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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 which set the standard and mark the excellence of the first century of American cinema. The first version of the list only contained films that were made in the first 100 years of American cinema (1896-1996). However, this list is the updated version.

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  1. 49 -

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 58 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  3. 82 -

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 11 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  5. 78 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 6 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  7. 26 -

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 23 -

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 1 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  10. 31 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  11. 61 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  12. 3 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  13. 98 -

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1942, in 12 top lists Check
  14. 29 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 37 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  16. 20 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  17. 38 -

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  18. 28 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 16 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  20. 47 -

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951, in 15 top lists Check
  21. 45 -

    Shane

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  22. 19 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  23. 12 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  24. 87 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  25. 36 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  26. 100 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  27. 80 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  28. 81 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  29. 51 -

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  30. 7 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  31. 25 -

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  32. 40 -

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
  33. 67 -

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    1966, in 19 top lists Check
  34. 42 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  35. 17 -

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  36. 75 -

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  37. 84 -

    Easy Rider

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
  38. 43 -

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  39. 54 -

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  40. 70 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  41. 95 -

    The Last Picture Show

    1971, in 21 top lists Check
  42. 63 -

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  43. 2 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  44. 62 -

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  45. 21 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  46. 32 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  47. 56 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  48. 59 -

    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  49. 33 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  50. 77 -

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
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