AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
Through the collective judgment of 1,500 leaders from across the American film community - screenwriters, directors, actors, producers, cinematographers, editors, executives, film historians and critics -, AFI has identified 100 movies which set the standard and mark the excellence of the first century of American cinema. The first version of the list only contained films that were made in the first 100 years of American cinema (1896-1996). However, this list is the updated version.

Citizen Kane
1941

The Godfather
1972

Casablanca
1942

Raging Bull
1980

Singin' in the Rain
1952

Gone with the Wind
1939

Lawrence of Arabia
1962

Schindler's List
1993

Vertigo
1958

The Wizard of Oz
1939

City Lights
1931

The Searchers
1956

Star Wars
1977

Psycho
1960

2001: A Space Odyssey
1968

Sunset Boulevard
1950

The Graduate
1967

The General
1926

On the Waterfront
1954

It's a Wonderful Life
1946

Chinatown
1974

Some Like It Hot
1959

The Grapes of Wrath
1940

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982