March 6, 2026
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) – AFI Movie Club
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) appears on AFI’s lists of the greatest American films of all time. It ranks #5 among the most heart-pounding screen thrills and both Jodie Foster’s Clarice Starling and Anthony Hopkins’ Dr. Hannibal Lecter were counted among AFI’s ranking of the art form’s greatest heroes and villains – with Lecter...
March 5, 2026
BABE (1995) – AFI Movie Club
The adorable, heart-warming and life-affirming story of a small pig raised on an English farm to herd sheep, BABE (1995) was ranked by the American Film Institute among the most inspiring screen stories ever filmed. His indomitable spirit is reflected in the vast, varied and unlikely friendships he makes around the farm, including Ferdinand the...
March 4, 2026
THE IRISHMAN (2019) – AFI Movie Club
A dark biographical epic following a mob hitman from his early days to his final days, THE IRISHMAN (2019) brings together three recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – producer/director Martin Scorsese, producer/star Robert De Niro and star Al Pacino – as well as Scorsese’s longtime collaborator, AFI Honorary Degree recipient Thelma Schoonmaker. Also...
March 3, 2026
A STAR IS BORN (1976) – AFI Movie Club
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Barbra Streisand opposite Kris Kristofferson, A STAR IS BORN (1976) was co-written (alongside Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne) and directed by the legendary Frank Pierson, who served as an AFI Trustee from 2006-2012 and as the artistic director for the AFI Conservatory, then known as the Center for...
March 2, 2026
PLANET OF THE APES (1968) – AFI Movie Club
An iconic sci-fi masterpiece that appears on two of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – cinema’s most heart-pounding thrills and the art form’s most iconic quotes – PLANET OF THE APES (1968) stars screen legend Charlton Heston as a misanthropic astronaut stranded alone on the strange and uncanny world. Heston was the third Chair...
March 1, 2026
TIME BANDITS (1981) – AFI Movie Club
A madcap, magical heist across time and space, TIME BANDITS (1981) features a colorful assortment of scoundrels shepherding a hapless young boy along on their misadventures. Among the cast of all-stars they encounter along the way – including John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Ralph Richardson and David Warner – is...
February 28, 2026
KUNDUN (1997) – AFI Movie Club
A biographical epic based on the life and writings of the Dalai Lama, KUNDUN (1997) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Martin Scorsese and edited by his longtime collaborator, AFI Honorary Degree recipient Thelma Schoonmaker. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about KUNDUN. Where to stream KUNDUN KUNDUN - Reelgood
February 27, 2026
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. (2005) – AFI Movie Club
Directed, co-written and produced by star – and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – George Clooney, GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. (2005) features stunning black and white cinematography by AFI Alum Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977). The film was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2005, recognizing it as one of the year’s most...
February 26, 2026
DEFENDING YOUR LIFE (1991) – AFI Movie Club
From writer, director and star Albert Brooks, DEFENDING YOUR LIFE (1991) is an inspired comedy set in a waystation between our world and the next, where the recently deceased examine the choices they’ve made. Co-starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep, the film also features honoree Shirley MacLaine in a cameo role – as...
February 25, 2026
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from the book by Anthony Burgess, the harrowing near-future vision depicted in director Stanley Kubrick’s A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) earned the film recognition on the American Film Institute’s accounting the greatest films of all time – both the original and the 10th anniversary edition – as well as on AFI’s lists of the art...
February 24, 2026
AMISTAD (1997) – AFI Movie Club
Chronicling a touchstone true legal case sometimes referred to as a turning point in the American perspective on slavery, AMISTAD (1997) is brought to the screen by a stellar ensemble cast led by Djimon Hounsou, Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Morgan Freeman – one of three honorees responsible for shining...
February 23, 2026
KING KONG (1933) – AFI Movie Club
The Eighth Wonder of the World and a groundbreaking work with impact that still reverberates across the art form today, KING KONG (1933) has an appropriately massive footprint across the American Film Institute’s lists of cinema milestones. First appearing on AFI’s greatest films of all time, creature creator Willis O’Brien’s iconic ape is also immortalized...
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