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 9/15/22
1. CITIZEN KANE
2. WIZARD OF OZ
3. CASABLANCA
4. MODERN TIMES
5. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
6. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
7. DO THE RIGHT THING
8. THE GODFATHER (TRILOGY)
9. SUNRISE
10. ALL ABOUT EVE
11. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
12. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
13. THE APARTMENT
14. TAXI DRIVER
15. REAR WINDOW
16. TITANIC
17. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
18. WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
19. DUCK SOUP
20. PULP FICTION
21. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
22. 12 ANGRY MEN
23. STAR WARS (TRILOGY)
24. ANNIE HALL
25. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
26. SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS
27. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
28. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
29. BONNIE AND CLYDE
30. CABARET
31. KING KONG
32. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
33. INTOLERANCE
34. VERTIGO
35. THE LORD OF THE RINGS (TRILOGY)
36. NASHVILLE
37. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
38. THE GENERAL
39. BACK TO THE FUTURE
40. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
41. THE PRINCESS BRIDE
42. FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH
43. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
44. TOKYO STORY
45. HOOP DREAMS
46. A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
47. BRIDESMAIDS
48. A TRIP TO THE MOON
49. GROUNDHOG DAY
50. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
51. GANJA AND HESS
52. THE THING
53. THE 400 BLOWS
54. DR. STRANGELOVE*
55. DOUBLE INDEMNITY*
56. RAISING ARIZONA*
57. THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS*
58. INCEPTION*
*Placeholder for another film, either by the same director or in the same genre