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American Graffiti (1973)

PG ★ 7.0/10 112 min Comedy, Drama United States English

Director: George Lucas

Writers: George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck

Streaming: Not available

Where were you in '62?

Description

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

Trailer

Top Cast

Richard Dreyfuss Curt Henderson

Ron Howard Steve Bolander

Paul Le Mat John Milner

Charles Martin Smith Terry 'The Toad' Fields

Cindy Williams Laurie Henderson

Candy Clark Debbie Dunham

Mackenzie Phillips Carol

Wolfman Jack XERB Disc Jockey

American Graffiti Appears on 17 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Golden Globe Award For Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)

Golden Globe Awards #52

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #445

AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES — 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

American Film Institute #62

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux

Metacritic #059

Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time

National Film Registry

National Film Registry #25

Critic Curated

Alltime Chicago Tribune Top 100

Chicago Tribune #33

Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Movies as of 2013

Entertainment Weekly #70

Entertainment Weeklys 50 Best High School Movies

Entertainment Weekly #06

Rolling Stone - The 100 Best Movies Of The 1970s

Rolling Stone #60

Rolling Stone - Top 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

Rolling Stone #17

The Ringers Teen Movie Bracket

Vulture's 101 Best Movie Endings

Filmmaker Curation

David Fincher's Favorite Movies

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies

Letterboxd #463

Letterboxd Lists

Showdown Nightcrawler

Letterboxd Showdown #17

Movements

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