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Film and Television: AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies

100 Greatest American Movies of All Time

  Title Genre Call Number
1 CITIZEN KANE (1941) Drama DVD-003152
2 CASABLANCA (1942) Drama DVD-001427
3 GODFATHER (1972) Drama DVD-001937
4 GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) History/Warfare DVD-004026
5 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) History/Warfare DVD-0001688
6 WIZARD OF OZ (1939) Family DVD-003147
7 GRADUATE (1967) Drama VHS-0011/DVD-000833
8 ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) Drama DVD-003169
9 SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993) History/Warfare VHS-2137/DVD-003177
10 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952) Musical DVD-003175
11 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) Family DVD-000785
12 SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) Drama DVD-001661
13 BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957) History/Warfare DVD-003181
14 SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) Drama VHS-0820/DVD-003168
15 STAR WARS (1977) Science Fiction/Fantasy DVD-001564
16 ALL ABOUT EVE (1950) Drama VHS-0664/DVD-000810
17 AFRICAN QUEEN (1951) Drama VHS-0015/DVD-001430
18 PSYCHO (1960) Horror DVD-003146
19 CHINATOWN (1974) Mystery/Suspense VHS-0071/DVD-001003
20 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975) Drama DVD-003222
21 GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) Drama VHS-0073/DVD-003171
22 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) Science fiction/Fantasy DVD-000019
23 MALTESE FALCON (1941) Drama DVD000026
24 RAGING BULL (1980) Drama DVD-000028
25 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) Science fiction/Fantasy DVD-003176
26 DR.STRANGELOVE (1964) Drama DVD-003984
27 BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967) Action/Adventure VHS-0026/DVD-003172
28 APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) Drama DVD-001058
29 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939) Drama DVD-003170
30 TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948) Drama VHS-2522/DVD-003173
31 ANNIE HALL (1977) Comedy DVD-000842
32 GODFATHER PART2 (1974) Drama DVD-001121
33 HIGH NOON (1952) Western DVD-003191
34 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962) Drama DVD-002036
35 IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934) Comedy DVD-003192
36 MIDNIGHTCOWBOY (1969) Drama VHS-2495/DVD-003189
37 BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946) Drama VHS-2462/DVD-001261
38 DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) Mystery/Suspense DVD-001659
39 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) Drama DVD-003151
40 NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) Mystery/Suspense DVD-000590
41 WEST SIDE STORY (1961) Musical DVD-001429
42 REAR WINDOW (1954) Mystery/Suspense VHS-1292/DVD-000323
43 KING KONG (1933) Science fiction/Fantasy VHS-0018/DVD-004016
44 BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) Silent movie VHS-1435/DVD-003187
45 STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951) Drama VHS-0824/DVD-003244
46 CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) Science fiction/Fantasy DVD-000014
47 TAXI DRIVER (1976) Drama DVD-003243
48 JAWS (1975) Mystery/Suspense DVD-000339
49 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937) Animation VHS-1884/DVD-003793
50 BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) Western VHS-1668/DVD-000765
51 PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940) Comedy DVD-003255
52 FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953) History/Warfare DVD-000553
53 AMADEUS (1984) Drama VHS-0192/DVD-003271
54 ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) Drama DVD-003186
55 SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) Musical VHS-2348/DVD-000838
56 M*A*S*H (1970) Comedy DVD-003273
57 THIRD MAN (1949) Drama DVD-001038
58 FANTASIA (1940) Animation DVD-000837
59 REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955) Drama DVD-003253
60 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) Action/Adventure DVD-003174
61 VERTIGO (1958) Mystery/Suspense DVD-000029
62 TOOTSIE (1982) Comedy DVD-003824
63 STAGECOACH (1939) Western DVD-000964
64 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) Science fiction/Fantasy DVD-000217
65 SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) Mystery/Suspense VHS-2233/DVD-003718
66 NETWORK (1976) Drama DVD-000550
67 MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962) Mystery/Suspense DVD-003903
68 AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951) Musical DVD-003325
69 SHANE (1953) Western VHS-0014/DVD-003817
70 FRENCH CONNECTION (1971) Mystery/Suspense DVD-000555
71 FORREST GUMP(1994) Drama DVD-003781
72 BEN-HUR (1959) History/Warfare DVD-001687
73 WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939) Drama DVD-003815
74 GOLD RUSH (1925) Silent movie VHS-0009/DVD-003902
75 DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990) Western VHS-1687/DVD-003818
76 CITY LIGHTS (1931) Silent movie VHS-0006/DVD-003904
77 AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973) Comedy DVD-003822
78 ROCKY (1976) Drama DVD-000544
79 DEER HUNTER (1978) History/Warfare VHS-2445/DVD-003324
80 WILD BUNCH (1969) Western DVD-000545
81 MODERN TIMES (1936) Silent movie VHS-2497/DVD-001748
82 GIANT (1956) Drama DVD-003872
83 PLATOON (1986) History/Warfare DVD-001227
84 FARGO (1996) Mystery/Suspense DVD-001007
85 DUCK SOUP (1933) Comedy DVD-003958
86 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935) Action/Adventure DVD-000543
87 FRANKENSTEIN (1931) Horror DVD-000641-3
88 EASY RIDER (1969) Drama DVD-003749
89 PATTON (1970) History/Warfare DVD-000548
90 JAZZ SINGER (1927) Musical VHS-0368/DVD-003843
91 MY FAIR LADY (1964) Musical DVD-003257
92 PLACE IN THE SUN (1951) Drama VHS-2506/DVD-003185
93 APARTMENT (1960) Comedy VHS-2439/DVD-003242
94 GOODFELLAS (1990) Drama DVD-000551
95 PULP FICTION (1994) Drama DVD-003260
96 SEARCHERS (1956) Western DVD-000104
97 BRINGING UP BABY (1938) Comedy DVD-003259
98 UNFORGIVEN (1992) Western DVD-003178
99 GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967) Drama VHS-1267/DVD-003021
100 YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942) Musical DVD-000552