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100 YEARS...100 MOVIES AFI's 10 Top 10 Film Genres Introduction |

Genre Sub-Sections
Film Genres Overview | Main Film Genres | Film Sub-Genres | Other Major Film Categories | Film Sub-Genres Types (and Hybrids)
Best Pictures - Genre Biases | Summary of Top Films by Genre | Top 100 Films by Genre | AFI's Top 10 Film Genres
To compile the final list, AFI distributed a ballot with 500 Nominated Films (50 per genre) to a jury of over 1,500 leaders from the creative community, including film artists (directors, screenwriters, actors, editors, cinematographers), critics and historians. AFI asked jurors to consider the following criteria in their selection process:
Facts about Genres and Ballot:
Comments Regarding the Ballot:
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(See Filmsite's Descriptions of Genres) 10 Links are to Each Genre ![]() "The Greatest Films" site has selected as the 100 Greatest Films |
(Greatest Films: Animated Films) # 1 Film: ![]() |
(Greatest Films: Fantasy Films) # 1 Film: ![]() |
(Greatest Films: Gangster-Crime Films) # 1 Film: ![]() |
(Greatest Films: Science Fiction Films) # 1 Film: ![]() |
(Greatest Films: Western Films) # 1 Film: ![]() |
(Greatest Films: Sports Films) # 1 Film: ![]() |
(Greatest Films: Mystery Films) # 1 Film: ![]() |
(Greatest Films: Comedy Films) # 1 Film: ![]() |
(Greatest Films: Courtroom Dramas) # 1 Film: ![]() |
(Greatest Films: Epic Films) # 1 Film: ![]() |
Introduction | Part 1 - Animated | Part 2 - Fantasy | Part 3 - Gangster | Part 4 - Science Fiction | Part 5 - Western Part 6 - Sports | Part 7 - Mystery | Part 8 - Romantic Comedy | Part 9 - Courtroom Drama | Part 10 - Epic |


