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...