The first of the AFI 100 Years... series of cinematic milestones, AFI's 100 Years... 100 American Movies is a list of the 100 best American movies, as determined by the American Film Institute from a poll of more than 1,500 artists and leaders in the film industry who chose from a list of 400 nominated movies. The 100-best list American films was unveiled in 1998. AFI released an updated list in 2007. Criteria Films were judged according to the following criteria: Feature length: Narrative format, at least 60 minutes long. American film: English language, with significant creative and/or financial production elements from the United States. (Certain films, notably The Bridge on the River Kwai, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Lawrence of Arabia, were British-made but funded and distributed by American studios. The Lord of the Rings was New Zealand-made with American funding.) Critical recognition: Formal commendation in print. Major award winner: Recognition from competitive events including awards from organizations in the film community and major film festivals. Popularity over time: Including figures for box office adjusted for inflation, television broadcasts and syndication, and home video sales and rentals. Historical significance: A film's mark on the history of the moving image through technical innovation, visionary narrative devices or other groundbreaking achievements. Cultural impact: A film's mark on American society in matters of style and substance. List 2007 changes Twenty-three films were replaced in the 2007 10th anniversary list. Doctor Zhivago, previously ranked #39, was the highest-ranked film to be dropped from the updated list, while The General (at #18) was the highest-ranked new entry. Broadcast history Presentation broadcast on CBS A 145-minute presentation of the 100 films aired on CBS on June 16, 1998. Presentation broadcast on TNT A 460-minute version aired as a 10-part series on TNT, narrated by James Woods and hosted by American talents as follows: Richard Gere hosted the episode "Against the Grain" Richard Gere hosted the episode "Against the Law" Sally Field hosted the episode "Family Portraits" Jodie Foster hosted the episode "In Search of..." Sally Field hosted the episode "Love Crazy" Richard Gere hosted the episode "War & Peace" Sally Field hosted the episode "The Wilder Shores of Love" Jodie Foster hosted the episode "The Antiheroes" Richard Gere hosted the episode "Out of Control" Jodie Foster hosted the episode "Fantastic Flights" Presentation broadcast on TNT UK Another version of the same 460-minute program was produced