1 The Godfather: Part II (1974) ❧ Dir. Francis Ford Coppola 202· USA· Drama, Crime,· R A+ 98/100 Director Francis Ford Coppola Writer Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola D.O.P. Gordon Willis Composer Nino Rota Editor Barry Malkin, Richard Marks, Peter Zinner Language English Country USA Runtime 202′ Percentile 99th
2 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) ❧ Dir. Tobe Hooper 83· USA· Horror,· R A+ 96/100 Director Tobe Hooper Writer Tobe Hooper, Kim Henkel D.O.P. Daniel Pearl Composer Wayne Bell, Tobe Hooper Editor J. Larry Carroll, Sallye Richardson Language English Country USA Runtime 83′ Percentile 98th Viewings 2
3 Chinatown (1974) ❧ Dir. Roman Polanski 130· USA· Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller,· R A+ 95/100 Director Roman Polanski Writer Robert Towne D.O.P. John A. Alonzo Composer Jerry Goldsmith Editor Sam O'Steen Language English Country USA Runtime 130′ Percentile 97th
4 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) ❧ Dir. Joseph Sargent 104· USA· Crime, Thriller, Action,· R B+ 87/100 Director Joseph Sargent Writer Peter Stone D.O.P. Owen Roizman Composer David Shire Editor Gerald B. Greenberg, Robert Q. Lovett Language English Country USA Runtime 104′ Percentile 85th
5 The Parallax View (1974) ❧ Dir. Alan J. Pakula 102· USA· Crime, Drama, Thriller,· R B 84/100 Director Alan J. Pakula Writer David Giler, Lorenzo Semple Jr. D.O.P. Gordon Willis Composer Michael Small Editor John W. Wheeler Language English Country USA Runtime 102′ Percentile 78th
6 Badlands (1974) ❧ Dir. Terrence Malick 94· USA· Crime, Drama, Romance,· PG B 81/100 Director Terrence Malick Writer Terrence Malick D.O.P. Brian Probyn, Tak Fujimoto, Stevan Larner Composer George Aliceson Tipton Editor Robert Estrin, Billy Weber Language English Country USA Runtime 94′ Percentile 72nd
7 Murder on the Orient Express (1974) ❧ Dir. Sidney Lumet 128· UK· Drama, Thriller, Mystery,· PG B 81/100 Director Sidney Lumet Writer Paul Dehn D.O.P. Geoffrey Unsworth Composer Richard Rodney Bennett Editor Anne V. Coates Language English Country UK Runtime 128′ Percentile 72nd
8 Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974) ❧ Dir. Yoshiyuki Kuroda 83· Japan· Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama,· NR B- 78/100 Director Yoshiyuki Kuroda Writer Tsutomu Nakamura D.O.P. Chikashi Makiura Composer Kunihiko Murai Editor Toshio Taniguchi Language Japanese Country Japan Runtime 83′ Percentile 64th
9 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) ❧ Dir. Michael Cimino 115· USA· Comedy, Action, Drama, Adventure,· R B- 77/100 Director Michael Cimino Writer Michael Cimino D.O.P. Frank Stanley Composer Dee Barton Editor Ferris Webster Language English Country USA Runtime 115′ Percentile 62nd
10 Lacombe Lucien (1974) ❧ Dir. Louis Malle 138· France· Drama, War,· R C+ 74/100 Director Louis Malle Writer Louis Malle, Patrick Modiano D.O.P. Tonino Delli Colli Composer Null Editor Suzanne Baron Language French Country France, Germany, Italy Runtime 138′ Percentile 56th
11 The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) ❧ Dir. Guy Hamilton 125· UK· Adventure, Action, Thriller,· PG C+ 73/100 Director Guy Hamilton Writer Richard Maibaum, Tom Mankiewicz D.O.P. Ted Moore, Oswald Morris Composer John Barry Editor Raymond Poulton, John Shirley Language English Country UK Runtime 125′ Percentile 54th Viewings 2
12 The Sugarland Express (1974) ❧ Dir. Steven Spielberg 110· USA· Crime, Drama, Comedy,· PG C+ 71/100 Director Steven Spielberg Writer Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, Steven Spielberg D.O.P. Vilmos Zsigmond Composer John Williams Editor Edward M. Abroms, Verna Fields Language English Country USA Runtime 110′ Percentile 50th
13 The Conversation (1974) ❧ Dir. Francis Ford Coppola 114· USA· Crime, Drama, Mystery,· PG C 68/100 Director Francis Ford Coppola Writer Francis Ford Coppola D.O.P. Bill Butler, Haskell Wexler Composer David Shire Editor Richard Chew Language English Country USA Runtime 114′ Percentile 42nd
14 The Longest Yard (1974) ❧ Dir. Robert Aldrich 121· USA· Comedy, Drama, Crime,· R C- 63/100 Director Robert Aldrich Writer Tracy Keenan Wynn, Albert S. Ruddy D.O.P. Joseph F. Biroc Composer Frank De Vol Editor Michael Luciano Language English Country USA Runtime 121′ Percentile 32nd