(America's 100 Greatest Movies)

The American Film Institute in Los Angeles, California, in mid-June 1998 commemorated the extraordinary first 100 years of American movies by making a "definitive selection of the 100 greatest American movies of all time, as determined by more than 1,500 leaders from the American film community." See the 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time.

The 400 Nominated Films were feature-length fictional movies produced between 1912 and 1996 "with the goal of amassing a capsule of the first 100 years of American cinema, across decades and across genres." See the Judging Criteria for the selection process of the Top 100 films.

In subsequent years, the AFI has also produced other lists:

50 Greatest American Screen Legends
100 Funniest Comedies
100 Most Thrilling Films
100 Greatest Love Stories
100 Greatest Heroes & Villains
100 Greatest Songs in American Movies
100 Greatest Movie Quotes in American Movies
100 Most Inspiring American Movies

Read this site's Commentary on AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies (original)
The original 400 Greatest American Films (nominees)
See AFI's 100 Greatest American Films - 10th Anniversary Edition