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Your textbook, Film: From Watching to Seeing, makes a distinction between story and plot, stating that story is what happens in a movie, and plot is how it happens. The distinction may seem minor; however, throughout this course, you will be scrutinizing the various aesthetic choices and cinematic techniques that work together to create meaning, develop characters’ motivations, and advance the plot in any movie. With that in mind, you can see that how a film presents action can be very important.
- A logline is a one-sentence description of a film’s story.
- A plot summary is a compressed description of what happens in the film and why.
Write (due Thurday, Day 3)
Please choose a film from
this list of approved choices
. Note: If you would like to write about a film that is not on this list, you must email your professor for approval in advance or you may not receive credit on this discussion.
In at least 250 words, describe the relationship of story to plot in your chosen film. Be sure to
List of Approved Movies Comment by Narbona Jerez, Pamela: Title, author names, and year added by QA based on the reference entry that was provided for this source. Authors cannot be acknowledged and a publication date cannot be included in the reference entry if these items are not displayed in the document the entry refers to.
Created by Nathan Pritts and James Meetze (2019)
Throughout this class, you will be able to select a film to use as the basis for your analysis. This is a list of approved choices.
NOTE: If you would like to write about a film that is not on this list, you must email your professor in advance. If you write about an unapproved film option in this class you may not receive credit.
Many of the films on these lists are sourced from the
Ten AFI Top 10 lists
, where you will find additional information and resources. Please note, though, that the different AFI Top 10 lists include films that are not approved.
Courtroom drama
AFI defines “courtroom drama” as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film’s narrative.
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Film
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Year
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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1962
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12 Angry Men
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1957
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Kramer vs. Kramer
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1979
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The Verdict
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1982
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A Few Good Men
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1992
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Witness for the Prosecution
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1957
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Anatomy of a Murder
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1959
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In Cold Blood
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1967
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A Cry in the Dark (Evil Angels)
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1988
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Judgment at Nuremberg
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1961
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Epic
AFI defines “
epic
” as a genre of large-scale films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past.
Film
Year
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Lawrence of Arabia
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1962
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Ben-Hur
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1959
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Schindler’s List
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1993
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Gone with the Wind
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1939
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Spartacus
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1960
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Titanic
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1997
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All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
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Saving Private Ryan
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1998
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Reds
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1981
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The Ten Commandments
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1956
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Fantasy
AFI defines “
fantasy
” as a genre in which live-action characters inhabit imagined settings and/or experience situations that transcend the rules of the natural world.
Film
Year
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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2001
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It’s a Wonderful Life
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1946
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King Kong
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1933
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Miracle on 34th Street
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1947
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Field of Dreams
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1989
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Harvey
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1950
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Groundhog Day
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1993
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The Thief of Bagdad
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1924
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Big
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1988
Gangster
AFI defines the “
Gangster film
” as a genre that centers on organized crime or maverick criminals in a modern setting.
Film
Year
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The Godfather
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1972
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Goodfellas
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1990
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The Godfather Part II
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1974
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White Heat
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1949
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Bonnie and Clyde
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1967
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Scarface
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1932
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Pulp Fiction
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1994
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The Public Enemy
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1931
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Little Caesar
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1931
Scarface
1983
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Mystery
AFI defines “
mystery
” as a genre that revolves around the solution of a crime.
Film
Year
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Vertigo
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1958
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Chinatown
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1974
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Rear Window
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1954
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Laura
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1944
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The Third Man
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1949
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The Maltese Falcon
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1941
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North by Northwest
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1959
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Blue Velvet
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1986
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Dial M for Murder
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1954
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The Usual Suspects
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1995
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Romantic comedy
AFI defines “
romantic comedy
” as a genre in which the development of a romance leads to comic situations.
Film
Year
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City Lights
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1931
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Annie Hall
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1977
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It Happened One Night
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1934
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Roman Holiday
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1953
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The Philadelphia Story
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1940
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When Harry Met Sally…
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1989
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Adam’s Rib
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1949
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Moonstruck
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1987
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Harold and Maude
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1971
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Sleepless in Seattle
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1993
Science fiction
AFI defines “
science fiction
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Film
Year
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2001: A Space Odyssey
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1968
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Star Wars
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1977
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
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1982
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A Clockwork Orange
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1971
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
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1951
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Blade Runner
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1982
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Alien
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1979
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
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1991
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
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1956
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Back to the Future
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1985
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Sports
AFI defines “sports” as a genre of films with protagonists who play athletics or other games of competition.
Film
Year
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Raging Bull
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1980
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Rocky
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1976
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The Pride of the Yankees
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1942
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Hoosiers
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1986
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Bull Durham
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1988
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The Hustler
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1961
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Caddyshack
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1980
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Breaking Away
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1979
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National Velvet
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1944
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Jerry Maguire
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1996
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Western
AFI defines “
western
” as a genre of films set in the American West that embodies the spirit, the struggle, and the demise of the new frontier.
Film
Year
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The Searchers
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1956
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High Noon
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1952
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Shane
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1953
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Unforgiven
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1992
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Red River
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1948
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The Wild Bunch
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1969
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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1969
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller
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1971
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Stagecoach
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1939
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Cat Ballou
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1965
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