AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies - 10th Anniversary Edition
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By Ryan Whitney on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 7:44 pm:

The List (1997 List Rank in Parenthesis)

1. (1) CITIZEN KANE (1941)
2. (3) THE GODFATHER (1972)
3. (2) CASABLANCA (1942)
4. (24) RAGING BULL (1980)
5. (10) SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
6. (4) GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
7. (5) LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
8. (9) SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
9. (61) VERTIGO (1958)
10.(6) THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
11.(76) CITY LIGHTS (1931)
12.(96) THE SEARCHERS (1956)
13.(15) STAR WARS (1977)
14.(18) PSYCHO (1960)
15.(22) 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
16.(12) SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
17.(7) THE GRADUATE (1967)
18.(-) THE GENERAL (1927)
19.(8) ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
20.(11) IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
21.(19) CHINATOWN (1974)
22.(14) SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
23.(21) THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)
24.(25) E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
25.(34) TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
26.(29) MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
27.(33) HIGH NOON (1952)
28.(16) ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
29.(38) DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
30.(28) APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
31.(23) THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
32.(32) THE GODFATHER, PART II (1974)
33.(20) ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)
34.(49) SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
35.(31) ANNIE HALL (1977)
36.(13) THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)
37.(37) THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)
38.(30) THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
39.(26) DR. STRANGELOVE...(1964)
40.(55) THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
41.(43) KING KONG (1933)
42.(27) BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
43.(36) MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
44.(51) THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
45.(69) SHANE (1953)
46.(35) IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
47.(45) A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)
48.(42) REAR WINDOW (1954)
49.(-) INTOLERANCE (1916)
50.(-) THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001)
51.(41) WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
52.(47) TAXI DRIVER (1976)
53.(79) THE DEER HUNTER (1978)
54.(56) M*A*S*H (1970)
55.(40) NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
56.(48) JAWS (1975)
57.(78) ROCKY (1976)
58.(74) THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
59.(-) NASHVILLE (1975)
60.(85) DUCK SOUP (1933)
61.(-) SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS (1941)
62.(77) AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
63.(-) CABARET (1972)
64.(66) NETWORK (1976)
65.(17) THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)
66.(60) RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
67.(-) WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966)
68.(98) UNFORGIVEN (1992)
69.(62) TOOTSIE (1982)
70.(46) A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)
71.(-) SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)
72.(-) THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994)
73.(50) BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
74.(65) THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
75.(-) IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)
76.(71) FORREST GUMP (1994)
77.(-) ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976)
78.(81) MODERN TIMES (1936)
79.(80) THE WILD BUNCH (1969)
80.(93) THE APARTMENT (1960)
81.(-) SPARTACUS (1960)
82.(-) SUNRISE (1927)
83.(-) TITANIC (1997)
84.(88) EASY RIDER (1969)
85.(-) A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935)
86.(83) PLATOON (1986)
87.(-) 12 ANGRY MEN (1957)
88.(97) BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
89.(-) THE SIXTH SENSE (1999)
90.(-) SWING TIME (1936)
91.(-) SOPHIE’S CHOICE (1982)
92.(94) GOODFELLAS (1990)
93.(70) THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
94.(95) PULP FICTION (1994)
95.(-) THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)
96.(-) DO THE RIGHT THING (1989)
97.(-) BLADE RUNNER (1982)
98.(100)YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
99.(-) TOY STORY (1995)
100.(72)BEN-HUR (1959)

1997 Listees Not on the 2007 List

39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
53. AMADEUS (1984)
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)
58. FANTASIA (1940)
59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
63. STAGECOACH (1939)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
82. GIANT (1956)
84. FARGO (1996)
86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)
87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
89. PATTON (1970)
90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)
99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)

10 YEARS...10 GREATEST LEAPS

1. THE SEARCHERS (1956) +84 (FROM 96 TO 12)
2. CITY LIGHTS (1931) +65 (FROM 76 TO 11)
3. VERTIGO (1958) +52 (FROM 61 TO 9)
4. INTOLERANCE (1916) +52+ (FROM 101+ TO 49)
5. NASHVILLE (1975) +42+ (FROM 101+ TO 59)
6. SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1941) +40+ (FROM 101+ TO 61)
7. UNFORGIVEN (1992) +30 (FROM 98 TO 68)
8. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) +29+ (FROM 101+ TO 72)
9. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) +26+ (FROM 101+ TO 75)
10. THE DEER HUNTER (1978) +26 (FROM 79 TO 53)

10 YEARS...10 GREATEST FALLS

1. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) -62+ (FROM 39 TO 101+)
2. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) -57+ (FROM 44 TO 101+)
3. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953) -49+ (FROM 52 TO 101+)
4. AMADEUS (1984) -48+ (FROM 53 TO 101+)
5. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951) -48 (FROM 17 TO 65)
6. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) -47+ (FROM 54 TO 101+)
7. THE THIRD MAN (1949) -44+ (FROM 57 TO 101+)
8. FANTASIA (1940) -43+ (FROM 58 TO 101+)
9. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955) -42+ (FROM 59 TO 101+)
10. STAGECOACH (1939) -38+ (FROM 63 TO 101+)

By Ryan Whitney on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 8:36 pm:

(CORRECTION)

10 YEARS...10 GREATEST LEAPS

1. THE SEARCHERS (1956) +84 (FROM 96 TO 12)
2. THE GENERAL (1927) +83+ (FROM 101+ TO 18)
3. CITY LIGHTS (1931) +65 (FROM 76 TO 11)
4. VERTIGO (1958) +52 (FROM 61 TO 9)
5. INTOLERANCE (1916) +52+ (FROM 101+ TO 49)
6. NASHVILLE (1975) +42+ (FROM 101+ TO 59)
7. SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1941) +40+ (FROM 101+ TO 61)
8. UNFORGIVEN (1992) +30 (FROM 98 TO 68)
9. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) +29+ (FROM 101+ TO 72)
10. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) +26+ (FROM 101+ TO 75)

By ScottN on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 9:43 pm:

No Patton???? WTF are they thinking? That's one of the most *BRILLIANT* films ever. And they put a glorified soap opera (Titanic) on instead?

By Ryan Whitney on Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 8:14 pm:

(CORRECTED CORRECTION)

10 YEARS...10 GREATEST LEAPS

1. THE SEARCHERS (1956) +84 (FROM 96 TO 12)
2. THE GENERAL (1927) +83+ (FROM 101+ TO 18)
3. CITY LIGHTS (1931) +65 (FROM 76 TO 11)
4. VERTIGO (1958) +52 (FROM 61 TO 9)
5. INTOLERANCE (1916) +52+ (FROM 101+ TO 49)
6. NASHVILLE (1975) +42+ (FROM 101+ TO 59)
7. SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1941) +40+ (FROM 101+ TO 61)
8. CABARET (1972) +38+ (FROM 101+ TO 63)
9. WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966) +34+ (FROM 101+ TO 67)
10. UNFORGIVEN (1992) +30 (FROM 98 TO 68)

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