The American Film Institute compiled a top 10 list of top 10 Genres each.
The list:
ANIMATION
1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2. Pinocchio
3. Bambi
4. The Lion King
5. Fantasia
6. Toy Story
7. Beauty and the Beast
8. Shrek
9. Cinderella
10. Finding Nemo
FANTASY
1. The Wizard of Oz
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
3. It’s a Wonderful Life
4. King Kong
5. Miracle on 34th Street
6. Field of Dreams
7. Harvey
8. Groundhog Day
9. The Thief of Bagdad
10. Big
GANGSTER
1. The Godfather
2. Goodfellas
3. The Godfather Part II
4. White Heat
5. Bonnie and Clyde
6. Scarface: The Shame of a Nation
7. Pulp Fiction
8. The Public Enemy
9. Little Caesar
10. Scarface
SCIENCE FICTION
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
3. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
4. A Clockwork Orange
5. The Day The Earth Stood Still
6. Blade Runner
7. Alien
8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
9. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
10. Back to the Future
WESTERN
1. The Searchers
2. High Noon
3. Shane
4. Unforgiven
5. Red River
6. The Wild Bunch
7. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
8. McCabe & Mrs. Miller
9. Stagecoach
10. Cat Ballou
SPORTS
1. Raging Bull
2. Rocky
3. The Pride of the Yankees
4. Hoosiers
5. Bull Durham
6. The Hustler
7. Caddyshack
8. Breaking Away
9. National Velvet
10. Jerry Maguire
MYSTERY
1. Vertigo
2. Chinatown
3. Rear Window
4. Laura
5. The Third Man
6. The Maltese Falcon
7. North By Northwest
8. Blue Velvet
9. Dial M for Murder
10. The Usual Suspects
ROMANTIC COMEDY
1. City Lights
2. Annie Hall
3. It Happened One Night
4. Roman Holiday
5. The Philadelphia Story
6. When Harry Met Sally…
7. Adam’s Rib
8. Moonstruck
9. Harold and Maude
10. Sleepless in Seattle
COURTROOM DRAMA
1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. 12 Angry Men
3. Kramer Vs. Kramer
4. The Verdict
5. A Few Good Men
6. Witness for the Prosecution
7. Anatomy of a Murder
8. In Cold Blood
9. A Cry in the Dark
10. Judgment at Nuremberg
EPIC
1. Lawrence of Arabia
2. Ben-Hur
3. Schindler’s List
4. Gone With the Wind
5. Spartacus
6. Titanic
7. All Quiet on the Western Front
8. Saving Private Ryan
9. Reds
10. The Ten Commandments
From AFI.com:
I agree with all the #1 choices.
I disagree with “Titanic” and the original “Star Wars” being in there ’cause in my opinion, they aren’t the best ever made.
I am dissapointed that “Superman II” or “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” didn’t make the science fiction list.
“Big” starring Tom Hanks a fantasy? I consider that film a romantic comedy. While “Big” is a great film it is no where near considered the best work.
If they wanted a Tom Hanks film in the lists, “Big” shouldn’t even be in there. They should have put “Philadelphia” in the Court Room drama section and maybe “Forrest Gump” in the Epic section too.
Kev
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