September 3, 2026
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (2011) – AFI Movie Club
“This is your mission, should you choose to accept it…” Helmed by director Brad Bird and once again positioning Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and his crack team of IMF agents as the last bastion of defense against the forces that would corrupt and crumble the free world, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (2011) features stunning...
August 30, 2026
DAYS OF THUNDER (1990) – AFI Movie Club
A high-octane NASCAR racing picture directed by Tony Scott from a screenplay by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Robert Towne, DAYS OF THUNDER (1990) marked an international breakthrough performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Nicole Kidman. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about DAYS OF THUNDER. Where to stream DAYS OF THUNDER DAYS OF...
August 7, 2026
A FEW GOOD MEN (1992) – AFI Movie Club
Written by Aaron Sorkin – who will receive an Honorary Degree at the commencement exercises of the AFI Conservatory today – A FEW GOOD MEN (1992) was directed by Rob Reiner, shot by AFI Alum Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979) and features the powerhouse pairing of Tom Cruise and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Jack Nicholson, earning recognition by the American...
July 22, 2026
TOP GUN: MAVERICK (2022) – AFI Movie Club
Revisiting the iconic character from Tony Scott’s 1986 original film, Joseph Kosinski’s TOP GUN: MAVERICK (2022) was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “TOP GUN: MAVERICK soars into the history of American film –...
July 4, 2026
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Oliver Stone and featuring cinematography by AFI Alum Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979), BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989) was scored by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree John Williams. Portrayed on screen by Tom Cruise, the film’s co-writer and real life subject – veteran and anti-war activist Ron Kovic – spoke...
November 15, 2025
THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986) – AFI Movie Club
A quarter century after THE HUSTLER, screen legend Paul Newman reprised his iconic role as pool shark “Fast Eddie” Felson in THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986) – stepping into the role of mentor to hotshot newcomer Vincent Lauria, played by Tom Cruise. The film was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Martin Scorsese and...
July 22, 2025
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996) – AFI Movie Club
“This is your mission, should you choose to accept it…” Bringing Bruce Geller’s classic espionage series to the big screen to ignite what would become one of cinema’s most iconic and long-running action franchises, director Brian De Palma’s MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996) also turned Tom Cruise’s stardom into a supernova – with pulse-pounding thrills driven a...
July 5, 2025
TOP GUN (1986) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Tony Scott and starring the incomparable Tom Cruise, TOP GUN (1986) features an iconic line counted by the American Film Institute among the most memorable movies quotes in the history of the art form: “I feel the need – the need for speed!” Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about TOP GUN....
June 9, 2025
JERRY MAGUIRE (1996) – AFI Movie Club
An iconic “mission statement” written and directed by Cameron Crowe and shot by AFI alum (Class of 1987) Janusz Kaminski, JERRY MAGUIRE stars Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Renée Zellweger – and was named among the great sports movies and the great cinema love stories by the American Film Institute, with two of its iconic...
March 15, 2025
RAIN MAN (1988) – AFI Movie Club
Pairing Tom Cruise and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Dustin Hoffman for an unforgettable road trip, Barry Levinson’s RAIN MAN (1988) earned a place on the American Film Institute’s list of the most triumphantly inspiring films of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about RAIN MAN. Have Get The Picture delivered to...
February 27, 2025
THE LAST SAMURAI (2003) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Alum Edward Zwick – who co-wrote and produced alongside fellow Alum Marshall Herskovitz (both AFI Class of 1975), with Steven Rosenblum (AFI Class of 1976) editing – THE LAST SAMURAI (2003) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2003, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art...
February 12, 2025
MINORITY REPORT (2002) – AFI Movie Club
A slick dystopian science-fiction thriller adapted from Philip K. Dick’s 1956 novella and featuring the work of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – director Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams – MINORITY REPORT (2002) also boasts contributions from two alums of the AFI Conservatory – screenwriter Scott Frank (AFI Class of 1984) and cinematographer...
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