August 11, 2026
MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946) – AFI Movie Club
Two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees were part of the creative team that brought the continuing story of Wyatt Earp to the screen in MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946) – including both director John Ford and star Henry Fonda. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MY DARLING CLEMENTINE. Where to stream MY DARLING CLEMENTINE MY DARLING...
April 2, 2026
THE SEARCHERS (1956) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree John Ford and starring John Wayne – who was ranked by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time – THE SEARCHERS (1956) appears on AFI’s original and 10th anniversary edition lists of the greatest films of all time, and was also named the...
February 16, 2026
YOUNG MR. LINCOLN (1939) – AFI Movie Club
The story of our 16th president’s early days, YOUNG MR. LINCOLN (1939) was brought to the screen by two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – director John Ford and star Henry Fonda. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about YOUNG MR. LINCOLN. Where to stream YOUNG MR. LINCOLN YOUNG MR. LINCOLN -...
December 10, 2025
STAGECOACH (1939) – AFI Movie Club
Included on the American Film Institute’s original list of the greatest films of all time, STAGECOACH (1939) was also ranked among AFI’s accounting the art form’s great westerns. Star John Wayne was named by AFI as one of cinema’s greatest screen legends, and director John Ford was the recipient of the inaugural AFI Life Achievement...
October 12, 2025
THE QUIET MAN (1952) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by the great John Ford, inaugural recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, THE QUIET MAN (1952) sees both director and frequent collaborator John Wayne out of their comfort zone in the American West and in the verdant hills of Innisfree, Ireland – where the two-fisted American finds love with fiery Maureen O’Hara in...
July 9, 2024
THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from John Steinbeck’s now-classic novel only a year after its publication, THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) was selected for the American Film Institute’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest American films of all time, with Henry Fonda’s portrayal of Tom Joad ranked among AFI’s greatest screen heroes, and the film itself counted...
November 9, 2021
AFI Movie Club: THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE
A classic western adapted from the short story by Dorothy M. Johnson, THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962) is directed by John Ford, the first recipient of the American Film Institute’s highest honor for a career in film – and stars another AFI Life Achievement Award honoree, James Stewart, who received the award in...
August 3, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE GRAPES OF WRATH
THE GRAPES OF WRATH was selected for both AFI’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest American films of all time. Henry Fonda’s character Tom Joad is ranked #12 among AFI’s greatest screen heroes, and the film is ranked #7 as one of the most inspiring films ever. Director John Ford was awarded the…
May 15, 2020
AFI Movie Club: STAGECOACH
STAGECOACH is ranked #63 on AFI’s original list of the greatest American films of all time! John Wayne was named one of the greatest screen legends by AFI, and director John Ford was the recipient of the inaugural AFI Life Achievement Award in 1973. Watch Vince Gilligan announce the film: Movie Trivia about…
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