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2. Metropolis
3. The Big Heat
4. Scarlet Street
5. Fury
6. You Only Live Once
7. The Woman in the Window
8. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
9. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
10. While the City Sleeps
11. Spies
12. Hangmen Also Die!
13. Liliom
14. Rancho Notorious
15. Clash by Night
16. Man Hunt
17. Ministry of Fear
18. Blue Gardenia
Category Archives: Film List
The Best Films of Francois Truffaut
“I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself.”
1. The 400 Blows
2. Day for Night
3. Jules et Jim
4. Shoot the Piano Player
5. Stolen Kisses
6. Bed and Board
7. The Wild Child
8. The Soft Skin
9. The Last Metro
10. The Story of Adele H.
11. Pocket Money
12. Mississippi Mermaid
13. Confidentially Yours
14. The Woman Next Door
15. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Frequent Collaborator: Jean-Pierre Leaud
The Best Films of Sam Fuller
“A film is like a battleground. It’s love, hate, action, violence, death—In one word, emotions.”
1. Pickup on South Street
2. The Steel Helmet
3. The Crimson Kimono
4. The Naked Kiss
5. The Big Red One
6. Park Row
7. Forty Guns
8. Shock Corridor
9. Scandal Sheet
10. Underworld U.S.S.
11. Fixed Bayonets
12. White Dog
13. House of Bamboo
14. Pierrot le Fou
AFI Musicals
| # | FILM | YEAR | STUDIO |
| 1 | SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN | 1952 | MGM |
| 2 | WEST SIDE STORY | 1961 | United Artists |
| 3 | WIZARD OF OZ, THE | 1939 | MGM |
| 4 | SOUND OF MUSIC, THE | 1965 | Twentieth Century-Fox |
| 5 | CABARET | 1972 | Allied Artists |
| 6 | MARY POPPINS | 1964 | Disney |
| 7 | STAR IS BORN, A | 1954 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | MY FAIR LADY | 1964 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN | 1951 | MGM |
| 10 | MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS | 1944 | MGM |
| 11 | KING AND I, THE | 1956 | Twentieth Century-Fox |
| 12 | CHICAGO | 2002 | Miramax |
| 13 | 42ND STREET | 1933 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | ALL THAT JAZZ | 1979 | Twentieth Century-Fox |
| 15 | TOP HAT | 1935 | RKO |
| 16 | FUNNY GIRL | 1968 | Columbia |
| 17 | BAND WAGON, THE | 1953 | MGM |
| 18 | YANKEE DOODLE DANDY | 1942 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | ON THE TOWN | 1949 | MGM |
| 20 | GREASE | 1978 | Paramount |
| 21 | SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS | 1954 | MGM |
| 22 | BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | 1991 | Disney |
| 23 | GUYS AND DOLLS | 1955 | MGM |
| 24 | SHOW BOAT | 1936 | Universal |
| 25 | MOULIN ROUGE! | 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
AFI Scores
| # | FILM | YEAR | STUDIO | COMPOSER |
| 1 | STAR WARS | 1977 | Twentieth Century Fox | John Williams |
| 2 | GONE WITH THE WIND | 1939 | Selznick/MGM | Max Steiner |
| 3 | LAWRENCE OF ARABIA | 1962 | Columbia | Maurice Jarre |
| 4 | PSYCHO | 1960 | Paramount | Bernard Herrmann |
| 5 | THE GODFATHER | 1972 | Paramount | Nino Rota |
| 6 | JAWS | 1975 | Universal | John Williams |
| 7 | LAURA | 1944 | Twentieth Century Fox | David Raksin |
| 8 | THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN | 1960 | United Artists | Elmer Bernstein |
| 9 | CHINATOWN | 1974 | Paramount | Jerry Goldsmith |
| 10 | HIGH NOON | 1952 | United Artists | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| 11 | THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD | 1938 | Warner Bros. | Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
| 12 | VERTIGO | 1958 | Paramount | Bernard Herrmann |
| 13 | KING KONG | 1933 | RKO | Max Steiner |
| 14 | E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL | 1982 | Universal | John Williams |
| 15 | OUT OF AFRICA | 1985 | Universal | John Barry |
| 16 | SUNSET BLVD. | 1950 | Paramount | Franz Waxman |
| 17 | TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 1962 | Universal | Elmer Bernstein |
| 18 | PLANET OF THE APES | 1968 | Twentieth Century Fox | Jerry Goldsmith |
| 19 | A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE | 1951 | Warner Bros. | Alex North |
| 20 | THE PINK PANTHER | 1964 | United Artists | Henry Mancini |
| 21 | BEN-HUR | 1959 | MGM | Miklos Rozsa |
| 22 | ON THE WATERFRONT | 1954 | Columbia | Leonard Bernstein |
| 23 | THE MISSION | 1986 | Warner Bros. | Ennio Morricone |
| 24 | ON GOLDEN POND | 1981 | Universal | Dave Grusin |
| 25 | HOW THE WEST WAS WON | 1962 | MGM, Cinerama Releasing | Alfred Newman |
AFI Cheers
| # | MOVIE | YEAR |
| 1 | IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE | 1946 |
| 2 | TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 1962 |
| 3 | SCHINDLER’S LIST | 1993 |
| 4 | ROCKY | 1976 |
| 5 | MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON | 1939 |
| 6 | E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL | 1982 |
| 7 | THE GRAPES OF WRATH | 1940 |
| 8 | BREAKING AWAY | 1979 |
| 9 | MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET | 1947 |
| 10 | SAVING PRIVATE RYAN | 1998 |
| 11 | THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES | 1946 |
| 12 | APOLLO 13 | 1995 |
| 13 | HOOSIERS | 1986 |
| 14 | THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI | 1957 |
| 15 | THE MIRACLE WORKER | 1962 |
| 16 | NORMA RAE | 1979 |
| 17 | ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST | 1975 |
| 18 | THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK | 1959 |
| 19 | THE RIGHT STUFF | 1983 |
| 20 | PHILADELPHIA | 1993 |
| 21 | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT | 1967 |
| 22 | THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES | 1942 |
| 23 | THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION | 1994 |
| 24 | NATIONAL VELVET | 1944 |
| 25 | SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS | 1941 |
| 26 | THE WIZARD OF OZ | 1939 |
| 27 | HIGH NOON | 1952 |
| 28 | FIELD OF DREAMS | 1989 |
| 29 | GANDHI | 1982 |
| 30 | LAWRENCE OF ARABIA | 1962 |
| 31 | GLORY | 1989 |
| 32 | CASABLANCA | 1942 |
| 33 | CITY LIGHTS | 1931 |
| 34 | ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN | 1976 |
| 35 | GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER | 1967 |
| 36 | ON THE WATERFRONT | 1954 |
| 37 | FORREST GUMP | 1994 |
| 38 | PINOCCHIO | 1940 |
| 39 | STAR WARS | 1977 |
| 40 | MRS. MINIVER | 1942 |
| 41 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC | 1965 |
| 42 | 12 ANGRY MEN | 1957 |
| 43 | GONE WITH THE WIND | 1939 |
| 44 | SPARTACUS | 1960 |
| 45 | ON GOLDEN POND | 1981 |
| 46 | LILIES OF THE FIELD | 1963 |
| 47 | 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY | 1968 |
| 48 | THE AFRICAN QUEEN | 1951 |
| 49 | MEET JOHN DOE | 1941 |
| 50 | SEABISCUIT | 2003 |
| 51 | THE COLOR PURPLE | 1985 |
| 52 | DEAD POET’S SOCIETY | 1989 |
| 53 | SHANE | 1953 |
| 54 | RUDY | 1993 |
| 55 | THE DEFIANT ONES | 1958 |
| 56 | BEN-HUR | 1959 |
| 57 | SERGEANT YORK | 1941 |
| 58 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND | 1977 |
| 59 | DANCES WITH WOLVES | 1990 |
| 60 | THE KILLING FIELDS | 1984 |
| 61 | SOUNDER | 1972 |
| 62 | BRAVEHEART | 1995 |
| 63 | RAIN MAN | 1988 |
| 64 | THE BLACK STALLION | 1979 |
| 65 | A RAISIN IN THE SUN | 1961 |
| 66 | SILKWOOD | 1983 |
| 67 | THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL | 1951 |
| 68 | AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN | 1982 |
| 69 | THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS | 1957 |
| 70 | COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER | 1980 |
| 71 | COOL HAND LUKE | 1967 |
| 72 | DARK VICTORY | 1939 |
| 73 | ERIN BROCKOVICH | 2000 |
| 74 | GUNGA DIN | 1939 |
| 75 | THE VERDICT | 1982 |
| 76 | BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ | 1962 |
| 77 | DRIVING MISS DAISY | 1989 |
| 78 | THELMA & LOUISE | 1991 |
| 79 | THE TEN COMMANDMENTS | 1956 |
| 80 | BABE | 1995 |
| 81 | BOYS TOWN | 1938 |
| 82 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF | 1971 |
| 83 | MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN | 1936 |
| 84 | SERPICO | 1973 |
| 85 | WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT | 1993 |
| 86 | STAND AND DELIVER | 1988 |
| 87 | WORKING GIRL | 1988 |
| 88 | YANKEE DOODLE DANDY | 1942 |
| 89 | HAROLD AND MAUDE | 1972 |
| 90 | HOTEL RWANDA | 2004 |
| 91 | THE PAPER CHASE | 1973 |
| 92 | FAME | 1980 |
| 93 | A BEAUTIFUL MIND | 2001 |
| 94 | CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS | 1937 |
| 95 | PLACES IN THE HEART | 1984 |
| 96 | SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER | 1993 |
| 97 | MADAME CURIE | 1943 |
| 98 | THE KARATE KID | 1984 |
| 99 | RAY | 2004 |
| 100 | CHARIOTS OF FIRE | 1981 |
AFI Top 10s
AFI Quotes
| # | FILM | YEAR | STUDIO |
| 1 | Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn. | GONE WITH THE WIND | 1939 |
| 2 | I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse. | THE GODFATHER | 1972 |
| 3 | You don’t understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could’ve been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am. | ON THE WATERFRONT | 1954 |
| 4 | Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore. | THE WIZARD OF OZ | 1939 |
| 5 | Here’s looking at you, kid. | CASABLANCA | 1942 |
| 6 | Go ahead, make my day. | SUDDEN IMPACT | 1983 |
| 7 | All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up. | SUNSET BLVD. | 1950 |
| 8 | May the Force be with you. | STAR WARS | 1977 |
| 9 | Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night. | ALL ABOUT EVE | 1950 |
| 10 | You talking to me? | TAXI DRIVER | 1976 |
| 11 | What we’ve got here is failure to communicate. | COOL HAND LUKE | 1967 |
| 12 | I love the smell of napalm in the morning. | APOCALYPSE NOW | 1979 |
| 13 | Love means never having to say you’re sorry. | LOVE STORY | 1970 |
| 14 | The stuff that dreams are made of. | THE MALTESE FALCON | 1941 |
| 15 | E.T. phone home. | E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL | 1982 |
| 16 | They call me Mister Tibbs! | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT | 1967 |
| 17 | Rosebud. | CITIZEN KANE | 1941 |
| 18 | Made it, Ma! Top of the world! | WHITE HEAT | 1949 |
| 19 | I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore! | NETWORK | 1976 |
| 20 | Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. | CASABLANCA | 1942 |
| 21 | A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. | THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS | 1991 |
| 22 | Bond. James Bond. | DR. NO | 1962 |
| 23 | There’s no place like home. | THE WIZARD OF OZ | 1939 |
| 24 | I am big! It’s the pictures that got small. | SUNSET BLVD. | 1950 |
| 25 | Show me the money! | JERRY MAGUIRE | 1996 |
| 26 | Why don’t you come up sometime and see me? | SHE DONE HIM WRONG | 1933 |
| 27 | I’m walking here! I’m walking here! | MIDNIGHT COWBOY | 1969 |
| 28 | Play it, Sam. Play ‘As Time Goes By.’ | CASABLANCA | 1942 |
| 29 | You can’t handle the truth! | A FEW GOOD MEN | 1992 |
| 30 | I want to be alone. | GRAND HOTEL | 1932 |
| 31 | After all, tomorrow is another day! | GONE WITH THE WIND | 1939 |
| 32 | Round up the usual suspects. | CASABLANCA | 1942 |
| 33 | I’ll have what she’s having. | WHEN HARRY MET SALLY | 1989 |
| 34 | You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow. | TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT | 1944 |
| 35 | You’re gonna need a bigger boat. | JAWS | 1975 |
| 36 | Badges? We ain’t got no badges! We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinking badges! | THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE | 1948 |
| 37 | I’ll be back. | THE TERMINATOR | 1984 |
| 38 | Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. | THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES | 1942 |
| 39 | If you build it, he will come. | FIELD OF DREAMS | 1989 |
| 40 | My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. | FORREST GUMP | 1994 |
| 41 | We rob banks. | BONNIE AND CLYDE | 1967 |
| 42 | Plastics. | THE GRADUATE | 1967 |
| 43 | We’ll always have Paris. | CASABLANCA | 1942 |
| 44 | I see dead people. | THE SIXTH SENSE | 1999 |
| 45 | Stella! Hey, Stella! | A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE | 1951 |
| 46 | Oh, Jerry, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We have the stars. | NOW, VOYAGER | 1942 |
| 47 | Shane. Shane. Come back! | SHANE | 1953 |
| 48 | Well, nobody’s perfect. | SOME LIKE IT HOT | 1959 |
| 49 | It’s alive! It’s alive! | FRANKENSTEIN | 1931 |
| 50 | Houston, we have a problem. | APOLLO 13 | 1995 |
| 51 | You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk? | DIRTY HARRY | 1971 |
| 52 | You had me at “hello.” | JERRY MAGUIRE | 1996 |
| 53 | One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don’t know. | ANIMAL CRACKERS | 1930 |
| 54 | There’s no crying in baseball! | A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN | 1992 |
| 55 | La-dee-da, la-dee-da. | ANNIE HALL | 1977 |
| 56 | A boy’s best friend is his mother. | PSYCHO | 1960 |
| 57 | Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. | WALL STREET | 1987 |
| 58 | Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. | THE GODFATHER II | 1974 |
| 59 | As God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again. | GONE WITH THE WIND | 1939 |
| 60 | Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into! | SONS OF THE DESERT | 1933 |
| 61 | Say “hello” to my little friend! | SCARFACE | 1983 |
| 62 | What a dump. | BEYOND THE FOREST | 1949 |
| 63 | Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me. Aren’t you? | THE GRADUATE | 1967 |
| 64 | Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room! | DR. STRANGELOVE | 1964 |
| 65 | Elementary, my dear Watson. | THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES | 1939 |
| 66 | Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape. | PLANET OF THE APES | 1968 |
| 67 | Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine. | CASABLANCA | 1942 |
| 68 | Here’s Johnny! | THE SHINING | 1980 |
| 69 | They’re here! | POLTERGEIST | 1982 |
| 70 | Is it safe? | MARATHON MAN | 1976 |
| 71 | Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain’t heard nothin’ yet! | THE JAZZ SINGER | 1927 |
| 72 | No wire hangers, ever! | MOMMIE DEAREST | 1981 |
| 73 | Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico? | LITTLE CAESAR | 1930 |
| 74 | Forget it, Jake, it’s Chinatown. | CHINATOWN | 1974 |
| 75 | I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. | A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE | 1951 |
| 76 | Hasta la vista, baby. | TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY | 1991 |
| 77 | Soylent Green is people! | SOYLENT GREEN | 1973 |
| 78 | Open the pod bay doors, HAL. | 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY | 1968 |
| 79 | Striker: Surely you can’t be serious. Rumack: I am serious…and don’t call me Shirley. |
AIRPLANE! | 1980 |
| 80 | Yo, Adrian! | ROCKY | 1976 |
| 81 | Hello, gorgeous. | FUNNY GIRL | 1968 |
| 82 | Toga! Toga! | LAMPOON’S ANIMAL HOUSE | 1978 |
| 83 | Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make. | DRACULA | 1931 |
| 84 | Oh, no, it wasn’t the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast. | KING KONG | 1933 |
| 85 | My precious. | THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TWO TOWERS | 2002 |
| 86 | Attica! Attica! | DOG DAY AFTERNOON | 1975 |
| 87 | Sawyer, you’re going out a youngster, but you’ve got to come back a star! | 42ND STREET | 1933 |
| 88 | Listen to me, mister. You’re my knight in shining armor. Don’t you forget it. You’re going to get back on that horse, and I’m going to be right behind you, holding on tight, and away we’re gonna go, go, go! | ON GOLDEN POND | 1981 |
| 89 | Tell ’em to go out there with all they got and win just one for the Gipper. | KNUTE ROCKNE ALL AMERICAN | 1940 |
| 90 | A martini. Shaken, not stirred. | GOLDFINGER | 1964 |
| 91 | Who’s on first. | THE NAUGHTY NINETIES | 1945 |
| 92 | Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac…It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole! | CADDYSHACK | 1980 |
| 93 | Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death! | AUNTIE MAME | 1958 |
| 94 | I feel the need – the need for speed! | TOP GUN | 1986 |
| 95 | Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. | DEAD POETS SOCIETY | 1989 |
| 96 | Snap out of it! | MOONSTRUCK | 1987 |
| 97 | My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you. | YANKEE DOODLE DANDY | 1942 |
| 98 | Nobody puts Baby in a corner. | DIRTY DANCING | 1987 |
| 99 | I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too! | WIZARD OF OZ, THE | 1939 |
| 100 | I’m the king of the world! | TITANIC | 1997 |
AFI Songs
| # | SONG | MOVIE | YEAR |
| 1 | Over the Rainbow PERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/E. Y. Harburg |
WIZARD OF OZ, THE | 1939 |
| 2 | As Time Goes By PERFORMER Dooley Wilson MUSIC/LYRICS Herman Hupfeld |
CASABLANCA | 1942 |
| 3 | Singin’ in the Rain PERFORMER Gene Kelly MUSIC/LYRICS Nacio Herb Brown/Arthur Freed |
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN | 1952 |
| 4 | Moon River PERFORMER Audrey Hepburn MUSIC/LYRICS Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer |
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S | 1961 |
| 5 | White Christmas PERFORMER Bing Crosby MUSIC/LYRICS Irving Berlin |
HOLIDAY INN | 1942 |
| 6 | Mrs. Robinson PERFORMERS Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel MUSIC/LYRICS Paul Simon |
GRADUATE, THE | 1967 |
| 7 | When You Wish Upon A Star PERFORMER Cliff Edwards MUSIC/LYRICS Leigh Harline/Ned Washington |
PINOCCHIO | 1940 |
| 8 | Way We Were, The PERFORMER Barbra Streisand MUSIC/LYRICS Marvin Hamlisch/Alan and Marilyn Bergman |
THE WAY WE WERE | 1973 |
| 9 | Stayin’ Alive PERFORMER The Bee Gees MUSIC/LYRICS Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb |
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER | 1977 |
| 10 | Sound of Music, The PERFORMER Julie Andrews MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II |
SOUND OF MUSIC, THE | 1965 |
| 11 | Man That Got Away, The PERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/Ira Gershwin |
STAR IS BORN, A | 1954 |
| 12 | Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend PERFORMER Marilyn Monroe MUSIC/LYRICS Jule Styne/Leo Robin |
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES | 1953 |
| 13 | People PERFORMER Barbra Streisand MUSIC/LYRICS Jule Styne/Bob Merrill |
FUNNY GIRL | 1968 |
| 14 | My Heart Will Go On PERFORMER Céline Dion MUSIC/LYRICS James Horner/Will Jennings |
TITANIC | 1997 |
| 15 | Cheek to Cheek PERFORMERS Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers MUSIC/LYRICS Irving Berlin |
TOP HAT | 1935 |
| 16 | Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star is Born) PERFORMER Barbra Streisand MUSIC/LYRICS Barbra Streisand/Paul Williams |
STAR IS BORN, A | 1976 |
| 17 | I Could Have Danced All Night PERFORMER Audrey Hepburn (voiced by Marni Nixon) MUSIC/LYRICS Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner |
MY FAIR LADY | 1964 |
| 18 | Cabaret PERFORMER Liza Minnelli MUSIC/LYRICS John Kander/Fred Ebb |
CABARET | 1972 |
| 19 | Some Day My Prince Will Come PERFORMER Adriana Caselotti MUSIC/LYRICS Frank Churchill/Larry Morey |
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS | 1937 |
| 20 | Somewhere PERFORMERS Natalie Wood (voiced by Marni Nixon), Richard Beymer (voiced by Jimmy Bryant) MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim |
WEST SIDE STORY | 1961 |
| 21 | Jailhouse Rock PERFORMER Elvis Presley MUSIC/LYRICS Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller |
JAILHOUSE ROCK | 1957 |
| 22 | Everybody’s Talkin’ PERFORMER Harry Nilsson MUSIC/LYRICS Fred Neil |
MIDNIGHT COWBOY | 1969 |
| 23 | Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head PERFORMER B. J. Thomas MUSIC/LYRICS Burt Bacharach/Hal David |
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID | 1969 |
| 24 | Ol’ Man River PERFORMER Paul Robeson MUSIC/LYRICS Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II |
SHOW BOAT | 1936 |
| 25 | High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin) PERFORMER Tex Ritter MUSIC/LYRICS Dimitri Tiomkin/Ned Washington |
HIGH NOON | 1952 |
| 26 | Trolley Song, The PERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane |
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS | 1944 |
| 27 | Unchained Melody PERFORMER The Righteous Brothers MUSIC/LYRICS Alex North, Hy Zaret |
GHOST | 1990 |
| 28 | Some Enchanted Evening PERFORMER Rossano Brazzi (voiced by Giorgio Tozzi) MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II |
SOUTH PACIFIC | 1958 |
| 29 | Born To Be Wild PERFORMER Steppenwolf MUSIC/LYRICS Mars Bonfire |
EASY RIDER | 1969 |
| 30 | Stormy Weather PERFORMER Lena Horne MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler |
STORMY WEATHER | 1943 |
| 31 | Theme from New York, New York PERFORMER Liza Minnelli MUSIC/LYRICS John Kander/Fred Ebb |
NEW YORK, NEW YORK | 1977 |
| 32 | I Got Rhythm PERFORMER Gene Kelly MUSIC/LYRICS George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin |
AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN | 1951 |
| 33 | Aquarius PERFORMERS Ren Woods, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Galt MacDermot/Gerome Ragni, James Rado |
HAIR | 1979 |
| 34 | Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off PERFORMERS Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers MUSIC/LYRICS George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin |
SHALL WE DANCE | 1937 |
| 35 | America PERFORMERS Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim |
WEST SIDE STORY | 1961 |
| 36 | Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious PERFORMERS Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman |
MARY POPPINS | 1964 |
| 37 | Swinging on a Star PERFORMER Bing Crosby MUSIC/LYRICS James Van Heusen/Johnny Burke |
GOING MY WAY | 1944 |
| 38 | Theme from Shaft PERFORMERS Isaac Hayes, Chorus MUSIC/LYRICS Isaac Hayes |
SHAFT | 1971 |
| 39 | Days of Wine and Roses PERFORMER Chorus MUSIC/LYRICS Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer |
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES | 1962 |
| 40 | Fight the Power PERFORMER Public Enemy MUSIC/LYRICS Carlton Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Keith Shocklee |
DO THE RIGHT THING | 1989 |
| 41 | New York, New York PERFORMERS Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Betty Comden, Adolph Green |
ON THE TOWN | 1949 |
| 42 | Luck Be A Lady PERFORMERS Marlon Brando, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Frank Loesser |
GUYS AND DOLLS | 1955 |
| 43 | Way You Look Tonight, The PERFORMER Fred Astaire MUSIC/LYRICS Jerome Kern/Dorothy Fields |
SWING TIME | 1936 |
| 44 | Wind Beneath My Wings PERFORMER Bette Midler MUSIC/LYRICS Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar |
BEACHES | 1988 |
| 45 | That’s Entertainment PERFORMERS Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan, Oscar Levant MUSIC/LYRICS Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz |
BAND WAGON, THE | 1953 |
| 46 | Don’t Rain On My Parade PERFORMER Barbra Streisand MUSIC/LYRICS Jule Styne/ Bob Merrill |
FUNNY GIRL | 1968 |
| 47 | Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah PERFORMER James Baskett MUSIC/LYRICS Allie Wrubel/Ray Gilbert |
SONG OF THE SOUTH | 1947 |
| 48 | Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) PERFORMER Doris Day MUSIC/LYRICS Ray Evans, Jay Livingston |
MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, THE | 1956 |
| 49 | Make ‘Em Laugh PERFORMER Donald OÕConnor MUSIC/LYRICS Nacio Herb Brown/Arthur Freed |
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN | 1952 |
| 50 | Rock Around the Clock PERFORMERS Bill Haley and the Comets MUSIC/LYRICS Bill Haley and the Comets |
BLACKBOARD JUNGLE | 1955 |
| 51 | Fame PERFORMER Irene Cara MUSIC/LYRICS Michael Gore/Dean Pitchford |
FAME | 1980 |
| 52 | Summertime PERFORMER Diahann Carroll (voiced by Loulie Jean Norman) MUSIC/LYRICS George Gershwin/DuBose Heyward |
PORGY AND BESS | 1959 |
| 53 | Goldfinger PERFORMER Shirley Bassey MUSIC/LYRICS John Barry/Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley |
GOLDFINGER | 1964 |
| 54 | Shall We Dance PERFORMERS Deborah Kerr (voiced by Marni Nixon), Yul Brynner MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II |
KING AND I, THE | 1956 |
| 55 | Flashdance…What a Feeling PERFORMER Irene Cara MUSIC/LYRICS Giorgio Moroder/Keith Forsey, Irene Cara |
FLASHDANCE | 1983 |
| 56 | Thank Heaven for Little Girls PERFORMER Maurice Chevalier MUSIC/LYRICS Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner |
GIGI | 1958 |
| 57 | Windmills of Your Mind, The PERFORMER Noel Harrison MUSIC/LYRICS Michel Legrand/Alan and Marilyn Bergman |
THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, THE | 1968 |
| 58 | Gonna Fly Now PERFORMERS DeEtta Little, Nelson Pigford MUSIC/LYRICS Bill Conti/Carol Connors, Ayn Robbins |
ROCKY | 1976 |
| 59 | Tonight PERFORMERS Natalie Wood (voiced by Marni Nixon), Richard Beymer (voiced by Jimmy Bryant) MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim |
WEST SIDE STORY | 1961 |
| 60 | It Had to Be You PERFORMERS Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick, Jr. MUSIC/LYRICS Isham Jones/Gus Kahn |
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY | 1989 |
| 61 | Get Happy PERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler |
SUMMER STOCK | 1950 |
| 62 | Beauty and the Beast PERFORMER Angela Lansbury MUSIC/LYRICS Alan Menken/Howard Ashman |
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | 1991 |
| 63 | Thanks for the Memory PERFORMERS Bob Hope, Shirley Ross MUSIC/LYRICS Ralph Rainger/Leo Robin |
BIG BROADCAST OF 1938, THE | 1938 |
| 64 | My Favorite Things PERFORMER Julie Andrews MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II |
SOUND OF MUSIC, THE | 1965 |
| 65 | I Will Always Love You PERFORMER Whitney Houston MUSIC/LYRICS Dolly Parton |
BODYGUARD, THE | 1992 |
| 66 | Suicide is Painless PERFORMER Johnny Mandel MUSIC/LYRICS Johnny Mandel/Mike Altman |
M*A*S*H | 1970 |
| 67 | Nobody Does it Better PERFORMER Carly Simon MUSIC/LYRICS Marvin Hamlisch/Carole Bayer Sager |
SPY WHO LOVED ME, THE | 1977 |
| 68 | Streets of Philadelphia PERFORMER Bruce Springsteen MUSIC/LYRICS Bruce Springsteen |
PHILADELPHIA | 1993 |
| 69 | On the Good Ship Lollipop PERFORMER Shirley Temple MUSIC/LYRICS Richard A. Whiting/Sidney Clare |
BRIGHT EYES | 1934 |
| 70 | Summer Nights PERFORMERS John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey |
GREASE | 1978 |
| 71 | Yankee Doodle Boy, The PERFORMER James Cagney MUSIC/LYRICS George M. Cohan |
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY | 1942 |
| 72 | Good Morning PERFORMERS Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald OÕConnor MUSIC/LYRICS Nacio Herb Brown/Arthur Freed |
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN | 1952 |
| 73 | Isn’t it Romantic? PERFORMERS Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart |
LOVE ME TONIGHT | 1932 |
| 74 | Rainbow Connection PERFORMER Kermit the Frog (voiced by Jim Henson) MUSIC/LYRICS Paul Williams, Kenny Ascher |
MUPPET MOVIE, THE | 1979 |
| 75 | Up Where We Belong PERFORMERS Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes MUSIC/LYRICS Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie/Will Jennings |
OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, AN | 1982 |
| 76 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas PERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane |
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS | 1944 |
| 77 | Shadow of Your Smile, The PERFORMER Chorus MUSIC/LYRICS Johnny Mandel/Paul Francis Webster |
SANDPIPER, THE | 1965 |
| 78 | 9 To 5 PERFORMER Dolly Parton MUSIC/LYRICS Dolly Parton |
9 TO 5 | 1980 |
| 79 | Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) PERFORMER Christopher Cross MUSIC/LYRICS Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross, Peter Allen |
ARTHUR | 1981 |
| 80 | Springtime for Hitler PERFORMER Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Mel Brooks |
PRODUCERS, THE | 1968 |
| 81 | I’m Easy PERFORMER Keith Carradine MUSIC/LYRICS Keith Carradine |
NASHVILLE | 1975 |
| 82 | Ding Dong the Witch is Dead PERFORMER Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/E. Y. Harburg |
WIZARD OF OZ, THE | 1939 |
| 83 | Rose, The PERFORMER Bette Midler MUSIC/LYRICS Amanda McBroom |
ROSE, THE | 1979 |
| 84 | Put the Blame on Mame PERFORMER Rita Hayworth (voiced by Anita Ellis) MUSIC/LYRICS Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts |
GILDA | 1946 |
| 85 | Come What May PERFORMERS Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor MUSIC/LYRICS David Baerwald |
MOULIN ROUGE! | 2001 |
| 86 | (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life PERFORMERS Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes MUSIC/LYRICS Frank Previte, John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz/Frank Previte |
DIRTY DANCING | 1987 |
| 87 | Buttons and Bows PERFORMER Bob Hope MUSIC/LYRICS Jay Livingston/Ray Evans |
PALEFACE, THE | 1948 |
| 88 | Do Re Mi PERFORMERS Julie Andrews, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II |
SOUND OF MUSIC, THE | 1965 |
| 89 | Puttin’ on the Ritz PERFORMERS Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle MUSIC/LYRICS Irving Berlin |
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN | 1974 |
| 90 | Seems Like Old Times PERFORMER Diane Keaton MUSIC/LYRICS Carmen Lombardo/John Jacob Loeb |
ANNIE HALL | 1977 |
| 91 | Let the River Run PERFORMER Carly Simon MUSIC/LYRICS Carly Simon |
WORKING GIRL | 1988 |
| 92 | Long Ago and Far Away PERFORMERS Gene Kelly, Rita Hayworth (voiced by Martha Mears) MUSIC/LYRICS Jerome Kern/Ira Gershwin |
COVER GIRL | 1944 |
| 93 | Lose Yourself PERFORMER Eminem MUSIC/LYRICS Eminem, Jeff Bass, Luis Resto/Eminem |
8 MILE | 2002 |
| 94 | Ain’t Too Proud to Beg PERFORMER The Temptations MUSIC/LYRICS Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield |
BIG CHILL, THE | 1983 |
| 95 | (We’re Off on the) Road to Morocco PERFORMERS Bing Crosby, Bob Hope MUSIC/LYRICS Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke |
ROAD TO MOROCCO | 1942 |
| 96 | Footloose PERFORMER Kenny Loggins MUSIC/LYRICS Kenny Loggins, Dean Pitchford |
FOOTLOOSE | 1984 |
| 97 | 42nd Street PERFORMERS Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Harry Warren/Al Dubin |
42nd STREET | 1933 |
| 98 | All That Jazz PERFORMERS Catherine Zeta-Jones, RenŽe Zellweger MUSIC/LYRICS John Kander/Fred Ebb |
CHICAGO | 2002 |
| 99 | Hakuna Matata PERFORMERS Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Joseph Williams MUSIC/LYRICS Elton John/Tim Rice |
LION KING, THE | 1994 |
| 100 | Old Time Rock and Roll PERFORMERS Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band (lip-synched by Tom Cruise) MUSIC/LYRICS George Jackson, Tom Jones III |
RISKY BUSINESS | 1983 |
AFI Heroes and Villains
| # | HEROES | VILLAINS |
| 1 | Atticus Finch (in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD) |
Dr. Hannibal Lecter (in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) |
| 2 | Indiana Jones (in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK) |
Norman Bates (in PSYCHO) |
| 3 | James Bond (in DR. NO) |
Darth Vader (in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK) |
| 4 | Rick Blaine (in CASABLANCA) |
The Wicked Witch of the West (in THE WIZARD OF OZ) |
| 5 | Will Kane (in HIGH NOON) |
Nurse Ratched (in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST) |
| 6 | Clarice Starling (in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) |
Mr. Potter (in IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE) |
| 7 | Rocky Balboa (in ROCKY) |
Alex Forrest (in FATAL ATTRACTION) |
| 8 | Ellen Ripley (in ALIENS) |
Phyllis Dietrichson (in DOUBLE INDEMNITY) |
| 9 | George Bailey (in IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE) |
Regan MacNeil (in THE EXORCIST) |
| 10 | T. E. Lawrence (in LAWRENCE OF ARABIA) |
The Queen (in SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS) |
| 11 | Jefferson Smith (in MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON) |
Michael Corleone (in THE GODFATHER: PART II) |
| 12 | Tom Joad (in THE GRAPES OF WRATH) |
Alex De Large (in CLOCKWORK ORANGE) |
| 13 | Oskar Schindler (in SCHINDLER’S LIST) |
HAL 9000 (in 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY) |
| 14 | Han Solo (in STAR WARS) |
The Alien (in ALIEN) |
| 15 | Norma Rae Webster (in NORMA RAE) |
Amon Goeth (in SCHINDLER’S LIST) |
| 16 | Shane (in SHANE) |
Noah Cross (in CHINATOWN) |
| 17 | Harry Callahan (in DIRTY HARRY) |
Annie Wilkes (in MISERY) |
| 18 | Robin Hood (in THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD) |
The Shark (in JAWS) |
| 19 | Virgil Tibbs (in IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT) |
Captain Bligh (in MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY) |
| 20 | Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (in BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID) |
Man (in BAMBI) |
| 21 | Mahatma Gandhi (in GANDHI) |
Mrs. John Iselin (in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE) |
| 22 | Spartacus (in SPARTACUS) |
Terminator (in THE TERMINATOR) |
| 23 | Terry Malloy (in ON THE WATERFRONT) |
Eve Harrington (in ALL ABOUT EVE) |
| 24 | Thelma Dickerson & Louise Sawyer (in THELMA & LOUISE) |
Gordon Gekko (in WALL STREET) |
| 25 | Lou Gehrig (in THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES) |
Jack Torrance (in THE SHINING) |
| 26 | Superman (in SUPERMAN) |
Cody Jarrett (in WHITE HEAT) |
| 27 | Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein (in ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN) |
Martians (in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS) |
| 28 | Juror #8 (in 12 ANGRY MEN) |
Max Cady (in CAPE FEAR) |
| 29 | General George Patton (in PATTON) |
Reverend Harry Powell (in THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER) |
| 30 | Luke Jackson (in COOL HAND LUKE) |
Travis Bickle (in TAXI DRIVER) |
| 31 | Erin Brockovich (in ERIN BROCKOVICH) |
Mrs. Danvers (in REBECCA) |
| 32 | Philip Marlowe (in THE BIG SLEEP) |
Clyde Barrow & Bonnie Parker (in BONNIE AND CLYDE) |
| 33 | Marge Gunderson (in FARGO) |
Count Dracula (in DRACULA) |
| 34 | Tarzan (in TARZAN THE APE MAN) |
Dr. Szell (in MARATHON MAN) |
| 35 | Alvin York (in SERGEANT YORK) |
J.J. Hunsecker (in SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS) |
| 36 | Rooster Cogburn (in TRUE GRIT) |
Frank Booth (in BLUE VELVET) |
| 37 | Obi-Wan Kenobi (in STAR WARS) |
Harry Lime (in THE THIRD MAN) |
| 38 | The Tramp (in CITY LIGHTS) |
Caesar Enrico Bandello (in LITTLE CAESAR) |
| 39 | Lassie (in LASSIE COME HOME) |
Cruella De Vil (in ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIONS) |
| 40 | Frank Serpico (in SERPICO) |
Freddy Krueger (in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET) |
| 41 | Arthur Chipping (in GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS) |
Joan Crawford (in MOMMIE DEAREST) |
| 42 | Father Edward (in BOYS TOWN) |
Tom Powers (in THE PUBLIC ENEMY) |
| 43 | Moses (in THE TEN COMMANDMENTS) |
Regina Giddens (in THE LITTLE FOXES) |
| 44 | Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle (in THE FRENCH CONNECTION) |
Baby Jane Hudson (in WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE) |
| 45 | Zorro (in THE MARK OF ZORRO) |
The Joker (in BATMAN) |
| 46 | Batman (in BATMAN) |
Hans Gruber (in DIE HARD) |
| 47 | Karen Silkwood (in SILKWOOD) |
Tony Camonte (in SCARFACE) |
| 48 | Terminator (in TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY) |
Verbal Kint (in THE USUAL SUSPECTS) |
| 49 | Andrew Beckett (in PHILADELPHIA) |
Auric Goldfinger (in GOLDFINGER) |
| 50 | General Maximus Decimus Meridus (in GLADIATOR) |
Alonzo Harris (in TRAINING DAY) |