The first of the AFI 100 Years... series of cinematic milestones, AFI's 100 Years... 100 American Movies is a list … See more

Films were judged according to the following criteria:
1. Feature length: Narrative format, at least 60 minutes long.
2. American film: English language, with significant creative and/or financial pr… See more

A 145-minute presentation of the 100 films aired on CBS on June 16, 1998.
A 460-minute version aired as a 10-part series on TNT, narrated by James Woods and hosted by American talents as follows:
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As with awards, the list of those who vote and the final vote tally are not released to the public, nor the criteria for how the 400 nominated films have been selected.
On June 26, 1998, the Chicago Reader published a… See more

• BFI Top 100 British films
• List of films considered the best See more

• AFI 100 Years...100 Movies (1998 edition)
• AFI 100 Years...100 Movies (2007 edition)
• List of the 400 nominated movies (1998 edition)… See more