100 Years… 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies is a list of the most inspiring films as determined by the American Film Institute. It is part of the AFI 100 Years… series, which has been compiling lists of the greatest films of all time in various categories since 1998. It was unveiled on a three-hour prime time special on CBS television on June 14, 2006.[1]
The films were selected by a jury of over 1,500 people involved in the film industry, who were polled in November 2005.[1]
| Movies | Director | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data-sort-value="It's a Wonderful Life" | It's a Wonderful Life | 1946 | ||
| 2 | data-sort-value="To Kill a Mockingbird" | To Kill a Mockingbird | 1962 | ||
| 3 | data-sort-value="Schindler's List" | Schindler's List | 1993 | ||
| 4 | data-sort-value="Rocky" | Rocky | 1976 | ||
| 5 | data-sort-value="Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | 1939 | ||
| 6 | data-sort-value="E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 | ||
| 7 | data-sort-value="Grapes of Wrath " | The Grapes of Wrath | 1940 | ||
| 8 | data-sort-value="Breaking Away" | Breaking Away | 1979 | ||
| 9 | data-sort-value="Miracle on 34th Street" | Miracle on 34th Street | 1947 | ||
| 10 | data-sort-value="Saving Private Ryan" | Saving Private Ryan | 1998 | ||
| 11 | data-sort-value="Best Years of Our Lives" | The Best Years of Our Lives | 1946 | ||
| 12 | data-sort-value="Apollo 13" | Apollo 13 | 1995 | ||
| 13 | data-sort-value="Hoosiers" | Hoosiers | 1986 | ||
| 14 | data-sort-value="Bridge on the River Kwai" | The Bridge on the River Kwai | 1957 | ||
| 15 | data-sort-value="Miracle Worker" | The Miracle Worker | 1962 | ||
| 16 | data-sort-value="Norma Rae" | Norma Rae | 1979 | ||
| 17 | data-sort-value="One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | 1975 | ||
| 18 | data-sort-value="Diary of Anne Frank" | The Diary of Anne Frank | 1959 | ||
| 19 | data-sort-value="Right Stuff" | The Right Stuff | 1983 | ||
| 20 | data-sort-value="Philadelphia" | Philadelphia | 1993 | ||
| 21 | data-sort-value="In the Heat of the Night" | In the Heat of the Night | 1967 | ||
| 22 | data-sort-value="Pride of the Yankees" | The Pride of the Yankees | 1942 | ||
| 23 | data-sort-value="Shawshank Redemption" | The Shawshank Redemption | 1994 | ||
| 24 | data-sort-value="National Velvet" | National Velvet | 1944 | ||
| 25 | data-sort-value="Sullivan's Travels" | Sullivan's Travels | 1941 | ||
| 26 | data-sort-value="Wizard of Oz" | The Wizard of Oz | 1939 | ||
| 27 | data-sort-value="High Noon" | High Noon | 1952 | ||
| 28 | data-sort-value="Field of Dreams" | Field of Dreams | 1989 | ||
| 29 | data-sort-value="Gandhi" | Gandhi | 1982 | ||
| 30 | data-sort-value="Lawrence of Arabia" | Lawrence of Arabia | 1962 | ||
| 31 | data-sort-value="Glory" | Glory | 1989 | ||
| 32 | data-sort-value="Casablanca" | Casablanca | 1942 | ||
| 33 | data-sort-value="City Lights" | City Lights | 1931 | ||
| 34 | data-sort-value="All the President's Men" | All the President's Men | 1976 | ||
| 35 | data-sort-value="Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | 1967 | ||
| 36 | data-sort-value="On the Waterfront" | On the Waterfront | 1954 | ||
| 37 | data-sort-value="Forrest Gump" | Forrest Gump | 1994 | ||
| 38 | data-sort-value="Pinocchio" | Pinocchio | 1940 | ||
| 39 | data-sort-value="Star Wars" | Star Wars | 1977 | ||
| 40 | data-sort-value="Mrs. Miniver" | Mrs. Miniver | 1942 | ||
| 41 | data-sort-value="Sound of Music" | The Sound of Music | 1965 | ||
| 42 | data-sort-value="12 Angry Men" | 12 Angry Men | 1957 | ||
| 43 | data-sort-value="Gone with the Wind" | Gone with the Wind | 1939 | ||
| 44 | data-sort-value="Spartacus" | Spartacus | 1960 | ||
| 45 | data-sort-value="On Golden Pond" | On Golden Pond | 1981 | ||
| 46 | data-sort-value="Lilies of the Field" | Lilies of the Field | 1963 | ||
| 47 | data-sort-value="2001: A Space Odyssey" | 1968 | |||
| 48 | data-sort-value="African Queen" | The African Queen | 1951 | ||
| 49 | data-sort-value="Meet John Doe" | Meet John Doe | 1941 | ||
| 50 | data-sort-value="Seabiscuit" | Seabiscuit | 2003 | ||
| 51 | data-sort-value="Color Purple" | The Color Purple | 1985 | ||
| 52 | data-sort-value="Dead Poets Society" | Dead Poets Society | 1989 | ||
| 53 | data-sort-value="Shane" | Shane | 1953 | ||
| 54 | data-sort-value="Rudy" | Rudy | 1993 | ||
| 55 | data-sort-value="Defiant Ones" | The Defiant Ones | 1958 | ||
| 56 | data-sort-value="Ben-Hur" | Ben-Hur | 1959 | ||
| 57 | data-sort-value="Sergeant York" | Sergeant York | 1941 | ||
| 58 | data-sort-value="Close Encounters of the Third Kind" | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 1977 | ||
| 59 | data-sort-value="Dances with Wolves" | Dances with Wolves | 1990 | ||
| 60 | data-sort-value="Killing Fields" | The Killing Fields | 1984 | ||
| 61 | data-sort-value="Sounder" | Sounder | 1972 | ||
| 62 | data-sort-value="Braveheart" | Braveheart | 1995 | ||
| 63 | data-sort-value="Rain Ma" | Rain Man | 1988 | ||
| 64 | data-sort-value="Black Stallion" | The Black Stallion | 1979 | ||
| 65 | data-sort-value="Raisin in the Sun" | A Raisin in the Sun | 1961 | ||
| 66 | data-sort-value="Silkwood" | Silkwood | 1983 | ||
| 67 | data-sort-value="Day the Earth Stood Still" | The Day the Earth Stood Still | 1951 | ||
| 68 | data-sort-value="Officer and a Gentleman" | An Officer and a Gentleman | 1982 | ||
| 69 | data-sort-value="Spirit of St. Louis" | The Spirit of St. Louis | 1957 | ||
| 70 | data-sort-value="Coal Miner's Daughter" | Coal Miner's Daughter | 1980 | ||
| 71 | data-sort-value="Cool Hand Luke" | Cool Hand Luke | 1967 | ||
| 72 | data-sort-value="Dark Victory" | Dark Victory | 1939 | ||
| 73 | data-sort-value="Erin Brockovich" | Erin Brockovich | 2000 | ||
| 74 | data-sort-value="Gunga Din" | Gunga Din | 1939 | ||
| 75 | data-sort-value="Verdict" | The Verdict | 1982 | ||
| 76 | data-sort-value="Birdman of Alcatraz" | Birdman of Alcatraz | 1962 | ||
| 77 | data-sort-value="Driving Miss Daisy" | Driving Miss Daisy | 1989 | ||
| 78 | data-sort-value="Thelma & Lo" | Thelma & Louise | 1991 | ||
| 79 | data-sort-value="Ten Commandments" | The Ten Commandments | 1956 | ||
| 80 | data-sort-value="Babe" | Babe | 1995 | ||
| 81 | data-sort-value="Boys Town" | Boys Town | 1938 | ||
| 82 | data-sort-value="Fiddler on the Roof" | Fiddler on the Roof | 1971 | ||
| 83 | data-sort-value="Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | 1936 | ||
| 84 | data-sort-value="Serpico" | Serpico | 1973 | ||
| 85 | data-sort-value="What's Love Got to Do with It" | What's Love Got to Do with It | 1993 | ||
| 86 | data-sort-value="Stand and Deliver" | Stand and Deliver | 1988 | ||
| 87 | data-sort-value="Working Girl" | Working Girl | 1988 | ||
| 88 | data-sort-value="Yankee Doodle Dandy" | Yankee Doodle Dandy | 1942 | ||
| 89 | data-sort-value=" Harold and Maude " | Harold and Maude | 1971 | ||
| 90 | data-sort-value=" Hotel Rwanda " | Hotel Rwanda | 2004 | ||
| 91 | data-sort-value="Paper Chase" | The Paper Chase | 1973 | ||
| 92 | data-sort-value="Fame" | Fame | 1980 | ||
| 93 | data-sort-value="Beautiful Mind" | A Beautiful Mind | 2001 | ||
| 94 | data-sort-value="Captains Courageous" | Captains Courageous | 1937 | ||
| 95 | data-sort-value="Places in the Heart" | Places in the Heart | 1984 | ||
| 96 | data-sort-value="Searching for Bobby Fischer" | Searching for Bobby Fischer | 1993 | ||
| 97 | data-sort-value="Madame Curie" | Madame Curie | 1943 | ||
| 98 | data-sort-value="Karate Kid" | The Karate Kid | 1984 | ||
| 99 | data-sort-value="Ray" | Ray | 2004 | ||
| 100 | data-sort-value="Chariots of Fire" | Chariots of Fire | 1981 |