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ANIMATION

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. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

2. Pinocchio (1940)

3. Bambi (1942)

4. The Lion King (1994)

5. Fantasia (1940)

6. Toy Story (1995)

7. Beauty and the Beast (1991)

8. Shrek (2001)

9. Cinderella (1950)

10. Finding Nemo (2003)

ROMANTIC COMEDY

AFI defines “romantic comedy” as a genre in which the development of a romance leads to comic situations.

1. City Lights (1931)

2. Annie Hall (1977)

3. It Happened One Night (1934)

4. Roman Holiday (1953)

5. The Philadelphia Story (1940)

6. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

7. Adam's Rib (1949)

8. Moonstruck (1987)

9. Harold and Maude (1971)

10. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

WESTERN

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. The Searchers (1956)

2. High Noon (1952)

3. Shane (1953)

4. Unforgiven (1992)

5. Red River (1948)

6. The Wild Bunch (1969)

7. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

8. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

9. Stagecoach (1939)

10. Cat Ballou (1965)

SPORTS

AFI defines “sports” as a genre of films with protagonists who play athletics or other games of competition

1. Raging Bull (1980)

2. Rocky (1976)

3. The Pride of the Yankees (1943)

4. Hoosiers (1986)

5. Bull Durham (1988)

6. The Hustler (1961)

7. Caddyshack (1980)

8. Breaking Away (1979)

9. National Velvet (1945)

10. Jerry Maguire (1996)

MYSTERY

AFI defines “mystery” as a genre that revolves around the solution of a crime.

1. Vertigo (1958)

2. Chinatown (1974)

3. Rear Window (1954)

4. Laura (1944)

5. The Third Man (1949)

6. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

7. North by Northwest (1959)

8. Blue Velvet (1986)

9. Dial M for Murder (1954)

10. The Usual Suspects (1995)

FANTASY

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. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

3. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

4. King Kong (1933)

5. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

6. Field of Dreams (1989)

7. Harvey (1950)

8. Groundhog Day (1993)

9. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

10. Big (1988)

SCI-FI

AFI defines “science fiction” as a genre that marries a scientific or technological premise with imaginative speculation.

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

2. Star Wars (1977)

3. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

4. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

5. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

6. Blade Runner (1982)

7. Alien (1979)

8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

9. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

10. Back to the Future (1985)

GANGSTER

AFI defines the “gangster film” as a genre that centers on organized crime or maverick criminals in a twentieth century setting.

1. The Godfather (1972)

2. Goodfellas (1990)

3. The Godfather Part II (1974)

4. White Heat (1949)

5. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

6. Scarface (1932)

7. Pulp Fiction (1994)

8. The Public Enemy (1931)

9. Little Caesar (1931)

10. Scarface (1983)

COURTROOM DRAMA

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. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

2. 12 Angry Men (1957)

3. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

4. The Verdict (1982)

5. A Few Good Men (1992)

6. Witness for the Prosecution (1958)

7. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

8. In Cold Blood (1967)

9. A Cry in the Dark (1988)

10. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

EPIC

AFI defines “epic” as a genre of large-scale films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past.

1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

2. Ben-Hur (1959)

3. Schindler's List (1993)

4. Gone with the Wind (1939)

5. Spartacus (1960)

6. Titanic (1997)

7. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

8. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

9. Reds (1981)

10. The Ten Commandments (1956)

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ANIMATION

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.

ROMANTIC COMEDY

AFI defines “romantic comedy” as a genre in which the development of a romance leads to comic situations.

WESTERN

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.

SPORTS

AFI defines “sports” as a genre of films with protagonists who play athletics or other games of competition

MYSTERY

AFI defines “mystery” as a genre that revolves around the solution of a crime.

FANTASY

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.

SCI-FI

AFI defines “science fiction” as a genre that marries a scientific or technological premise with imaginative speculation.

GANGSTER

AFI defines the “gangster film” as a genre that centers on organized crime or maverick criminals in a twentieth century setting.

COURTROOM DRAMA

AFI defines “courtroom drama” as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film’s narrative.

EPIC

AFI defines “epic” as a genre of large-scale films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past.

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