It’s my goal to see all the movies on this list by the end of the year. The list is AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Movies 2008 edition. Thankfully, some I’ve already seen. Unfortunately, some I’ve only seen snippets of/never gotten all the way through and they’re BIG movies…and when you see that they’re not crossed off the list, you’re going to get on my case. Please don’t. It’s either no opportunity or no interest. Also, if there’s a movie that you think I should see that’s not on this list, leave a comment. The best part is that TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar is fast approaching and there are movies that I think I should see there too.
1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)
2. GODFATHER, THE (1972)
3. CASABLANCA (1942)
4. RAGING BULL (1980)
5. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952)
6. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
7. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
8. SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993)
9. VERTIGO (1958)
10. WIZARD OF OZ, THE (1939)
11. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
12. SEARCHERS, THE (1956)
13. STAR WARS (1977)
14. PSYCHO (1960)
15. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
16. SUNSET BLVD. (1950)
17. GRADUATE, THE (1967)
18. GENERAL, THE (1927)
19. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
20. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
21. CHINATOWN (1974)
22. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
23. GRAPES OF WRATH, THE (1940)
24. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
25. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
26. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
27. HIGH NOON (1952)
28. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
29. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
30. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
31. MALTESE FALCON, THE (1941)
32. GODFATHER PART II, THE (1974)
33. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975)
34. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
35. ANNIE HALL (1977)
36. BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE (1957)
37. BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE (1946)
38. TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, THE (1948)
39. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
40. SOUND OF MUSIC, THE (1965)
41. KING KONG (1933)
42. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
43. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
44. PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE (1940)
45. SHANE (1953)
46. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
47. STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A (1951)
48. REAR WINDOW (1954)
49. INTOLERANCE (1916)
50. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE (2001)
51. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
52. TAXI DRIVER (1976)
53. DEER HUNTER, THE (1978)
54. M*A*S*H (1970)
55. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
56. JAWS (1975)
57. ROCKY (1976)
58. GOLD RUSH, THE (1925)
59. NASHVILLE (1975)
60. DUCK SOUP (1933)
61. SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS (1941)
62. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
63. CABARET (1972)
64. NETWORK (1976)
65. AFRICAN QUEEN, THE (1951)
66. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
67. WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966)
68. UNFORGIVEN (1992)
69. TOOTSIE (1982)
70. CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A (1971)
71. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)
72. SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE (1994)
73. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
74. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE (1991)
75. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)
76. FORREST GUMP (1994)
77. ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976)
78. MODERN TIMES (1936)
79. WILD BUNCH, THE (1969)
80. APARTMENT, THE (1960)
81. SPARTACUS (1960)
82. SUNRISE (1927)
83. TITANIC (1997)
84. EASY RIDER (1969)
85. NIGHT AT THE OPERA, A (1935)
86. PLATOON (1986)
87. 12 ANGRY MEN (1957)
88. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
89. SIXTH SENSE, THE (1999)
90. SWING TIME (1936)
91. SOPHIE’S CHOICE (1982)
92. GOODFELLAS (1990)
93. FRENCH CONNECTION, THE (1971)
94. PULP FICTION (1994)
95. LAST PICTURE SHOW, THE (1971)
96. DO THE RIGHT THING (1989)
97. BLADE RUNNER (1982)
98. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
99. TOY STORY (1995)
100. BEN-HUR (1959)
*Update March 3: Seriously? I’ve been watching a lot of movies lately and NONE of the movies are on this list. Ridiculous. To note, I’ve seen Ordinary People, The Goodbye Girl, To Catch a Thief, The Country Girl and I’m sure some others I can’t remember at this point. I’m happy to say that I also have some of the movies on this list on my DVR so maybe this weekend I’ll decide to watch them.
