The American Film Institute (AFI) has listed its top 10 films in 10 classic genres. The list was the subject of a CBS TV special called AFI’s 10 Top 10, which featured interviews with Harrison Ford, Jane Fonda, Michael J Fox, Gene Hackman, George Lucas, Isabella Rossellini, Susan Sarandon and Steven Spielberg, among many others.
Here are the top two films in each genre:
Animation: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio
Fantasy: The Wizard of Oz, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Gangster: The Godfather, Goodfellas
Science Fiction: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars: Episode IV (the original)
Western: The Searchers, High Noon
Sports: Raging Bull, Rocky
Mystery: Vertigo, Chinatown
Romantic Comedy: City Lights, Annie Hall
Courtroom Drama: To Kill a Mockingbird, 12 Angry Men
Epic: Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-Hur
The full list can be accessed on www.afi.org.
