AFI 100 Years... series
1998100 Movies
1999100 Stars
2000100 Laughs
2001100 Thrills
2002100 Passions
2003100 Heroes & Villains
2004100 Songs
2005100 Movie Quotes
200525 Scores
2006100 Cheers
200625 Musicals
2007100 Movies (Updated)
2008AFI's 10 Top 10

Part of the AFI 100 Years… series, AFI's 100 Years…100 Thrills is a list of the top 100 most exciting movies in American cinema. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 12, 2001, during a CBS special hosted by Harrison Ford.

Nine Alfred Hitchcock films made the list, making him the most represented director.

List of films

# Film Director Year
1PsychoAlfred Hitchcock1960
2JawsSteven Spielberg1975
3The ExorcistWilliam Friedkin1973
4North by NorthwestAlfred Hitchcock1959
5The Silence of the LambsJonathan Demme1991
6AlienRidley Scott1979
7The BirdsAlfred Hitchcock1963
8The French ConnectionWilliam Friedkin1971
9Rosemary's BabyRoman Polanski1968
10Raiders of the Lost ArkSteven Spielberg1981
11The GodfatherFrancis Ford Coppola1972
12King KongMerian C. Cooper1933
13Bonnie and ClydeArthur Penn1967
14Rear WindowAlfred Hitchcock1954
15DeliveranceJohn Boorman1972
16ChinatownRoman Polanski1974
17The Manchurian CandidateJohn Frankenheimer1962
18VertigoAlfred Hitchcock1958
19The Great EscapeJohn Sturges1963
20High NoonFred Zinnemann1952
21A Clockwork OrangeStanley Kubrick1971
22Taxi DriverMartin Scorsese1976
23Lawrence of ArabiaDavid Lean1962
24Double IndemnityBilly Wilder1944
25TitanicJames Cameron1997
26The Maltese FalconJohn Huston1941
27Star WarsGeorge Lucas1977
28Fatal AttractionAdrian Lyne1987
29The ShiningStanley Kubrick1980
30The Deer Hunter Michael Cimino1978
31Close Encounters of the Third KindSteven Spielberg1977
32Strangers on a TrainAlfred Hitchcock1951
33The FugitiveAndrew Davis1993
34The Night of the HunterCharles Laughton1955
35Jurassic ParkSteven Spielberg1993
36BullittPeter Yates1968
37CasablancaMichael Curtiz1942
38NotoriousAlfred Hitchcock1946
39Die HardJohn McTiernan1988
402001: A Space OdysseyStanley Kubrick1968
41Dirty HarryDon Siegel1971
42The TerminatorJames Cameron1984
43The Wizard of OzVictor Fleming1939
44E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSteven Spielberg1982
45Saving Private RyanSteven Spielberg1998
46CarrieBrian De Palma1976
47Invasion of the Body SnatchersDon Siegel1956
48Dial M for MurderAlfred Hitchcock1954
49Ben-HurWilliam Wyler1959
50Marathon ManJohn Schlesinger1976
51Raging BullMartin Scorsese1980
52RockyJohn G. Avildsen1976
53Pulp FictionQuentin Tarantino1994
54Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidGeorge Roy Hill1969
55Wait Until DarkTerence Young1967
56FrankensteinJames Whale1931
57All the President's MenAlan J. Pakula1976
58The Bridge on the River KwaiDavid Lean1957
59Planet of the ApesFranklin J. Schaffner1968
60The Sixth SenseM. Night Shyamalan1999
61Cape FearJ. Lee Thompson1962
62SpartacusStanley Kubrick1960
63What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Robert Aldrich1962
64Touch of EvilOrson Welles1958
65The Dirty DozenRobert Aldrich1967
66The MatrixThe Wachowskis1999
67The Treasure of the Sierra MadreJohn Huston1948
68HalloweenJohn Carpenter1978
69The Wild BunchSam Peckinpah1969
70Dog Day AfternoonSidney Lumet1975
71GoldfingerGuy Hamilton1964
72PlatoonOliver Stone1986
73LauraOtto Preminger1944
74Blade RunnerRidley Scott1982
75The Third Man Carol Reed1949
76Thelma & LouiseRidley Scott1991
77Terminator 2: Judgment DayJames Cameron1991
78GaslightGeorge Cukor1944
79The Magnificent SevenJohn Sturges1960
80RebeccaAlfred Hitchcock1940
81The Omen Richard Donner1976
82The Day the Earth Stood StillRobert Wise1951
83The Phantom of the OperaRupert Julian1925
84PoltergeistTobe Hooper1982
85DraculaTod Browning1931
86The Picture of Dorian Gray Albert Lewin1945
87The Thing from Another WorldChristian Nyby1951
8812 Angry MenSidney Lumet1957
89The Guns of NavaroneJ. Lee Thompson1961
90The Poseidon AdventureRonald Neame1972
91BraveheartMel Gibson1995
92Body HeatLawrence Kasdan1981
93Night of the Living DeadGeorge A. Romero1968
94The China SyndromeJames Bridges1979
95Full Metal JacketStanley Kubrick1987
96Blue VelvetDavid Lynch1986
97Safety Last!Fred C. Newmeyer
Sam Taylor
1923
98Blood SimpleJoel Coen
Ethan Coen
1984
99SpeedJan de Bont1994
100The Adventures of Robin HoodMichael Curtiz1938

Criteria

  • Feature-Length Fiction Film: The film must be in narrative format, typically more than 60 minutes long.
  • American Film: The film must be in the English language with significant creative and/or financial production elements from the United States.
  • Thrills: Regardless of genre, the total adrenaline-inducing impact of a film’s artistry and craft must create an experience that engages our bodies as well as our minds.
  • Legacy: Films whose "thrills" have enlivened and enriched America’s film heritage while continuing to inspire contemporary artists and audiences.
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