A critical and comprehensive review of the various methods for the measurement of adhesion of thin films is presented. Emphasis has been placed on the techniques used for thin films (<1μm) but consideration has also been extended to methods which have proved successful in case of relatively thicker coatings and are potentially applicable in the study of thin films. Most of the methods catalogued in this review have been harnessed in measuring the adhesion of thin evaporated or sputtered metallic films on an assortment of substrates; the literature references to the study of thin polymeric films are extremely meager.