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101 Greatest Screenplays
The Godfather, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Chinatown, Schindler’s List – the greatest films of all time have one thing in common: each began as the vision of writer. Long before the parts were cast and the cameras rolled, a writer gazed upon a blank page and set in motion a classic story. For the first time ever, the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) are celebrating the best screenwriters and their timeless works with the release of the 101 Greatest Screenplays list.
101 Greatest Screenplays compiles the finest achievements in film writing, as voted upon by professional film and television writers. In the summer of 2005, ballots were sent out asking WGA members to list up to ten of their favorite produced screenplays. Any film, past or present, English-language or otherwise, was eligible. The resulting list is like a travelogue of the greatest films of the century, with all decades from the 1930s on represented among the rankings.
Like a composer of a classic symphony or an author of a beloved novel, the most memorable and moving pictures would not exist without their principal architect: the screenwriter. Too often classic films are linked only to their stars or directors, overlooking the original artists who first put pen to paper – or more recently keyboard to laptop – to create the kind of enduring works that have entertained and inspired generations of movie-going audiences around globe. 101 Greatest Screenplays will finally set the record straight by celebrating the best in film writing and bringing recognition to the wizards behind the curtain: the men and women who wrote the greatest films of all time.
And now, on with the list…
1. |
CASABLANCA |
2. |
THE GODFATHER |
3. |
CHINATOWN |
4. |
CITIZEN KANE |
5. |
ALL ABOUT EVE |
6. |
ANNIE HALL |
7. |
SUNSET BLVD. |
8. |
NETWORK |
9. |
SOME LIKE IT HOT |
10. |
THE GODFATHER II |
11. |
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID |
12. |
DR. STRANGELOVE |
13. |
THE GRADUATE |
14. |
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA |
15. |
THE APARTMENT |
16. |
PULP FICTION |
17. |
TOOTSIE |
18. |
ON THE WATERFRONT |
19. |
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD |
20. |
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE |
21. |
NORTH BY NORTHWEST |
22. |
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION |
23. |
GONE WITH THE WIND |
24. |
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND |
25. |
THE WIZARD OF OZ |
26. |
DOUBLE INDEMNITY |
27. |
GROUNDHOG DAY |
28. |
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE |
29. |
SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS |
30. |
UNFORGIVEN |
31. |
HIS GIRL FRIDAY |
32. |
FARGO |
33. |
THE THIRD MAN |
34. |
THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS |
35. |
THE USUAL SUSPECTS |
36. |
MIDNIGHT COWBOY |
37. |
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY |
38. |
AMERICAN BEAUTY |
39. |
THE STING |
40. |
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY |
41. |
GOODFELLAS |
42. |
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK |
43. |
TAXI DRIVER |
44. |
THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES |
45. |
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST |
46. |
THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE |
47. |
THE MALTESE FALCON |
48. |
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI |
49. |
SCHINDLER’S LIST |
50. |
THE SIXTH SENSE |
51. |
BROADCAST NEWS |
52. |
THE LADY EVE |
53. |
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN |
54. |
MANHATTAN |
55. |
APOCALYPSE NOW |
56. |
BACK TO THE FUTURE |
57. |
CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS |
58. |
ORDINARY PEOPLE |
59. |
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT |
60. |
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL |
61. |
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS |
62. |
MOONSTRUCK |
63. |
JAWS |
64. |
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT |
65. |
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN |
66. |
JERRY MAGUIRE |
67. |
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL |
68. |
STAR WARS |
69. |
DOG DAY AFTERNOON |
70. |
THE AFRICAN QUEEN |
71. |
THE LION IN WINTER |
72. |
THELMA & LOUISE |
73. |
AMADEUS |
74. |
BEING JOHN MALKOVICH |
75. |
HIGH NOON |
76. |
RAGING BULL |
77. |
ADAPTATION |
78. |
ROCKY |
79. |
THE PRODUCERS |
80. |
WITNESS |
81. |
BEING THERE |
82. |
COOL HAND LUKE |
83. |
REAR WINDOW |
84. |
THE PRINCESS BRIDE |
85. |
LA GRANDE ILLUSION |
86. |
HAROLD & MAUDE |
87. |
8 1/2 |
88. |
FIELD OF DREAMS |
89. |
FORREST GUMP |
90. |
SIDEWAYS |
91. |
THE VERDICT |
92. |
PSYCHO |
93. |
DO THE RIGHT THING |
94. |
PATTON |
95. |
HANNAH AND HER SISTERS |
96. |
THE HUSTLER |
97. |
THE SEARCHERS |
98. |
THE GRAPES OF WRATH |
99. |
THE WILD BUNCH |
100. |
MEMENTO |
101. |
NOTORIOUS |