[Leaning Right]

Here's a little something non-political for a Sunday. The list is over 10 years old now, but it's still interesting. (In today's uber-PC climate, I shudder to think what movies critics would now call "inspiring".)

Here's the AFI top ten:

1. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1946
2. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 1962
3. SCHINDLER'S LIST 1993
4. ROCKY 1976
5. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON 1939
6. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 1982
7. THE GRAPES OF WRATH 1940
8. BREAKING AWAY 1979
9. MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET 1947
10. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 1998

[Leaning Right]

I forgot to check the Excerpt box (or maybe the Russians deleted it). Here’s the link to the article:

http://www.afi.com/100Years/cheers.aspx

[golux]

Where's My Lai Four?

[bramps]

I’m impressed that they had Breaking Away that high. I love that movie.

[Artemis Webb]

"Here's a little something non-political...>

Bless you.

[dynachrome]

No “Sharknado”?

[heterosupremacist]

Re: 6. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 1982 ~

Why did illegal aliens dislike ET?

He learned English, and all he ever wanted was to go home...

[morphing libertarian]

what did ET inspire us todo?

[Artemis Webb]

I’m glad Rocky is on the list. It’s easy to make fun of the endless sequels, but Rocky is still a GREAT movie.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

“The Best Years of Our Lives.” 1948.

[Alberta's Child]

There's an underrated movie that should be on that list: Groundhog Day. In the director's cut, there's an interview with director Harold Ramis where he says it was listed in a survey of religious, government and business leaders as the movie most likely for viewers to identify with 100 years in the future.

[Proud White Trump Supporter]

Where’s’Behind The Green Door’ starring Marilyn Chambers?

[Alberta's Child]

Some of those might be good movies -- even great ones -- but are hardly what I would call "inspirational."

The Shawshank Redemption is an inspirational movie?!

[EdnaMode]

Where is The Incredibles?

[PlateOfShrimp]

Ben Hur should be higher on the list. Best epic evah, and very inspiring

[OttawaFreeper]

One of my favourites that might make this list is “The Natural” (1984).

[BuffaloJack]

I see the PC clowns dropped “Gone With The Wind” and “Citizen Kane” from the list.

[Belakflognirb]

The Fountainhead??????????

[Vic S]

I didn’t like High Noon - replace with Rio Bravo. A sheriff shouldn’t run from trouble.

[Nifster]

Not a bad top ten

[xkaydet65]

Bridge on the River Kwai inspiring??? With James Donald shouting “Madness! Madness!” At its conclusion. A great movie, but inspiring??? If they had said Bridges of Toko-ri, yeah... “ where do we get such men?” Now Marcelino, not on the list, that was inspiring