AFI's 100 Most Inpirational Movies

1. "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946)

2. "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962)

3. "Schindler's List" (1993)

4. "Rocky" (1976)

5. "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939)

6. "E.T. -- The Extra-Terrestrial" (1982)

7. "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940)

8. "Breaking Away" (1979)

9. "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947)

10. "Saving Private Ryan" (1998)

11. "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946)

12. "Apollo 13" (1995)

13. "Hoosiers" (1986)

14. "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957)

15. "The Miracle Worker" (1962)

16. "Norma Rae" (1979)

17. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975)

18. "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1959)

19. "The Right Stuff" (1983)

20. "Philadelphia" (1993)

21. "In the Heat of the Night" (1967)

22. "The Pride of the Yankees" (1942)

23. "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994)

24. "National Velvet" (1944)

25. "Sullivan's Travels" (1941)

26. "The Wizard of Oz" (1939)

27. "High Noon" (1952)

28. "Field of Dreams" (1989)

29. "Gandhi" (1982)

30. "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962)

31. "Glory" (1989)

32. "Casablanca" (1942)

33. "City Lights" (1931)

34. "All the President's Men" (1976)

35. "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967)

36. "On the Waterfront" (1954)

37. "Forrest Gump" (1994)

38. "Pinocchio" (1940)

39. "Star Wars" (1977)

40. "Mrs. "Miniver" (1942)

41. "The Sound of Music" (1965)

42. "12 Angry Men" (1957)

43. "Gone With the Wind" (1939)

44. "Spartacus" (1960)

45. "On Golden Pond" (1981)

46. "Lilies of the Field" (1963)

47. "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968)

48. "The African Queen" (1951)

49. "Meet John Doe" (1941)

50. "Seabiscuit" (2003)

51. "The Color Purple" (1985)

52. "Dead Poet's Society" (1989)

53. "Shane" (1953)

54. "Rudy" (1993)

55. "The Defiant Ones" (1958)

56. "Ben-Hur" (1959)

57. "Sergeant York" (1941)

58. "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977)

59. "Dances With Wolves" (1990)

60. "The Killing Fields" (1984)

61. "Sounder" (1972)

62. "Braveheart" (1995)

63. "Rain Man" (1988)

64. "The Black Stallion" (1979)

65. "A Raisin in the Sun" (1961)

66. "Silkwood" (1983)

67. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951)

68. "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982)

69. "The Spirit of St. "Louis" (1957)

70. "Coal Miner's Daughter" (1980)

71. "Cool Hand Luke" (1967)

72. "Dark Victory" (1939)

73. "Erin Brockovich" (2000)

74. "Gunga Din" (1939)

75. "The Verdict" (1982)

76. "Birdman of Alcatraz" (1962)

77. "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989)

78. "Thelma & Louise" (1991)

79. "The Ten Commandments" (1956)

80. "Babe" (1995)

81. "Boys Town" (1938)

82. "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971)

83. "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936)

84. "Serpico" (1973)

85. "What's Love Got to Do with It" (1993)

86. "Stand and Deliver" (1988)

87. "Working Girl" (1988)

88. "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942)

89. "Harold and Maude" (1972)

90. "Hotel Rwanda" (2004)

91. "The Paper Chase" (1973)

92. "Fame" (1980)

93. "A Beautiful Mind" (2001)

94. "Captains Courageous" (1937)

95. "Places in the Heart" (1984)

96. "Searching for Bobby Fischer" (1993)

97. "Madame Curie" (1943)

98. "The Karate Kid" (1984)

99. "Ray" (2004)

100. "Chariots of Fire" (1981)
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Braveheart 62? WTF??? :furious3:

Breaking Away 6? WTF?? :furious3: :furious3: :furious3: In the words of Arnold the Governator "Come on don't bullshit me"

Casablanca 32? WTF? :furious3:

Field of Dreams 28?? WTF??? :furious3:

Forrest Gump 37?? WTF??? :furious3:


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Other than Breaking Away, I agree with the top 10. It's a Wonderful Life is a great film and very inspirational. I would have put Dead Poets Society a lot higher as well

Casablanca, Braveheart, Forrest Gump, and Field of Dreams should have been higher
 
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These sorts of lists are odd, because they try to quantify personal reactions to movies and we all are touched in different ways.

Regarding, "Breaking Away", I can remember seeing that in the movie theater and the audience erupting in applause and cheers at the climatic scene. It was the first time I ever saw/heard that happen and it was quite moving.

Chris
 
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After the talk about the inspirational movies, I watched Rudy again. What a great film, and as always it brings tears to my eyes. The guts that guy had should be an inspiration to us all....
 
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