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DA 5 BLOODS (2020) – AFI Movie Club

Directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Spike Lee and featuring an all-star cast that includes one of Chadwick Boseman’s final roles, DA 5 BLOODS (2020) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “DA 5 BLOODS...
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AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (2013) – AFI Movie Club

Produced by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Clooney (alongside Grant Heslov, Jean Doumanian and Steve Traxler), director John Wells’ AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (2013) is adapted by the play of the same name by Tracy Letts – and features a murderers’ row of top talent, including Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict...
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DIRTY HARRY (1971) – AFI Movie Club

A standout entry in a filmography stacked cultural relevance and outstanding examples of excellence in the art form, DIRTY HARRY (1971) features one of AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Clint Eastwood’s most iconic roles – named by AFI among cinema’s great heroes, and whose famous line was counted among the art form’s great movie quotes....
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THE FUGITIVE (1993) – AFI Movie Club

Adapted for the big screen from the hit television show by director Andrew Davis and screenwriters Jeb Stuart and David Twohy, and named by AFI among the art form’s greatest thrills, THE FUGITIVE (1993) follows wrongly accused Dr. Richard Kimble on the run and in his search for the one-armed man who killed his wife...
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THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (2011) – AFI Movie Club

Adapting the classic story from Belgian comic creator Hergé, Steven Spielberg’s THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (2011) brings unbridled adventure to life in a globetrotting treasure hunt featuring one of the beloved boy journalist’s most iconic expeditions. In to Spielberg himself, the film featured the work of another recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, composer...
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BUGONIA (2025) – AFI Movie Club

Combining combines cinematic genres in stark contrasts to create a vision that is wildly and uniquely his own, Yorgos Lanthimos’ BUGONIA (2025) was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “BUGONIA shatters the concept of...
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BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022) – AFI Movie Club

An epic sequel to the iconic and groundbreaking BLACK PANTHER (2018), director Ryan Coogler’s BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022) tackled the task of addressing the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman – telling its tale with thoughtful empathy that welcomed audiences and the characters themselves into the mourning process. Starring AFI Honorary Degree recipient Angela Bassett,...
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THE HANGOVER (2009) – AFI Movie Club

From director Todd Phillips and a core crew of Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis, THE HANGOVER (2009) was honored in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “THE HANGOVER will have you rubbing your head in...
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25TH HOUR (2002) – AFI Movie Club

An unflinching but empathetic drama following one man during his final 24 hours of freedom in New York, 25TH HOUR (2002) was adapted by David Benioff from his own debut novel and directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Spike Lee. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about 25TH HOUR. Where to stream 25TH HOUR...
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ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959) – AFI Movie Club

Named among the art form’s great courtroom dramas by the American Film Institute, director Otto Preminger’s ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959) features AFI Life Achievement Award honoree James Stewart at the head of an all-start cast that includes Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara and George C. Scott – and also features one of cinema’s iconic one-sheets,...
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AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (2025) – AFI Movie Club

The third epic installment of director James Cameron’s sweeping space saga, AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH further realizes the impossible. James Cameron’s unfolding epic...
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PADDINGTON (2014) – AFI Movie Club

A charming film from writer/director Paul King adapting the timeless and beloved stories by Michael Bond, PADDINGTON (2014) finds the iconic bear arriving in London for the first of his modern cinematic adventures – characterized by heart, optimism and empathy, even when confronted by the villainous actions of the diabolical taxidermist Millicent Clyde, played to...
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