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| 51 |  | Napoleon and Samantha (1972) |  2.4410 7 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, Family, Disney |
$10.98
| 11-year old Napoleon lives with his grandfather. He has a good friend who is a clown at a circus. ...more about Napoleon and Samantha starring Michael Douglas and Jodie Foster |
| 52 |  | Vampire Circus (1972) | 2.4185 13 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | A village in Nineteenth Century Europe is at first relieved when a circus breaks through the ...more about Vampire Circus starring Adrienne Corri and Thorley Walters |
| 53 |  | Ulzana's Raid (1972) | 2.4150 7 reviews | NA | N/A | Report reaches the US cavalry that the Apache leader Ulzana has left his reservation with a band of ...more about Ulzana's Raid starring Burt Lancaster and Bruce Davison | |
| 54 |  | Ciao Manhattan (1972) | 2.4102 15 reviews | NA | Drama |
$17.99
| ...more about Ciao Manhattan starring Edie Sedgwick and Isabel Jewell |
| 55 |  | Heartbreak Kid, The (1972) | 2.3592 12 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy | N/A | Three days into his Miami honeymoon, New York Jewish Lenny meets tall, blonde Kelly. This confirms ...more about Heartbreak Kid starring Charles Grodin and Cybill Shepherd |
| 56 |  | Big Bird Cage, The (1972) | 2.3147 14 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | Terry, a social-climbing young woman accidently gets caught up in the activities of two ...more about Big Bird Cage starring Pam Grier and Anitra Ford |
| 57 |  | Corpse Grinders, The (1972) | 2.2930 11 reviews | NA | Horror, Comedy | N/A | When the Lotus Cat Food Company finds itself in financial trouble, the owners decide to find a new, ...more about Corpse Grinders starring Monika Kelly and J. Byron Foster |
| 58 |  | Elvis On Tour (1972) | 2.2915 3 reviews | G | Documentary, Music | N/A | A look at the public and private lives of the famous performer with glimpses of Elvis on stage and ...more about Elvis On Tour starring Elvis Presley |
| 59 |  | Marjoe (1972) | 2.2850 12 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary |
$13.19
| Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the ...more about Marjoe |
| 60 |  | Frogs (1972) | 2.2747 15 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$4.59
| Ray Milland plays an aging, grumpy, physically disabled millionaire who invites his family to his ...more about Frogs starring Sam Elliott and Joan Van Ark |
| 61 |  | Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972) | 2.2656 6 reviews | G | Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family, Disney |
$15.42
| If you're a wacky inventor, you're sure to find a job at or become a student at Medfield College! ...more about Now You See Him starring Kurt Russell and Cesar Romero |
| 62 |  | Fear in the Night (1972) | 2.2623 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime | N/A | ...more about Fear in the Night starring Judy Geeson and Joan Collins |
| 63 | | Gore Gore Girls, The (1972) |  2.2427 10 reviews | NA | Horror |
$5.85
| Strippers at a sleazy club are being mutilated at an alarming rate. A pretty reporter enlists the ...more about Gore Gore Girls starring Frank Kress and Amy Farrell |
| 64 |  | Mechanic, The (1972) | 2.2427 10 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller |
$5.99
| A professional hit man (Bronson) is planning to retire, always a difficult move for one in such a ...more about Mechanic starring Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent |
| 65 |  | Pulp (1972) | 2.1945 11 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$5.69
| ...more about Pulp starring Michael Caine and Mickey Rooney |
| 66 | | Savage Messiah (1972) | 2.1788 8 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography | N/A | ...more about Savage Messiah starring Dorothy Tutin and Scott Antony |
| 67 |  | Savages (1972) | 2.1666 6 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Comedy |
$21.95
| A tribe of primitive "mudpeople" encounter a croquet ball, rolling through their forest. Following ...more about Savages starring Anne Francine and Thayer David |
| 68 |  | Avanti! (1972) | 2.1606 13 reviews | R | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$7.65
| Wendell (Lemmon) goes to Italy to pick up his father's body after an automobile accident. He soon ...more about Avanti! starring Jack Lemmon and Edward Andrews |
| 69 | | Amazing Mr. Blunden, The (1972) | 2.1590 6 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Mystery, Family | N/A | A mysterious, very old solicitor Mr. Blunden ('Laurence Naismith' (qv)) visits Mrs. Allen and her ...more about Amazing Mr. Blunden starring Lynne Frederick and Rosalyn Landor |
| 70 | | K-Z (1972) | 2.1423 2 reviews | NA | Documentary, Short | N/A | ...more about K-Z |
| 71 |  | Skyjacked (1972) | 2.1423 2 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
$8.63
| A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early ...more about Skyjacked starring Charlton Heston and Yvette Mimieux |
| 72 |  | Superfly (1972) | 2.1222 10 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Crime |
$7.71
| Super Fly is a cocaine dealer who begins to realize that his life will soon end with either prison ...more about Superfly starring Carl Lee and Julius Harris |
| 73 |  | Oh! Calcutta! (1972) | 2.1112 6 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy |
$14.99
| Based on the controversial off-Broadway musical comedy revue, "Oh! Calcutta! is a series of musical ...more about Oh! Calcutta! |
| 74 |  | What's Up, Doc? (1972) | 2.0860 13 reviews | NA |
$9.99
| Two researchers have come to San Francisco to compete for a research grant in Music. One seems a ...more about What's Up starring Barbra Streisand and Madeline Kahn | |
| 75 | | Nightcomers, The (1972) | 2.0692 9 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | Prequel to the Henry James classic "Turn of the Screw" about the events leading up to the deaths of ...more about Nightcomers starring Marlon Brando and Stephanie Beacham |
| 76 | | New Centurions, The (1972) | 2.0662 5 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about New Centurions starring George C. Scott and Stacy Keach |
| 77 |  | Every Afternoon (1972) | 2.0528 5 reviews | NA | Drama |
$16.99
| The sadistic Madam Margareta is a talking side of beef that serves as the hostess and ring leader ...more about Every Afternoon starring Diana Dors and Cia Löwgren |
| 78 |  | Possession of Joel Delaney, The (1972) | 2.0491 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror | N/A | ...more about Possession of Joel Delaney starring Shirley MacLaine and Perry King |
| 79 |  | Buck and the Preacher (1972) | 2.0445 10 reviews | NA | Western |
$13.26
| ...more about Buck and the Preacher starring Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte |
| 80 |  | Chato's Land (1972) | 2.0388 4 reviews | NA |
$6.48
| ...more about Chato's Land starring Charles Bronson and Jack Palance | |
| 81 | | Tower of Evil (1972) | 2.0342 15 reviews | NA | Horror |
$44.98
| Some experienced and accustomed archeologists are searching for an old and mystic Phoenician ...more about Tower of Evil starring Bryant Haliday and Jill Haworth |
| 82 |  | Ruling Class, The (1972) | 2.0236 13 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$27.95
| A member of the House of Lords dies in a shockingly silly way, leaving his estate to his son. ...more about Ruling Class starring Peter O'Toole and Alastair Sim |
| 83 |  | Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, The (1972) | 2.0114 3 reviews | NA | Western, Comedy |
$13.79
| A no account outlaw establishes his own particular brand of law and order and builds a town on the ...more about Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean starring Roy Jenson and Gary Combs |
| 84 | | Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972) | 2.0076 5 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | A young businessman (Tom Smothers) goes to a magic expert (Orson Welles) to learn hardness and ...more about Get to Know Your Rabbit starring Allen Garfield and Tom Smothers |
| 85 | | Hammersmith Is Out (1972) | 2.0053 2 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy | N/A | The Faust legend retold (loosely) and applied to a mentally disturbed patient in a hospital run by ...more about Hammersmith Is Out starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton |
| 86 | | When the Legends Die (1972) | 2.0053 4 reviews | NA | Drama, Western | N/A | ...more about When the Legends Die starring Richard Widmark and Frederic Forrest |
| 87 |  | Butterflies Are Free (1972) | 1.9880 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$3.95
| All Don Baker wants is a place of his own away from his over-protective mother. Don's been blind ...more about Butterflies Are Free starring Goldie Hawn and Edward Albert |
| 88 | | Black Girl (1972) | 1.9871 7 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | ...more about Black Girl starring Brock Peters and Claudia McNeil |
| 89 | | I Want What I Want (1972) | 1.9597 2 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | ...more about I Want What I Want starring Anne Heywood and Harry Andrews |
| 90 |  | Black Gunn (1972) | 1.9505 10 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Crime |
$17.99
| The Black Power gang murdered Gunn's brother, because he deturned some money belonging to them. It ...more about Black Gunn starring Jim Brown and Martin Landau |
| 91 |  | Shaft's Big Score! (1972) | 1.9286 10 reviews | NA |
$5.59
| When Shaft finds out that a dead friend ran a numbers racket out of his legitimate business and ...more about Shaft's Big Score! starring Richard Roundtree and Moses Gunn | |
| 92 |  | Offence, The (1972) | 1.9195 8 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | In Sidney Lumet's harrowing portrayal of police brutality, Detective Sergeant Johnson (Sean ...more about Offence starring Sean Connery and Trevor Howard |
| 93 |  | Private Parts (1972) | 1.9103 10 reviews | NA | Horror, Comedy |
$14.71
| When Cheryl and her roommate quarrel, Cheryl moves into her aunt's skid-row hotel in downtown L.A. ...more about Private Parts starring Ayn Ruymen and Lucille Benson |
| 94 | | King, Queen, Knave (1972) | 1.9094 2 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | On the death of his parents, Frank, a romantic teenager, moves in with his aunt and uncle He ...more about King starring Gina Lollobrigida and Mario Adorf |
| 95 |  | Magnificent Seven Ride!, The (1972) | 1.8988 4 reviews | NA | Western |
$9.99
| ...more about Magnificent Seven Ride! starring Lee Van Cleef and Stefanie Powers |
| 96 |  | Assassination of Trotsky, The (1972) | 1.8939 7 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Thriller |
$12.95
| After having been forced to leave the Soviet Union 1929 Trotsky has ended up in Mexico 1940. He is ...more about Assassination of Trotsky starring Richard Burton and Alain Delon |
| 97 |  | Joe Kidd (1972) | 1.8853 10 reviews | NA | Western |
$4.08
| Joe Kidd is a former bounty hunter and all-around tough-guy in the American Southwest. When a band ...more about Joe Kidd starring Clint Eastwood and Robert Duvall |
| 98 |  | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) | 1.8775 6 reviews | NA |
$2.95
| ...more about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland starring Fiona Fullerton and Michael Jayston | |
| 99 |  | Wedding in White (1972) | 1.8775 3 reviews | NA | Drama |
$24.99
| A young girl's brother comes home from the army, and brings an army buddy with him. The three of ...more about Wedding in White starring Carol Kane and Donald Pleasence |
| 100 |  | Invasion of the Blood Farmers (1972) | 1.8738 5 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | ...more about Invasion of the Blood Farmers starring Tanna Hunter and Bruce Detrick |
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