May 4, 2026
STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) – AFI Movie Club
May the Fourth be with you! Concluding the epic trilogy of the galactic civil war introduced six years prior in 1977’s STAR WARS, this second sequel – and ostensible sixth episode – to the beloved space saga returned audiences to a “galaxy far, far away” for what seemed, at the time, like it might well...
March 16, 2026
STAR WARS (1977) – AFI Movie Club
Ranked among the best science-fiction films of all-time, 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...
March 12, 2026
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) – AFI Movie Club
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) appears on both of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films of all time – the original list as well as the 10th anniversary edition. It ranks #10 among the most heart-pounding screen adventures – and Indiana Jones himself was named by AFI as the second greatest screen hero...
February 4, 2026
WORKING GIRL (1988) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing across three of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating excellence in the art form – including among the most inspiring films, the greatest love stories and cinema’s greatest songs – WORKING GIRL (1988) was brought to the screen by two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award, director Mike Nichols and star Harrison Ford....
June 30, 2025
WITNESS (1985) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Harrison Ford in a starring role as a cop undercover in an Amish community after a young man witnesses the murder of another officer, director Peter Weir’s WITNESS (1985) was named by the American Film Institute among the art form’s great love stories for its tender approach to the...
June 19, 2025
42 (2013) – AFI Movie Club
AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Harrison Ford takes on the role of Brooklyn Dodgers’ owner Branch Rickey in 42 – the story of baseball legend Jackie Robinson becoming the first black player in the Major League. Bringing one legend to life is another, with incomparable screen icon Chadwick Boseman stepping into Robinson’s uniform to bring...
June 15, 2025
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989) – AFI Movie Club
The ultimate father/son movie, INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE boasts contributions by no fewer than five AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director Steven Spielberg, producer George Lucas, stars Harrison Ford and Sean Connery and composer John Williams – as well as an early credit for AFI Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Kennedy. Indiana...
May 4, 2025
STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) – AFI Movie Club
May the Fourth be with you! Marking 45 years since it first hit theaters and expanded the “galaxy far, far away” introduced three years prior in 1977’s STAR WARS, this first sequel to the beloved space saga deepened the mystique of the story’s iconic and inscrutable avatar of evil – earning Sith Lord Darth Vader...
April 28, 2025
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...
January 5, 2025
BLADE RUNNER (1982) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Ridley Scott and starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Harrison Ford, BLADE RUNNER (1982) also features an iconic supporting performance from AFI Trustee Edward James Olmos. With incomparable design by “visual futurist” Syd Mead, the dystopian image of a future Los Angeles (set in 2019) earned a place on the 10th anniversary edition...
April 28, 2024
APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) – AFI Movie Club
A journey into the heart of darkness that appeared on AFI's 10th anniversary edition of the greatest films of all time, Francis Ford Coppola’s APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) features an iconic performance from Marlon Brando – named one of cinema’s most enduring screen legends – as well as a small supporting role from AFI Life Achievement...
February 26, 2024
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (2008) – AFI Movie Club
With cinematography by AFI Alum Janusz Kamiński (AFI Class of 1987) and a story co-developed by Jeff Nathanson (AFI Class of 1987), INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (2008) boasts contributions by no fewer than four AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director Steven Spielberg, producer George Lucas, star Harrison Ford and...
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