Canonical List

🎞️AFI's 10 Top 10 — Genre Pinnacles

AFI's top 10 in 10 genres (Drama, Comedy, Western, Musical, etc.) — 100 films total

79 matched films

#1
City Lights

City Lights

19318.5

Charles Chaplin

ComedyDramaRomance
Max
Max
8.5
#1
Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

19557.6

John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy, Joshua Logan

ComedyDramaWar
7.6
#1
Raging Bull

Raging Bull

19808.1

Martin Scorsese

BiographyDramaSportAuteur
8.1
#1
Vertigo

Vertigo

19588.2

Alfred Hitchcock

MysteryRomanceThriller
8.2
#1
2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

19688.3

Stanley Kubrick

AdventureSci-FiAuteur
8.3
#1
The Godfather

The Godfather

19729.2

Francis Ford Coppola

CrimeDramaAuteur
9.2
#1
To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

19628.2

Robert Mulligan

CrimeDrama
8.2
#1
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

19628.3

David Lean

AdventureBiographyDrama
MUBI
MUBI
8.3
#2
High Noon

High Noon

19527.9

Fred Zinnemann

DramaThrillerWestern
7.9
#2
Rocky

Rocky

19768.1

John G. Avildsen

DramaSport
Max
Max
8.1
#2
Chinatown

Chinatown

19748.1

Roman Polanski

DramaMysteryThriller
8.1
#2
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

20018.9

Peter Jackson

AdventureDramaFantasy
NFXMax
NFXMax
8.9
#2
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Star Wars

19778.6

George Lucas

ActionAdventureFantasy
D+
D+
8.6
#2
GoodFellas

GoodFellas

19908.7

Martin Scorsese

BiographyCrimeDramaAuteur
Prime
Prime
8.7
#2
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

19579.0

Sidney Lumet

CrimeDrama
9.0
#2
Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

19598.1

William Wyler

AdventureDrama
8.1
#3
It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

19348.1

Frank Capra

ComedyRomance
8.1
#3
Shane

Shane

19537.6

George Stevens

DramaWestern
7.6
#3
The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

19427.6

Sam Wood

BiographyDramaRomance
7.6
#3
Rear Window

Rear Window

19548.5

Alfred Hitchcock

DramaMysteryThriller
8.5
#3
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

19468.6

Frank Capra

DramaFamilyFantasy
8.6
#3
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

19818.4

Steven Spielberg

ActionAdventure
8.4
#3
The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

19749.0

Francis Ford Coppola

CrimeDramaAuteur
9.0
#3
Kramer vs. Kramer

Kramer vs. Kramer

19797.8

Robert Benton

Drama
7.8
#3
Schindler's List

Schindler's List

19939.0

Steven Spielberg

BiographyDramaHistory
9.0
#4
The Lion King

The Lion King

19948.5

Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff

AdventureAnimationDrama
D+
D+
8.5
#4
Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday

19538.0

William Wyler

ComedyDramaRomance
8.0
#4
Unforgiven

Unforgiven

19928.2

Clint Eastwood

DramaWestern
8.2
#4
Laura

Laura

19447.9

Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian

DramaFilm-NoirMystery
7.9
#4
A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange

19718.2

Stanley Kubrick

CrimeSci-FiAuteur
8.2
#4
White Heat

White Heat

19498.1

Raoul Walsh

ActionCrimeDrama
8.1
#4
The Verdict

The Verdict

19827.7

Sidney Lumet

Drama
7.7
#4
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

19398.2

Victor Fleming

DramaRomanceWar
8.2
#5
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

19398.1

Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Norman Taurog, Richard Thorpe, King Vidor

AdventureFamilyFantasy
8.1
#5
Red River

Red River

19487.7

Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson

DramaWestern
7.7
#5
The Third Man

The Third Man

19498.1

Carol Reed

DramaFilm-NoirMystery
8.1
#5
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

19477.9

George Seaton

ComedyDramaFamily
7.9
#5
The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

19517.7

Robert Wise

DramaSci-Fi
7.7
#5
Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde

19677.7

Arthur Penn

ActionBiographyCrime
7.7
#5
A Few Good Men

A Few Good Men

19927.7
DramaThriller
7.7
#5
Spartacus

Spartacus

19607.9

Stanley Kubrick

AdventureBiographyDramaAuteur
7.9
#6
Toy Story

Toy Story

19958.3
AdventureAnimationComedy
D+
D+
8.3
#6
When Harry Met Sally...

When Harry Met Sally...

19897.7
ComedyDramaRomance
PrimeMUBI
PrimeMUBI
7.7
#6
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

19697.9

Sam Peckinpah

ActionAdventureDrama
7.9
#6
The Hustler

The Hustler

19617.9

Robert Rossen

DramaSport
7.9
#6
The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

19417.9

John Huston

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
7.9
#6
Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams

19897.5

Phil Alden Robinson

DramaFamilyFantasy
7.5
#6
Blade Runner

Blade Runner

19828.1

Ridley Scott

ActionDramaSci-FiAuteur
PrimeMax
PrimeMax
8.1
#6
Scarface

Scarface

19327.7

Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson

ActionCrimeDrama
7.7
#6
Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

19578.4

Billy Wilder

CrimeDramaMystery
8.4
#6
Titanic

Titanic

19978.0

James Cameron

DramaRomance
D+
D+
8.0
#7
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

19918.0

Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

AnimationFamilyFantasy
D+
D+
8.0
#7
Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

19507.5

George Cukor

ComedyDramaRomance
7.5
#7
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

19698.0

George Roy Hill

AdventureBiographyCrime
D+
D+
8.0
#7
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

19598.3

Alfred Hitchcock

AdventureDramaMystery
8.3
#7
Harvey

Harvey

19507.9

Henry Koster

ComedyDramaFantasy
7.9
#7
Alien

Alien

19798.5

Ridley Scott

HorrorSci-FiAuteur
D+
D+
8.5
#7
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

19948.8
CrimeDrama
8.8
#7
Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

19598.0

Otto Preminger

DramaMystery
8.0
#7
All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

19308.1

Lewis Milestone

DramaWar
8.1
#8
McCabe & Mrs. Miller

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

19717.6

Robert Altman

DramaWestern
7.6
#8
Breaking Away

Breaking Away

19797.7

Peter Yates

ComedyDramaSport
7.7
#8
Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

19867.7

David Lynch

CrimeDramaMysteryAuteur
MUBI
MUBI
7.7
#8
Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day

19938.0
ComedyDramaFantasy
MUBI
MUBI
8.0
#8
Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

19918.6

James Cameron

ActionAdventureSci-Fi
8.6
#8
The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

19317.6

William A. Wellman

CrimeDrama
7.6
#8
In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

19677.9

Richard Brooks

BiographyCrimeDrama
7.9
#8
Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

19988.6

Steven Spielberg

DramaWar
8.6
#9
Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude

19717.8

Hal Ashby

ComedyDramaRomance
7.8
#9
Stagecoach

Stagecoach

19397.8

John Ford

AdventureDramaWestern
7.8
#9
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

19548.1

Alfred Hitchcock

CrimeDramaMystery
8.1
#9
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

19567.7

Don Siegel

DramaHorrorSci-Fi
7.7
#9
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

19328.2

Mervyn LeRoy

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
8.2
#10
Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo

20038.2
AdventureAnimationComedy
D+
D+
8.2
#10
The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

19958.5

Bryan Singer

CrimeDramaMystery
8.5
#10
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

19858.5

Robert Zemeckis

AdventureComedySci-Fi
Prime
Prime
8.5
#10
Scarface

Scarface

19838.3

Brian De Palma

CrimeDrama
NFXPrime
NFXPrime
8.3
#10
Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg

19618.3

Stanley Kramer

DramaHistoryWar
8.3
#10
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

19567.9

Cecil B. DeMille

AdventureDramaFamily
7.9