Bored at Home? Here’s Where You Can Watch Most of AFI’s Top 25 Films (Photos)
1. “Citizen Kane” (1941)
It’s not on streaming. Tough luck.
2. “The Godfather” (1972)
It’s not on streaming. Tough luck.
3. “Casablanca” (1943)
It’s not on streaming. Tough luck.
4. “Raging Bull” (1980)
You can watch Martin Scorsese’s “Raging Bull” on Amazon Prime. The film stars Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent and Cathy Moriarty.
5. “Singin’ in the Rain” (1952)
It’s not on streaming. Tough luck.
6. “Gone With the Wind” (1939)
It’s not on streaming. Tough luck.
7. “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962)
David Lean’s 3 hour 48 min drama is available on Crackle — however, you’ll have to watch it with ads.
8. “Schindler’s List” (1993)
Steven Spielberg’s famous World War II drama is available on Amazon Prime Video, in collaboration with Starz.
9. “Vertigo” (1958)
Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo,” starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, in collaboration with Starz.
10. “The Wizard of Oz” (1939)
The famous movie about Dorothy and her journey to Oz, directed by Victor Fleming, is available for your viewing pleasure on Fubo.
11. “City Lights” (1931)
Charlie Chaplin’s “City Lights” is part of the Criterion Collection.
12. “The Searchers” (1956)
You can watch John Ford’s “The Searchers,” starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter and Natalie Wood, on DirecTV.
13. “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” (1977)
Whether you are one of those people who are just watching “Star Wars” movies for the first time or want to rewatch them, you can do so on Disney+.
14. “Psycho” (1960)
Another one of Alfred Hitchcock’s films is on the AFI Top 100 list, and you can watch it on Amazon Prime Video in collaboration with Starz.
15. “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968)
Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi masterpiece was polarizing in its day (and still is), but it’s visually awe-inspiring, remarkably tense and a profound and spiritual story on the pursuit for higher meaning in life. Ideally it’s worth seeing on film in the biggest theater possible, but seeing as you’re not going anywhere during the coronavirus, streaming will do. It’s available on DirecTV.
16. “Sunset Boulevard” (1950)
Billy Wilder’s film noir probes the fading glory of Old Hollywood with Gloria Swanson as an old star of silent pictures, Noram Desmond. It’s a perfect place to start exploring the noir genre, as the Top 100 also includes films like “Double Indemnity” and “The Maltese Falcon.” You can watch it on Amazon Prime Video.
17. “The Graduate” (1967)
Mike Nichols’ “The Graduate” helped to herald the shift Old Hollywood to New Hollywood, introducing American audiences to a style of filmmaking popularized by European giants of the early ’60s. But it also helped to shape a new kind of teen counterculture and made Dustin Hoffman a star. It’s available on The Criterion Collection/CBS All Access.
18. “The General” (1927)
Arguably Buster Keaton’s finest silent film (he also has a quick cameo in “Sunset Boulevard”), “The General” is different from Chaplin’s “City Lights” in that it doesn’t have the same sentimental side and is instead jammed with laughs and incredible stunts the likes of which only Keaton could do. It’s on Amazon Prime.
19. “On the Waterfront” (1954)
Marlon Brando had already given titanic performances in films like “A Streetcar Named Desire,” but his sobering work in Elia Kazan’s “On the Waterfront” helped the film sweep the Oscars, including Best Picture. It’s a drama and crime film about an ex-prize fighter who “coulda been a contender” and helps stand up to his corrupt union bosses. Watch it on the Criterion Collection/Crackle.
20. “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946)
It’s usually a Christmas tradition, but Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” is a rousing, feel-good story at any time of year and is an especially poignant message about valuing life and others in these hard times. Watch it on Amazon Prime.
21. “Chinatown” (1974)
“Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.” That’s the capper to a near-perfect movie rich with a web of corruption, deceit and crime. It also has a masterful Jack Nicholson performance in which he’s in virtually every scene, not to mention wearing a bandage on his nose for most of the film. You can also see this on Amazon in collaboration with Starz.
22. “Some Like It Hot” (1959)
AFI in a separate list named Billy Wilder’s “Some Like It Hot” the funniest movie ever made. It’s a riot featuring Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as two musicians who disguise themselves as women in order to evade the mob. It also features Marilyn Monroe at her absolute best. Also watch this on Amazon Prime Video.
23. “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940)
John Ford’s adaptation of the classic John Steinbeck novel is unfortunately not available for streaming at present.
24. “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (1982)
Another Spielberg classic, it feels like every kids movie or nostalgia show or movie of the last 20 years owes a big debt to “E.T.” And if you watched that adorable holiday ad from last year, it’s worth checking out just how well the original holds up. Again, you can watch this on Amazon Prime in collaboration with Starz.
25. “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962)
Since you can’t see Aaron Sorkin’s new adaptation on Broadway right now, you can check out the classic film with an impeccable and honorable performance by Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. We should just say, watch everything on Amazon Prime.
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