1The Godfather: Part II (1974) ❧Dir. Francis Ford Coppola202· USA· Drama, Crime,· RA+ 98/100Director Francis Ford CoppolaWriter Mario Puzo, Francis Ford CoppolaD.O.P. Gordon WillisComposer Nino RotaEditor Barry Malkin, Richard Marks, Peter ZinnerLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 202′Percentile 99th
2The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) ❧Dir. Tobe Hooper83· USA· Horror,· RA+ 96/100Director Tobe HooperWriter Tobe Hooper, Kim HenkelD.O.P. Daniel PearlComposer Wayne Bell, Tobe HooperEditor J. Larry Carroll, Sallye RichardsonLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 83′Percentile 98thViewings 2
3Chinatown (1974) ❧Dir. Roman Polanski130· USA· Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller,· RA+ 95/100Director Roman PolanskiWriter Robert TowneD.O.P. John A. AlonzoComposer Jerry GoldsmithEditor Sam O'SteenLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 130′Percentile 97th
4The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) ❧Dir. Joseph Sargent104· USA· Crime, Thriller, Action,· RB+ 87/100Director Joseph SargentWriter Peter StoneD.O.P. Owen RoizmanComposer David ShireEditor Gerald B. Greenberg, Robert Q. LovettLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 104′Percentile 85th
5The Parallax View (1974) ❧Dir. Alan J. Pakula102· USA· Crime, Drama, Thriller,· RB 84/100Director Alan J. PakulaWriter David Giler, Lorenzo Semple Jr.D.O.P. Gordon WillisComposer Michael SmallEditor John W. WheelerLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 102′Percentile 78th
6Badlands (1974) ❧Dir. Terrence Malick94· USA· Crime, Drama, Romance,· PGB 81/100Director Terrence MalickWriter Terrence MalickD.O.P. Brian Probyn, Tak Fujimoto, Stevan LarnerComposer George Aliceson TiptonEditor Robert Estrin, Billy WeberLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 94′Percentile 72nd
7Murder on the Orient Express (1974) ❧Dir. Sidney Lumet128· UK· Drama, Thriller, Mystery,· PGB 81/100Director Sidney LumetWriter Paul DehnD.O.P. Geoffrey UnsworthComposer Richard Rodney BennettEditor Anne V. CoatesLanguage EnglishCountry UKRuntime 128′Percentile 72nd
8Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974) ❧Dir. Yoshiyuki Kuroda83· Japan· Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama,· NRB- 78/100Director Yoshiyuki KurodaWriter Tsutomu NakamuraD.O.P. Chikashi MakiuraComposer Kunihiko MuraiEditor Toshio TaniguchiLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 83′Percentile 64th
9Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) ❧Dir. Michael Cimino115· USA· Comedy, Action, Drama, Adventure,· RB- 77/100Director Michael CiminoWriter Michael CiminoD.O.P. Frank StanleyComposer Dee BartonEditor Ferris WebsterLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 115′Percentile 62nd
10Lacombe Lucien (1974) ❧Dir. Louis Malle138· France· Drama, War,· RC+ 74/100Director Louis MalleWriter Louis Malle, Patrick ModianoD.O.P. Tonino Delli ColliComposer NullEditor Suzanne BaronLanguage FrenchCountry France, Germany, ItalyRuntime 138′Percentile 56th
11The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) ❧Dir. Guy Hamilton125· UK· Adventure, Action, Thriller,· PGC+ 73/100Director Guy HamiltonWriter Richard Maibaum, Tom MankiewiczD.O.P. Ted Moore, Oswald MorrisComposer John BarryEditor Raymond Poulton, John ShirleyLanguage EnglishCountry UKRuntime 125′Percentile 54thViewings 2
12The Sugarland Express (1974) ❧Dir. Steven Spielberg110· USA· Crime, Drama, Comedy,· PGC+ 71/100Director Steven SpielbergWriter Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, Steven SpielbergD.O.P. Vilmos ZsigmondComposer John WilliamsEditor Edward M. Abroms, Verna FieldsLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 110′Percentile 50th
13The Conversation (1974) ❧Dir. Francis Ford Coppola114· USA· Crime, Drama, Mystery,· PGC 68/100Director Francis Ford CoppolaWriter Francis Ford CoppolaD.O.P. Bill Butler, Haskell WexlerComposer David ShireEditor Richard ChewLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 114′Percentile 42nd
14The Longest Yard (1974) ❧Dir. Robert Aldrich121· USA· Comedy, Drama, Crime,· RC- 63/100Director Robert AldrichWriter Tracy Keenan Wynn, Albert S. RuddyD.O.P. Joseph F. BirocComposer Frank De VolEditor Michael LucianoLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 121′Percentile 32nd