December 31, 2025
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute among the art form’s greatest thrills, master of disaster Irwin Allen’s THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972) charts its course as a sea-set New Year’s party gone horribly awry, with an all-star ensemble on a survival quest in a capsized cruise ship. Starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley,...
December 30, 2025
THE MATRIX (1999) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski, THE MATRIX (1999) was named by the American Film Institute as one of the most heart-pounding thrills in the cinematic pantheon. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE MATRIX. Where to stream THE MATRIX THE MATRIX - Reelgood
December 29, 2025
BUGSY MALONE (1976) – AFI Movie Club
A gangster film utterly unique not just for its inclusion of lavish comedic musical set pieces but for a cast made up entirely of children, BUGSY MALONE (1976) features a young Jodie Foster as a gun moll – though even at the time, she was a veteran among her peers in the cast, having just...
December 28, 2025
AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY (1997) – AFI Movie Club
“Yeah baby!” A hilarious send-up of the espionage genre starring Mike Myers as the titular spy (as well as his nemesis, Dr. Evil – who cryogenically freezes himself within a Bob’s Big Boy statue) and directed by AFI Trustee Jay Roach, AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY (1997) was shot by AFI Alum Peter Deming...
December 27, 2025
OPERATION PETTICOAT (1959) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute among the art form’s greatest screen legends, Cary Grant stars in Blake Edwards’ OPERATION PETTICOAT (1959), which finds the leading man commanding a naval submarine during World War II which, thanks to some misapplication of paint, renders the U-boat a pale shade of pink. Visit the AFI Catalog to...
December 26, 2025
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) – AFI Movie Club
From director Peter Weir and starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany, MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the moving image. According to the official rationale, “MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD...
December 25, 2025
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) – AFI Movie Club
“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.” Featuring the talents of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – director Frank Capra and star James Stewart – IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) was twice named by the American Film Institute among the greatest films of all time, as well as among the top ten fantasy...
December 24, 2025
THE APARTMENT (1960) – AFI Movie Club
Set partially around an office party on Christmas Eve, THE APARTMENT (1960) features no fewer than three AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director, producer and co-writer Billy Wilder, as well as stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine! THE APARTMENT also appears on four of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest America films...
December 23, 2025
THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Christopher Nolan, featuring cinematography by AFI Alum Wally Pfister (AFI Class of 1988) and starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Morgan Freeman opposite a stellar cast led by Christian Bale and a transformative performance from Heath Ledger, THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it...
December 22, 2025
BLAZING SADDLES (1974) – AFI Movie Club
A chaotic interruption of a filmed movie musical, in progress, is just one wild moment among the myriad, rapid fire hysterics in BLAZING SADDLES (1974), ranked by the American Film Institute at #6 among the greatest filmed comedies of all time. Co-writer, director and star (in a dual role), AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Mel Brooks has said of the film’s...
December 21, 2025
MODERN TIMES (1936) – AFI Movie Club
Written and directed by star Charlie Chaplin – counted by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest screen legends– MODERN TIMES (1936) was included on AFI’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest movies of all time, as well as among the art form’s great comedies. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn...
December 20, 2025
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) – AFI Movie Club
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Julie Andrews in one of her most iconic roles – and, indeed, one of the most iconic roles across the art form itself! – THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) earned its place across six of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating film’s finest – first appearing on the original...
Donate today and join the nation’s strongest community of film lovers.
AFI is a 501c3 non-profit advancing the art of the moving image by empowering storytellers and inspiring audiences
