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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