Das Boot!

So, the guys over at AFI came out with yet another list for all of us to discuss.. This time:

Top 10 Films in 10 Classic Genres

This isn’t your every day list with your favorite movies on it. The word classic should really stand out, because there are a lot of "oldies but goodies" on this list! Take a look, and let me know what you think.

ANIMATION:
#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)

FANTASY:
#1 - The Wizard of Oz (1939)
#2 - 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:
#1 - The Godfather (1972)
#2 - Goodfellas (1990)
#3 - The Godfather: Part II (1974)
#4 - White Heat (1949)
#5 - Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
#6 - Scarface: The Shame of a Nation (1932)
#7 - Pulp Fiction (1994)
#8 - The Public Enemy (1931)
#9 - Little Caesar (1930)
#10 - Scarface (1983)

SCIENCE FICTION:
#1 - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
#2 - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (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)

WESTERN:
#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)

SPORTS:
#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)

MYSTERY:
#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:
#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)

COURTROOM DRAMA:
#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 (1988)
#10 - Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

EPIC:
#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)

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