AFI's 100 Most Inspiring Films Of All Time

[P-Dub]

I caught the last bit of the list last night, but here is the full list. Some really good movies to add to your collection.


1. It's a Wonderful Life, 1946
2. To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962
3. Schindler's List, 1993
4. Rocky, 1976
5. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 1939
6. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 1982
7. The Grapes of Wrath, 1940
8. Breaking Away, 1979
9. Miracle on 34th Street, 1947
10. Saving Private Ryan, 1998
11. The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946
12. Apollo 13, 1995
13. Hoosiers, 1986
14. The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957
15. The Miracle Worker, 1962
16. Norma Rae, 1979
17. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 1975
18. The Diary of Anne Frank, 1959
19. The Right Stuff, 1983
20. Philadelphia, 1993
21. In the Heat of the Night, 1967
22. The Pride of the Yankees, 1942
23. The Shawshank Redemption, 1994
24. National Velvet, 1944
25. Sullivan's Travels, 1941
26. The Wizard of Oz, 1939
27. High Noon, 1952
28. Field of Dreams, 1989
29. Gandhi, 1982
30. Lawrence of Arabia, 1962
31. Glory, 1989
32. Casablanca, 1942
33. City Lights, 1931
34. All the President's Men, 1976
35. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, 1967
36. On the Waterfront, 1954
37. Forrest Gump, 1994
38. Pinocchio, 1940
39. Star Wars, 1977
40. Mrs. Miniver, 1942
41. The Sound of Music, 1965
42. 12 Angry Men, 1957
43. Gone With the Wind, 1939
44. Spartacus, 1960
45. On Golden Pond, 1981
46. Lilies of the Field, 1963
47. 2001: a Space Odyssey, 1968
48. The African Queen, 1951
49. Meet John Doe, 1941
50. Seabiscuit, 2003
51. The Color Purple, 1985
52. Dead Poet's Society, 1989
53. Shane, 1953
54. Rudy, 1993
55. The Defiant Ones, 1958
56. Ben-Hur, 1959
57. Sergeant York, 1941
58. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1977
59. Dances With Wolves, 1990
60. The Killing Fields, 1984
61. Sounder, 1972
62. Braveheart, 1995
63. Rain Man, 1988
64. The Black Stallion, 1979
65. A Raisin in the Sun, 1961
66. Silkwood, 1983
67. The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1951
68. An Officer and a Gentleman, 1982
69. The Spirit of St. Louis, 1957
70. Coal Miner's Daughter, 1980
71. Cool Hand Luke, 1967
72. Dark Victory, 1939
73. Erin Brockovich, 2000
74. Gunga Din, 1939
75. The Verdict, 1982
76. Birdman of Alcatraz, 1962
77. Driving Miss Daisy, 1989
78. Thelma & Louise, 1991
79. The Ten Commandments, 1956
80. Babe, 1995
81. Boys Town, 1938
82. Fiddler on the Roof, 1971
83. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, 1936
84. Serpico, 1973
85. What's Love Got to Do With It, 1993
86. Stand and Deliver, 1988
87. Working Girl, 1988
88. Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942
89. Harold and Maude, 1972
90. Hotel Rwanda, 2004
91. The Paper Chase, 1973
92. Fame, 1980
93. A Beautiful Mind, 2001
94. Captains Courageous, 1937
95. Places in the Heart, 1984
96. Searching for Bobby Fischer, 1993
97. Madame Curie, 1943
98. The Karate Kid, 1984
99. Ray, 2004
100. Chariots of Fire, 1981

[Danbry39]

As someone who enjoys cycling, I really was happy when Breaking Away made the top ten.

Also, elated that To Kill a Mockingbird was second to the top.

Many other nice picks. We can always argue the merits of such a list, but...

[Chris D]

Yeah, I really liked the show, and I like lists like this.

My Netflix cue just expanded with another 20+ movies last night... I'm up to 350+! Holy crap...

[George Bellefontaine]

One could argue with the order of the list, but hard to argue with the list as a whole. Some darn good ones there.