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Amy Nicholson and Paul Scheer host Unspooled, where they watch classic films to see if they are as good as we remember them to be.

In Season 1, they watched every one of the AFI’s Top 100 films…and decided they could kick off half. Now, they’re filling in the gaps by investigating wildly diverse areas of film through miniseries on topics like horror movies, documentaries, and romantic comedies, with help from listeners’ picks. Along the way, they’ll dissect iconic scenes, spotlight their favorite characters, and talk to some actors and directors who worked on these classics. And when Unspooled has built its list of the best movies on earth, they’ll blast them into space to be immortalized for eternity. Seriously.

THE API LIST

(AMY & PAUL INSTITUTE)

UPDATED 3/14/2024

1. A TRIP TO THE MOON

2. INTOLERANCE (Removed by Paul)

3. THE GENERAL*

4. SUNRISE

5. DUCK SOUP

6. KING KONG

7. MODERN TIMES

8. THE WIZARD OF OZ

9. CITIZEN KANE

10. SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS

11. CASABLANCA

12. DOUBLE INDEMNITY*

13. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

14. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

15. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE

16. ALL ABOUT EVE

17. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

18. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

19. TOKYO STORY

20. REAR WINDOW

21. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

22. 12 ANGRY MEN

23. VERTIGO*

24. THE 400 BLOWS

25. THE APARTMENT

26. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

27. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

28. DR. STRANGELOVE*

29. WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

30. BONNIE AND CLYDE

31. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

32. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

33. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW

34. CABARET

35. THE GODFATHER (TRILOGY)

36. GANJA AND HESS

37. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

38. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

39. MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL*

40. NASHVILLE*

41. TAXI DRIVER

42. ANNIE HALL

43. STAR WARS (ORIGINAL TRILOGY)

44. GREASE*

45. E.T.*

46. FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH

47. THE THING*

48. THE KARATE KID

49. PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE

50. BLUE VELVET*

51. THE PRINCESS BRIDE

52. ROBOCOP

53. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT

54. DIE HARD

55. DO THE RIGHT THING

56. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

57. THELMA AND LOUISE

58. A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

59. GROUNDHOG DAY

60. THE PIANO

61. HOOP DREAMS*

62. PULP FICTION

63. FARGO

64. BOOGIE NIGHTS*

65. TITANIC

66. THE MATRIX

67. ELECTION

68. THE LORD OF THE RINGS (TRILOGY)

69. JACKASS (ALL MOVIES)

70. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

71. CHILDREN OF MEN

72. BRIDESMAIDS

73. THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

74. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

75. SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE

(*may be replaced with other films from the same director or genre. Bold titles are new entries.)

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