANNOUNCES 100 GREATEST AMERICAN MOVIES OF ALL TIME CITIZEN KANE -- #1

-CASABLANCA, THE GODFATHER, GONE WITH THE WIND AND LAWRENCE OF ARABIA complete the top five movies; five Spielberg films make the top 100; James Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall among the most represented actors-

-List is the centerpiece of AFI's historic celebration of the first 100 years of American movies-

LOS ANGELES Calif. - The American Film Institute (AFI) tonight announced the 100 greatest American movies of all time, as selected by a blue-ribbon panel of leaders from across the film community.

Voted the number one movie was CITIZEN KANE, Orson Welles' 1941 classic, which he directed, produced, wrote and starred in at the age of 25. The rest of the top ten, in order, are: CASABLANCA (#2), THE GODFATHER (#3), GONE WITH THE WIND (#4), LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (#5), THE WIZARD OF OZ (#6), THE GRADUATE (#7), ON THE WATERFRONT (#8), SCHINDLER'S LIST (#9) and SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (#10).

The Complete List:

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)

2. CASABLANCA (1942)

3. THE GODFATHER (1972)

4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)

5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)

6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)

7. THE GRADUATE (1967)

8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)

9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)

10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)

11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)

12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)

13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)

14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

15. STAR WARS (1977)

16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)

17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)

18. PSYCHO (1960)

19. CHINATOWN (1974)

20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)

21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)

22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)

23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)

24. RAGING BULL (1980)

25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)

26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)

27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)

28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)

29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)

30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)

31. ANNIE HALL (1977)

32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)

33. HIGH NOON (1952)

34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)

35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)

36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)

37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)

38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)

39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)

40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)

41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)

42. REAR WINDOW (1954)

43. KING KONG (1933)

44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)

45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)

46. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)

47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)

48. JAWS (1975)

49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)

50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)

51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)

52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)

53. AMADEUS (1984)

54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)

55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)

56. M*A*S*H (1970)

57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)

58. FANTASIA (1940)

59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)

60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)

61. VERTIGO (1958)

62. TOOTSIE (1982)

63. STAGECOACH (1939)

64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)

65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)

66. NETWORK (1976)

67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)

68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)

69. SHANE (1953)

70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)

71. FORREST GUMP (1994)

72. BEN-HUR (1959)

73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)

74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)

75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)

76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)

77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)

78. ROCKY (1976)

79. THE DEER HUNTER (1978)

80. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)

81. MODERN TIMES (1936)

82. GIANT (1956)

83. PLATOON (1986)

84. FARGO (1996)

85. DUCK SOUP (1933)

86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)

87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)

88. EASY RIDER (1969)

89. PATTON (1970)

90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)

91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)

92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)

93. THE APARTMENT (1960)

94. GOODFELLAS (1990)

95. PULP FICTION (1994)

96. THE SEARCHERS (1956)

97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)

98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)

99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)

100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)

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Re: AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time
« Reply #1 on: Jun 10^th, 2007, 4:46pm »

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I need to watch a lot of movies in that list. The only movies I've seen were:

3. THE GODFATHER (1972)
9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
15. STAR WARS (1977)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
48. JAWS (1975)
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
62. TOOTSIE (1982)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
78. ROCKY (1976)

And the reason I watched the Godfather was because it's number one in IMDB's movie list (based on votes by registered members)

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Re: AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time
« Reply #2 on: Jun 10^th, 2007, 6:58pm »

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I've seen:
1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)
2. CASABLANCA (1942)
3. THE GODFATHER (1972)
4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
7. THE GRADUATE (1967)
8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)
14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
15. STAR WARS (1977)
16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)
19. CHINATOWN (1974)
20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)
21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
24. RAGING BULL (1980)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
31. ANNIE HALL (1977)
32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
33. HIGH NOON (1952)
34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)
39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
43. KING KONG (1933)
45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)
47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)
48. JAWS (1975)
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
53. AMADEUS (1984)
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
56. M*A*S*H (1970)
58. FANTASIA (1940)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
61. VERTIGO (1958)
62. TOOTSIE (1982)
63. STAGECOACH (1939)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
66. NETWORK (1976)
67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
69. SHANE (1953)
70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
72. BEN-HUR (1959)
73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
78. ROCKY (1976)
82. GIANT (1956)
85. DUCK SOUP (1933)
86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)
87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
89. PATTON (1970)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)

Yep, I need a life.. :D

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Re: AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time
« Reply #3 on: Jun 10^th, 2007, 7:06pm »

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i've seen

4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)

6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)

43. KING KONG (1933) well i've seen the new on

48. JAWS (1975)

60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)

i know it's not a lot.

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Re: AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time
« Reply #4 on: Jun 10^th, 2007, 7:20pm »

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yesteach, I think it would have been easier if you listed the movies you haven't seen yet. Grin

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Re: AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time
« Reply #5 on: Jun 10^th, 2007, 7:37pm »

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Where is Titanic at? Cry

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Re: AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time
« Reply #6 on: Jun 21^st, 2007, 2:34pm »

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Is this the old list from 1998?

Because on MSN they just posted a new list and Titanic was there at #82 or something. I know that Citizen Kane also was #1 for the 1998 list, but it's odd how they just posted this on MSN.

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Re: AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time
« Reply #7 on: Jun 21^st, 2007, 7:25pm »

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I haven't seen a single movie from that top 100 list. Roll Eyes

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Re: AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time
« Reply #8 on: Jun 21^st, 2007, 11:59pm »

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They repeated this one recently - and the one last night was the tenth anniversary edition.. with new movies.

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« Reply #9 on: Jun 22^nd, 2007, 12:22am »

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The number on the left is the current spot, the ones on the right are where it rated in 1997, and the +/- between the ten years...

RANK FILM 1997 CHANGE
1 CITIZEN KANE 1 0
2 GODFATHER, THE 3 1
3 CASABLANCA 2 -1
4 RAGING BULL 24 20
5 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 10 5
6 GONE WITH THE WIND 4 -2
7 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 5 -2
8 SCHINDLER'S LIST 9 1
9 VERTIGO 61 52
10 WIZARD OF OZ, THE 6 -4
11 CITY LIGHTS 76 65
12 SEARCHERS, THE 96 84
13 STAR WARS 15 2
14 PSYCHO 18 4
15 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 22 7
16 SUNSET BLVD. 12 -4
17 GRADUATE, THE 7 -10
18 GENERAL, THE N/A
19 ON THE WATERFRONT 8 -11
20 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 11 -9
21 CHINATOWN 19 -2
22 SOME LIKE IT HOT 14 -8
23 GRAPES OF WRATH, THE 21 -2
24 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 25 1
25 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 34 9
26 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON 29 3
27 HIGH NOON 33 6
28 ALL ABOUT EVE 16 -12
29 DOUBLE INDEMNITY 38 9
30 APOCALYPSE NOW 28 -2
31 MALTESE FALCON, THE 23 -8
32 GODFATHER PART II, THE 32 0
33 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST 20 -13
34 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS 49 15
35 ANNIE HALL 31 -4
36 BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE 13 -23
37 BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE 37 0
38 TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, THE 30 -8
39 DR. STRANGELOVE 26 -13
40 SOUND OF MUSIC, THE 55 15
41 KING KONG 43 2
42 BONNIE AND CLYDE 27 -15
43 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 36 -7
44 PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE 51 7
45 SHANE 69 24
46 IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT 35 -11
47 STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A 45 -2
48 REAR WINDOW 42 -6
49 INTOLERANCE N/A
50 LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE N/A
51 WEST SIDE STORY 41 -10
52 TAXI DRIVER 47 -5
53 DEER HUNTER, THE 79 26
54 M*A*S*H 56 2
55 NORTH BY NORTHWEST 40 -15
56 JAWS 48 -8
57 ROCKY 78 21
58 GOLD RUSH, THE 74 16
59 NASHVILLE N/A
60 DUCK SOUP 85 25
61 SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS N/A
62 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 77 15
63 CABARET N/A
64 NETWORK 66 2
65 AFRICAN QUEEN, THE 17 -48
66 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 60 -6
67 WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? N/A
68 UNFORGIVEN 98 30
69 TOOTSIE 62 -7
70 CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A 46 -24
71 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN N/A
72 SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE N/A
73 BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID 50 -23
74 SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE 65 -9
75 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT N/A
76 FORREST GUMP 71 -5
77 ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN N/A
78 MODERN TIMES 81 3
79 WILD BUNCH, THE 80 1
80 APARTMENT, THE 93 13
81 SPARTACUS N/A
82 SUNRISE N/A
83 TITANIC N/A
84 EASY RIDER 88 4
85 NIGHT AT THE OPERA, A N/A
86 PLATOON 83 -3
87 12 ANGRY MEN N/A
88 BRINGING UP BABY 97 9
89 SIXTH SENSE, THE N/A
90 SWING TIME N/A
91 SOPHIE'S CHOICE N/A
92 GOODFELLAS 94 2
93 FRENCH CONNECTION, THE 70 -23
94 PULP FICTION 95 1
95 LAST PICTURE SHOW, THE N/A
96 DO THE RIGHT THING N/A
97 BLADE RUNNER N/A
98 YANKEE DOODLE DANDY 100 2
99 TOY STORY N/A
100 BEN-HUR 72 -28

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Re: AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time
« Reply #10 on: Jun 22^nd, 2007, 12:24am »

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on Jun 10^th, 2007, 7:37pm, TylerC wrote:

Where is Titanic at? Cry

Would not have made the first list... it wasn't released until 1997 and that's when the first list was made.

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I have DVDs for some of the movies, but other than I have watched less than 5% of the top 100. Cheesy

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Re: AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time
« Reply #12 on: Jul 3^rd, 2007, 10:06am »

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I've only seen five from the first list and eight from the second list.

They're just not my sort of films.

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