Browse 127 movies from AFI
Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and writers and other people who made life in this business, interspersing images of famous movies.
Jun 1995
A father gets trapped in a one-sided incestuous relationship with his abusive son.
Jan 2011
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Sep 1977
An Asian American who looks for love in superficial and external ways. It's bittersweet because she doesn't end up finding what she wants, but makes a very intimate connection with her overweight neighbor, a man she would never consider dating.
Apr 2019
When a beautiful country girl leaves her farm and baby behind to pursue a singing career in Nashville, her naïve dreams of stardom descend into a perverse nightmare.
Jan 1990
When Iranian-born Rita Mahtoubian sets out to change her life from ordinary to extraordinary, she accidentally captures the attention of a homeland security agent in this satirical comedy about romance, terrorism and trying to be a better person.
Apr 2015
Kansas City 1959: When Andy's boyfriend leaves, Andy goes on a trip to confront him and discovers his lover's double life.
Jun 2018
The spectacular CBS special! Shirley Temple Black hosts the festivities as 50 of today's top stars count down the 50 greatest screen legends of all time. Features Clint Eastwood, Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Kevin Spacey and many others.
Jun 1999
A woman struggles to adjust to her new life in a human zoo exhibit on an alien planet.
Apr 2014
A teenage boy anxiously watches over his meth-cooking father and his little brother, but his vigilance is wearing thin.
A young man driving across the country to become a star in Hollywood picks up a hitchhiker.
Aug 1997
A struggling door-to-door salesman becomes addicted to collecting the paper messages of good fortune found inside fortune cookies served as dessert at Chinese restaurants in the United States.
Jan 1991
Drama based on the legend of La Llorona
Jun 2001
A nine year old girl, Kathrine Barnes, faces reality through her imagination as she welcomes her father home from war.
Apr 2004
The American Film Institute celebrates 100 years of film by recognizing the top 50 film heroes and top 50 film villains of all time.
Jun 2003
The slice-of-life story of how an exterminator attempts to connect with his clients and the consequences of these connections.
Aug 2003
A young woman named Mabel discovers that after the death of her parents, her family has lost all of its money. With no help from her brothers, Mabel is left to fend for herself. Only after meeting Jack Ferguson, a local doctor, does she finally regain a sense of self-worth. The Horse Dealer's Daughter is a tale of love and turmoil, based on the short story by D.H. Lawrence.
Mar 1983
Young Mildred, a carhop waitress at O'Rear's Drive-In Theater, falls for Max, an egotistical bitter once-popular local high school football star.
Oct 1980
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet is a 1970 short film directed by John D. Hancock. It follows a group of Madison Avenue touch football buffs who are beaten by a teenaged boy and begin to feel their age. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Jan 1970
After he's been cast (again!) as a background tree in his annual middle school play, an ambitious and imaginative Israeli immigrant boy leads a revolution on stage that his intolerant drama teacher will never forget.
Jun 2019