AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills

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Through the collective judgment of 1,500 leaders from across the American film community - screenwriters, directors, actors, producers, cinematographers, editors, executives, film historians and critics -, AFI has identified 100 movies that are considered the most thrilling. Thrills encompass many genres, including courtroom dramas, disasters, epics, horror, musicals, film-noir, sci-fi, sports , suspense, war and westerns.

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  1. 88 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 40 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  3. 100 -

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  4. 6 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  5. 57 -

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  6. 49 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  7. 7 -

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  8. 74 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  9. 98 -

    Blood Simple

    1984, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 96 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  11. 92 -

    Body Heat

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 13 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  13. 91 -

    Braveheart

    1995, in 19 top lists Check
  14. 58 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  15. 36 -

    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
  16. 54 -

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 61 -

    Cape Fear

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 46 -

    Carrie

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 37 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  20. 94 -

    The China Syndrome

    1979, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 16 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  22. 21 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  23. 31 -

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  24. 82 -

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  25. 30 -

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  26. 15 -

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 48 -

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 39 -

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  29. 65 -

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 41 -

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  31. 70 -

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  32. 24 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  33. 85 -

    Dracula

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 44 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  35. 3 -

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  36. 28 -

    Fatal Attraction

    1987, in 11 top lists Check
  37. 56 -

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  38. 8 -

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  39. 33 -

    The Fugitive

    1993, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 95 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  41. 78 -

    Gaslight

    1944, in 12 top lists Check
  42. 11 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  43. 71 -

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 19 -

    The Great Escape

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 89 -

    The Guns of Navarone

    1961, in 6 top lists Check
  46. 68 -

    Halloween

    1978, in 17 top lists Check
  47. 20 -

    High Noon

    1952, in 18 top lists Check
  48. 47 -

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  49. 2 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 27 top lists Check
  50. 35 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
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