AFI Top 100 Inspirational Movies

[Funk]

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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

I watched this last night on CBS. I've bolded the movies that I've seen. I think Shawshank should have been #1, but it's my favorite movie. I haven't seen "It's a Wonderful Life", but it looks sappy and I refuse to watch it.

[Alutra]

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98 THE KARATE KID 1984


Wax on, wax off. Do I need to say more?

[DK]

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Bah, Fiddler should be in the top 10

[Funk]

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Fiddler rocks. I forgot to highlight it, as well.

I'm just happy that 'To Kill a Mockingbird' was #2. Best book ever, and a great movie, as well.

Atticus Finch > everyone.

[Nixon]

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"A wonderful life" is pretty lame. But then again, I hate 2001, and everybody says it's fantastic.

I guess I'll bold the ones I've seen.

1 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1946
2 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 1962
3 SCHINDLER'S LIST 1993
4 ROCKY 1976
6 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 1982
12 APOLLO 13 1995
14 THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI 1957
18 THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK 1959
23 THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 1994
26 THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939
28 FIELD OF DREAMS 1989
34 ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN 1976
37 FORREST GUMP 1994
38 PINOCCHIO 1940
39 STAR WARS 1977
41 THE SOUND OF MUSIC 1965
42 12 ANGRY MEN 1957
43 GONE WITH THE WIND 1939
44 SPARTACUS 1960
47 2001: A VENTURE TO MOVIE HELL 1968
52 DEAD POET'S SOCIETY 1989
59 DANCES WITH WOLVES 1990
62 BRAVEHEART 1995
63 RAIN MAN 1988
77 DRIVING MISS DAISY 1989
80 BABE 1995
87 WORKING GIRL 1988
98 THE KARATE KID 1984

[Funk]

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47 2001: A VENTURE TO MOVIE HELL 1968

I agree. Other than the monkeys and HAL, I hated 2001. Blackberry says the book is better, though.

And Babe was the one that got the biggest reaction from Blackberry and me when we saw it on TV. Love that pig. Love him. Plus, James Cromwell is the man.

[DK]

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Here's mine:

2 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 1962
3 SCHINDLER'S LIST 1993
4 ROCKY 1976
10 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 1998
14 THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI 1957
15 THE MIRACLE WORKER 1962
20 PHILADELPHIA 1993
23 THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 1994
26 THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939
29 GANDHI 1982(Loved this one)
37 FORREST GUMP 1994
39 STAR WARS 1977
42 12 ANGRY MEN 1957
43 GONE WITH THE WIND 1939
51 THE COLOR PURPLE 1985
52 DEAD POET'S SOCIETY 1989(meh...)
54 RUDY 1993
58 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 1977
68 AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN 1982
71 COOL HAND LUKE 1967
79 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 1956
82 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 1971
84 SERPICO 1973
89 HAROLD AND MAUDE 1972 (wtf?)
90 HOTEL RWANDA 2004(this should also be much higher)
98 THE KARATE KID 1984
99 RAY 2004

[John Mora]

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I think Shawshank should have been #1, but it's my favorite movie. I haven't seen "It's a Wonderful Life", but it looks sappy and I refuse to watch it.

Funny, same reason I'm not jazzed to see Shawshank.

Also, I'm personally upset, for some reason, that you guys didn't like 2001.

[The Toecutter]

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Most of those movies are crap, IMO.

No Blade Runner? The film that started the cyberpunk genre in film?

No Mad Max? Which practically spawned the post-apocalyptic genre in America and elsewhere(especially Europe. The Italians ripped this one off repeatedly and with pride!)?

No Akira? Which practically made anime known within America?

How about Night of the Living Dead, which turned the horror genre entirely upside down, one of the first horror films to liberally use violence and gore to frighten audiences?

I guess if it doesn't make crowds of people walk out of the theatre feeling blissfully ignorant and happy, and if it didn't have millions of dollars and a huger ad campaign dumped into it, it's not worthy of praise.

No Dr. No(James Bond), which kicked the action genre's ass straight to the moon?

No Dirty Harry?

Don't get me wrong, some of those listed are great films, but most of them were rehashed crap. There's a lot of overlap in plot outlines and character archetypes in the films listed, so much so that you could probably apply half of the character archetypes and plot outlines in each film to any other film on the list.

[Funk]

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I guess I shouldn't judge "It's a Wonderful Life", but the only scene I ever see is the Full House ending, and that scares me.

[Nixon]

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John Mora loves the pointless 28 minute hippie "trip-out" sequence.

[John Mora]

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Most of those movies are crap, IMO.

No Blade Runner? The film that started the cyberpunk genre in film?

No Mad Max? Which practically spawned the post-apocalyptic genre in America and elsewhere(especially Europe. The Italians ripped this one off repeatedly and with pride!)?

No Akira? Which practically made anime known within America?

How about Night of the Living Dead, which turned the horror genre entirely upside down, one of the first horror films to liberally use violence and gore to frighten audiences?

I guess if it doesn't make crowds of people walk out of the theatre feeling blissfully ignorant and happy, and if it didn't have millions of dollars and a huger ad campaign dumped into it, it's not worthy of praise.

No Dr. No(James Bond), which kicked the action genre's ass straight to the moon?

No Dirty Harry?

Don't get me wrong, some of those listed are great films, but most of them were rehashed crap. There's a lot of overlap in plot outlines and character archetypes in the films listed, so much so that you could probably apply half of the character archetypes and plot outlines in each film to any other film on the list.

You're mistaking "inspirational" as the impact they had on filmmaking with what the AFI was aiming for, which is films that inspire you emotionally. Like Chicken Soup for the Soul or some ****.

[John Mora]

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John Mora loves the pointless 28 minute hippie "trip-out" sequence.

I do.

[Funk]

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You're mistaking "inspirational" as the impact they had on filmmaking with what the AFI was aiming for, which is films that inspire you emotionally. Like Chicken Soup for the Soul or some ****.

That's what I was going to say, more or less. Terr's listed films were great inspirations for genres, though.

[Nixon]

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I do.

I felt like punching the screen just to end it all.