AFI 100 Editor's Choice

Best ten lists are next impossible. Selecting any list is a daunting challenge and even a list of 100 out of 400 has more than its share of difficult choices. Many great films have been left off the list of 400, such as John Ford's Drums Along the Mohawk, Robert Rossen's Body and Soul, Mark Robson's Champion and the fabulous Alexander MacKendrick film The Sweet Smell of Success. The list of omissions is likely enormous, but AFI's parameters are broad and leave room for lots of selection latitude and, sadly, exclusion. My list of titles appear in red.

1896-1919
RICHARD III 1912
BIRTH OF A NATION, THE 1915
CHEAT, THE 1915
INTOLERANCE 1916
POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE 1917

1920-1929
WITHIN OUR GATES 1920
FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE, THE 1921
KID, THE 1921
SAFETY LAST 1923
THIEF OF BAGDAD, THE 1924
BIG PARADE, THE 1925
GOLD RUSH, THE 1925
GREED 1925
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE 1925
BEN-HUR 1926
GENERAL, THE 1927
JAZZ SINGER, THE 1927
SUNRISE 1927
WINGS 1927
CROWD, THE 1928
WIND, THE 1928
BROADWAY MELODY, THE 1929

1930-1939
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT 1930
LITTLE CAESAR 1930
MOROCCO 1930
CIMARRON 1931
CITY LIGHTS 1931
FRANKENSTEIN 1931
PUBLIC ENEMY, THE 1931
FREAKS 1932
GRAND HOTEL 1932
I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG 1932
SCARFACE: THE SHAME OF A NATION 1932
TROUBLE IN PARADISE 1932
CAVALCADE 1933
DUCK SOUP 1933
42nd STREET 1933
KING KONG 1933
SHE DONE HIM WRONG 1933
SONS OF THE DESERT 1933
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT 1934
SCARLET EMPRESS, THE 1934
THIN MAN, THE 1934
DAVID COPPERFIELD 1935
LITTLE COLONEL, THE 1935
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY 1935
NIGHT AT THE OPERA, A 1935
TOP HAT 1935
DODSWORTH 1936
FURY 1936
GREAT ZIEGFELD, THE 1936
MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN 1936
MODERN TIMES 1936
MY MAN GODFREY 1936
SWING TIME 1936
AWFUL TRUTH, THE 1937
CAMILLE 1937
LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA, THE 1937
LOST HORIZON 1937
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS 1937
STAR IS BORN, A 1937
ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, THE 1938
BOYS TOWN 1938
BRINGING UP BABY 1938
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU 1938
BABES IN ARMS 1939
BEAU GESTE 1939
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN 1939
GONE WITH THE WIND 1939
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS 1939
GUNGA DIN 1939

MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON 1939
NINOTCHKA 1939
ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS 1939
STAGECOACH 1939
WIZARD OF OZ, THE 1939
WUTHERING HEIGHTS 1939
YOUNG MR. LINCOLN 1939

1940-1949
BANK DICK, THE 1940
FANTASIA 1940
GRAPES OF WRATH, THE 1940
HIS GIRL FRIDAY 1940

MARK OF ZORRO, THE 1940
PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE 1940
PINOCCHIO 1940
REBECCA 1940
CITIZEN KANE 1941
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY 1941

LADY EVE, THE 1941
LITTLE FOXES, THE 1941
MALTESE FALCON, THE 1941
SERGEANT YORK 1941

SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS 1941
BAMBI 1942
CASABLANCA 1942
CAT PEOPLE 1942
MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, THE 1942
MRS. MINIVER 1942
NOW, VOYAGER 1942
PRIDE OF THE YANKEES, THE 1942
ROAD TO MOROCCO 1942
TO BE OR NOT TO BE 1942
WOMAN OF THE YEAR 1942
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY 1942

BATAAN 1943
CABIN IN THE SKY 1943
OX-BOW INCIDENT, THE 1943
SHADOW OF A DOUBT 1943
DOUBLE INDEMNITY 1944
GOING MY WAY 1944
HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO 1944
LAURA 1944
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS 1944
MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK, THE 1944
THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO 1944
TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT 1944
LOST WEEKEND, THE 1945
BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE 1946
BIG SLEEP, THE 1946

GILDA 1946
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1946
MY DARLING CLEMENTINE 1946
NOTORIOUS 1946

YEARLING, THE 1946
GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT 1947
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET 1947
OUT OF THE PAST 1947
FORCE OF EVIL 1948
RED RIVER 1948
TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE 1948

ADAM'S RIB 1949
ALL THE KING'S MEN 1949
HEIRESS, THE 1949

INTRUDER IN THE DUST 1949
LETTER TO THREE WIVES, A 1949
SANDS OF IWO JIMA 1949
THIRD MAN, THE 1949
TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH 1949
WHITE HEAT 1949

1950-1959
ALL ABOUT EVE 1950
CINDERELLA 1950
GUN CRAZY 1950
GUNFIGHTER, THE 1950
SUNSET BLVD. 1950
WINCHESTER '73 1950
AFRICAN QUEEN, THE 1951

AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN 1951
DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE 1951
PLACE IN THE SUN, A 1951
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN 1951
STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A 1951
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, THE 1952
HIGH NOON 1952
QUIET MAN, THE 1952
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 1952
BAND WAGON, THE 1953
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY 1953
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES 1953
SHANE 1953
STALAG 17 1953
WAR OF THE WORLDS, THE 1953
CAINE MUTINY, THE 1954
CARMEN JONES 1954
ON THE WATERFRONT 1954
REAR WINDOW 1954
SALT OF THE EARTH 1954
STAR IS BORN, A 1954
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA 1954
BLACKBOARD JUNGLE, THE 1955
EAST OF EDEN 1955
LADY AND THE TRAMP 1955
MARTY 1955
MISTER ROBERTS 1955
NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, THE 1955
OKLAHOMA! 1955
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE 1955
SEVEN YEAR ITCH, THE 1955
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS 1956
GIANT 1956
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS 1956
SEARCHERS, THE 1956
TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE 1956
AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, AN 1957
BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE 1957
PATHS OF GLORY 1957

12 ANGRY MEN 1957
DEFIANT ONES, THE 1958
GIGI 1958
RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP 1958
TOUCH OF EVIL 1958
VERTIGO 1958
ANATOMY OF A MURDER 1959
BEN-HUR 1959
DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, THE 1959
IMITATION OF LIFE 1959
NORTH BY NORTHWEST 1959
ON THE BEACH 1959
PILLOW TALK 1959
SHADOWS 1959
SOME LIKE IT HOT 1959

1960-1969
APARTMENT, THE 1960
ELMER GANTRY 1960
PSYCHO 1960
SPARTACUS 1960
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S 1961
EL CID 1961
HUSTLER, THE 1961
JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG 1961
ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS 1961
RAISIN IN THE SUN, A 1961
SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS 1961
WEST SIDE STORY 1961
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES 1962
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 1962
LONGEST DAY, THE 1962
MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, THE 1962
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 1962

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? 1962
BIRDS, THE 1963
CLEOPATRA 1963
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE 1963
HUD 1963
IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD 1963
PINK PANTHER, THE 1963
TOM JONES 1963
AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY, THE 1964
DR. STRANGELOVE 1964
GOLDFINGER 1964
MARY POPPINS 1964
MY FAIR LADY 1964

CAT BALLOU 1965
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO 1965
SOUND OF MUSIC, THE 1965
FANTASTIC VOYAGE 1966
MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, A 1966
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? 1966
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK 1967
BONNIE AND CLYDE 1967
COOL HAND LUKE 1967
GRADUATE, THE 1967
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER 1967
IN COLD BLOOD 1967
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 1967
JUNGLE BOOK, THE 1967
PRODUCERS, THE 1967
TWO FOR THE ROAD 1967
BULLITT 1968
FUNNY GIRL 1968
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 1968
OLIVER! 1968
PLANET OF THE APES 1968
ROSEMARY'S BABY 1968
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 1968
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID 1969
EASY RIDER 1969
MEDIUM COOL 1969
MIDNIGHT COWBOY 1969
WILD BUNCH, THE 1969

1970-1979
FIVE EASY PIECES 1970
LITTLE BIG MAN 1970
LOVE STORY 1970
M*A*S*H 1970
PATTON 1970
CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A 1971
DIRTY HARRY 1971
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 1971
FRENCH CONNECTION, THE 1971
LAST PICTURE SHOW, THE 1971
McCABE AND MRS. MILLER 1971
CABARET 1972
DELIVERANCE 1972
GODFATHER, THE 1972

SOUNDER 1972
AMERICAN GRAFFITI 1973
BADLANDS 1973
EXORCIST, THE 1973
LAST TANGO IN PARIS 1973
MEAN STREETS 1973
STING, THE 1973
WAY WE WERE, THE 1973
BLAZING SADDLES 1974
CHINATOWN 1974
CONVERSATION, THE 1974
GODFATHER PART II, THE 1974

DOG DAY AFTERNOON 1975
JAWS 1975
MAN WHO WOULD BE KING, THE 1975
NASHVILLE 1975
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST 1975
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, THE 1975
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN 1976
CARRIE 1976
NETWORK 1976
OUTLAW JOSEY WALES, THE 1976
ROCKY 1976
TAXI DRIVER 1976
ANNIE HALL 1977
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 1977
GOODBYE GIRL, THE 1977
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 1977
STAR WARS 1977
COMING HOME 1978

DAYS OF HEAVEN 1978
DEER HUNTER, THE 1978
GREASE 1978
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE 1978
ALIEN 1979
ALL THAT JAZZ 1979
APOCALYPSE NOW 1979
BREAKING AWAY 1979
KRAMER VS. KRAMER 1979
MANHATTAN 1979

1980-1989
ATLANTIC CITY 1980
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, THE 1980
MELVIN AND HOWARD 1980
ORDINARY PEOPLE 1980
RAGING BULL 1980
RETURN OF THE SECAUCUS 7 1980
CHARIOTS OF FIRE 1981
ON GOLDEN POND 1981
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 1981
REDS 1981
BLADE RUNNER 1982
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 1982
FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH 1982
GANDHI 1982
MISSING 1982
SOPHIE'S CHOICE 1982
TOOTSIE 1982
BIG CHILL, THE 1983
LOCAL HERO 1983
NORTE, EL 1983
RETURN OF THE JEDI 1983
RIGHT STUFF, THE 1983
RISKY BUSINESS 1983
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT 1983
AMADEUS 1984
BEVERLY HILLS COP 1984
GHOSTBUSTERS 1984
KILLING FIELDS, THE 1984
STRANGER THAN PARADISE 1984
BACK TO THE FUTURE 1985
BRAZIL 1985
COLOR PURPLE, THE 1985
OUT OF AFRICA 1985
WITNESS 1985
BLUE VELVET 1986
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD 1986
FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF 1986
HANNAH AND HER SISTERS 1986
PLATOON 1986
BROADCAST NEWS 1987
FATAL ATTRACTION 1987
LAST EMPEROR, THE 1987
LETHAL WEAPON 1987
MOONSTRUCK 1987
UNTOUCHABLES, THE 1987
BIG 1988
DANGEROUS LIAISONS 1988
DIE HARD 1988
LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, THE 1988
RAIN MAN 1988
BATMAN 1989
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY 1989
DEAD POETS SOCIETY 1989
DO THE RIGHT THING 1989
DRIVING MISS DAISY 1989 FIELD OF DREAMS 1989
GLORY 1989
SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE 1989

1990-1996
DANCES WITH WOLVES 1990
GOODFELLAS 1990
PRETTY WOMAN 1990
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 1991
RAMBLING ROSE 1991
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE 1991
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY 1991
THELMA & LOUISE 1991
PLAYER, THE 1992
UNFORGIVEN 1992
FUGITIVE, THE 1993
JOY LUCK CLUB, THE 1993
JURASSIC PARK 1993
PHILADELPHIA 1993
SCHINDLER'S LIST 1993
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE 1993
FORREST GUMP 1994
LION KING, THE 1994
PULP FICTION 1994
SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE 1994
APOLLO 13 1995
BABE 1995

BRAVEHEART 1995
CASINO 1995
LEAVING LAS VEGAS 1995
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY 1995
TOY STORY 1995
ENGLISH PATIENT, THE 1996
FARGO 1996
JERRY MAGUIRE 1996

 

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