Best Movies of 1972
Most watched in 1972
The Godfather1972 · ★ 8.7 · 2h 55m
Solaris1972 · ★ 7.8 · 2h 47m
Deliverance1972 · ★ 7.3 · 1h 49m
Last Tango in Paris1972 · ★ 6.9 · 2h 9m
The Way of the Dragon1972 · ★ 7.4 · 1h 40m
Aguirre, the Wrath of God1972 · ★ 7.4 · 1h 35m
#1 The Godfather (1972) · ★ 8.7 · 23,659 votes · 2h 55m · drama, crimeSpanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attemp…
#2 Cries and Whispers (1972) · ★ 7.9 · 805 votes · 1h 35m · dramaAs Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs.…
#3 Solaris (1972) · ★ 7.8 · 1,894 votes · 2h 47m · drama, science-fiction, mysteryA psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discov…
#4 Sleuth (1972) · ★ 7.7 · 749 votes · 2h 18m · comedy, thriller, crimeA man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.…
#5 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) · ★ 7.5 · 945 votes · 1h 41m · comedyIn Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events…
#6 The Way of the Dragon (1972) · ★ 7.4 · 1,343 votes · 1h 40m · action, crimeAfter a Chinese restaurant in Rome is threatened by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to acquire the property, the owner recruits a family friend in Hong Kong, kung fu expert Tan…
#7 Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) · ★ 7.4 · 1,295 votes · 1h 35m · action, adventure, dramaA few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of th…
#8 Cabaret (1972) · ★ 7.4 · 1,009 votes · 2h 4m · romance, drama, musicInside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows in…
#9 Play It Again, Sam (1972) · ★ 7.4 · 662 votes · 1h 25m · comedy, romanceA neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphre…
#10 Deliverance (1972) · ★ 7.3 · 1,888 votes · 1h 49m · adventure, thriller, dramaIntent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the…
#11 Jeremiah Johnson (1972) · ★ 7.3 · 728 votes · 1h 48m · action, adventure, dramaWhile slowly adapting to the grueling life of a mountain man in the Rocky Mountains, Jeremiah Johnson encounters the Crow and Flathead tribes as well as hunters, trappers and settl…
#12 Fist of Fury (1972) · ★ 7.2 · 1,118 votes · 1h 48m · action, thriller, dramaDuring the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his fighting sch…
#13 The Poseidon Adventure (1972) · ★ 7.2 · 1,027 votes · 1h 57m · action, adventure, thrillerWhen their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.…
#14 The Getaway (1972) · ★ 7.2 · 694 votes · 2h 3m · action, thriller, dramaA recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.…
#15 Frenzy (1972) · ★ 7.1 · 1,061 votes · 1h 56m · thriller, horror, crimeLondon is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police…
#16 Last Tango in Paris (1972) · ★ 6.9 · 1,378 votes · 2h 9m · romance, dramaA recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.…
#17 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) · ★ 6.5 · 1,015 votes · 1h 28m · comedyA collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like…
#18 Silent Running (1972) · ★ 6.4 · 668 votes · 1h 29m · adventure, drama, science-fictionAfter the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. However, he rebels after being order…
- #19 Return (1972) · ★ 6.3 · 563 votes · 1h 22m · drama
The main character of the film is an outstanding physicist who was invited to Armenia from Russia to head a lab. He comes across many troubles in his homeland, but nevertheless fin…
#20 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) · ★ 6.2 · 1,124 votes · 1h 28m · action, science-fictionIn a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt agains…
#21 Pink Flamingos (1972) · ★ 6.1 · 590 votes · 1h 33m · comedy, crimeNotorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize…
#22 The Last House on the Left (1972) · ★ 6.0 · 814 votes · 1h 24m · thriller, horror, crimeOn the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari and friend Phyllis set off from her family home to attend a rock concert in the city. Attempting to score some drugs on the way, the pair run…