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Beetlejuice 1988

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This is a list of the 100 funniest American films of all time.
The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 13, 2000.

According to the AFI, the criteria for nomination are:

  • Feature-Length Fiction Film: The film must be in narrative format typically over 60 minutes in length;
  • American Film: The film must be in the English language with significant creative and/or financial production elements from the United States;
  • Funny: Regardless of genre, the total comedic impact of a film’s elements that creates an experience greater than the sum of the smiles;
  • Legacy: Laughs that echo across time, enriching America’s film heritage and inspiring artists and audiences today.

https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-laughs/

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Films and series that have a gothic aesthetic or themes.

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Shows that are an enjoyable adventure of sorts. A little escapism!

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This year, same spooky tales

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"Song Title" Singer Movie
"Stuck in the Middle With You" Steeler's Wheel Reservoir Dogs
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" Simple Minds The Breakfast Club
"Be My Baby" The Ronettes Mean Streets
"Lust for Life" Iggy Pop Trainspotting
"All Star" Smash Mouth Shrek
"I'm Shipping Up To Boston" The Dropkick Murphies The Departed
"The Good, The bad and the Ugly" Ennio Morricone (also "The Ecstacy of Gold") Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
"Don't Stop Me Now" Queen Shaun of the Dead
"Everybody's Talkin'" Harry Nillson Midnight Cowboy
"Stayin' Alive" The Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever
"The End" The Doors (also "Flight of the Valkyries" Wagner) Apocalypse Now
"Born To Be Wild" Steppenwolf Easy Rider
"Oh Yeah" Yello (Also "Twist and Shout" The Beatles) Ferris Bueller's Day Off
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Judy Garland The Wizard of Oz
"Tiny Dancer" Elton John Almost Famous
"We'll Meet Again" Vera Lynn Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
"Pure Imaginmation" Gene Wilder Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
"Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" The First Edition The Big Lebowski
"Singin' In the Rain" Fred Astaire Singin' in the Rain
"Misirlou" Dick Dale & His Deltones Pulp Fiction
"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" Harry Belafonte Beetle Juice
"Thus Spake Zarathustra" Strauss 2001: A Space Odyssey
"Mrs Robinson" Simon & Garfunkle (also "Sounds of Silence") The Graduate
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" Burt Bacharach Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
"Gimme Shelter" The Rolling Stones (also "My Way" Sid Vicious) GoodFellas
"The End of the World" Skeeter Davis Girl, Interrupted
"Louie Louie" The Kingsmen National Lampoon's Animal House
"The Times They Are A-Changin" Bob Dylan Watchmen
"People are Strange" Echo & the Bunnymen The Lost Boys
"Iko Iko" The Belle Stars Rain Man
"Lose Yourself" Eminem 8 Mile
"Fight the Power" Public Enemy Do the Right Thing
"Extreme Ways" Moby The Bourne Identity
"Old Time Rock and Roll" Bob Seger Risky Business
"American Woman" The Guess Who American Beauty
"Goodbye Horses" Q Lazzarus The Silence of the Lambs
"You Could Be Mine" Guns n' Roses Terminator 2: Judgment Day
"Show Me ythe Way to Go Home" Irving King Jaws
"Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen Wayne's World
"Danger Zone" Kenny Loggins Top Gun
"The Power of Love" Huey Lewis and the News Back to the Future
"Where Is My Mind?" The Pixies Fight Club
"Hot Stuff" Donna Summer The Martian
"Unchained Melody" The Everly Brothers Ghost
"Mad World" R.E.M Donnie Darko
"I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" Aerosmith Armageddon
"Tequila" The Champs Pee-wee's Big Adventure
"The Windmills of My Mind" Noel Harrison The Thomas Crown Affair
"Redbone" Donald Glover Get Out

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Shows and movies released between 1980 and 1989.

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Movies/shows based around Halloween

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All movies showcased as segments or referenced with footage within this 80s horror movie documentary listed in order of first appearance.

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Great movies to watch in groups, with lots of popcorn! :) Updated weekly

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Possession horror. Updated weekly.

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A list of every film mentioned in the documentary In Search of Darkness.
UPDATED to include the films mentioned in the follow-up documentary In Search of Darkness: Part II.

List by hotsake

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