I love lists… they basically mean nothing, but they’re great conversation starters. Some of the very best lists come from the AFI. Every year they put out a big “Top 100” list. This year the AFI list is for the 100 most inspiring films of all time.
Now, the term “inspiring” can be a little subjective… but let’s just go with it for now. Here is how they saw the list:
| 1-IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 2-TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 3-SCHINDLER’S LIST 4-ROCKY 5-MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON 6-E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 7-THE GRAPES OF WRATH 8-BREAKING AWAY 9-MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET 10-SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 11-THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES 12-APOLLO 13 13-HOOSIERS 14-THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI 15-THE MIRACLE WORKER 16-NORMA RAE 17-ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST 18-THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK 19-THE RIGHT STUFF 20-PHILADELPHIA 21-IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 22-THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES 23-THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 24-NATIONAL VELVET 25-SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS 26-THE WIZARD OF OZ 27-HIGH NOON 28-FIELD OF DREAMS 29-GANDHI 30-LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 31-GLORY 32-CASABLANCA 33-CITY LIGHTS |
34-ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN 35-GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER 36-ON THE WATERFRONT 37-FORREST GUMP 38-PINOCCHIO 39-STAR WARS 40-MRS. MINIVER 41-THE SOUND OF MUSIC 42-12 ANGRY MEN 43-GONE WITH THE WIND 44-SPARTACUS 45-ON GOLDEN POND 46-LILIES OF THE FIELD 47-2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 48-THE AFRICAN QUEEN 49-MEET JOHN DOE 50-SEABISCUIT 51-THE COLOR PURPLE 52-DEAD POET’S SOCIETY 53-SHANE 54-RUDY 55-THE DEFIANT ONES 56-BEN-HUR 57-SERGEANT YORK 58-CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 59-DANCES WITH WOLVES 60-THE KILLING FIELDS 61-SOUNDER 62-BRAVEHEART 63-RAIN MAN 64-THE BLACK STALLION 65-A RAISIN IN THE SUN 66 -SILKWOOD |
67-THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL 68-AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN 69-THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS 70-COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER 71-COOL HAND LUKE 72-DARK VICTORY 73-ERIN BROCKOVICH 74-GUNGA DIN 75-THE VERDICT 76-BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ 77-DRIVING MISS DAISY 78-THELMA & LOUISE 79-THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 80-BABE 81-BOYS TOWN 82-FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 83-MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN 84-SERPICO 85-WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT 86-STAND AND DELIVER 87-WORKING GIRL 88-YANKEE DOODLE DANDY 89-HAROLD AND MAUDE 90-HOTEL RWANDA 91-THE PAPER CHASE 92-FAME 93-A BEAUTIFUL MIND 94-CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS 95-PLACES IN THE HEART 96-SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER 97-MADAME CURIE 98-THE KARATE KID 99-RAY 100-CHARIOTS OF FIRE |
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