Lew Crippen
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I have not seen any discussion of the latest AFI nominations—this time the category is Cheers. The AFI defines this as Movies that inspire with characters of vision and conviction who face adversity and often make a personal sacrifice for the greater good. Whether these movies end happily or not, they are ultimately triumphant – both filling audiences with hope and empowering them with the spirit of human potential.
There are 300 nominated films, 100 less than for previous categories. It can only be assumed that Hollywood has not made many movies about personal sacrifice.
12 Angry Men
2001: A Space Odyssey
8 Mile
9 to 5
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Adventures of Robin Hood, The
Affair to Remember, An
African Queen, The
Air Force
Alamo, The
Ali
All the President's Men
American History X
American President, The
Amistad
Angels in the Outfield
Antowne Fisher
Apollo 13
Awakenings
Babe
Babe Ruth Story. The
Babes in Arms
Bad News Bears, The
Bang the Drum Slowly
Bataan
Beau Geste
Beautiful Mind, A
Ben-Hur (1926)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Benji
Best Years of our Lives
Bible, The
Big Country, The
Birdman of Alcatraz
Bishop's Wife, The
Black Stallion, The
Blackboard Jungle
Born on the Fourth of July
Boys Town
Braveheart
Breakfast Club
Breaking Away
Bridge on the River Kwai, The
Bridges of Toko-Ri, The
Captains Courageous
Carousel
Casablanca
Cast Away
Champ, The
Chariots of Fire
Children of a Lesser God
Christmas Carol
City Lights
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Coal Miner's Daughter
Cocoon
Color of Money, The
Color Purple, The
Coming Home
Conrack
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Runnings
Cop Land
Cowboys, The
Cry Freedom
Dances with Wolves
Dark Victory
Dave
Day the Earth Stood Still, The
Dead Man Walking
Dead Poet's Society
Defiant Ones, The
Destination Tokyo
Destry Rides Again
Diary of Anne Frank, The
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dozen, The
Disraeli
Do the Right Thing
Dr. Ehrilch's Magic Bullet
Driving Miss Daisy
Dumbo
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Edison, the Man
El Cid
Erin Brockovich
Exodus
Fame
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Fiddler on the Roof
Field of Dreams
Finding Neverland
Flashdance
Footloose
Forrest Gump
Four Feathers
Free Willy
Freshman, The
Fried Green Tomatoes
Gandhi
General, The
Gentleman's Agreement
Ghost
Gladiator
Glory
Go, Man, Go!
God is My Co-Pilot
Godspell
Going My Way
Gon with the Wind
Good Earth, The
Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Will Hunting
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey
Grapes of Wrath, The
Great Escape, The
Green Mile, The
Grreatest Storey Ever Told, The
Guadalcanal Diary
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Gunga Din
Guns of Navarone, The
Guy Named Joe, A
Harold and Maude
Heidi
Hero
High Noon
Hoosiers
Hotel Rwanda
How the West Was Won
Hurricane, The
I Am Sam
Ice Castles
In the Heat of the Night
Incredible Journey, The
Inn of the Sixth Happiness, The
Insider, The
It's a Wonderful Day
Jackie Robinson Story, The
Jerry Maguire
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jim Thorpe - All-American
Joan of Arc
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Joy Luck Club, The
Karate Kid, The
Keys of the Kingdom, The
Kid, The
Killing Fields, The
King of Kings, The (1927)
King of Kings, The (1961)
Knute Rockne All American
Lassie Come Home
Last Temptation of Christ, The
Lawrence of Arabia
League of Their Own, A
Lean On Me
Life of Emile Zola, The
Liles of the Field
Lion King, The
Little Orphan Annie
Longest Day, The
Longest Yard, The
Lord of the Rings, The: Fellowship of the Ring, The
Lorenzo's Oil
Lost Weekend, The
Love Story
Madame Curie
Magfificent Seven, The
Malcolm X
Man for All Seasons, A
Mark of Zorro, The
Marty
Mary Poppins
Mask
Meet Joan Doe
Men, The
Midway
Mighty Ducks, The
Million Dollar Mermaid
Miracle
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle Worker, The
Mission, The
Mississippi Burning
Moulin Rouge!
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Holland's Opus
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mrs. Miniver
Music of the Heart
My Fair Lady
My Family, Mi Familia
Mystery, Alaska
National Velvet
Natrual, The
Norma Rae
North Dallas Forty
Nun's Story, The
October Sky
Officer and a Gentleman, An
Oliver!
On Golden Pond
On the Waterfront
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Paper Chase, The
Passion of the Christ, The
Patton
Philadelphia
Pinocchio
Places in the Heart
Pocketful of Miracles
Pollyanna (1920)
Pollyanna (1960)
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Yankees
PT 109
Queen Christna
Quo Vadis
Rain Man
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rasin in the Sun, A
Ray
Red Badge of Courage, The
Reds
Regarding Henry
Remember the Titans
Revemge pf the Neerds
Right Stuff, The
Robe, The
Robin Hood
Rocky
Rollerball
Rookie, The
Rudy
Run Silent, Run Deep
Sands of Iwo Jima
Saturday Night Fever
Saving Private Ryan
Scent of a Woman
Schindler's List
Seabiscuit
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Sergeant York
Serpico
Shaft
Shane
Shawshank Redemption
Silkwood
Sleepless in Seattle
So Proudly We Hail!
Sombody Up There Likes Me
Song of Bernadette
Sound of Music, The
Sounder
Sparrows
Spartacus
Spider-Man 2
Spirit of St. Louis, The
Ssince You Went Away
Stagecoach
Stand and Deliver
Stand by Me
Stand Up and Cheer!
Star Wars
Story of Alexander Graham Bell, The
Story of Louis Pasteus, The
Straight Story, The
Sullivan's Travels
Sunrise at Campobello
Superman
Sweet Charity
Ten Commandments, The
Thelma & Louise
Thief of Bagdad, The
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
To Hell and Back
To Kill a Mockingbird
Top Gun
Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A
Truman Show, The
Unmarried Woman, An
Verdict, The
What's Love Got to Do with It
Wild One, The
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Wings
Winning Team, The
With a Song in My Heart
Wizard of Oz, The
Woithout Limits
Working Girl
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yentl
You Can't Take it with You
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Tom Edison
Zorba the Greek
Your comments are invited.
There are 300 nominated films, 100 less than for previous categories. It can only be assumed that Hollywood has not made many movies about personal sacrifice.
12 Angry Men
2001: A Space Odyssey
8 Mile
9 to 5
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Adventures of Robin Hood, The
Affair to Remember, An
African Queen, The
Air Force
Alamo, The
Ali
All the President's Men
American History X
American President, The
Amistad
Angels in the Outfield
Antowne Fisher
Apollo 13
Awakenings
Babe
Babe Ruth Story. The
Babes in Arms
Bad News Bears, The
Bang the Drum Slowly
Bataan
Beau Geste
Beautiful Mind, A
Ben-Hur (1926)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Benji
Best Years of our Lives
Bible, The
Big Country, The
Birdman of Alcatraz
Bishop's Wife, The
Black Stallion, The
Blackboard Jungle
Born on the Fourth of July
Boys Town
Braveheart
Breakfast Club
Breaking Away
Bridge on the River Kwai, The
Bridges of Toko-Ri, The
Captains Courageous
Carousel
Casablanca
Cast Away
Champ, The
Chariots of Fire
Children of a Lesser God
Christmas Carol
City Lights
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Coal Miner's Daughter
Cocoon
Color of Money, The
Color Purple, The
Coming Home
Conrack
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Runnings
Cop Land
Cowboys, The
Cry Freedom
Dances with Wolves
Dark Victory
Dave
Day the Earth Stood Still, The
Dead Man Walking
Dead Poet's Society
Defiant Ones, The
Destination Tokyo
Destry Rides Again
Diary of Anne Frank, The
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dozen, The
Disraeli
Do the Right Thing
Dr. Ehrilch's Magic Bullet
Driving Miss Daisy
Dumbo
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Edison, the Man
El Cid
Erin Brockovich
Exodus
Fame
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Fiddler on the Roof
Field of Dreams
Finding Neverland
Flashdance
Footloose
Forrest Gump
Four Feathers
Free Willy
Freshman, The
Fried Green Tomatoes
Gandhi
General, The
Gentleman's Agreement
Ghost
Gladiator
Glory
Go, Man, Go!
God is My Co-Pilot
Godspell
Going My Way
Gon with the Wind
Good Earth, The
Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Will Hunting
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey
Grapes of Wrath, The
Great Escape, The
Green Mile, The
Grreatest Storey Ever Told, The
Guadalcanal Diary
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Gunga Din
Guns of Navarone, The
Guy Named Joe, A
Harold and Maude
Heidi
Hero
High Noon
Hoosiers
Hotel Rwanda
How the West Was Won
Hurricane, The
I Am Sam
Ice Castles
In the Heat of the Night
Incredible Journey, The
Inn of the Sixth Happiness, The
Insider, The
It's a Wonderful Day
Jackie Robinson Story, The
Jerry Maguire
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jim Thorpe - All-American
Joan of Arc
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Joy Luck Club, The
Karate Kid, The
Keys of the Kingdom, The
Kid, The
Killing Fields, The
King of Kings, The (1927)
King of Kings, The (1961)
Knute Rockne All American
Lassie Come Home
Last Temptation of Christ, The
Lawrence of Arabia
League of Their Own, A
Lean On Me
Life of Emile Zola, The
Liles of the Field
Lion King, The
Little Orphan Annie
Longest Day, The
Longest Yard, The
Lord of the Rings, The: Fellowship of the Ring, The
Lorenzo's Oil
Lost Weekend, The
Love Story
Madame Curie
Magfificent Seven, The
Malcolm X
Man for All Seasons, A
Mark of Zorro, The
Marty
Mary Poppins
Mask
Meet Joan Doe
Men, The
Midway
Mighty Ducks, The
Million Dollar Mermaid
Miracle
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle Worker, The
Mission, The
Mississippi Burning
Moulin Rouge!
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Holland's Opus
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mrs. Miniver
Music of the Heart
My Fair Lady
My Family, Mi Familia
Mystery, Alaska
National Velvet
Natrual, The
Norma Rae
North Dallas Forty
Nun's Story, The
October Sky
Officer and a Gentleman, An
Oliver!
On Golden Pond
On the Waterfront
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Paper Chase, The
Passion of the Christ, The
Patton
Philadelphia
Pinocchio
Places in the Heart
Pocketful of Miracles
Pollyanna (1920)
Pollyanna (1960)
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Yankees
PT 109
Queen Christna
Quo Vadis
Rain Man
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rasin in the Sun, A
Ray
Red Badge of Courage, The
Reds
Regarding Henry
Remember the Titans
Revemge pf the Neerds
Right Stuff, The
Robe, The
Robin Hood
Rocky
Rollerball
Rookie, The
Rudy
Run Silent, Run Deep
Sands of Iwo Jima
Saturday Night Fever
Saving Private Ryan
Scent of a Woman
Schindler's List
Seabiscuit
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Sergeant York
Serpico
Shaft
Shane
Shawshank Redemption
Silkwood
Sleepless in Seattle
So Proudly We Hail!
Sombody Up There Likes Me
Song of Bernadette
Sound of Music, The
Sounder
Sparrows
Spartacus
Spider-Man 2
Spirit of St. Louis, The
Ssince You Went Away
Stagecoach
Stand and Deliver
Stand by Me
Stand Up and Cheer!
Star Wars
Story of Alexander Graham Bell, The
Story of Louis Pasteus, The
Straight Story, The
Sullivan's Travels
Sunrise at Campobello
Superman
Sweet Charity
Ten Commandments, The
Thelma & Louise
Thief of Bagdad, The
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
To Hell and Back
To Kill a Mockingbird
Top Gun
Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A
Truman Show, The
Unmarried Woman, An
Verdict, The
What's Love Got to Do with It
Wild One, The
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Wings
Winning Team, The
With a Song in My Heart
Wizard of Oz, The
Woithout Limits
Working Girl
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yentl
You Can't Take it with You
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Tom Edison
Zorba the Greek
Your comments are invited.