Jun 6, 2009
100 Most Inspiring Movies
Tonight I’m watching To Kill a Mockingbird, and so I wikipedia’d it and found out that it is 2nd in a list of America’s 100 most inspiring movies, as judged by the AFI in 2008. The list is good reading for movie lovers. Here’s some interesting stats (copied from wikipedia) about the 300 movies from the original ballot that the final 100 were selected from:
- Tom Hanks and Henry Fonda are the two most represented actors, in eight nominated films each. Gary Cooper and Sidney Poitier each star in seven nominated films.
- James Stewart played the main role in two out of the top five films (It’s a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington). He also starred in The Spirit of St. Louis (#69).
- Jean Arthur, with four nominated films, is the most represented actress.
Quoted from: AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Cheers
