Best thriller from the 70s

The catalogue's thriller films from 1970–1979, ranked by audience score. We bias against the cinephile-canonical picks (Letterboxd top-250) — if you've already seen the obvious entries, scroll past the first row.

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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

1970 · ★ 8.2

Chinatown

1974 · ★ 7.9

cerebralparanoidslow burn

Dog Day Afternoon

1975 · ★ 7.8

bittersweetrawtender

Deep Red

1975 · ★ 7.7

All the President's Men

1976 · ★ 7.7

Sleuth

1972 · ★ 7.7

Jaws

1975 · ★ 7.7

dreadslow burn

The Warriors

1979 · ★ 7.7

Slap the Monster on Page One

1972 · ★ 7.6

One Way or Another

1976 · ★ 7.6

Halloween

1978 · ★ 7.6

dread

The Day of the Jackal

1973 · ★ 7.5

The Killing Game

1978 · ★ 7.5

The French Connection

1971 · ★ 7.5

Caliber 9

1972 · ★ 7.5

Duel

1971 · ★ 7.4

The Omen

1976 · ★ 7.4

The Execution Game

1979 · ★ 7.4

Dirty Harry

1971 · ★ 7.4

Sorcerer

1977 · ★ 7.4

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972 · ★ 7.4

Charley Varrick

1973 · ★ 7.4

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

1972 · ★ 7.3

Carrie

1976 · ★ 7.3

body horrordreadgut punch

Deliverance

1972 · ★ 7.3

The Man Who Stole the Sun

1979 · ★ 7.3

10 Rillington Place

1971 · ★ 7.3

Assault on Precinct 13

1976 · ★ 7.3

Wake in Fright

1971 · ★ 7.3

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

1973 · ★ 7.2