AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers

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Through the collective judgment of 1,500 leaders from across the American film community - screenwriters, directors, actors, producers, cinematographers, editors, executives, film historians and critics -, AFI has identified 100 movies that inspire us, encourage us to make a difference and send us from the theatre with a greater sense of possibility and hope for the future.

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  1. 37 -

    Forrest Gump

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 23 -

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  3. 10 -

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  4. 3 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  5. 62 -

    Braveheart

    1995, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 17 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  7. 93 -

    A Beautiful Mind

    2001, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 4 -

    Rocky

    1976, in 20 top lists Check
  9. 80 -

    Babe

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  10. 63 -

    Rain Man

    1988, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 32 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  12. 52 -

    Dead Poets Society

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 42 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  14. 41 -

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
  15. 2 -

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 1 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  17. 12 -

    Apollo 13

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 90 -

    Hotel Rwanda

    2004, in 10 top lists Check
  19. 43 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  20. 59 -

    Dances with Wolves

    1990, in 18 top lists Check
  21. 58 -

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  22. 73 -

    Erin Brockovich

    2000, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 56 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  24. 30 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  25. 98 -

    The Karate Kid

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 29 -

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 20 -

    Philadelphia

    1993, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 14 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  29. 78 -

    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  30. 44 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  31. 71 -

    Cool Hand Luke

    1967, in 13 top lists Check
  32. 33 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  33. 36 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  34. 99 -

    Ray

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 28 -

    Field of Dreams

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 5 -

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
  37. 67 -

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  38. 34 -

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  39. 7 -

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  40. 31 -

    Glory

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 77 -

    Driving Miss Daisy

    1989, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 51 -

    The Color Purple

    1985, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 9 -

    Miracle on 34th Street

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 79 -

    The Ten Commandments

    1956, in 12 top lists Check
  45. 50 -

    Seabiscuit

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 84 -

    Serpico

    1973, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 100 -

    Chariots of Fire

    1981, in 14 top lists Check
  48. 82 -

    Fiddler on the Roof

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  49. 21 -

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 11 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
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