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Best Movies of 1975

The highest-rated films released in 1975, ranked by TMDB user score among titles with at least 500 votes.

📊 A century of movies in numbers 19 titlesavg ★ 7.43 avg 118 min DramaComedyThrillerMystery

Most watched in 1975

JawsJaws1975 · ★ 7.7 · 2h 4m One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975 · ★ 8.4 · 2h 15m Monty Python and the Holy GrailMonty Python and the Holy Grail1975 · ★ 7.8 · 1h 31m Dog Day AfternoonDog Day Afternoon1975 · ★ 7.9 · 2h 4m Barry LyndonBarry Lyndon1975 · ★ 8.0 · 3h 8m The Rocky Horror Picture ShowThe Rocky Horror Picture Show1975 · ★ 7.4 · 1h 40m
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  1. #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) · ★ 8.4 · 11,800 votes · 2h 15m · drama

    A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domine…

  2. #2 My Friends (1975) · ★ 8.1 · 769 votes · 2h 20m · comedy

    Four inseparable friends try to face their midlife crisis with daytrips and pranks at the expense of their families and the people around them.…

  3. #3 Barry Lyndon (1975) · ★ 8.0 · 3,284 votes · 3h 8m · romance, drama, history

    An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndo…

  4. #4 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) · ★ 7.9 · 3,516 votes · 2h 4m · thriller, drama, crime

    Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a ho…

  5. #5 Dersu Uzala (1975) · ★ 7.9 · 658 votes · 2h 21m · action, adventure, drama

    A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests. A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other a…

  6. #6 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) · ★ 7.8 · 6,639 votes · 1h 31m · comedy, fantasy, adventure

    King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-La…

  7. #7 Fantozzi: White Collar Blues (1975) · ★ 7.8 · 900 votes · 1h 48m · comedy

    A good-natured but unlucky Italian is constantly going on a difficult situations, but never lose his mood.…

  8. #8 Jaws (1975) · ★ 7.7 · 11,886 votes · 2h 4m · adventure, thriller, horror

    When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter em…

  9. #9 Deep Red (1975) · ★ 7.7 · 1,630 votes · 2h 7m · thriller, horror, mystery

    An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very uncon…

  10. #10 Love and Death (1975) · ★ 7.5 · 988 votes · 1h 25m · comedy, history, war

    In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.…

  11. #11 The Man Who Would Be King (1975) · ★ 7.5 · 736 votes · 2h 9m · adventure, drama

    Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafiristan, where they are ultimately embraced by the people and revered as rulers. After…

  12. #12 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) · ★ 7.4 · 3,235 votes · 1h 40m · comedy, fantasy, horror

    After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr Frank-N-Furter and a variety of…

  13. #13 Three Days of the Condor (1975) · ★ 7.3 · 1,423 votes · 1h 57m · thriller, mystery

    When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines…

  14. #14 Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) · ★ 7.2 · 919 votes · 1h 47m · drama, mystery

    In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to…

  15. #15 The Passenger (1975) · ★ 7.2 · 564 votes · 2h 6m · thriller, drama, mystery

    David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body o…

  16. #16 The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) · ★ 6.8 · 715 votes · 1h 53m · comedy, crime, mystery

    The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and util…

  17. #17 Shivers (1975) · ★ 6.4 · 737 votes · 1h 28m · horror, science-fiction

    The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.…

  18. #18 Rollerball (1975) · ★ 6.3 · 648 votes · 2h 5m · action, drama, science-fiction

    In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the gam…

  19. #19 Death Race 2000 (1975) · ★ 6.2 · 598 votes · 1h 20m · action, comedy, science-fiction

    In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male a…

Questions

What is the best movie of 1975?
By TMDB user rating among films with at least 500 votes, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest leads 1975 with 8.4/10, followed by My Friends (8.1).
What was the most watched film of 1975?
Measured by TMDB vote count, Jaws drew the most engagement with 11,886 votes.
How many notable films came out in 1975?
This index counts 19 films from 1975 with 500 or more TMDB votes; their average rating is 7.43 and average runtime 118 minutes.
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