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The 50 Greatest Movie Heroes (24/7 Wall St and AFI)

"'The more heroes the better,' we say, and so we've assembled a list of 50 of the best of them from the past 90 years of cinematic history, as compiled by the American Film Institute for its report "AFI's 100 Years…100 Heroes & Villains." [yes, the full list on List Challenges is here: https://www.listchallenges.com/afis-100-greatest-heroes-and-villains, but we include the hero names here, not just movie titles]. The list covers an incredible range of characters: adventurers on earth and in outer space, environmental activists, gunslingers, soldiers, superheroes, and also characters who are ordinary in many ways. There are also people who do extraordinary things under difficult circumstances. There are some antiheroes here, too (cops who don't mind breaking the rules, or even breaking a few bones, when chasing bad guys). And there are heroes who aren't even human..." - 247wallst.com
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Atticus Finch ("To Kill a Mockingbird") (1962)
Atticus Finch ("To Kill a Mockingbird") (1962)
2
Indiana Jones ("Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark") (1981)
Indiana Jones ("Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark") (1981)
3
James Bond ("Dr No") (1962)
James Bond ("Dr No") (1962)
4
Rick Blaine ("Casablanca") (1942)
Rick Blaine ("Casablanca") (1942)
5
Will Kane ("High Noon") (1952)
Will Kane ("High Noon") (1952)
6
Clarice Starling ("The Silence of the Lambs") (1991)
Clarice Starling ("The Silence of the Lambs") (1991)
7
Rocky Balboa ("Rocky") (1976)
Rocky Balboa ("Rocky") (1976)
8
Ellen Ripley ("Aliens") (1986)
Ellen Ripley ("Aliens") (1986)
9
George Bailey ("It's a Wonderful Life") (1946)
George Bailey ("It's a Wonderful Life") (1946)
10
T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") (1962)
T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") (1962)
11
Jefferson Smith ("Mr. Smith Goes to Washington") (1939)
Jefferson Smith ("Mr. Smith Goes to Washington") (1939)
12
Tom Joad ("The Grapes of Wrath") (1940)
Tom Joad ("The Grapes of Wrath") (1940)
13
Oskar Schindler ("Schindler's List") (1993)
Oskar Schindler ("Schindler's List") (1993)
14
Han Solo ("Star Wars: Episode IV – a New Hope") (1977)
Han Solo ("Star Wars: Episode IV – a New Hope") (1977)
15
Norma Rae Webster ("Norma Rae") (1979)
Norma Rae Webster ("Norma Rae") (1979)
16
Shane ("Shane") (1953)
Shane ("Shane") (1953)
17
Harry Callahan ("Dirty Harry") (1971)
Harry Callahan ("Dirty Harry") (1971)
18
Robin Hood ("The Adventures of Robin Hood") (1938)
Robin Hood ("The Adventures of Robin Hood") (1938)
19
Virgil Tibbs ("In the Heat of the Night") (1967)
Virgil Tibbs ("In the Heat of the Night") (1967)
20
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ("Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid") (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ("Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid") (1969)
21
Mahatma Gandhi ("Mahatma Gandhi: 20th Century Prophet") (1953)
Mahatma Gandhi ("Mahatma Gandhi: 20th Century Prophet") (1953)
22
Spartacus ("Spartacus") (1960)
Spartacus ("Spartacus") (1960)
23
Terry Malloy ("On the Waterfront") (1954)
Terry Malloy ("On the Waterfront") (1954)
24
Thelma Dickerson & Louise Sawyer ("Thelma & Louise") (1991)
Thelma Dickerson & Louise Sawyer ("Thelma & Louise") (1991)
25
Lou Gehrig ("The Pride of the Yankees") (1942)
Lou Gehrig ("The Pride of the Yankees") (1942)
26
Superman ("Superman") (1978)
Superman ("Superman") (1978)
27
Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein ("All the President's Men") (1976)
Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein ("All the President's Men") (1976)
28
Juror #8 ("12 Angry Men") (1957)
Juror #8 ("12 Angry Men") (1957)
29
General George Patton ("Patton") (1970)
General George Patton ("Patton") (1970)
30
Lucas Jackson ("Cool Hand Luke") (1967)
Lucas Jackson ("Cool Hand Luke") (1967)
31
Erin Brockovich ("Erin Brockovich") (2000)
Erin Brockovich ("Erin Brockovich") (2000)
32
Philip Marlowe ("The Big Sleep") (1946)
Philip Marlowe ("The Big Sleep") (1946)
33
Marge Gunderson ("Fargo") (1996)
Marge Gunderson ("Fargo") (1996)
34
Tarzan ("Tarzan the Ape Man") (1932)
Tarzan ("Tarzan the Ape Man") (1932)
35
Alvin York ("Sergeant York") (1941)
Alvin York ("Sergeant York") (1941)
36
Rooster Cogburn ("True Grit") (1969)
Rooster Cogburn ("True Grit") (1969)
37
Obi-Wan Kenobi ("Star Wars: Episode IV – a New Hope") (1977)
Obi-Wan Kenobi ("Star Wars: Episode IV – a New Hope") (1977)
38
The Tramp ("City Lights") (1931)
The Tramp ("City Lights") (1931)
39
Lassie ("Lassie Come Home") (1943)
Lassie ("Lassie Come Home") (1943)
40
Frank Serpico ("Serpico") (1973)
Frank Serpico ("Serpico") (1973)
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