A sweeping epic chronicling Russian life from Imperialism through the October Revolution, civil war and Joseph Stalin’s Great Purge, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree David Lean and was included among the American Film Institute’s accounting of the greatest movies of all time, as well as among cinema’s greatest romances....

Based on the classic work by Charles Dickens, OLIVER TWIST (1948) marked the second film adapted from the iconic author’s canon by director – and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – David Lean. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream OLIVER TWIST OLIVER TWIST - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club...

STAR WARS (1977) has been a consistent fixture on AFI’s various lists of America’s greatest movies – originally named one of the 50 Greatest American Films as part of the American Film Institute’s 10th anniversary celebration in 1977, while the film was still playing in theaters during its original run. The iconic adventure set “a...

Starring Peter O’Toole as British officer T. E. Lawrence, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) earned a place for the real-life historical figure on AFI’s list of cinema’s greatest heroes of all time. An epic achievement, the film was directed by AFI Life Achievement honoree David Lean, earning inclusion on both of the Institute’s vaunted lists of...