The Best 'BBC's 100 Greatest American Films' Movies

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Star Wars 1977, 121 min.

George Lucas • Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Action • Adventure • Cyborg / Android / Robot

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The Empire Strikes Back 1980, 127 min.

Irvin Kershner • Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Action • Adventure • Cyborg / Android / Robot

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The Godfather 1972, 175 min.

Francis Ford Coppola • Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Crime Drama • Crime

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Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981, 115 min.

Steven Spielberg • Starring: Harrison Ford, Paul Freeman, Karen Allen

Action • Adventure • Costume Adventure

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Pulp Fiction 1994, 154 min.

Quentin Tarantino • Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis

Black Comedy • Comedy Thriller • Crime Comedy

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Back to the Future 1985, 116 min.

Robert Zemeckis • Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson

Adventure Comedy • Adventure • Americana

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The Godfather Part II 1974, 200 min.

Francis Ford Coppola • Starring: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Crime Drama • Crime

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The Dark Knight 2008, 152 min.

Christopher Nolan • Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart

Action Thriller • Action • Based-on-Comics

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GoodFellas 1990, 145 min.

Martin Scorsese • Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic

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City Lights 1931, 87 min.

Charles Chaplin • Starring: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee

Comedy Drama • Comedy • Drama

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The Shining 1980, 142 min.

Stanley Kubrick • Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Ghost Film • Haunted House Film

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Casablanca 1942, 102 min.

Michael Curtiz • Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid

Based-on-Theatre • Drama • Romance

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The Apartment 1960, 125 min.

Billy Wilder • Starring: Jack Lemmon, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston

Comedy Drama • Drama • Romance

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975, 133 min.

Milos Forman • Starring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Will Sampson

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Comedy Drama • Drama

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Double Indemnity 1944, 107 min.

Billy Wilder • Starring: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Crime Thriller • Crime

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964, 93 min.

Stanley Kubrick • Starring: George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Peter Sellers

Anti-War Film • Apocalyptic Film • Based-on-20th-Century-Literature

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North by Northwest 1959, 136 min.

Alfred Hitchcock • Starring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason

Chase Movie • Mystery • Romance

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The Night of the Hunter 1955, 92 min.

Charles Laughton • Starring: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Crime Thriller • Crime

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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927, 94 min.

F.W. Murnau • Starring: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston

Drama • Marriage Drama • Melodrama

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Citizen Kane 1941, 119 min.

Orson Welles • Starring: Orson Welles, Ray Collins, Joseph Cotten

Drama • Newspaper Film • Period Film

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The Best 'BBC's 100 Greatest American Films' Movies

Star Wars https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A898B2411B 1977, 121 min.

The Empire Strikes Back https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CB936431BE 1980, 127 min.

The Godfather https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B4CFDA198E 1972, 175 min.

Raiders of the Lost Ark https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F8FD895F02 1981, 115 min.

Pulp Fiction https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6275664BCE 1994, 154 min.

Back to the Future https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F6AF86D9BB 1985, 116 min.

The Godfather Part II https://www.flickchart.com/movie/DD42A68671 1974, 200 min.

The Dark Knight https://www.flickchart.com/movie/80C5CEBDC4 2008, 152 min.

GoodFellas https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8EC84B6AB6 1990, 145 min.

City Lights https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CA103CCA4C 1931, 87 min.

The Shining https://www.flickchart.com/movie/20DFD206DB 1980, 142 min.

Casablanca https://www.flickchart.com/movie/397A5ED065 1942, 102 min.

The Apartment https://www.flickchart.com/movie/80AA9787F3 1960, 125 min.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest https://www.flickchart.com/movie/524F1C7D3F 1975, 133 min.

Double Indemnity https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B7F3394B12 1944, 107 min.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E02A84753A 1964, 93 min.

North by Northwest https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F0D1F5FCA5 1959, 136 min.

The Night of the Hunter https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AE1B6CF4B7 1955, 92 min.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E9477F3156 1927, 94 min.

Citizen Kane https://www.flickchart.com/movie/693CD88917 1941, 119 min.

Movies by Decadefrom this Chart

Star Wars 1977, 121 min.

The Empire Strikes Back 1980, 127 min.

The Godfather 1972, 175 min.

Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981, 115 min.

Pulp Fiction 1994, 154 min.

Back to the Future 1985, 116 min.

The Godfather Part II 1974, 200 min.

The Dark Knight 2008, 152 min.

GoodFellas 1990, 145 min.

City Lights 1931, 87 min.

The Shining 1980, 142 min.

Casablanca 1942, 102 min.

The Apartment 1960, 125 min.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975, 133 min.

Double Indemnity 1944, 107 min.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964, 93 min.

North by Northwest 1959, 136 min.

The Night of the Hunter 1955, 92 min.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927, 94 min.

Citizen Kane 1941, 119 min.

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