The American Film Institute's New Top 100 Movies List

The American Film Institute broadcast their new Top 100 Films of all time on '100 Years 100 Movies' on June 20th in a new 3-hour special on CBS. Film critics, historians and other experts gathered to vote on the Top 100 films for the second time this decade. A lot of shifting occurred from the previous list, though many films remained on the list.

'Citizen Kane' maintained its number one spot, while 'The Godfather' and 'Casablanca' swapped places on the list as numbers 2 and 3, respectively. 'Raging Bull' took a surprising number 4 spot, a jump from its previous place at 24. Other top ten films included 'Singin' in the Rain' at fifth place, followed by 'Gone With the Wind,' 'Lawrence of Arabia,' 'Schindler's List,' 'Vertigo' and 'The Wizard of Oz.' Most surprising among these is perhaps 'Vertigo' making the jump from its previous spot at number 61 all the way to number 9.

The criteria for the top films has a lot to do with the importance of the film not only when it was released, but also the relevancy it still holds. Films that reflect who we are and at times determine who we are often make the list. New films making the cut this year include 'Toy Story,' 'The Shawshank Redemption,' 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,' 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'Titanic,' 'The Sixth Sense' and 'Blade Runner.'

Among films removed from the list were the iconic 'The Birth of a Nation,' 'Amadeus,' 'Doctor Zhivago,' 'From Here to Eternity,' 'The Jazz Singer,' 'My Fair Lady,' and 'The Third Man.' Many films staying on the list dropped several spots including 'The African Queen,' 'A Clockwork Orange,' and 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.' Others rose in ranking such as Clint Eastwood's 'Unforgiven, 'Rocky' and 'The Searchers.'

The List

1. Citizen Kane
2. The Godfather
3. Casablanca
4. Raging Bull
5. Singin' in the Rain
6. Gone With the Wind
7. Lawrence of Arabia
8. Schindler's List
9. Vertigo
10. The Wizard of Oz
11. City Lights
12. The Searchers
13. Star Wars
14. Psycho
15. 2001: A Space Odyssey
16. Sunset Boulevard
17. The Graduate
18. The General
19. On the Waterfront
20. It's a Wonderful Life
21. Chinatown
22. Some Like It Hot
23. The Grapes of Wrath
24. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
25. To Kill a Mockingbird
26. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
27. High Noon
28. All About Eve
29. Double Indemnity
30. Apocalypse Now
31. The Maltese Falcon
32. The Godfather Part II
33. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
34. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
35. Annie Hall
36. The Bridge on the River Kwai
37. The Best Years of Our Lives
38. The Treasure of Sierra Madre
39. Dr. Strangelove
40. The Sound of Music
41. King Kong
42. Bonnie and Clyde
43. Midnight Cowboy
44. The Philadelphia Story
45. Shane
46. It Happened One Night
47. A Streetcar Named Desire
48. Rear Window
49. Intolerance
50. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
51. West Side Story
52. Taxi Driver
53. The Deer Hunter
54. M*A*S*H
55. North By Northwest
56. Jaws
57. Rocky
58. The Gold Rush
59. Nashville
60. Duck Soup
61. Sullivan's Travels
62. American Graffiti
63. Cabaret
64. Network
65. The African Queen
66. Raiders of the Lost Ark
67. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
68. Unforgiven
69. Tootsie
70. A Clockwork Orange
71. Saving Private Ryan
72. The Shawshank Redemption
73. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
74. The Silence of the Lambs
75. In the Heat of the Night
76. Forrest Gump
77. All the President's Men
78. Modern Times
79. The Wild Bunch
80. The Apartment
81. Spartacus
82. Sunrise
83. Titanic
84. Easy Rider
85. A Night at the Opera
86. Platoon
87. 12 Angry Men
88. Bringing Up Baby
89. The Sixth Sense
90. Swing Time
91. Sophie's Choice
92. Goodfellas
93. The French Connection
94. Pulp Fiction
95. The Last Picture Show
96. Do the Right Thing
97. Blade Runner
98. Yankee Doodle Dandy
99. Toy Story
100. Ben-Hur