The 30 best Thriller movies of the 1970s

1. 1

   Chinatown (1974)

   directed by Roman Polanski · 130 min · 7.9 4,384 votes

2. 2

   Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

   directed by Sidney Lumet · 125 min · 7.9 3,494 votes

3. 3

   Jaws (1975)

   directed by Steven Spielberg · 124 min · 7.7 11,827 votes

4. 4

   Halloween (1978)

   directed by John Carpenter · 91 min · 7.6 6,329 votes

5. 5

   The Warriors (1979)

   directed by Walter Hill · 92 min · 7.7 2,458 votes

6. 6

   Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

   directed by Elio Petri · 111 min · 8.2 894 votes

7. 7

   All the President's Men (1976)

   directed by Alan J. Pakula · 138 min · 7.7 2,150 votes

8. 8

   Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

   directed by Don Siegel · 113 min · 7.5 3,269 votes

9. 9

   Deep Red (1975)

   directed by Dario Argento · 127 min · 7.7 1,630 votes

10. 10

    Dirty Harry (1971)

    directed by Don Siegel · 102 min · 7.5 2,832 votes

11. 11

    The French Connection (1971)

    directed by William Friedkin · 104 min · 7.5 2,201 votes

12. 12

    The Omen (1976)

    directed by Richard Donner · 111 min · 7.4 2,493 votes

13. 13

    Carrie (1976)

    directed by Brian De Palma · 98 min · 7.3 4,416 votes

14. 14

    The Tenant (1976)

    directed by Roman Polanski · 126 min · 7.6 1,260 votes

15. 15

    Duel (1971)

    directed by Steven Spielberg · 89 min · 7.4 2,134 votes

16. 16

    Sleuth (1972)

    directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 138 min · 7.7 749 votes

17. 17

    Deliverance (1972)

    directed by John Boorman · 109 min · 7.3 1,866 votes

18. 18

    Le Cercle Rouge (1970)

    directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · 140 min · 7.6 747 votes

19. 19

    Three Days of the Condor (1975)

    directed by Sydney Pollack · 117 min · 7.3 1,414 votes

20. 20

    Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

    directed by John Carpenter · 91 min · 7.3 1,252 votes

21. 21

    The Day of the Jackal (1973)

    directed by Fred Zinnemann · 143 min · 7.5 707 votes

22. 22

    Sorcerer (1977)

    directed by William Friedkin · 121 min · 7.5 687 votes

23. 23

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

    directed by Joseph Sargent · 104 min · 7.5 652 votes

24. 24

    Marathon Man (1976)

    directed by John Schlesinger · 126 min · 7.2 1,269 votes

25. 25

    Straw Dogs (1971)

    directed by Sam Peckinpah · 118 min · 7.2 1,111 votes

26. 26

    Fist of Fury (1972)

    directed by Lo Wei · 107 min · 7.2 1,109 votes

27. 27

    The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

    directed by Ronald Neame · 117 min · 7.2 1,055 votes

28. 28

    Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

    directed by Sidney Lumet · 128 min · 7.1 1,618 votes

29. 29

    Frenzy (1972)

    directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 116 min · 7.1 1,052 votes

30. 30

    The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)

    directed by Dario Argento · 96 min · 7.1 857 votes

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