Cinemaths · List View Films of the 1970s Ranked by Score
114 films · View as Text List
1.
100 /100
100th percentile
The Godfather
1972 175m Drama, Crime, R
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
USA · English
2.
98 /100
99th percentile
The Godfather: Part II
1974 202m Drama, Crime, R
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
USA · English
3.
97 /100
99th percentile
A Clockwork Orange
1972 137m Science Fiction, Crime, NC-17
Directed by
Stanley Kubrick
UK · English
4.
96 /100
98th percentile
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1974 83m Horror, R
Directed by
Tobe Hooper
USA · English
5.
95 /100
97th percentile
The French Connection
1971 104m Action, Crime, Thriller, R
Directed by
William Friedkin
USA · English
6.
95 /100
97th percentile
Chinatown
1974 130m Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, R
Directed by
Roman Polanski
USA · English
7.
95 /100
97th percentile
Dog Day Afternoon
1975 124m Crime, Drama, Thriller, R
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
USA · English
8.
95 /100
97th percentile
Apocalypse Now
1979 147m Drama, War, R
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
USA · English
9.
94 /100
96th percentile
The Sting
1973 129m Comedy, Crime, Drama, PG
Directed by
George Roy Hill
USA · English
10.
94 /100
96th percentile
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971 99m Family, Fantasy, Comedy, G
Directed by
Mel Stuart
USA · English
11.
93 /100
95th percentile
Jaws
1975 124m Horror, Thriller, Adventure, PG
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
USA · English
12.
93 /100
95th percentile
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 185m Documentary, NR
Directed by
Sidney Lumet, Joseph L. Mankiewicz
USA · English
13.
92 /100
93rd percentile
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977 125m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Lewis Gilbert
UK · English
14.
92 /100
93rd percentile
Network
1976 122m Drama, R
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
USA · English
15.
92 /100
93rd percentile
Aguirre: The Wrath of God
1972 95m History, Adventure, Drama, NR
Directed by
Werner Herzog
Germany · German
16.
92 /100
93rd percentile
The Hellstrom Chronicle
1971 90m Science Fiction, Documentary, G
Directed by
Ed Spiegel, Walon Green
USA · English
17.
91 /100
92nd percentile
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 137m Science Fiction, Drama, PG
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
USA · English
18.
89 /100
89th percentile
Eraserhead
1977 89m Science Fiction, Horror, NR
Directed by
David Lynch
USA · English
19.
89 /100
89th percentile
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 121m Adventure, Action, Science Fiction, PG
Directed by
George Lucas
USA · English
20.
89 /100
89th percentile
Deliverance
1972 109m Drama, Adventure, Thriller, R
Directed by
John Boorman
USA · English
21.
89 /100
89th percentile
The Man Who Would Be King
1975 129m Adventure, Drama, PG
Directed by
John Huston
UK · English
22.
89 /100
89th percentile
Dawn of the Dead
1979 127m Horror, Science Fiction, NR
Directed by
George A. Romero
USA · English
23.
89 /100
89th percentile
Straight Time
1978 114m Crime, Drama, R
Directed by
Ulu Grosbard
USA · English
24.
88 /100
87th percentile
Serpico
1973 129m Crime, Drama, R
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
USA · English
25.
88 /100
87th percentile
Midnight Express
1978 121m Drama, Crime, R
Directed by
Alan Parker
UK · English
26.
88 /100
87th percentile
All the President's Men
1976 138m Drama, Mystery, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Alan J. Pakula
USA · English
27.
87 /100
85th percentile
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 104m Crime, Thriller, Action, R
Directed by
Joseph Sargent
USA · English
28.
87 /100
85th percentile
The Memory of Justice
1976 278m Documentary, History, PG
Directed by
Marcel Ophüls
France · French
29.
86 /100
83rd percentile
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979 107m Drama, Horror, PG
Directed by
Werner Herzog
Germany · German
30.
85 /100
80th percentile
Mad Max
1979 91m Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, R
Directed by
George Miller
Australia · English
31.
85 /100
80th percentile
Time After Time
1979 112m Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Nicholas Meyer
USA · English
32.
85 /100
80th percentile
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
1972 81m Action, Drama, Adventure, NR
Directed by
Kenji Misumi
Japan · Japanese
33.
85 /100
80th percentile
10 Rillington Place
1971 106m Crime, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Richard Fleischer
UK · English
34.
84 /100
78th percentile
The Parallax View
1974 102m Crime, Drama, Thriller, R
Directed by
Alan J. Pakula
USA · English
35.
84 /100
78th percentile
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
1972 89m Drama, Action, Adventure, R
Directed by
Kenji Misumi
Japan · Japanese
36.
84 /100
78th percentile
The Omen
1976 111m Horror, Thriller, R
Directed by
Richard Donner
USA · English
37.
83 /100
75th percentile
Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
1977 93m Comedy, Science Fiction, NR
Directed by
Jindřich Polák
Czechoslovakia · Czech
38.
83 /100
75th percentile
...And Justice for All
1979 119m Drama, R
Directed by
Norman Jewison
USA · English
39.
83 /100
75th percentile
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
1972 81m Action, Adventure, Thriller, NR
Directed by
Buichi Saitō
Japan · Japanese
40.
83 /100
75th percentile
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
1973 89m Action, Crime, Thriller, Adventure, NR
Directed by
Kenji Misumi
Japan · Japanese
41.
82 /100
73rd percentile
Patton
1970 172m War, Drama, History, PG
Directed by
Franklin J. Schaffner
USA · English
42.
82 /100
73rd percentile
Beauty and the Beast
1978 91m Fantasy, Horror, Romance, NR
Directed by
Juraj Herz
Czechoslovakia · Czech
43.
82 /100
73rd percentile
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979 105m Drama, PG
Directed by
Robert Benton
USA · English
44.
81 /100
72nd percentile
Badlands
1974 94m Crime, Drama, Romance, PG
Directed by
Terrence Malick
USA · English
45.
81 /100
72nd percentile
Escape from Alcatraz
1979 113m Drama, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Don Siegel
USA · English
46.
81 /100
72nd percentile
Murder on the Orient Express
1974 128m Drama, Thriller, Mystery, PG
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
UK · English
47.
80 /100
69th percentile
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972 84m Drama, Action, Adventure, NR
Directed by
Kenji Misumi
Japan · Japanese
48.
80 /100
69th percentile
Black Sunday
1977 143m Action, Drama, Thriller, R
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
USA · English
49.
79 /100
67th percentile
Going in Style
1979 97m Comedy, Drama, Crime, PG
Directed by
Martin Brest
USA · English
50.
79 /100
67th percentile
Zombi 2
1979 91m Horror, R
Directed by
Lucio Fulci
Italy · English
51.
79 /100
67th percentile
The Muppet Movie
1979 95m Family, Comedy, Adventure, Music, G
Directed by
James Frawley
USA · English
52.
79 /100
67th percentile
Bang the Drum Slowly
1973 96m Drama, PG
Directed by
John D. Hancock
USA · English
53.
78 /100
64th percentile
Alien
1979 117m Horror, Science Fiction, R
Directed by
Ridley Scott
USA · English
54.
78 /100
64th percentile
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978 99m Comedy, Music, PG
Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
USA · English
55.
78 /100
64th percentile
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974 83m Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, NR
Directed by
Yoshiyuki Kuroda
Japan · Japanese
56.
77 /100
62nd percentile
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974 115m Comedy, Action, Drama, Adventure, R
Directed by
Michael Cimino
USA · English
57.
77 /100
62nd percentile
Watership Down
1978 92m Adventure, Animation, Drama, PG
Directed by
Martin Rosen
UK · English
58.
76 /100
60th percentile
Breaking Away
1979 101m Drama, Comedy, PG
Directed by
Peter Yates
USA · English
59.
75 /100
58th percentile
Joe Kidd
1972 88m Western, Drama, PG
Directed by
John Sturges
USA · English
60.
75 /100
58th percentile
Halloween
1978 91m Horror, Thriller, R
Directed by
John Carpenter
USA · English
61.
75 /100
58th percentile
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 144m War, History, Drama, G
Directed by
Toshio Masuda, Kinji Fukasaku, Richard Fleischer
USA · English
62.
75 /100
58th percentile
On Any Sunday
1971 96m Documentary, G
Directed by
Bruce Brown
USA · English
63.
74 /100
56th percentile
Moonraker
1979 126m Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction, PG
Directed by
Lewis Gilbert
UK · English
64.
74 /100
56th percentile
Lacombe Lucien
1974 138m Drama, War, R
Directed by
Louis Malle
France · French
65.
73 /100
54th percentile
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974 125m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Guy Hamilton
UK · English
66.
73 /100
54th percentile
The Man Who Haunted Himself
1970 88m Thriller, Drama, PG
Directed by
Basil Dearden
UK · English
67.
73 /100
54th percentile
The Mephisto Waltz
1971 115m Horror, R
Directed by
Paul Wendkos
USA · English
68.
73 /100
54th percentile
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971 98m Action, Science Fiction, G
Directed by
Don Taylor
USA · English
69.
73 /100
54th percentile
Robin Hood
1973 83m Animation, Family, Adventure, G
Directed by
Wolfgang Reitherman
USA · English
70.
72 /100
52nd percentile
La Luna
1979 142m Drama, R
Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci
Italy · English
71.
71 /100
50th percentile
The Sugarland Express
1974 110m Crime, Drama, Comedy, PG
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
USA · English
72.
71 /100
50th percentile
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 114m Drama, Adventure, War, PG
Directed by
Guy Hamilton
UK · English
73.
70 /100
48th percentile
The Exorcist
1973 122m Horror, R
Directed by
William Friedkin
USA · English
74.
70 /100
48th percentile
Hanover Street
1979 109m Drama, Romance, War, Action, Adventure, PG
Directed by
Peter Hyams
USA · English
75.
69 /100
45th percentile
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 88m Action, Science Fiction, PG
Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
USA · English
76.
69 /100
45th percentile
The AristoCats
1970 78m Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure, G
Directed by
Wolfgang Reitherman
USA · English
77.
68 /100
42nd percentile
The Conversation
1974 114m Crime, Drama, Mystery, PG
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
USA · English
78.
68 /100
42nd percentile
The Bad News Bears
1976 102m Family, Comedy, PG
Directed by
Michael Ritchie
USA · English
79.
67 /100
40th percentile
Superman: The Movie
1978 144m Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, PG
Directed by
Richard Donner
USA · English
80.
66 /100
38th percentile
1900
1976 317m Drama, History, R
Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci
Italy · Italian
81.
66 /100
38th percentile
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
1976 86m Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime, R
Directed by
Charles B. Pierce
USA · English
82.
65 /100
37th percentile
Silver Streak
1976 114m Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller, Action, PG
Directed by
Arthur Hiller
USA · English
83.
65 /100
37th percentile
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970 95m Adventure, Science Fiction, Mystery, G
Directed by
Ted Post
USA · English
84.
65 /100
37th percentile
Heaven Can Wait
1978 101m Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, PG
Directed by
Buck Henry, Warren Beatty
USA · English
85.
65 /100
37th percentile
Oh, God!
1977 98m Fantasy, Comedy, PG
Directed by
Carl Reiner
USA · English
86.
64 /100
35th percentile
Duel
1971 89m Action, Thriller, TV Movie, PG
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
USA · English
87.
63 /100
32nd percentile
3 Days of the Condor
1975 117m Thriller, Mystery, R
Directed by
Sydney Pollack
USA · English
88.
63 /100
32nd percentile
Piranha
1978 94m Horror, Science Fiction, R
Directed by
Joe Dante
USA · English
89.
63 /100
32nd percentile
The Longest Yard
1974 121m Comedy, Drama, Crime, R
Directed by
Robert Aldrich
USA · English
90.
62 /100
31st percentile
The Onion Field
1979 122m Crime, Drama, R
Directed by
Harold Becker
USA · English
91.
61 /100
30th percentile
Diamonds Are Forever
1971 120m Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Guy Hamilton
UK · English
92.
60 /100
28th percentile
The Frisco Kid
1979 119m Adventure, Comedy, Western, Drama, PG
Directed by
Robert Aldrich
USA · English
93.
60 /100
28th percentile
Ode To Billy Joe
1976 105m Drama, Romance, PG
Directed by
Max Baer Jr.
USA · English
94.
60 /100
28th percentile
Damien: Omen II
1978 107m Horror, Thriller, R
Directed by
Don Taylor
USA · English
95.
57 /100
24th percentile
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971 117m Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Music, Animation, G
Directed by
Robert Stevenson
USA · English
96.
56 /100
23rd percentile
The Last Tycoon
1976 123m Drama, Romance, PG
Directed by
Elia Kazan
USA · English
97.
56 /100
23rd percentile
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 93m Action, Science Fiction, G
Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
USA · English
98.
55 /100
21st percentile
Airport
1970 137m Action, Drama, Thriller, PG
Directed by
George Seaton
USA · English
99.
53 /100
19th percentile
The Jericho Mile
1979 97m Drama, TV Movie, Crime, Thriller, NR
Directed by
Michael Mann
USA · English
100.
49 /100
15th percentile
Klute
1971 114m Thriller, Mystery, Crime, R
Directed by
Alan J. Pakula
USA · English
101.
48 /100
14th percentile
Live and Let Die
1973 121m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Guy Hamilton
UK · English
102.
46 /100
13th percentile
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977 95m Comedy, Crime, PG
Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
USA · English
103.
40 /100
10th percentile
The Last House on the Left
1972 84m Horror, Thriller, Crime, Drama, R
Directed by
Wes Craven
USA · English
104.
39 /100
9th percentile
Dolemite
1975 90m Action, Comedy, Crime, R
Directed by
D'Urville Martin
USA · English
105.
37 /100
8th percentile
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
1978 92m Comedy, PG
Directed by
John Berry
USA · English
106.
33 /100
7th percentile
Rosebud
1975 127m Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Otto Preminger
USA · English
107.
32 /100
6th percentile
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
1977 100m Comedy, Family, PG
Directed by
Michael Pressman
USA · English
108.
30 /100
6th percentile
The Paper Chase
1973 113m Drama, PG
Directed by
James Bridges
USA · English
109.
28 /100
5th percentile
French Connection II
1975 119m Action, Crime, Thriller, R
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
USA · English
110.
26 /100
5th percentile
1941
1979 118m Comedy, War, Action, PG
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
USA · English
111.
25 /100
4th percentile
Nurses for Sale
1971 78m Action, Adventure, R
Directed by
Rolf Olsen, Al Adamson
Germany · German
112.
21 /100
3rd percentile
The Domino Principle
1977 98m Thriller, Action, R
Directed by
Stanley Kramer
USA · English
113.
20 /100
2nd percentile
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
1976 116m Horror, Drama, NR
Directed by
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Italy · Italian
114.
18 /100
2nd percentile
The Visitors
1972 88m Drama, Crime, Thriller, R
Directed by
Elia Kazan
USA · English