On December 16, AFI announced their pick of the the top ten movies and television programs for 2007. The list of honorees are:

AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR–OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

• BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD
• THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
• INTO THE WILD
• JUNO
• KNOCKED UP
• MICHAEL CLAYTON
• NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
• RATATOUILLE
• THE SAVAGES
• THERE WILL BE BLOOD

AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR–OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

• DEXTER
• EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS
• FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
• LONGFORD
• MAD MEN
• PUSHING DAISIES
• THE SOPRANOS
• TELL ME YOU LOVE ME
• 30 ROCK
• UGLY BETTY

American Film Institute

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Synopsis:
Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, 22-year-old top student and athlete Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsh) abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people.

Was Christopher McCandless a heroic adventurer or a naïve idealist, a rebellious 1990s Thoreau or another lost American son, a fearless risk-taker or a tragic figure who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature?

Based on a true story and the bestselling book by Jon Krakauer.

Cast: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Marcia Gay Harden, Hal Holbrook, Catherine Keener; Directed by: Sean Penn

In Theaters: Now

Buy the movie posters: Into the Wild Movie Posters

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