In June 2001, the American Film Institute announced its list of the 100 most thrilling movies (chosen by 1800 directors, actors, studio executives, critics, etc. from a nominations field of 400 films). The results are especially pleasing to FilmFrog, since the director whose films appear most frequently on this list is Alfred Hitchcock! In fact, his PSYCHO is the number one film! So, here's the list, with links to FilmFrog's recommendations, including, of course, all 9 Hitchcock films that appear. (Some of the films that appear below have simply not been shown on a channel that FilmFrog frequents and have not come up for review; consequently, all the good films do not necessarily have links.)

1. PSYCHO (1960)

2. JAWS (1975)

3. THE EXORCIST (1973)

4. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)

5. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)

6. ALIEN (1979)

7. THE BIRDS (1963)

8. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)

9. ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968)

10. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)

11. THE GODFATHER (1972)

12. KING KONG (1933)

13. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)

14. REAR WINDOW (1954)

15. DELIVERANCE (1972)

16. CHINATOWN (1974)

17. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)

18. VERTIGO (1958)

19. THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963)

20. HIGH NOON (1952)

21. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)

22. TAXI DRIVER (1976)

23. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)

24. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)

25. TITANIC (1997)

26. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)

27. STAR WARS (1977)

28. FATAL ATTRACTION (1987)

29. THE SHINING (1980)

30. THE DEER HUNTER (1978)

31. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)

32. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)

33. THE FUGITIVE (1993)

34. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)

35. JURASSIC PARK (1993)

36. BULLITT (1968)

37. CASABLANCA (1942)

38. NOTORIOUS (1946)

39. DIE HARD (1988)

40. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)

41. DIRTY HARRY (1971)

42. THE TERMINATOR (1984)

43. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)

44. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)

45. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)

46. CARRIE (1976)

47. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)

48. DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954)

49. BEN-HUR (1959)

50. MARATHON MAN (1976)

51. RAGING BULL (1980)

52. ROCKY (1976)

53. PULP FICTION (1994)

54. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)

55. WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967)

56. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)

57. ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976)

58. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)

59. PLANET OF THE APES (1968)

60. THE SIXTH SENSE (1999)

61. CAPE FEAR (1962)

62. SPARTACUS (1960)

63. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962)

64. TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)

65. THE DIRTY DOZEN (1967)

66. THE MATRIX (1999)

67. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)

68. HALLOWEEN (1978)

69. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)

70. DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975)

71. GOLDFINGER (1964)

72. PLATOON (1986)

73. LAURA (1944)

74. BLADE RUNNER (1982)

75. THE THIRD MAN (1949)

76. THELMA & LOUISE (1991)

77. TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991)

78. GASLIGHT (1944)

79. THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960)

80. REBECCA (1940)

81. THE OMEN (1976)

82. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)

83. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925)

84. POLTERGEIST (1982)

85. DRACULA (1931)

86. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1945)

87. THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)

88. 12 ANGRY MEN (1957)

89. THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961)

90. THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972)

91. BRAVEHEART (1995)

92. BODY HEAT (1981)

93. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)

94. THE CHINA SYNDROME (1979)

95. FULL METAL JACKET (1987)

96. BLUE VELVET (1986)

97. SAFETY LAST (1923)

98. BLOOD SIMPLE (1984)

99. SPEED (1994)

100. THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938)