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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. 3 -

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 16 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  3. 8 -

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  4. 18 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  5. 1 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  6. 9 -

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  7. 48 -

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 23 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  9. 45 -

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  10. 37 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  11. 92 -

    Body Heat

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 56 -

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  13. 76 -

    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  14. 84 -

    Poltergeist

    1982, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 90 -

    The Poseidon Adventure

    1972, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 31 -

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  17. 15 -

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  18. 96 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  19. 46 -

    Carrie

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 99 -

    Speed

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 33 -

    The Fugitive

    1993, in 8 top lists Check
  22. 28 -

    Fatal Attraction

    1987, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 71 -

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 93 -

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  25. 12 -

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  26. 43 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  27. 39 -

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  28. 57 -

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  29. 52 -

    Rocky

    1976, in 20 top lists Check
  30. 30 -

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  31. 2 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
  32. 11 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  33. 42 -

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  34. 74 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  35. 60 -

    The Sixth Sense

    1999, in 20 top lists Check
  36. 44 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  37. 35 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  38. 25 -

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  39. 19 -

    The Great Escape

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  40. 22 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  41. 21 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  42. 58 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  43. 95 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  44. 40 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  45. 51 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  46. 29 -

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  47. 6 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  48. 77 -

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  49. 4 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  50. 5 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
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