Steven Spielberg picked "The Godfather" as "the greatest American film ever made," and Stephen King has included "The Godfather Part II" on his list of top 10 favorite movies of all time.

In an X post on Sept. 8, the award-winning horror author dropped his list of 10 favorite movies. The list is “in no particular order," and he did not include any of his own adaptations.

King's list was primarily dominated by '70s classics and spanned multiple genres from thrillers to romantic comedies. It included works of notable directors such as William Friedkin, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Billy Wilder and Spielberg, as well as legendary actors Humphrey Bogart, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert De Niro. The list also included award-winning classics and movies adapted from books.

The National Medal of Arts recipient added that the list excludes his own adaptations, such as "Misery" and "Stand By Me," both of which were directed by Rob Reiner, and "The Green Mile" and "The Shawshank Redemption," which were both helmed by Frank Darabont.

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Stephen King's top 10 movies

The 10 movies on the King's list are:

  • "Sorcerer" (1977)
  • "The Godfather Part II" (1974)
  • "The Getaway" (1972)
  • "Groundhog Day" (1993)
  • "Casablanca" (1942)
  • "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1948)
  • "Double Indemnity" (1944)
  • "Jaws" (1975)
  • "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977)
  • "Mean Streets" (1973)

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What other films are considered GOATs?

1941's "Citizen Kane" tops the American Film Institute's list of The 100 Greatest American Films of All Time. "The Godfather" follows at No. 2, with "Casablanca" at No. 3. "Singin' in the Rain" and "Gone with the Wind" round out the top five at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively.

Wilder's "Double Indemnity" is at No. 29, while "The Godfather Part II" is at No. 32. The Spielberg thriller "Jaws," which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, is at No. 56 on AFI's list.

On Sight & Sound's list of the greatest films of all time, 1975's "Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" is No. 1, followed by "Vertigo" (1958) and "Citizen Kane" (1941).

Contributing: Mike Snider, USA TODAY

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