Best Movies of 1974
Most watched in 1974
The Godfather Part II1974 · ★ 8.6 · 3h 22m
Chinatown1974 · ★ 7.9 · 2h 10m
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre1974 · ★ 7.3 · 1h 23m
The Man with the Golden Gun1974 · ★ 6.5 · 2h 5m
Blazing Saddles1974 · ★ 7.2 · 1h 33m
The Conversation1974 · ★ 7.5 · 1h 55m
#1 The Godfather Part II (1974) · ★ 8.6 · 14,393 votes · 3h 22m · drama, crimeIn the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family bu…
#2 We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) · ★ 8.3 · 663 votes · 2h 5m · comedy, dramaThree partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.…
#3 Chinatown (1974) · ★ 7.9 · 4,427 votes · 2h 10m · thriller, drama, crimePrivate eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-ma…
#4 A Woman Under the Influence (1974) · ★ 7.8 · 575 votes · 2h 35m · romance, dramaMabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happi…
#5 The Conversation (1974) · ★ 7.5 · 2,122 votes · 1h 55m · drama, crime, mysteryA paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.…
#6 Watch Out, We're Mad (1974) · ★ 7.5 · 908 votes · 1h 42m · action, comedyAfter a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster destroys the car, they are dete…
#7 Phantom of the Paradise (1974) · ★ 7.5 · 772 votes · 1h 32m · comedy, fantasy, dramaSinger-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock…
#8 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) · ★ 7.5 · 632 votes · 1h 45m · action, comedy, thrillerIn New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape.…
#9 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) · ★ 7.3 · 3,977 votes · 1h 23m · horrorFive friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister w…
#10 Blazing Saddles (1974) · ★ 7.2 · 2,171 votes · 1h 33m · comedy, westernCrafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of…
#11 Murder on the Orient Express (1974) · ★ 7.1 · 1,626 votes · 2h 8m · thriller, drama, mysteryIn 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.…
#12 The Towering Inferno (1974) · ★ 7.0 · 1,047 votes · 2h 45m · action, thriller, dramaAt the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.…
#13 Black Christmas (1974) · ★ 7.0 · 983 votes · 1h 38m · thriller, horror, crimeAs the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.…
#14 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) · ★ 7.0 · 558 votes · 1h 52m · comedy, romance, dramaAfter her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems for…
#15 Death Wish (1974) · ★ 6.9 · 991 votes · 1h 33m · action, drama, crimeAfter his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.…
#16 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) · ★ 6.8 · 673 votes · 1h 56m · action, comedy, adventureWith the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.…
#17 Going Places (1974) · ★ 6.7 · 503 votes · 1h 57m · comedy, dramaTwo whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. They take whatever the bourgeoisie holds dea…
#18 The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) · ★ 6.5 · 2,326 votes · 2h 5m · action, adventure, thrillerCool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scara…
#19 The Great Gatsby (1974) · ★ 6.3 · 528 votes · 2h 24m · romance, dramaNick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. H…
#20 Emmanuelle (1974) · ★ 6.0 · 837 votes · 1h 35m · romance, dramaAn employee at the French Embassy in Bangkok invites his wife to join him – and enjoy the benefits of their open marriage.…
#21 Dark Star (1974) · ★ 6.0 · 674 votes · 1h 23m · comedy, science-fictionA group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intell…
#22 Zardoz (1974) · ★ 5.9 · 538 votes · 1h 46m · action, fantasy, thrillerIn the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.…