To Kill a Mockingbird 47th greatest film

Directed by Robert Mulligan | 129 min | 1962 | Crime, Drama |

Starring Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy

Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.

This film is ranked on the following lists

• 5th on The 100 best movies of all time by Time Out

• 16th on Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films by The Hollywood Reporter

• 31st on The 80 Best-Directed Films by Directors Guild of America (DGA)

• 34th on AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time by American Film Institute

• 84th on Top Rated Movies by IMDb

• 102 Greatest Films by filmsite

• Essential List of Films for Filmmakers by Spike Lee