The 100 greatest American films100. Ace in theHole (Billy
Wilder, 1951)99. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)98. Heavens
Gate (Michael Cimino, 1980)97. GoneWiththe Wind (Victor Fleming,
1939)96. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)95. DuckSoup (Leo
McCarey, 1933)94. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)93. Mean Streets
(Martin Scorsese, 1973)92. The Night ofthe Hunter (Charles
Laughton, 1955)91. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg,
1982)90. ApocalypseNow (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)89. In a
LonelyPlace (Nicholas Ray, 1950)88. West SideStory (Robert Wiseand
Jerome Robbins, 1961)87. Eternal Sunshine oftheSpotlessMind (Michel
Gondry, 2004)86. The Lion King (Roger Allersand Rob Minkoff,
1994)85. Night ofthe Living Dead (George A Romero, 1968)84.
Deliverance (John Boorman, 1972)83. BringingUp Baby (Howard Hawks,
1938)82. RaidersoftheLostArk (Steven Spielberg, 1981)81. Thelma
& Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991)80. Meet Me in St Louis
(VincenteMinnelli, 1944)79. The Treeof Life (Terrence Malick,
2011)78. SchindlersList (Steven Spielberg, 1993)77. Stagecoach
(John Ford, 1939)76. The Empire Strikes Back (IrvinKershner,
1980)75. Close EncountersoftheThirdKind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)74.
ForrestGump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994)73. Network (Sidney Lumet,
1976)72. The Shanghai Gesture (Josef vonSternberg, 1941)71.
Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)70. The Band Wagon
(VincenteMinnelli, 1953)69. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982)68.
Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)67. Modern Times (Charlie
Chaplin, 1936)66. Red River (Howard Hawks, 1948)65. The RightStuff
(Philip Kaufman, 1983)64. Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray, 1954)63.
Love Streams (John Cassavetes, 1984)62. The Shining (Stanley
Kubrick, 1980)61. EyesWideShut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999)60. Blue
Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)59. OneFlew Over theCuckoosNest (Milo
Forman, 1975)58. The Shop AroundtheCorner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940)57.
Crimes andMisdemeanors (Woody Allen, 1989)56. Back tothe Future
(Robert Zemeckis, 1985)55. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)54.
SunsetBoulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950)53. GreyGardens (Albert and
David Maysles, Ellen HovdeandMuffie Meyer, 1975)52. The Wild Bunch
(Sam Peckinpah, 1969)51. TouchofEvil (Orson Welles, 1958)50. His
Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940)49. DaysofHeaven (Terrence Malick,
1978)48. A Place in the Sun (George Stevens, 1951)47. Marnie
(Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)46. Its a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra,
1946)45. The Man Who ShotLiberty Valance (John Ford, 1962)44.
Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton, 1924)43. LetterfromanUnknownWoman (Max
Ophls, 1948)42. DrStrangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)41. Rio Bravo
(Howard Hawks, 1959)40. MeshesoftheAfternoon (Maya Derenand
Alexander Hammid, 1943)39. The Birthof a Nation (DW Griffith,
1915)38. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)37. Imitationof Life (Douglas
Sirk, 1959)36. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977)35. Double Indemnity
(Billy Wilder, 1944)34. The Wizardof Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)33.
The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)32. The Lady Eve
(Preston Sturges, 1941)31. A WomanUndertheInfluence (John
Cassavetes, 1974)30. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)29.
Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)28. PulpFiction (Quentin
Tarantino, 1994)27. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)26.
KillerofSheep (Charles Burnett, 1978)25. Do theRightThing (Spike
Lee, 1989)24. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)23. Annie Hall
(Woody Allen, 1977)22. Greed (Erich von Stroheim, 1924)21.
Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)20. Goodfellas (Martin
Scorsese, 1990)19. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)18. City
Lights (Charlie Chaplin, 1931)17. The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin,
1925)16. McCabe&Mrs Miller (Robert Altman, 1971)15. The Best
YearsofOurLives (William Wyler, 1946)14. Nashville (Robert Altman,
1975)13. North byNorthwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)12. Chinatown
(Roman Polanski, 1974)11. The MagnificentAmbersons (Orson Welles,
1942)10. The GodfatherPart II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)9.
Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)8. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock,
1960)7. Singin in theRain (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952)6.
Sunrise (FW Murnau, 1927)5. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)4. 2001:
A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)3. Vertigo (Alfred
Hitchcock, 1958)2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)1.
Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
