Highest Rated Movies of the 1970s
Every movie below is scored by averaging its rating on every platform that carries it — IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, Letterboxd, Google and more — into one number out of 100. Only titles rated by at least three platforms are ranked.
1
The Godfather
A+
92
2
The Godfather Part II
A+
90
3
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
A
89
4
Apocalypse Now
A
86
5
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
A
86
6
Alien
A
86
7
We All Loved Each Other So Much
A
85
8
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
A
85
9
Mirror
A
85
10
Dersu Uzala
A
85
11
Chinatown
A
85
12
The Sting
A
85
13
Stalker
A
84
14
Paper Moon
A
84
15
The Deer Hunter
A
84
16
Barry Lyndon
A
84
17
Taxi Driver
A
84
18
Dog Day Afternoon
A
84
19
The Last Picture Show
A
83
20
A Special Day
A
83
21
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
A
83
22
The Man Who Would Be King
A
83
23
Autumn Sonata
A
83
24
A Woman Under the Influence
A
83
25
Sholay
A
83
26
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
A
82
27
The Conformist
A
82
28
A Clockwork Orange
A
82
29
Jaws
A
82
30
All the President's Men
A
82
31
Network
A
82
32
Solaris
A
82
33
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
A
82
34
Cries and Whispers
A
82
35
Life of Brian
A
82
36
Annie Hall
A
82
37
Being There
A
82
38
Day for Night
A
81
39
Kramer vs. Kramer
A
81
40
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
A
81
41
Cabaret
A
81
42
Young Frankenstein
A
81
43
Patton
A
81
44
All That Jazz
A
81
45
The French Connection
A
81
46
Days of Heaven
A
81
47
Escape from Alcatraz
A
81
48
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
A
81
49
Badlands
A
81
50
Manhattan
A
80
51
Rocky
A
80
52
Serpico
A
80
53
Love and Death
A
80
54
The Conversation
A
80
55
The Day of the Jackal
A
80
56
Amarcord
A
80
57
Feyzo, The Polite One
A
80
58
Dirty Harry
A
80
59
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
B
79
60
The King of the Street Cleaners
B
79
61
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
B
79
62
Harold and Maude
B
79
63
Sorcerer
B
79
64
Enter the Dragon
B
79
65
Jeremiah Johnson
B
79
66
The Outlaw Josey Wales
B
79
67
Fiddler on the Roof
B
79
68
Duck, You Sucker
B
79
69
Papillon
B
79
70
And Now for Something Completely Different
B
78
71
The Exorcist
B
78
72
Duel
B
78
73
The Long Goodbye
B
78
74
Halloween
B
78
75
The Holy Mountain
B
78
76
The Passenger
B
78
77
Deep Red
B
78
78
The Wicker Man
B
78
79
American Graffiti
B
78
80
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
B
78
81
Play It Again, Sam
B
78
82
Little Big Man
B
77
83
Mean Streets
B
77
84
Deliverance
B
77
85
Three Days of the Condor
B
77
86
The Wing or the Thigh?
B
77
87
Five Easy Pieces
B
77
88
Sleuth
B
77
89
Drunken Master
B
77
90
Carrie
B
77
91
Frenzy
B
77
92
Phantom of the Paradise
B
76
93
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
B
76
94
Delusions of Grandeur
B
76
95
Blazing Saddles
B
76
96
The Muppet Movie
B
76
97
Picnic at Hanging Rock
B
76
98
French Fried Vacation 2
B
76
99
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
B
76
100
High Plains Drifter
B
76
The Godfather
A+
92
2
The Godfather Part II
A+
90
3
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
A
89
4
Apocalypse Now
A
86
5
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
A
86
6
Alien
A
86
7
We All Loved Each Other So Much
A
85
8
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
A
85
9
Mirror
A
85
10
Dersu Uzala
A
85
11
Chinatown
A
85
12
The Sting
A
85
13
Stalker
A
84
14
Paper Moon
A
84
15
The Deer Hunter
A
84
16
Barry Lyndon
A
84
17
Taxi Driver
A
84
18
Dog Day Afternoon
A
84
19
The Last Picture Show
A
83
20
A Special Day
A
83
21
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
A
83
22
The Man Who Would Be King
A
83
23
Autumn Sonata
A
83
24
A Woman Under the Influence
A
83
25
Sholay
A
83
26
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
A
82
27
The Conformist
A
82
28
A Clockwork Orange
A
82
29
Jaws
A
82
30
All the President's Men
A
82
31
Network
A
82
32
Solaris
A
82
33
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
A
82
34
Cries and Whispers
A
82
35
Life of Brian
A
82
36
Annie Hall
A
82
37
Being There
A
82
38
Day for Night
A
81
39
Kramer vs. Kramer
A
81
40
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
A
81
41
Cabaret
A
81
42
Young Frankenstein
A
81
43
Patton
A
81
44
All That Jazz
A
81
45
The French Connection
A
81
46
Days of Heaven
A
81
47
Escape from Alcatraz
A
81
48
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
A
81
49
Badlands
A
81
50
Manhattan
A
80
51
Rocky
A
80
52
Serpico
A
80
53
Love and Death
A
80
54
The Conversation
A
80
55
The Day of the Jackal
A
80
56
Amarcord
A
80
57
Feyzo, The Polite One
A
80
58
Dirty Harry
A
80
59
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
B
79
60
The King of the Street Cleaners
B
79
61
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
B
79
62
Harold and Maude
B
79
63
Sorcerer
B
79
64
Enter the Dragon
B
79
65
Jeremiah Johnson
B
79
66
The Outlaw Josey Wales
B
79
67
Fiddler on the Roof
B
79
68
Duck, You Sucker
B
79
69
Papillon
B
79
70
And Now for Something Completely Different
B
78
71
The Exorcist
B
78
72
Duel
B
78
73
The Long Goodbye
B
78
74
Halloween
B
78
75
The Holy Mountain
B
78
76
The Passenger
B
78
77
Deep Red
B
78
78
The Wicker Man
B
78
79
American Graffiti
B
78
80
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
B
78
81
Play It Again, Sam
B
78
82
Little Big Man
B
77
83
Mean Streets
B
77
84
Deliverance
B
77
85
Three Days of the Condor
B
77
86
The Wing or the Thigh?
B
77
87
Five Easy Pieces
B
77
88
Sleuth
B
77
89
Drunken Master
B
77
90
Carrie
B
77
91
Frenzy
B
77
92
Phantom of the Paradise
B
76
93
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
B
76
94
Delusions of Grandeur
B
76
95
Blazing Saddles
B
76
96
The Muppet Movie
B
76
97
Picnic at Hanging Rock
B
76
98
French Fried Vacation 2
B
76
99
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
B
76
100
High Plains Drifter
B
76