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Results: Battle of the AFI's Top Films
The American Film Institute named its 100 greatest American movies. "Citizen Kane" (1941) finished on top. We started at No. 20 and matched two films in against each other in head-to-head competition. Here are the results:
Round 1
No. 20 "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" def. No. 19 "Chinatown," 71-41
Round 2
No. 18 "Psycho" def. No. 20 "One Few Over the Cuckoo's Nest," 89-82
Round 3
No. 18 "Psycho" def. No. 17 "The African Queen," 91-63
Round 4
No. 16 "All About Eve" def. No. 18 "Psycho," 72-69
Round 5
No. 15 "Star Wars" def. No. 16 "All About Eve," 194-56
Round 6
No. 15 "Star Wars" def. No. 14 "Some Like It Hot," 318-121
Round 7
No. 15 "Star Wars" def. No. 13 "The Bridge on the River Kwai," 547-533
Round 8
No. 15 "Star Wars" def. No. 12 "Sunset Boulevard," 451-78
Round 9
No. 15 "Star Wars" def. No. 11 "It's a Wonderful Life," 4,073-1,962
Round 10
No. 15 "Star Wars" def. No. 10 "Singin' in the Rain," 1,300-145
Round 11
No. 15 "Star Wars" def. No. 9 "Schindler's List," 900-216
Round 12
No. 15 "Star Wars" def. No. 8 "On the Waterfront," 1,848-602
Round 13
No. 15 "Star Wars" def. No. 7 "The Graduate," 583-206
Round 14
No. 15 "Star Wars" def. No. 6 "The Wizard of Oz," 2,617-965
"Star Wars" is a finalist; will meet the winner of the top 5
Round 15
No. 5 "Lawrence of Arabia" def. No. 4 "Gone With the Wind," 7,156-6,155
Round 16
No. 5 "Lawrence of Arabia" def. No. 3 "The Godfather," 19,510-16,706
Round 17
No. 2 "Casablanca" def. No. 5 "Lawrence of Arabia," 15,565-15,451
Round 18
No. 2 "Casablanca" def. No. 1 "Citizen Kane," 3,238-3,199
FINAL
No. 15 "Star Wars" def. No. 2 "Casablanca," 25,546-2,467
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