AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movies: The Original List

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This is the American Film Institute’s original 1998 list of the 100 Greatest Movies, selected by AFI’s blue-ribbon panel of more than 1,500 leaders of the American movie community. Films released in 1996 and prior were eligible. The list was revised in 2007 (see offiical top list).

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  1. 74 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  2. 76 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  3. 85 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  4. 35 -

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  5. 81 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 97 -

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 29 -

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 51 -

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  9. 10 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  10. 14 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  11. 93 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  12. 26 -

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 7 -

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  14. 56 -

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  15. 77 -

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  16. 31 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  17. 62 -

    Tootsie

    1982, in 17 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 28, 2011; source