AFI's Top 100 films

This is a list of the top 100 films ever by the American Film Institute. I am going to post a list of all the films on this list that I have seen. Odds are it will be a short list. Feel free to do the same for yourself and if there is a list or movie that you think should be added, post it and I'll tell you if I've seen it. (This is actually a game that I often play with my friends because I've seen very few movies that 'everyone has seen')

Wizard of Oz
It's A Wonderful Life
Star Wars
All About Eve
Psycho
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dr. Strangelove
Annie Hall
It Happened One Night
North by Northwest
West Side Story
Rear Window
A Clockwork Orange
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs
The Sound of Music
M*A*S*H
Fantasia
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Vertigo
Fargo

That's 20 out of 100 or 20% so I get an F.

Ok, your turn.

The Philadelphia Story
Casablanca
The Godfather
Gone with the Wind
The Sound of Music
Amadeus
The Wizard of Oz
Fantasia
Schindler's List
Raiders of the Lost Ark

It's a Wonderful Life
Vertigo
Tootsie
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Star Wars
Psycho
Shane
The Grapes of Wrath
Forrest Gump
Ben-Hur

The Maltese Falcon
Wuthering Heights
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Dances With Wolves
Dr. Strangelove
Rocky
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Godfather Part II
Giant
Platoon

To Kill A Mockingbird
Fargo
Frankenstein
Easy Rider
West Side Story
My Fair Lady
Rear Window
A Streetcar Named Desire
Pulp Fiction
Jaws

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

42. Not too shabby.

Citizen Kane
The Philadelphia Story
Casablanca
Amadeus
Gone with the Wind
All Quiet on the Western Front
Lawrence of Arabia
The Sound of Music
The Wizard of Oz
The Graduate
On the Waterfront
Rebel Without a Cause
Singin' in the Rain
Raiders of the Lost Ark
It's a Wonderful Life
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Silence of the Lambs
All About Eve
Psycho
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Forrest Gump
The Maltese Falcon
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Dr. Strangelove
Bonnie and Clyde
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Wild Bunch
High Noon
To Kill A Mockingbird
Fargo
It Happened One Night
Duck Soup
Midnight Cowboy
Easy Rider
West Side Story
My Fair Lady
Rear Window
King Kong
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Clockwork Orange
The Searchers
Taxi Driver
Bringing Up Baby
Jaws
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Yankee Doodle Dandy


48

Citizen Kane (1941)
Casablanca (1942)
The Godfather (1972)
Amadeus (1984)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Sound of Music (1965)
M*A*S*H (1970)
The Graduate (1967)
The Third Man (1949)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Fantasia (1940)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Vertigo (1958)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Tootsie (1982)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Stagecoach (1939)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Network (1976)
The African Queen (1951)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Psycho (1960)
An American in Paris (1951)
Chinatown (1974)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The French Connection (1971)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Forrest Gump (1994)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Raging Bull (1980)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
American Graffiti (1973)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rocky (1976)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Annie Hall (1977)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Giant (1956)
High Noon (1952)
Platoon (1986)
To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
Fargo (1996)
Duck Soup (1933)
Easy Rider (1969)
Patton (1970)
North By Northwest (1959)
West Side Story (1961)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Rear Window (1954)
King Kong (1933)
The Apartment (1960)
GoodFellas (1990)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Searchers (1956)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Jaws (1977)
Unforgiven (1992)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

76, if I counted right.

But I usually win (lose?) for having never seen the film version of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". By most accounts that's the most popular American film.

75, sorry. I haven't actually seen "Giant".

Also, saying "A Clockwork Orange" is an American film is disgraceful. That's pretty much using the most tenuous connection possible to claim it. I can't imagine anyone honestly thinks it's the least bit American. I'm not even sure '2001' qualifies, but I wouldn't object quite as much there.

1. Citizen Kane (1941)
2. Casablanca (1942)
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)
13. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
14. Some Like It Hot (1959)
15. Star Wars (1977)
17. The African Queen (1951)
18. Psycho (1960)
20. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
21. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
22. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
25. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
26. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
36. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
39. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
40. North By Northwest (1959)
41. West Side Story (1961)
42. Rear Window (1954)
43. King Kong (1933)
94. GoodFellas (1990)
45. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
46. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
48. Jaws (1977)
49. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
54. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
59. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
60. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
61. Vertigo (1958)
65. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
71. Forrest Gump (1994)
78. Rocky (1976)
81. Modern Times (1936)
83. Platoon (1986)
86. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
87. Frankenstein (1931)
88. Easy Rider (1969)
95. Pulp Fiction (1994)
96. The Searchers (1956)


43

I counted movies only when I was reasonably sure that I had seen them completely. There are several cases where I have definitely seen substantial parts, but as far as I can remember never the whole thing.

I'm usually the "loser" in these kinds of threads. :P

The Wizard of Oz
On the Waterfront
It's a Wonderful Life
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Star Wars
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Dr. Strangelove
West Side Story
The Sound of Music
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Silence of the Lambs
The Manchurian Candidate
Forrest Gump


13. There were a couple that I've only seen parts of, so I'm not counting them. And you may note that many of these are arguable. (I'm movie ignorant for the most part, but Star Wars is one of the greatest of all time? Really?)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Graduate (1967)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Star Wars (1977)
The African Queen (1951)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
West Side Story (1961)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Amadeus (1984)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
The Sound of Music (1965)
M*A*S*H (1970)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Tootsie (1982)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Fargo (1996)
Patton (1970)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)


26 out of 100. Damn, Sticks beat me. :D Does it count if some of the films I was dragged to and hated?



Taumpy, one thing to remember, AIUI this list weighs things like influence of the work, as well as its merit in its own right. For example, that's one reason that Birth of a Nation is so routinely on such lists.

This is probably not good but I have seen 91 of the films.

This is the list I have not seen:
38. Double Indemnity (1944)
39. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
44. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
57. The Third Man (1949)
63. Stagecoach (1939)
73. Wuthering Heights (1939)
74. The Gold Rush (1925)
76. City Lights (1931)
82. Giant (1956)

I have watched parts of Wuthering Heights but got bored.

I never heard of Giant and looking at the cast I have added it to Netflix.
Someday I will try Doctor Zhivago.
I added The Third Man and Double Indemnity to my Queue too.

I only saw Sunset Blvd recently.

I have seen 58 of these, will list later.

Largely because at some point I made myself watch movies I thought I should have seen. I can't say I enjoyed all of them.

The Third Man is a tough watch. Damn Orwell.

Citizen Kane 1941
Casablanca 1942
From Here to Eternity 1953
The Godfather 1972
Amadeus 1984
Gone with the Wind 1939
Lawrence of Arabia 1962
The Sound of Music 1965
The Wizard of Oz 1939
M*A*S*H 1970
The Graduate 1967
Fantasia 1940
Schindler's List 1993
Singin' in the Rain 1952
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
It's a Wonderful Life 1946
Vertigo 1958
Sunset Blvd. 1950
Tootsie 1982
The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957
Stagecoach 1939
Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977
Star Wars 1977
The Silence of the Lambs 1991
The African Queen 195
The Manchurian Candidate 1962
Psycho 1960
Shane 1953
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975
The French Connection 1971
Forrest Gump 1994
2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
Ben-Hur 1959
The Maltese Falcon 194
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 1982
Dances With Wolves 1990
Dr. Strangelove 1964
Bonnie and Clyde 1967
Rocky 1976
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1948
The Godfather Part II 1974
Giant 1956
High Noon 1952
Platoon 1986
To Kill A Mockingbird 1962
Mutiny on the Bounty 1935
Frankenstein 1931
Easy Rider 1969
Doctor Zhivago 1965
Patton 1970
North By Northwest 1959
West Side Story 196
My Fair Lady 1964
Rear Window 1954
King Kong 1933
Jaws 1977
Unforgiven 1992
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969


61 total. TCM rules!

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)
8. On the Waterfront (1954)
9. Schindler's List (1993)
11. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
12. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
14. Some Like It Hot (1959)
15. Star Wars (1977)
18. Psycho (1960)
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)
27. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
28. Apocalypse Now (1979)
32. The Godfather Part II (1974)
43. King Kong (1933)
48. Jaws (1977)
49. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
50. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
53. Amadeus (1984)
56. M*A*S*H (1970)
58. Fantasia (1940)
60. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
61. Vertigo (1958)
62. Tootsie (1982)
64. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
65. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
70. The French Connection (1971)
72. Ben-Hur (1959)
74. The Gold Rush (1925)
75. Dances With Wolves (1990)
78. Rocky (1976)
83. Platoon (1986)
84. Fargo (1996)
89. Patton (1970)
93. The Apartment (1960)
95. Pulp Fiction (1994)
98. Unforgiven (1992)

45 viewed here. I've been picking away at the list since the AFI released it back in 2000 (IIRC). Lots of movies I love on this list, and lots of movies I hated...

I'm only counting the ones that I remember watching all the way through. Movies I caught glimpses of or saw when I was too little to clearly remember don't count.

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Star Wars (1977)
Psycho (1960)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Amadeus (1984)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Pulp Fiction (1994)

So...thirteen.

81.
There is a lot on that list I would see at least once a month, a couple I have seen only once and that was once too often.

This is the list of films I've not seen:
8. On the Waterfront (1954)
9. Schindler's List (1993)
12. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
16. All About Eve (1950)
24. Raging Bull (1980)
31. Annie Hall (1977)
35. It Happened One Night (1934)
36. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
37. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
44. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
53. Amadeus (1984)
65. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
67. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
74. The Gold Rush (1925)
76. City Lights (1931)
81. Modern Times (1936)
86. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
90. The Jazz Singer (1927)
92. A Place in the Sun (1951)

Only a couple in there that I really want to see.

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Originally posted by Zweedo Rodriguez

81.
There is a lot on that list I would see at least once a month, a couple I have seen only once and that was once too often.

This is the list of films I've not seen:
8. On the Waterfront (1954)
9. Schindler's List (1993)
12. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
16. All About Eve (1950)
24. Raging Bull (1980)
31. Annie Hall (1977)
35. It Happened One Night (1934)
36. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
37. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
44. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
53. Amadeus (1984)
65. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
67. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
74. The Gold Rush (1925)
76. City Lights (1931)
81. Modern Times (1936)
86. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
90. The Jazz Singer (1927)
92. A Place in the Sun (1951)

Only a couple in there that I really want to see.

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There are a few really good ones there.
8. On the Waterfront (1954) If you like Brando at all I really recommend this. I would say his second best character after Don Vito Corleone.

9. Schindler's List (1993) This is a really well made and deeply moving movie with some really great performances. It is not one I would want to watch more than once but it is well worth the once.

24. Raging Bull (1980) DeNiro & Scorsese at near their best. It is a little slow but a powerful film.

53. Amadeus (1984) Just a fun and somewhat silly movie. But a good watch. I am not sure why it is top 100 but it was quite good.

65. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Hopefully it is not too late, but watching this movie for the first time it really worked and Hopkins and Foster were both incredible. This movie changed Hopkin's career in a way where I suspect watching it now for the first time it won't have quite the same edge and effect.

Movies from the list that I know I have seen from beginning to end, unedited, when I was old enough to remember (which is my usual criteria for having actually "seen" a movie):

Casablanca
The Godfather
Gone with the Wind
Lawrence of Arabia
The Wizard of Oz
The Graduate
Singin in the Rain
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Star Wars
Psycho
Chinatown
2001: A Space Odyssey
ET
Dr. Strangelove
Apocalypse Now
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Annie Hall
The Godfather Part II
Doctor Zhivago
North by Northwest
West Side Story
A Streetcar Named Desire
Taxi Driver
Jaws
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Amadeus
The Sound of Music
MASH
Fantasia
Rebel Without a Cause
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Tootsie
Close Encounters
The French Connection
Forrest Gump
Dances With Wolves
American Graffiti
The Deer Hunter
Modern Times
Giant
Duck Soup
Goodfellas
Pulp Fiction
Bringing up Baby
Unforgiven

By my count that's 46. There are a couple that I saw substantial parts of when I was younger (in particular Frankenstein and King Kong) but I'm not sure I ever saw the whole things end to end.

The most significant ommisions for someone my age are probably It's a Wonderful Life, Rocky, Platoon, Fargo, and Silence of the Lambs.

Jim, Dr. Zhivago is quite good, there are some really memorable scenes and images in there, and the music is used very effectively as well. I read the book ages ago and it's pretty good too, it gives you way more backstory on several of the characters.