In 1998 TV Guide chose the 50 best movies that they considered worked particularly well on the small screen.
- 1. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
- 2. Casablanca (1942)
- 3. Citizen Kane (1941)
- 4. The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
- 5. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
- 6. Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
- 7. The Godfather (1972)
- 8. Psycho (1960)
- 9. Chinatown (1974)
- 10. Bonnie And Clyde (1967)
- 11. Vertigo (1958)
- 12. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
- 13. Pinocchio (1940)
- 14. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- 15. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
- 16. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
- 17. Some Like It Hot (1959)
- 18. The Searchers (1956)
- 19. Duck Soup (1933)
- 20. Raging Bull (1980)
- 21. Annie Hall (1977)
- 22. Ninotchka (1939)
- 23. All About Eve (1950)
- 24. Double Indemnity (1944)
- 25. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- 26. The Exorcist (1973)
- 27. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1981)
- 28. Gone With The Wind (1939)
- 29. The Lion King (1994)
- 30. The Palm Beach Story (1942)
- 31. Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
- 32. Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964)
- 33. Schindler’s List (1993)
- 34. Apollo 13 (1995)
- 35. The African Queen (1951)
- 36. The Graduate (1967)
- 37. American Graffiti (1973)
- 38. Jaws (1975)
- 39. Laura (1944)
- 40. On The Waterfront (1954)
- 41. Saturday Night Fever (1941)
- 42. Modern Times (1936)
- 43. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
- 44. Babe (1995)
- 45. Top Hat (1935)
- 46. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
- 47. Cabaret (1972)
- 48. The Quiet Man (1952)
- 49. Dirty Harry (1971)
- 50. Bride Of Frankenstein (1935)