The Top 250 Movies of 1975

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest https://www.flickchart.com/movie/524F1C7D3F 1975, 133 min.

Milos Forman  •   Starring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Will Sampson

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Comedy Drama  •  Drama

4

Dog Day Afternoon https://www.flickchart.com/movie/5FF9C01C56 1975, 125 min.

Sidney Lumet  •   Starring: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Caper  •  Crime Drama

6

Nashville https://www.flickchart.com/movie/63FD6C53C0 1975, 159 min.

Robert Altman  •   Starring: Ned Beatty, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine

Americana  •  Drama  •  Ensemble Film

8

The Man Who Would Be King https://www.flickchart.com/movie/1646E3D50E 1975, 129 min.

John Huston  •   Starring: Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Sean Connery

Adventure  •  Based-on-19th-Century-Literature  •  Buddy Film

10

Love and Death https://www.flickchart.com/movie/842A0E65A7 1975, 85 min.

Woody Allen  •   Starring: Diane Keaton, Woody Allen, Despo Diamantidou

Comedy of Errors  •  Comedy  •  Parody/Spoof

12

Picnic at Hanging Rock https://www.flickchart.com/movie/43E5B0A952 1975, 115 min.

Peter Weir  •   Starring: Jenny Lovell, Peter Collingwood, Margaret Nelson

Australian New Wave  •  Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Coming-of-Age

14

Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles https://www.flickchart.com/movie/EDA0904CC2 1975, 201 min.

Chantal Akerman  •   Starring: Delphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte, Henri Storck

Avant-garde / Experimental  •  Drama  •  Female-Directed Film

16

The Passenger https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6FAAB0CD79 1975, 126 min.

Michelangelo Antonioni  •   Starring: Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre

Drama  •  Mystery  •  Psychological Drama

18

Grey Gardens https://www.flickchart.com/movie/884B358C2E 1975, 100 min.

Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Muffie Meyer  •   Starring: Edith Bouvier Beale, Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale, Brooks Hyers

Biography  •  Culture and Society  •  Documentary

20

Shivers https://www.flickchart.com/movie/DBFA732837 1975, 87 min.

David Cronenberg  •   Starring: Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry

Body Horror  •  Canuxploitation  •  Horror

22

Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom https://www.flickchart.com/movie/35423E2776 1975, 116 min.

Pier Paolo Pasolini  •   Starring: Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Umberto Paolo Quintavalle

Based-on-18th-Century-Literature  •  Drama  •  Exploitation Film

24

French Connection II https://www.flickchart.com/movie/68A7FCFE2E 1975, 119 min.

John Frankenheimer  •   Starring: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Crime

26

The Return of the Pink Panther https://www.flickchart.com/movie/EA850B8E74 1975, 113 min.

Blake Edwards  •   Starring: Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell

Comedy  •  Crime Comedy  •  Crime

28

A Boy and His Dog https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D015F090FE 1975, 91 min.

L.Q. Jones  •   Starring: Don Johnson, Susanne Benton, Jason Robards

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Black Comedy  •  Dystopian Film

30

Fox and His Friends https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E2987A5FF1 1975, 123 min.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder  •   Starring: Peter Chatel, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Karlheinz Böhm

Drama  •  Foreign Language Film  •  Gay and Lesbian Film

32

Rooster Cogburn https://www.flickchart.com/movie/22F17440C6 1975, 108 min.

Stuart Millar  •   Starring: John Wayne, Richard Jordan, John McIntire

Western  •  Traditional Western

34

Farewell, My Lovely https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C6E88D2E9C 1975, 95 min.

Dick Richards  •   Starring: Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Detective Film  •  Mystery

36

The Day of the Locust https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A672DA2D0F 1975, 144 min.

John Schlesinger  •   Starring: Karen Black, William Atherton, Burgess Meredith

Drama  •  New Hollywood  •  Satire

38

The Wind and the Lion https://www.flickchart.com/movie/ADB42EC973 1975, 119 min.

John Milius  •   Starring: Sean Connery, Brian Keith, Steve Kanaly

Adventure  •  Costume Adventure  •  Historical Film

40

Terror of Mechagodzilla https://www.flickchart.com/movie/91FA085A11 1975, 83 min.

Ishirô Honda  •   Starring: Katsuhiko Sasaki, Tomoko Ai, Akihiko Hirata

Action  •  Adventure Drama  •  Adventure

42

Race with the Devil https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B025871D28 1975, 88 min.

Jack Starrett  •   Starring: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Carsploitation

44

Cooley High https://www.flickchart.com/movie/28E76CC86E 1975, 107 min.

Michael Schultz  •   Starring: Glynn Turman, Corin Rogers, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Blaxploitation  •  Comedy Drama  •  Coming-of-Age

46

The Switchblade Sisters https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E2722D42BC 1975, 91 min.

Jack Hill  •   Starring: Robbie Lee, Joanne Nail, Monica Gayle

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Exploitation Film

48

Smile https://www.flickchart.com/movie/984E0D626A 1975, 113 min.

Michael Ritchie  •   Starring: Bruce Dern, Barbara Feldon, Michael Kidd

Americana  •  Comedy  •  Satire

50

Escape to Witch Mountain https://www.flickchart.com/movie/9448B3727D 1975, 97 min.

John Hough  •   Starring: Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Kim Richards

Family  •  Adventure  •  Fantasy

52

The Magic Flute https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C042EE7748 1975, 135 min.

Ingmar Bergman  •   Starring: Håkan Hagegård, Josef Köstlinger, Irma Urrila

Comedy  •  Fairy Tales and Legends  •  Fantasy

54

The Drowning Pool https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CBFF0C3FA3 1975, 108 min.

Stuart Rosenberg  •   Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa

Detective Film  •  Mystery  •  New Hollywood

56

Pinchcliffe Grand Prix https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A6B5868583 1975, 88 min.

Ivo Caprino  •   Starring: Frank Robert, Wenche Foss, Leif Juster

Adventure  •  Adventure Comedy  •  Animation

58

Strip Nude for Your Killer https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6298EA03B9 1975, 98 min.

Andrea Bianchi  •   Starring: Edwige Fenech, Nino Castelnuovo, Femi Benussi

Erotic Thriller  •  Exploitation Film  •  Foreign Language Film

60

The Apple Dumpling Gang https://www.flickchart.com/movie/ED01771F4B 1975, 100 min.

Norman Tokar  •   Starring: Susan Clark, Bill Bixby, Slim Pickens

Comedy  •  Comedy Western  •  Family

62

Mandingo https://www.flickchart.com/movie/98AF2505AD 1975, 127 min.

Richard Fleischer  •   Starring: Susan George, James Mason, Richard Ward

Blaxploitation  •  Drama  •  Exploitation Film

64

Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CBF96AD328 1975, 96 min.

Don Edmonds  •   Starring: Dyanne Thorne, Gregory Knoph, Tony Mumolo

Exploitation Film  •  Horror  •  Period Film

66

The Hindenburg https://www.flickchart.com/movie/3E5459435C 1975, 125 min.

Robert Wise  •   Starring: Roy Thinnes, Gig Young, George C. Scott

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Disaster Film  •  Docudrama

68

The Man from Hong Kong https://www.flickchart.com/movie/49716A0188 1975, 111 min.

Brian Trenchard-Smith  •   Starring: Jimmy Wang Yu, George Lazenby, Hugh Keays-Byrne

Action  •  Australian New Wave  •  Exploitation Film

70

The Prisoner of Second Avenue https://www.flickchart.com/movie/1514FA7BD5 1975, 98 min.

Melvin Frank  •   Starring: Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Saks

Comedy  •  Urban Comedy

72

Boss Nigger https://www.flickchart.com/movie/3616154CDD 1975, 87 min.

Jack Arnold  •   Starring: R.G. Armstrong, Jerry Butler, Carmen Hayworth

Action Thriller  •  Blaxploitation  •  Comedy

74

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown https://www.flickchart.com/movie/31B6920746 1975, 30 min.

Phil Roman  •   Starring: Duncan Watson, Melanie Kohn, Stephen Shea

Animation  •  Based-on-Comics  •  Comedy

76

Brannigan https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6FEF766240 1975, 111 min.

Douglas Hickox  •   Starring: John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Police Detective Film

78

The Super Inframan https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E3CC906924 1975, 90 min.

Shan Hua  •   Starring: Danny Lee, Terry Liu, Hsieh Wang

Action  •  Foreign Language Film  •  Martial Arts

80

Bucktown https://www.flickchart.com/movie/73D2CFEBAB 1975, 94 min.

Arthur Marks  •   Starring: Bernie Hamilton, Tierre Turner, Jim Bohan

Action  •  Blaxploitation  •  Exploitation Film

82

Take a Hard Ride https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6259D0F25E 1975, 98 min.

Antonio Margheriti  •   Starring: Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Fred Williamson

Action  •  Blaxploitation  •  Exploitation Film

84

Night Train Murders https://www.flickchart.com/movie/1BB8D349D8 1975, 94 min.

Aldo Lado  •   Starring: Flavio Bucci, Macha Meril, Gianfranco De Grassi

Exploitation Film  •  Foreign Language Film  •  Horror

86

Deewaar https://www.flickchart.com/movie/445BA7F428 1975, 174 min.

Yash Chopra  •   Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Neetu Singh

Action  •  Bollywood  •  Crime

88

Posse https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D1C139FBE8 1975, 92 min.

Kirk Douglas  •   Starring: Kirk Douglas, Bo Hopkins, Bruce Dern

Revisionist Western  •  Western

90

Rancho Deluxe https://www.flickchart.com/movie/5BA92C76E7 1975, 93 min.

Frank Perry  •   Starring: Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley

Comedy  •  Comedy Western  •  Western

92

The Killer Must Kill Again https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B530A1D0DE 1975, 86 min.

Luigi Cozzi  •   Starring: George Hilton, Antoine Saint-John, Femi Benussi

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Foreign Language Film

94

Manila in the Claws of Light https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F3BD0D4561 1975, 125 min.

Lino Brocka  •   Starring: Hilda Koronel, Bembol Roco, Lou Salvador Jr.

Adventure Drama  •  Adventure  •  Drama

96

White Line Fever https://www.flickchart.com/movie/236CDF8EB0 1975, 90 min.

Jonathan Kaplan  •   Starring: Jan-Michael Vincent, L.Q. Jones, Kay Lenz

Action  •  Exploitation Film

98

Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare https://www.flickchart.com/movie/5D9ADB07A0 1975, 84 min.

David Winters  •   Starring: Alice Cooper, Vincent Price, Sheryl Cooper

Concert Film  •  Music  •  Musical

100

Capone https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6CCC1D7175 1975, 101 min.

Steve Carver  •   Starring: Ben Gazzara, John Cassavetes, Frank Campanella

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Biopic  •  Crime

102

The Devil's Rain https://www.flickchart.com/movie/49CB4A0CE6 1975, 86 min.

Robert Fuest  •   Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Tom Skerritt, Eddie Albert

Horror  •  Religious Horror  •  Supernatural Horror

104

Xala https://www.flickchart.com/movie/ED6CDBB84D 1975, 123 min.

Ousmane Sembène  •   Starring: Thierno Leye, Seune Samb, Myriam Niang

Comedy  •  Foreign Language Film  •  Satire

106

Night of the Seagulls https://www.flickchart.com/movie/11442BB534 1975, 89 min.

Amando de Ossorio  •   Starring: Víctor Petit, María Kosty, Sandra Mozarowsky

Foreign Language Film  •  Horror  •  Monster Film

108

Hustle https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F3C672CE91 1975, 120 min.

Robert Aldrich  •   Starring: Burt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve, Ben Johnson

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Police Detective Film

110

The Story Of O https://www.flickchart.com/movie/320E4D7A47 1975, 97 min.

Just Jaeckin  •   Starring: Corinne Clery, Udo Kier, Anthony Steel

Drama  •  Erotic Drama  •  Foreign Language Film

112

The Black Gestapo https://www.flickchart.com/movie/DA2D79C850 1975, 88 min.

Lee Frost  •   Starring: Rod Perry, Phil Hoover, Ed Cross

Drama  •  Action  •  Blaxploitation

114

Hester Street https://www.flickchart.com/movie/5CD49A4AD3 1975, 90 min.

Joan Micklin Silver  •   Starring: Carol Kane, Steven Keats, Mel Howard

Based-on-19th-Century-Literature  •  Drama  •  Female-Directed Film

116

India Song https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E3139FD0BC 1975, 120 min.

Marguerite Duras  •   Starring: Delphine Seyrig, Michael Lonsdale, Mathieu Carrière

Avant-garde / Experimental  •  Drama  •  Fantasy

118

Exorcism https://www.flickchart.com/movie/4BD645ADEB 1975, 95 min.

Jesús Franco  •   Starring: Lina Romay, Catherine Lafferière, Nadine Pascal

Exploitation Film  •  Foreign Language Film  •  Horror

120

My Friends https://www.flickchart.com/movie/101B67661E 1975, 140 min.

Mario Monicelli  •   Starring: Ugo Tognazzi, Gastone Moschin, Philippe Noiret

Comedy  •  Commedia all’italiana  •  Foreign Language Film

122

Darktown Strutters https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6BA828E5A4 1975, 90 min.

William Witney  •   Starring: Trina Parks, Edna Richardson, Bettye Sweet

Biker Film  •  Blaxploitation  •  Comedy

124

The Strongest Man in the World https://www.flickchart.com/movie/76D380DC77 1975, 92 min.

Vincent McEveety  •   Starring: Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Harold Gould

Comedy  •  Sci-Fi Comedy  •  Science Fiction

126

A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6AAC38B2E5 1975, 126 min.

Damiano Damiani  •   Starring: Terence Hill, Miou-Miou, Robert Charlebois

Action  •  Action Comedy  •  Comedy

128

Welfare https://www.flickchart.com/movie/5707A8F35E 1975, 167 min.

Frederick Wiseman

Culture and Society  •  Documentary  •  Law and Crime

130

The Old Gun https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E3250FEB66 1975, 103 min.

Robert Enrico  •   Starring: Joachim Hansen, Jean Bouise, Romy Schneider

Drama  •  Foreign Language Film  •  Melodrama

132

Footprints on the Moon https://www.flickchart.com/movie/BD88EB6E02 1975, 96 min.

Luigi Bazzoni  •   Starring: Florinda Bolkan, Peter McEnery, Nicoletta Elmi

Foreign Language Film  •  Giallo  •  Horror

134

Fear Over the City https://www.flickchart.com/movie/9F44D86070 1975, 125 min.

Henri Verneuil  •   Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Denner, Adalberto Maria Merli

Crime  •  Crime Thriller  •  Foreign Language Film

136

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6F61540534 1975, 112 min.

Michael Anderson  •   Starring: Ron Ely, Paul Gleason, William Lucking

Action  •  Adventure  •  Costume Adventure

138

Carry on Behind https://www.flickchart.com/movie/261930CA20 1975, 90 min.

Gerald Thomas  •   Starring: Elke Sommer, Kenneth Williams, Bernard Bresslaw

Comedy  •  Farce  •  Parody/Spoof

140

The Giant Spider Invasion https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B8D270C16F 1975, 84 min.

Bill Rebane  •   Starring: Steve Brodie, Barbara Hale, Robert Easton

Horror  •  Monster Film  •  Sci-Fi Horror

142

Autopsy https://www.flickchart.com/movie/BA82E11DB2 1975, 100 min.

Armando Crispino  •   Starring: Mimsy Farmer, Barry Primus, Ray Lovelock

Foreign Language Film  •  Giallo  •  Mystery

144

The Wilby Conspiracy https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CEC1F4CA2D 1975, 105 min.

Ralph Nelson  •   Starring: Sidney Poitier, Saeed Jaffrey, Michael Caine

Escape Film  •  Political Thriller  •  Thriller

146

Black Magic https://www.flickchart.com/movie/64E7B21A8F 1975, 93 min.

Meng Hua Ho  •   Starring: Lung Ti, Lieh Lo, Ni Tien

Horror  •  Supernatural Horror  •  Foreign Language Film

148

A Girl Called Katy Tippel https://www.flickchart.com/movie/0F287AE8BA 1975, 100 min.

Paul Verhoeven  •   Starring: Monique Van de Ven, Eddie Brugman, Hannah de Leeuwe

Comedy Drama  •  Foreign Language Film  •  Period Film

150

Wolfguy: Enrage, Wolfman https://www.flickchart.com/movie/92540101FA 1975, 86 min.

Kazuhiko Yamaguchi  •   Starring: Sonny Chiba, Kyosuke Machida, Etsuko Nami

Action  •  Based-on-Comics  •  Based-on-Manga

152

The UFO Incident https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D46CE44A0A 1975, 92 min.

Richard A. Colla  •   Starring: James Earl Jones, Estelle Parsons, Barnard Hughes

Docudrama  •  Made-for-Television  •  Psychological Sci-Fi

154

Black Emanuelle https://www.flickchart.com/movie/87FF5FE26C 1975, 94 min.

Bitto Albertini  •   Starring: Laura Gemser, Karin Schubert, Angelo Infanti

Drama  •  Erotic Drama  •  Exploitation Film

156

Women Behind Bars https://www.flickchart.com/movie/03F6BF529A 1975, 75 min.

Jesús Franco  •   Starring: Lina Romay, Martine Stedil, Nathalie Chape

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

158

The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence https://www.flickchart.com/movie/ED5803190E 1975, 30 min.

Dave Wilson  •   Starring: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson

Family  •  Made-for-Television

160

Numéro deux https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A142860043 1975, 88 min.

Jean-Luc Godard  •   Starring: Sandrine Battistella, Jean-Luc Godard, Pierre Oudrey

Avant-garde / Experimental  •  Foreign Language Film  •  French New Wave

162

Report to the Commissioner https://www.flickchart.com/movie/3DDA872E96 1975, 112 min.

Milton Katselas  •   Starring: Michael Moriarty, Yaphet Kotto, Susan Blakely

Docudrama  •  Drama  •  Police Drama

164

The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C3CBF8A02F 1975, 192 min.

Eldar Ryazanov  •   Starring: Andrey Myagkov, Barbara Brylska, Yuriy Yakovlev

Comedy  •  Comedy of Errors  •  Foreign Language Film

166

Crazy Mama https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2C68FEB172 1975, 83 min.

Jonathan Demme  •   Starring: Cloris Leachman, Stuart Whitman, Tisha Sterling

Comedy  •  Crime  •  Crime Comedy

168

Poor Pretty Eddie https://www.flickchart.com/movie/236DD3A39F 1975, 92 min.

Richard Robinson, David Worth  •   Starring: Leslie Uggams, Shelley Winters, Michael Christian

Horror  •  Shocksploitation  •  Exploitation Film

170

The Adventures of the Wilderness Family https://www.flickchart.com/movie/5E6154E5F0 1975, 100 min.

Stewart Raffill  •   Starring: Robert Logan, Susan Damante, Hollye Holmes

Adventure  •  Family-Oriented Adventure  •  Family

172

Zorro https://www.flickchart.com/movie/97029C4CF5 1975, 124 min.

Duccio Tessari  •   Starring: Alain Delon, Ottavia Piccolo, Enzo Cerusico

Adventure  •  Costume Adventure  •  Period Film

174

The Dead Don't Die https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CCE0DBE625 1975, 74 min.

Curtis Harrington  •   Starring: George Hamilton, Linda Cristal, Joan Blondell

Horror  •  Made-for-Television  •  Monster Film

176

Lady Cocoa https://www.flickchart.com/movie/03824C8A3F 1975, 93 min.

Matt Cimber  •   Starring: Lola Falana, Gene Washington, Alex Dreier

Action  •  Blaxploitation  •  Crime Drama

178

The New Original Wonder Woman https://www.flickchart.com/movie/BB4ED405B3 1975, 74 min.

Leonard J. Horn  •   Starring: Lynda Carter, Lyle Waggoner, Cloris Leachman

Action  •  Adventure  •  Fantasy

180

The Story of Sin https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F54B24BDB3 1975, 130 min.

Walerian Borowczyk  •   Starring: Grazyna Dlugolecka, Jerzy Zelnik, Olgierd Lukaszewicz

Drama  •  Erotic Drama  •  Foreign Language Film

182

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director https://www.flickchart.com/movie/93D7055B92 1975, 150 min.

Kaneto Shindô  •   Starring: Kenji Mizoguchi, Kaneto Shindô, Takako Irie

Biography  •  Documentary  •  Foreign Language Film

184

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings https://www.flickchart.com/movie/3C78761475 1975, 91 min.

John G. Avildsen  •   Starring: Burt Reynolds, Conny Van Dyke, Jerry Reed

Action Comedy  •  Action  •  Comedy

186

Adoption https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6C2D5310F5 1975, 89 min.

Márta Mészáros  •   Starring: Katalin Berek, Gyöngyvér Vigh, Péter Fried

Drama  •  Female-Directed Film  •  Feminist Film

188

Lucky Lady https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6EC72C7333 1975, 118 min.

Stanley Donen  •   Starring: Gene Hackman, Liza Minnelli, Geoffrey Lewis

Comedy Drama  •  Crime  •  Crime Comedy

190

Aloha Bobby and Rose https://www.flickchart.com/movie/21513F2E89 1975, 88 min.