afi's list of 100 most inspiring films of all time
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IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE HAS SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT…
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFETOPS AFI’s LIST OF
100 MOST INSPIRING FILMS OF ALL TIME
OTHER HONORS GO TOTO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD , SCHINDLER’S LIST , ROCKY AND
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2006—The American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the mostinspiring films of all time in AFI’s 100 Years…100 Cheers, a three-hour special televisionevent on CBS with commentary from many of Hollywood’s most celebrated actors andfilmmakers. A jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians selected the classic IT’S AWONDERFUL LIFE, starring James Stewart, as the most inspiring movie of all time.
Rounding off the top 10 inspiring films are: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (#2), SCHINDLER’SLIST (#3), ROCKY (#4), MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (#5), E.T. THEEXTRATERRESTRIAL (#6), THE GRAPES OF WRATH (#7), BREAKING AWAY (#8), MIRACLEON 34th STREET (#9) and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (#10).
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The Complete List Of Honorees Are…
# Movie Year1 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 19462 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 19623 SCHINDLER'S LIST 19934 ROCKY 19765 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON 19396 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 19827 THE GRAPES OF WRATH 19408 BREAKING AWAY 19799 MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET 194710 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 199811 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES 194612 APOLLO 13 199513 HOOSIERS 198614 THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI 195715 THE MIRACLE WORKER 196216 NORMA RAE 197917 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST 197518 THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK 195919 THE RIGHT STUFF 198320 PHILADELPHIA 199321 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 196722 THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES 194223 THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 199424 NATIONAL VELVET 194425 SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS 194126 THE WIZARD OF OZ 193927 HIGH NOON 195228 FIELD OF DREAMS 198929 GANDHI 198230 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 196231 GLORY 198932 CASABLANCA 194233 CITY LIGHTS 193134 ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN 197635 GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER 196736 ON THE WATERFRONT 195437 FORREST GUMP 199438 PINOCCHIO 194039 STAR WARS 197740 MRS. MINIVER 194241 THE SOUND OF MUSIC 196542 12 ANGRY MEN 195743 GONE WITH THE WIND 193944 SPARTACUS 196045 ON GOLDEN POND 198146 LILIES OF THE FIELD 196347 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 196848 THE AFRICAN QUEEN 1951
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49 MEET JOHN DOE 194150 SEABISCUIT 200351 THE COLOR PURPLE 198552 DEAD POET'S SOCIETY 198953 SHANE 195354 RUDY 199355 THE DEFIANT ONES 195856 BEN-HUR 195957 SERGEANT YORK 194158 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 197759 DANCES WITH WOLVES 199060 THE KILLING FIELDS 198461 SOUNDER 197262 BRAVEHEART 199563 RAIN MAN 198864 THE BLACK STALLION 197965 A RAISIN IN THE SUN 196166 SILKWOOD 198367 THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL 195168 AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN 198269 THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS 195770 COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER 198071 COOL HAND LUKE 196772 DARK VICTORY 193973 ERIN BROCKOVICH 200074 GUNGA DIN 193975 THE VERDICT 198276 BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ 196277 DRIVING MISS DAISY 198978 THELMA & LOUISE 199179 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 195680 BABE 199581 BOYS TOWN 193882 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 197183 MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN 193684 SERPICO 197385 WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT 199386 STAND AND DELIVER 198887 WORKING GIRL 198888 YANKEE DOODLE DANDY 194289 HAROLD AND MAUDE 197290 HOTEL RWANDA 200491 THE PAPER CHASE 197392 FAME 198093 A BEAUTIFUL MIND 200194 CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS 193795 PLACES IN THE HEART 198496 SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER 199397 MADAME CURIE 194398 THE KARATE KID 198499 RAY 2004
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100 CHARIOTS OF FIRE 1981
The Criteria
The jurors were asked to consider the following criteria in making their selections:
- FEATURE-LENGTH FICTION FILM: Narrative format, typically over 60 minutes in length.
- AMERICAN FILM: English language film with significant creative and/or productionelements from the United States.
- CHEERS: Movies that inspire with characters of vision and conviction who face adversityand often make a personal sacrifice for the greater good. Whether these movies end happilyor not, they are ultimately triumphant--both filling audiences with hope and empoweringthem with the spirit of human potential.
- LEGACY: Films whose "cheers" continue to echo across a century of American cinema.
*Only feature-length American films released before January 1, 2005, were considered.
Multi Emmy Award-winner Gary Smith is the executive producer and director of AFI's 100Years...100 Cheers:� America's Most Inspiring Movies . Former AFI Board Chair FrederickS. Pierce is the executive producer for AFI. Dann Netter ("The 2002 Emmy Awards") andBob Gazzale ("AFI Life Achievement Award, A Tribute to Sean Connery") are the producers.SFM Entertainment LLC is the distributor of the program. Sponsors of the series includeGeneral Motors, Pepsi, Johnson & Johnson, Best Buy, Anheuser-Busch, Colgate-Palmolive,Breyers, AT&T, Home Depot and all of the major motion picture studios.
About the American Film InstituteAFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition andcelebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media. �AFI trains the nextgeneration of filmmakers at its world-renowned Conservatory, maintains America's filmheritage through the AFI Catalog of Feature Films and explores new digital technologies inentertainment and education through the AFI Digital Content Lab and K-12 Screen EducationCenter. �As the largest nonprofit exhibitor in the U.S., AFI ON SCREEN encompasses theannual AFI FEST presented by Audi: AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival—as well asyear-round programming at ArcLight Hollywood and the AFI Silver Theatre and CulturalCenter in Silver Spring, Maryland, including SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery ChannelDocumentary Festival. �AFI AWARDS, the annual almanac for the 21st century, honors themost outstanding motion pictures and television programs of the year, while AFI's 100Years… series has ignited extraordinary public interest in classic American movies. �And,during the past 33 years, AFI's Life Achievement Award has become the highest honor for acareer in film. �
More information about AFI can be found by visiting its Web site, located at www.AFI.com.
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