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The film is ranked eighth on the List of America's 100 Most Inspiring Movies compiled by the American Film Institute ( AFI ) in 2006.

In June 2008, AFI announced its " Ten top Ten "— the best ten films in ten " classic " American film genres — after polling over 1, 500 people from the creative community.

Breaking Away was acknowledged as the eighth best film in the sports genre.