BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest American Films

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BBC Culture polled film critics from around the world to determine the best American movies ever made. The results are surprising – Gone With the Wind appears at 97.

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  1. 5 new

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  2. 13 new

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  3. 17 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  4. 27 new

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  5. 30 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  6. 34 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  7. 36 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  8. 38 new

    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
  9. 56 new

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  10. 65 new

    The Right Stuff

    1983, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 66 new

    Red River

    1948, in 16 top lists Check
  12. 76 new

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 77 new

    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 81 new

    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  15. 82 new

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  16. 84 new

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  17. 86 new

    The Lion King

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 98 new

    Heaven's Gate

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
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Last updated on Apr 15, 2020; source