American Film Institute's "100 Years...100 Movies"

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This list was compiled by the AFI in 1998 and represents a wide range of movies that were judged on several criteria, including their critical recognition, popularity over time, historical significance, and cultural impact.

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  1. 1.
    Citizen Kane
    by Orson Welles

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  2. 2.
    Casablanca
    by Michael Curtiz

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    The Godfather (Widescreen Edition)
    by Francis Ford Coppola

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    Gone with the Wind
    by Victor Fleming

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    The Wizard of Oz
    by Victor Fleming

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    The Graduate (Special Edition)
    by Mike Nichols

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    Schindler's List (Widescreen Edition)
    by Steven Spielberg

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    Singin' in the Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by Donen, Stanley

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    It's a Wonderful Life
    by Frank Capra

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    Sunset Boulevard (Special Collector's Edition)
    by Billy Wilder

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    Star Wars (1977)
    by George Lucas

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    All About Eve
    by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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    The African Queen
    by John Huston

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    Psycho (Collector's Edition)

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  18. 19.
    Chinatown

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    The Grapes of Wrath
    by John Ford

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    2001 - A Space Odyssey
    by Stanley Kubrick

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    The Maltese Falcon
    by John Huston

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  23. 24.
    Raging Bull

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  24. 25.
    E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (Full Screen Collector's Edition)
    by Steven Spielberg

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  25. 27.
    Bonnie and Clyde
    by Arthur Penn

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  26. 28.
    Apocalypse Now

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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    by Frank Capra

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    Annie Hall

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    The Godfather, Part II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)
    by Francis Ford Coppola

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    High Noon (Collector's Edition)
    by Fred Zinnemann

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    To Kill a Mockingbird (Collector's Edition)
    by Robert Mulligan

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    It Happened One Night
    by Frank Capra

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    Midnight Cowboy
    by John Schlesinger

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    The Best Years of Our Lives
    by William Wyler

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    Double Indemnity
    by Billy Wilder

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  37. 39.
    Doctor Zhivago (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by David Lean

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  38. 40.
    North by Northwest

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    West Side Story (Special Edition DVD Collector's Set)
    by Jerome Robbins

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    Rear Window (Collector's Edition)

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    The Birth of a Nation

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  43. 45.
    A Streetcar Named Desire (Original Director's Version)
    by Elia Kazan

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  44. 46.
    A Clockwork Orange
    by Stanley Kubrick

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  45. 47.
    Taxi Driver (Collector's Edition)

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  46. 49.
    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    by David Hand

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  47. 50.
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Special Edition)
    by George Roy Hill

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Comments

Mary Hawkins
New York City

Who retitled this? — 2 years ago

...and could you refrain from mangling this list in the future?!


The Jazz Singer — 2 years ago

You have the Neil Diamond version, not the Al Jolson one.


Mary Hawkins
New York City

Housecleaning... — 2 years ago

I cleaned up the title and description of this list today, but I want to note someone’s earlier list description, just because…

I have committed to view every movie on this list before August 15, 2009. It’s on my 101 things in 1001 days list, which can be found here: http://anitas101in1001.blogspot.com/