At the end, 11 significant lists were made (we won't count the Top 50 movie stars because it doesn't feature any movie title, nor the Top 100 Movies from 1998 since it's been updated in 2007)
Out of these 11 lists, only 12 American classics had the privilege to be listed in at least 6 of them. Which one, in your opinion, best defines American Cinema, or, if you had to pick one of them to show how great American Cinema is, which one would you pick?
After voting, you may discuss the list discuss here
The movie are ranked according to their position in the American Film Institute Top 100 Movies (2008), the numbers are marked between --> arrows <--.
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AFI Heroes : #4 : Rick Blaine AFI Quotes : #5 : "Here's looking at you, kid" #21 : "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" #28 : "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes by'" #32 : "Round up the usual suspects!" #43 : "We'll always have Paris" #67 : "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine" AFI Cheers : #32 AFI Thrills : #37
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AFI Cheers : #43
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AFI Heroes : #10 : T.E. Lawrence AFI Thrills : #23 AFI Cheers : #30
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AFI Cheers : #26 AFI Thrills : #43
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AFI Cheers : #33 AFI Heroes : #38 : The Tramp AFI Laughs : #38
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AFI Heroes : #14 : Han Solo #37 : Obi-Wan Kenobi AFI Thrills : #27 AFI Cheers : #39
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AFI Thrills : #40 AFI Cheers : #47 AFI Quotes : #78 : "Open the pod bay doors, HAL"
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AFI Thrills : #44
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AFI Cheers : #27
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AFI Quotes : #84 : "Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was 'Beauty killed the Beast'"
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AFI Songs : #58 : Gonna Fly Now AFI Quotes : #80 : "Yo, Adrian!"
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AFI Quotes : #100 : "I'm the king of the world"
