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These are the american film institute s top 100 movies of all time. One summer evening in late june on the new england island of amity, teenager chrissie watkins invites a drunken fellow student, cassidy, to skinny dip in the ocean. American film institutes top 100 movies of the past 100. American film institutes top 100 greatest american films. To help george, clarence oddbody, an angel who has not yet earned his wings, is being sent to earth to keep the despairing george from killing himself on this crucial night. Part of the afi 100 years series, afis 100 years100 thrills is a list of the top 100 most exciting movies in american cinema. Nine alfred hitchcock films made the list, making him the most represented director. On christmas eve, 1945, prayers are heard in heaven for george bailey of bedford falls, new york. The list is an updated version from the original 1998 version.
American film institutes top 100 movies of the past 100 years. Although enthused, cassidy passes out a few feet from the shore, while chrissie strips and dives into the sea only to be brutally attacked from underwater. These 100 top films were selected by a blueribbon panel of leaders. The american film institute asked more than 1500 members of the film community to pick the 100 most thrilling films of all time. Its list of the top 100 most thrilling american films interprets the term thriller more loosely than even michael jackson did. The most egregious of these earlystarters is the american film institute, which rushed the awards race with its 10 best choices, sprinting out of the gate before a couple of the listed movies. Afi, american film institute 100 most thrilling films 2001. Part of the afi 100 years series, afis 100 years100 thrills is a list of the top 100 suspense thriller movies in american cinema. The american film institute has announced its picks for the best films. Psycho american film institute afi top 100 film list. Alfred hitchcock sets a bar high, and many other directors have imitated him in subsequent years.
Vertigo another hitchcock thriller, though perhaps not as good as north by northwest. San francisco police detective john scottie ferguson is forced to retire after he is involved in a rooftop chase and his acrophobia and accompanying vertigo leads to the death of a fellow officer. Afis 100 greatest american movies complete list variety. This is the american film institutes list of 500 movies. There were originally 400 nominated films from which the top 100 were selected. The list was unveiled by the american film institute on june 12, 2001, during. Part of the afi 100 years series, afis 100 years 100 thrills is a list of the top 100 most. The list was unveiled by the american film institute on june 12, 2001. The following pages contain all titles in our extensive list. American film institutes top 100 greatest american films of all time show list info. As a result, the list is a mix of expected favorites north by northwest, alien and real headscratchers the wizard of oz. The following is a complete list of afi 100 greatest american movies as announced by the american film institute afi june 16. Afi 100 thrills is a list of the top 100 most exciting, actionpacked, suspenseful or frightening movies in.