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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its first list, the American Film Institute (AFI) has issued its newest listing of the 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time. Each title below is linked to the library catalog, where you can request the movie in DVD or Videocassette format. DVDs and Videocassettes are checked out for 1 week with a $2.00 rental fee. For an additional $2.00, DVDs and Videocassettes can be renewed for one week. DVDs and Videocassettes can be renewed twice. So stock up on popcorn and enjoy!
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Forrest Gump, 1994
Through special effects and editing, some of the most significant cultural and political events of mid-twentieth-century America are seen through the innocent eyes of Forrest Gump, a man with an I.Q. of 75 but with a good heart and an uncanny aptitude for being at the right place at the right time.
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Modern Times, 1936
A devastating satire on the effects of mass production on the lives of factory workers.
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The Wild Bunch, 1969
Outlaws on the U.S.-Mexican border face the march of progress, the Mexican army and a gang of bounty hunters led by a former member as they plan to rob a U.S. Army train.
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The Apartment, 1960
An ambitious office clerk plans to get ahead by lending out his apartment to his boss, but falls in love with the boss's girlfriend.
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Spartacus, 1960
Spartacus is the bold gladiator slave who leads a massive slave revolt against Imperial Rome in this epic true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom.
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Sunrise, 1927
A villager in love with a city woman tries to kill his wife but then repents and spends a happy day with her.
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Titanic, 1997
Two people from different worlds meet and fall in love on the brief, tragic maiden voyage of the grand ocean liner Titanic.
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Easy Rider, 1969
Two motorcyclists travel across the U.S. in search of the "real" America. And find it.
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A Night at the Opera, 1935
Groucho's outrageous business schemes bring Milan's finest opera stars to New York, with some unexpected stowaways on board--Harpo and Chico. The three of them create a near riot on the ship, a scandal in New York and an evening of insanity in the concert hall that the opera world will never forget.
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Platoon, 1986
Follows young Chris Taylor who arrives in Vietnam and quickly discovers that his worst enemies are not just the Viet Cong, but gnawing fear, physical exhaustion, and the anger growing within himself.
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12 Angry Men, 1957
Courtroom drama revolving around the trial of a boy accused of killing his father, where one man stands between him and capital punishment.
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The Sixth Sense, 1999
A noted child psychologist attempts to help a frightened 8 year-old boy who is experiencing terrifying visions of the dead.
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Swing Time, 1936
Fred Astaire plays a gambler intent on raising $25,000 in New York in order to marry his fiance back home. Romantic complications occur when he meets dancing teacher Ginger Rogers.
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Sophie's Choice, 1982
Sophie Zawistowska, a Polish Catholic beauty who survived Auschwitz, has settled in America after World War II. Stingo, a 22-year-old aspiring writer from rural Virginia, is drawn to Sophie and Nathan--a madly romantic couple whose instability and flamboyance utterly capture this young man's imagination.
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The French Connection, 1971
Detectives "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy Russo hope to break a narcotics smuggling ring and ultimately uncover the French connection.
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Pulp Fiction, 1994
Four separate stories involving two low-rent hit men, their boss and his sexy wife, a prizefighter and a pair of desperate robbers.
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Do the Right Thing, 1989
On the hottest day of the year in the inner-city Bed-Stuy neighborhood in Brooklyn, racial tensions erupt into a violent and irredeemable confrontation.
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Blade Runner, 1982
Los Angeles, 2019: Deckard, an expert "blade runner," must identify and execute four replicants (genetically engineered beings virtually identical to humans) which have illegally returned to earth from their off-world slave duty.
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Toy Story, 1995
A boy's favorite toy feels threatened by the arrival of a new birthday present, a high-tech spaceman model advertised on TV.
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Ben-Hur, 1959
A peace-loving prince of Judea leads his nation against the wrath of the conquering Romans. His self-imposed destiny brings tragedy to himself, and his people, as he learns to fight, to love, to hate and, finally, to forgive.
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