AFI's 100 Most Heart-Pounding Movies

Millions of movie fans have held their breath as Janet Leigh took a shower in Psycho, with the frightening violin music playing. Maybe you gripped your popcorn tightly when Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble jumps from a bus about to be hit by a speeding train in The Fugitive.

These are just two of the entries on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 Most Heart-Pounding Movies. The list includes a wide range of movies, from the horrifying episodes in The Exorcist to the pressure-cooker suspense of All the President's Men.

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