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The 91 Best American Movies NOT on the AFI List According to Critic Cole Smithey

Cole's list was referring to AFI's 2007 list, so I removed 9 as they are now on AFI's 2020 list - that's why 91 instead of 100 - List creator's note.
"The AFI once again handed out their list of 100 Best American Movies, and once again the number one spot went to "Citizen Kane." Don't get me wrong, "Citizen Kane" is a great movie, but it has hogged up the number one spot on every list of best movies ever made for so long that it needs to be put aside to make room for, oh I don't know, Billy Wilder's "Ace In The Hole." Glenn Kenny over at Premiere put together a list of alternate choices for the best 100 American Movies and, I felt there were still a lot of films that should have been on his list that weren't. No "Faster Pussycat, Kill!…Kill!"? The title alone does more to make you want to see the movie than most titles. And, no "He Ran All the Way"? The late great John Garfield's last movie (directed by the late great John Berry) will stop you in your tracks." - colesmithey.com
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Ace in the Hole (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Greed (1924)
Greed (1924)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Matewan (1987)
Matewan (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Mean Streets (1973)
Mean Streets (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
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Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
9
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
10
The Killing (1956)
The Killing (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
11
The Big Heat (1953)
The Big Heat (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
12
He Ran All the Way (1951)
He Ran All the Way (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
13
Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
14
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
15
D.O.A. (1950)
D.O.A. (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
16
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
17
Imitation of Life (1959)
Imitation of Life (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
18
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
19
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
20
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Cape Fear (1962)
Cape Fear (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
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The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
27
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
28
Serpico (1973)
Serpico (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
29
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
30
The Honeymoon Killers (1970)
The Honeymoon Killers (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
31
Moonstruck (1987)
Moonstruck (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
32
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
33
Footlight Parade (1933)
Footlight Parade (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
34
Hair (1979)
Hair (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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Little Big Man (1970)
Little Big Man (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Atlantic City (1980)
Atlantic City (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
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Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Silkwood (1983)
Silkwood (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
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The Right Stuff (1983)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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