AFI Lists

[Gemini Cricket]

AFI released a summary of top ten lists. What do you think? Have you seen them all?

ANIMATION
1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
2. Pinocchio (1940)
3. Bambi (1942)
4. The Lion King (1994)
5. Fantasia (1940)
6. Toy Story (1995)
7. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
8. Shrek (2001)
9. Cinderella (1950)
10. Finding Nemo (2003)

FANTASY
1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
3. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
4. King Kong (1933)
5. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
6. Field of Dreams (1989)
7. Harvey (1950)
8. Groundhog Day (1993)
9. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
10. Big (1988)

GANGSTER
1. The Godfather (1972)
2. Goodfellas (1990)
3. The Godfather Part II (1974)
4. White Heat (1949)
5. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
6. Scarface: The Shame of a Nation (1932)
7. Pulp Fiction (1994)
8. The Public Enemy (1931)
9. Little Caesar (1930)
10. Scarface (1983)

SCIENCE FICTION
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
3. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
4. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
5. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
6. Blade Runner (1982)
7. Alien (1979)
8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
9. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
10. Back to the Future (1985)

WESTERN
1. The Searchers (1956)
2. High Noon (1952)
3. Shane (1953)
4. Unforgiven (1992)
5. Red River (1948)
6. The Wild Bunch (1969)
7. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
8. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
9. Stagecoach (1939)
10. Cat Ballou (1965)

SPORTS
1. Raging Bull (1980)
2. Rocky (1976)
3. The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
4. Hoosiers (1986)
5. Bull Durham (1988)
6. The Hustler (1961)
7. Caddyshack (1980)
8. Breaking Away (1979)
9. National Velvet (1944)
10. Jerry Maguire (1996)

MYSTERY
1. Vertigo (1958)
2. Chinatown (1974)
3. Rear Window (1954)
4. Laura (1944)
5. The Third Man (1949)
6. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
7. North By Northwest (1959)
8. Blue Velvet (1986)
9. Dial M for Murder (1954)
10. The Usual Suspects (1995)

ROMANTIC COMEDY
1. City Lights (1931)
2. Annie Hall (1977)
3. It Happened One Night (1934)
4. Roman Holiday (1953)
5. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
6. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
7. Adam's Rib (1949)
8. Moonstruck (1987)
9. Harold and Maude (1971)
10. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

COURTROOM DRAMA
1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
2. 12 Angry Men (1957)
3. Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979)
4. The Verdict (1982)
5. A Few Good Men (1992)
6. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
7. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
8. In Cold Blood (1967)
9. A Cry in the Dark (1988)
10. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

EPIC
1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
2. Ben-Hur (1959)
3. Schindler's List (1993)
4. Gone With the Wind (1939)
5. Spartacus (1960)
6. Titanic (1997)
7. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
8. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
9. Reds (1981)
10. The Ten Commandments (1956)

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[Gemini Cricket]

I've seen them all except Little Caesar.
I was disappointed that more Pixar films were not listed.

[innerSpaceman]

Wow, I've seen all but a few of those.

I'm as happy they picked Fellowship of the Ring for Fantasy films as I am disgusted they chose The Lion King for Animated films. I've seen all 20 in those categories.

I've seen all but two of the Ganster films, never having seen either version of Scarface.

Considering they're not my favorite genres, I'm surprised to have missed only two of the Westerns (McCabe & Mrs. Miller -and- Cat Ballou), and one of the Sports films (Pride of the Yankees).

Some of those "science fiction" choices are questionable (Um, Back to the Future is a comedy, and huh, Terminator 2 over Terminator???). But I've seen all of them.

Ditto, all of the Courtroom Dramas, all of the Romantic Comedies, all of the Mysteries, and all of the Epics.



Hmmm, I feel pretty cinemeducated.

[Alex]

I saw the Animation part of the show (it was the first genre). The list is such a joke that I decided it was best I not keep watching. Snow White is brilliant for the genre it created but it is not even in the top 10 animated films over the last 70 years.

Though Disney must have enjoyed the handjob.

And while I don't necessarily disagree with most of the selections, it is a bit odd that youngest #1 is 28 years old. The second youngest is 36 years old.
Has there really only been one top 10 science fiction film in the last 23 years? Three out of the 10 genres reached their pinnacle in the 1930s apparently.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Most of these lists seem pretty accurate to me but I can't help but nitpick on the following.

Snow White, the first animated film, is also the best ever made? Hmm. Somehow I find that hard to swallow. It is possibly worthy of the list, but the best?

Tom Hanks' Big in 10th for Fantasy? I love that movie, but, really? How about the original Superman film? Do they count that as Sci-Fi? Hell, I'd put in The Neverending Story or even Willow...

I love that Harold and Maude made the romantic comedy list.

Ok, no more excuses, we need to watch more movies.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

...and huh, Terminator 2 over Terminator???).

I thought it was common knowledge that T2 way surpasses the original. The first one has not aged well at all.

[innerSpaceman]

Sorry, don't agree. But T2 is a kick-ass movie.


Perhaps the list is not of the "best," but of the films with the most impact. In which case, inclusions like Snow White, Lion King and Titanic make perfect sense.

[Gemini Cricket]

I loved T2. The first Terminator... not so much.

I can't believe Toy Story is so high up on the list and Incredibles is not up there at all. Yuk.

[Disneyphile]

I don't know how they couldn't include "Labyrinth".

[Tref]

I am so tired of lists. So, let me introduce ...

My Least Favorite Lists List

10. Anything by by David Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace
09. or, Rolling Stone
08. or, Mojo
07. or, Empire
06. or, Entertainment Weekly
05. or, the AV Club
04. or, Local video store clerk
03. or, List found in Eichmann's pocket
02. or, Richard Nixon enemy list
and
01. AFI