AFI's 10 Top 10 is a list to honor the top films in ten genres. The lists are made by the American Film Institute. The different categories are animation, courtroom drama, epic, fantasy, gangster film, mystery, romantic comedy, science fiction, sports, and western.[1]
Animation
change# | Film | Year |
---|---|---|
1 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1937 |
2 | Pinocchio | 1940 |
3 | Bambi | 1942 |
4 | The Lion King | 1994 |
5 | Fantasia | 1940 |
6 | Toy Story | 1995 |
7 | Beauty and the Beast | 1991 |
8 | Shrek | 2001 |
9 | Cinderella | 1950 |
10 | Finding Nemo | 2003 |
Courtroom Drama
change# | Film | Year |
---|---|---|
1 | To Kill a Mockingbird | 1962 |
2 | 12 Angry Men | 1957 |
3 | Kramer vs. Kramer | 1979 |
4 | The Verdict | 1982 |
5 | A Few Good Men | 1992 |
6 | Witness for the Prosecution | 1957 |
7 | Anatomy of a Murder | 1959 |
8 | In Cold Blood | 1967 |
9 | A Cry in the Dark (Evil Angels) | 1988 |
10 | Judgment at Nuremberg | 1961 |
Epic
changeFilm | Year | |
---|---|---|
1 | Lawrence of Arabia | 1962 |
2 | Ben-Hur | 1959 |
3 | Schindler's List | 1993 |
4 | Gone with the Wind | 1939 |
5 | Spartacus | 1960 |
6 | Titanic | 1997 |
7 | All Quiet on the Western Front | 1930 |
8 | Saving Private Ryan | 1998 |
9 | Reds | 1981 |
10 | The Ten Commandments | 1956 |
Fantasy
change# | Film | Year |
---|---|---|
1 | The Wizard of Oz | 1939 |
2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 |
3 | It's a Wonderful Life | 1946 |
4 | King Kong | 1933 |
5 | Miracle on 34th Street | 1947 |
6 | Field of Dreams | 1989 |
7 | Harvey | 1950 |
8 | Groundhog Day | 1993 |
9 | The Thief of Bagdad | 1924 |
10 | Big | 1988 |
Gangster Film
change# | Film | Year |
---|---|---|
1 | The Godfather | 1972 |
2 | Goodfellas | 1990 |
3 | The Godfather Part II | 1974 |
4 | White Heat | 1949 |
5 | Bonnie and Clyde | 1967 |
6 | Scarface | 1932 |
7 | Pulp Fiction | 1994 |
8 | The Public Enemy | 1931 |
9 | Little Caesar | 1931 |
10 | Scarface | 1983 |
Mystery
change# | Film | Year |
---|---|---|
1 | Vertigo | 1958 |
2 | Chinatown | 1974 |
3 | Rear Window | 1954 |
4 | Laura | 1944 |
5 | The Third Man | 1949 |
6 | The Maltese Falcon | 1941 |
7 | North by Northwest | 1959 |
8 | Blue Velvet | 1986 |
9 | Dial M for Murder | 1954 |
10 | The Usual Suspects | 1995 |
Romantic Comedy
change# | Film | Year |
---|---|---|
1 | City Lights | 1931 |
2 | Annie Hall | 1977 |
3 | It Happened One Night | 1934 |
4 | Roman Holiday | 1953 |
5 | The Philadelphia Story | 1940 |
6 | When Harry Met Sally... | 1989 |
7 | Adam's Rib | 1949 |
8 | Moonstruck | 1987 |
9 | Harold and Maude | 1971 |
10 | Sleepless in Seattle | 1993 |
Science Fiction
change# | Film | Year |
---|---|---|
1 | 2001: A Space Odyssey | 1968 |
2 | Star Wars | 1977 |
3 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 |
4 | A Clockwork Orange | 1971 |
5 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | 1951 |
6 | Blade Runner | 1982 |
7 | Alien | 1979 |
8 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 1991 |
9 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1956 |
10 | Back to the Future | 1985 |
Sports
change# | Film | Year |
---|---|---|
1 | Raging Bull | 1980 |
2 | Rocky | 1976 |
3 | The Pride of the Yankees | 1942 |
4 | Hoosiers | 1986 |
5 | Bull Durham | 1988 |
6 | The Hustler | 1961 |
7 | Caddyshack | 1980 |
8 | Breaking Away | 1979 |
9 | National Velvet | 1944 |
10 | Jerry Maguire | 1996 |
Western
change# | Film | Year |
---|---|---|
1 | The Searchers | 1956 |
2 | High Noon | 1952 |
3 | Shane | 1953 |
4 | Unforgiven | 1992 |
5 | Red River | 1948 |
6 | The Wild Bunch | 1969 |
7 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | 1969 |
8 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | 1971 |
9 | Stagecoach | 1939 |
10 | Cat Ballou | 1965 |
References
change- ↑ "AFI's 10 TOP 10". American Film Institute. Retrieved 2022-07-08.