AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

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2002
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6.5(2 votes)
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Documentary
Romance

Overview

A look at one hundred years of romance in American cinema.

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39 members
Acting

Richard Benjamin

Self

Richard Benjamin
Acting

Candice Bergen

Self

Candice Bergen
Directing

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Peter Bogdanovich
Acting

George Chakiris

Self

George Chakiris
Acting

Tim Conway

Self

Tim Conway
Writing

Cameron Crowe

Self

Cameron Crowe
Acting

Alan Cumming

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Alan Cumming
Acting

Rosario Dawson

Self

Rosario Dawson
Acting

Faye Dunaway

Self

Faye Dunaway
Acting

Carrie Fisher

Self

Carrie Fisher
Acting

Harrison Ford

Self

Harrison Ford
Acting

Joanna Gleason

Self

Joanna Gleason
Acting

Daryl Hannah

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Daryl Hannah
Acting

Jimmy Hawkins

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Jennifer Love Hewitt

Self

Jennifer Love Hewitt
Acting

Katharine Houghton

Self

Katharine Houghton
Acting

Hugh Jackman

Self

Hugh Jackman
Acting

Janet Jackson

Self

Janet Jackson
Directing

Norman Jewison

Self

Norman Jewison
Acting

Harvey Korman

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Harvey Korman
Acting

John Leguizamo

Self

John Leguizamo
Acting

Jonathan Lipnicki

Self

Jonathan Lipnicki
Acting

Ali MacGraw

Self

Ali MacGraw
Acting

Anne Meara

Self

Anne Meara
Directing

Anthony Minghella

Self

Anthony Minghella
Acting

Mary Tyler Moore

Self

Mary Tyler Moore
Acting

Rita Moreno

Self

Rita Moreno
Acting

Maureen O'Hara

Self

Maureen O'Hara
Directing

Sydney Pollack

Self

Sydney Pollack
Acting

Paula Prentiss

Self

Paula Prentiss
Directing

Rob Reiner

Self

Rob Reiner
Acting

Chris Sarandon

Self

Chris Sarandon
Writing

Neil Simon

Self

Neil Simon
Writing

Aaron Sorkin

Self

Aaron Sorkin
Acting

Jerry Stiller

Self

Jerry Stiller
Acting

Randy Thomas

Announcer

Randy Thomas
Acting

Kathleen Turner

Self

Kathleen Turner
Acting

Ruth Westheimer

Self

Ruth Westheimer
Directing

Robert Wise

Self

Robert Wise

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