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AFI's 10 greatest films in 10 classic genres

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#1 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
AFI defines "animated" as a genre in which the film's images are primarily created by computer or hand and the characters are voiced by actors.

#1 CITY LIGHTS
AFI defines "romantic comedy" as a genre in which the development of a romance leads to comic situations.

#1 THE SEARCHERS
AFI defines "western" as a genre of films set in the American West that embodies the spirit, the struggle and the demise of the new frontier.

#1 RAGING BULL
AFI defines "sports" as a genre of films with protagonists who play athletics or other games of competition.

#1 VERTIGO
AFI defines "mystery" as a genre that revolves around the solution of a crime.

#1 THE WIZARD OF OZ
AFI defines "fantasy" as a genre where live-action characters inhabit imagined settings and/or experience situations that transcend the rules of the natural world.

#1 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
AFI defines "science fiction" as a genre that marries a scientific or technological premise with imaginative speculation.

#1 THE GODFATHER
AFI defines the "gangster film" as a genre that centers on organized crime or maverick criminals in a twentieth century setting.

#1 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
AFI defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative.

#1 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
AFI defines "epic" as a genre of large-scale films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past.



More of each list is on the site........
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5 responses // AFI's 10 greatest films in 10 classic genres

  • There are some really great movies in each of the top 10 lists.
    shroomfairy
  • What No Casablanca? How can you leave Casablanca off that list?

    It has everything... Love, War, Intrigue, Spies,Nazis and Good Guys with one heck of a metaphoric storyline and some of the best chemistry between the actors in a movie... ever.

    Oh AFI this could be the end of a beautiful friendship.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iYbEPZVVIA
    Paulathesurfmom
  • everyone knows that Terminator 2 and Predator are the greatest things ever.
    Owwmykneecap
  • Who is the AFI?
    Are they just a bunch of wannabee, artsy types?

    the Searchers best Western?

    2001 best Sci-Fi?
    anthonyvop
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