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| 1 | ![]() | French Connection, The (1971) | 3.7459 39 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$9.27
| Two NYC narcotics cops are trying to trace a heroin connection from France to the U.S. On a tip, ...more about French Connection starring Gene Hackman and Fernando Rey |
| 2 | ![]() | Straw Dogs (1971) | 3.4996 70 reviews | R | Drama, Thriller |
$7.59
| To avoid the Vietnam-era chaos, mathematician David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman) and his wife, Amy ...more about Straw Dogs starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George |
| 3 | ![]() | Clockwork Orange, A (1971) | 3.3399 129 reviews | R | Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Crime |
$14.96
| A British gang member is imprisoned and treated for his psychological deficiencies with "aversion ...more about Clockwork Orange starring Malcolm McDowell and Patrick Magee |
| 4 | ![]() | Last Picture Show, The (1971) | 3.3242 41 reviews | R | Drama |
$9.66
| Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges) are two young boys trying to find ...more about Last Picture Show starring Timothy Bottoms and Jeff Bridges |
| 5 | ![]() | Harold and Maude (1971) | 3.2572 39 reviews | PG | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$7.18
| Harold is a depressed, death-obsessed 20-year-old man-child who spends his free time attending ...more about Harold and Maude starring Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort |
| 6 | ![]() | McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) | 3.2297 53 reviews | NA | Drama, Western |
$13.79
| A young and charismatic gambler teams up with a business savvy madam to open a bar and brothel. ...more about McCabe & Mrs. Miller starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie |
| 7 | ![]() | Walkabout (1971) | 3.2192 37 reviews | R | Drama |
$18.49
| Two young children are stranded in the Australian outback and are forced to cope on their own. They ...more about Walkabout starring Jenny Agutter |
| 8 | ![]() | Shaft (1971) | 3.1578 53 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$5.46
| John Shaft is the ultimate in suave black detectives. He first finds himself up against Bumpy, the ...more about Shaft starring Richard Roundtree and Moses Gunn |
| 9 | ![]() | Klute (1971) | 3.1030 37 reviews | R | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
$12.71
| John Klute's friend has totally disappeared. The only clue a connection with a call girl, Bree ...more about Klute starring Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland |
| 10 | ![]() | THX 1138 (1971) | 3.0385 96 reviews | NA | Drama, Sci-Fi |
$9.05
| George Lucas adapted this, his first film, from a short he made at University. THX 1138, LUH 3417, ...more about THX 1138 starring Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasence |
| 11 | ![]() | Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) | 3.0271 40 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| When the planet of the apes is destroyed in 3955 Zira, Cornelius, and Dr. Milo get on a shuttle and ...more about Escape from the Planet of the Apes starring Kim Hunter and Bradford Dillman |
| 12 | ![]() | Omega Man, The (1971) | 3.0117 54 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$5.99
| Robert Neville, a doctor,due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war ...more about Omega Man starring Charlton Heston and Anthony Zerbe |
| 13 | ![]() | Big Doll House, The (1971) | 2.9684 16 reviews | NA | Action, Drama |
$7.02
| ...more about Big Doll House starring Roberta Collins and Pam Grier |
| 14 | ![]() | Fiddler on the Roof (1971) | 2.9352 19 reviews | NA | Drama, Musical, Comedy, Family |
$12.99
| Film version of the stage musical, based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem. Tevye the Milkman is a ...more about Fiddler on the Roof starring Topol and Norma Crane |
| 15 | ![]() | Beguiled, The (1971) | 2.9326 23 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Thriller |
$7.21
| During the civil war, injured Yankee soldier, John McBurney is rescued on the verge of death by a ...more about Beguiled starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page |
| 16 | ![]() | Vanishing Point (1971) | 2.8635 24 reviews | R | Action, Drama |
$6.33
| Kowalski, the hero of the story, works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a 1970 ...more about Vanishing Point starring Cleavon Little and Dean Jagger |
| 17 | ![]() | Tragedy of Macbeth, The (1971) | 2.8127 39 reviews | NA | Drama |
$21.99
| Roman Polanski's version of Shakespeare's tragedy about a Scottish lord who murders the king and ...more about Tragedy of Macbeth starring Jon Finch and Francesca Annis |
| 18 | ![]() | Get Carter (1971) | 2.7905 23 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$13.41
| A vicious London gangster, Jack Carter, travels to Newcastle for his brother's funeral. He begins ...more about Get Carter starring Michael Caine and Ian Hendry |
| 19 | ![]() | Punishment Park (1971) | 2.7760 21 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller |
$10.99
| "Punishment Park" is a pseudo-documentary purporting to be a film crews's news coverage of the team ...more about Punishment Park starring Patrick Boland and Kent Foreman |
| 20 | ![]() | Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) | 2.7728 20 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | The Driver and The Mechanic are two car freaks driving a 1955 Chevy throughout the southwestern U.S. ...more about Two-Lane Blacktop starring James Taylor and Warren Oates |
| 21 | ![]() | Billy Jack (1971) | 2.6813 26 reviews | NA | Action, Drama |
$4.49
| Billy Jack is a half-Indian/half-white ex-Green Beret who is being drawn more and more toward his ...more about Billy Jack starring Delores Taylor and Clark Howat |
| 22 | ![]() | Johnny Got His Gun (1971) | 2.6583 16 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | A young American soldier (Joe) in WW I is wounded by a landmine. He looses his arms, legs and eyes ...more about Johnny Got His Gun starring Timothy Bottoms and Kathy Fields |
| 23 | ![]() | Devils, The (1971) | 2.6575 31 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror | N/A | Cardinal Richelieu and his power-hungry entourage seek to take control of pre-rennaisance France, ...more about Devils starring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed |
| 24 | ![]() | Carnal Knowledge (1971) | 2.6389 16 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$9.72
| Sandy and Jonathan are roomates in college whose experiences with women offer a contrast. Both of ...more about Carnal Knowledge starring Candice Bergen and Art Garfunkel |
| 25 | ![]() | Cat o' Nine Tails, The (1971) | 2.6336 20 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Crime, Mystery |
$2.19
| Franco Arno is a blind man that lives with his young niece and makes a living writing crossword ...more about Cat o' Nine Tails starring James Franciscus and Pier Paolo Capponi |
| 26 | ![]() | Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) | 2.6256 12 reviews | NA | Drama, History |
$15.69
| The tragic story of Nicholas II, the last Czar of Russia, set against the backdrop of the Russian ...more about Nicholas and Alexandra starring Michael Jayston and Janet Suzman |
| 27 | ![]() | Endless Night (1971) | 2.5938 12 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$6.97
| ...more about Endless Night starring Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett |
| 28 | ![]() | Twins of Evil (1971) | 2.5249 19 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror | N/A | In nineteenth century middle-Europe, orphaned teenage twins Maria and Frieda go to live with their ...more about Twins of Evil starring Peter Cushing and Dennis Price |
| 29 | ![]() | Panic in Needle Park, The (1971) | 2.5133 13 reviews | R | Drama, Romance |
$8.28
| This movie is a stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in "Needle ...more about Panic in Needle Park starring Al Pacino and Kitty Winn |
| 30 | ![]() | Bridge in the Jungle, The (1971) | 2.4619 1 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama | N/A | ...more about Bridge in the Jungle starring John Huston and Charles Robinson |
| 31 | ![]() | Blind Terror (1971) | 2.4495 28 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime |
$24.99
| After being blinded, young woman goes to live in English countryside with relatives. Out on a date ...more about Blind Terror starring Mia Farrow and Dorothy Alison |
| 32 | ![]() | Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) | 2.2884 11 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Comedy | N/A | Minnie breaks up with her married boyfriend and becomes disillusioned. However, she begins to learn ...more about Minnie and Moskowitz starring Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassel |
| 33 | ![]() | Bakuto gaijin butai (1971) | 2.2854 3 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime |
$14.99
| ...more about Bakuto gaijin butai starring Tomisaburo Wakayama |
| 34 | ![]() | Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) | 2.2641 18 reviews | NA | Drama |
$5.50
| Divorced working woman Alex and well-to-do Jewish family doctor Daniel Hirsh share not only the ...more about Sunday Bloody Sunday starring Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson |
| 35 | ![]() | Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) | 2.1889 5 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, History | N/A | In this historical drama, Mary must battle Queen Elizabeth I, her brother James, the Scottish ...more about Mary starring Vanessa Redgrave and Glenda Jackson |
| 36 | ![]() | Raid on Rommel (1971) | 2.1834 2 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War | N/A | Captain Foster plans on raiding German-occupied Tobruk with hand- picked commandos, but a mixup ...more about Raid on Rommel starring Richard Burton and John Colicos |
| 37 | ![]() | Hospital, The (1971) | 2.1651 6 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Comedy |
$7.99
| Herbert Block is chief of medicine in a major teaching hospital. His wife has left him, he is ...more about Hospital starring George C. Scott and Diana Rigg |
| 38 | ![]() | Kotch (1971) | 2.1617 8 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$6.62
| Joseph Kotcher, a retired traveling salesman, lives with his son Gerald and daughter-in-law Wilma ...more about Kotch starring Walter Matthau and Deborah Winters |
| 39 | ![]() | $ (1971) | 2.1350 9 reviews | R | Drama, Crime, Comedy | N/A | Several criminals use safe deposit boxes in a German bank to store large amounts of illicit cash. ...more about $ starring Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn |
| 40 | ![]() | Last Movie, The (1971) | 2.0948 5 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | A film shoot in Peru goes badly wrong when an actor is killed in a stunt, and the unit wrangler, ...more about Last Movie starring Dennis Hopper and Stella Garcia |
| 41 | ![]() | Grissom Gang, The (1971) | 2.0888 8 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime |
$5.32
| ...more about Grissom Gang starring Kim Darby and Scott Wilson |
| 42 | ![]() | If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? (1971) | 2.0510 5 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | Based on the preachings of Reverend Estus W. Pirkle, this film warns what will happen to America if ...more about If Footmen Tire You |
| 43 | ![]() | Brother John (1971) | 2.0327 9 reviews | PG-13 | Drama |
$3.75
| ...more about Brother John starring Sidney Poitier and Will Geer |
| 44 | ![]() | Drive, He Said (1971) | 2.0163 7 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy | N/A | Hector is a star basketball player for the College basketball team he plays for, the Leopards. His ...more about Drive starring William Tepper and Karen Black |
| 45 | ![]() | Crucible of Terror (1971) | 2.0163 7 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror |
$4.99
| ...more about Crucible of Terror starring Mike Raven and Mary Maude |
| 46 | ![]() | Sometimes a Great Notion (1971) | 2.0099 5 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama | N/A | Hank Stamper (Paul Newman) and his father, Henry Stamper (Henry Fonda) own and operate the family ...more about Sometimes a Great Notion starring Henry Fonda and Lee Remick |
| 47 | ![]() | Family Life (1971/I) | 2.0053 2 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | A 19 years old London girl received agressive psychiatric treatments for her schizophrenic ...more about Family Life starring Sandy Ratcliff and Bill Dean |
| 48 | ![]() | Black Beauty (1971) | 1.9962 5 reviews | NA | Drama, Family |
$6.13
| ...more about Black Beauty starring Mark Lester and Walter Slezak |
| 49 | ![]() | Wanda (1971) | 1.9910 14 reviews | NA | Drama |
$15.99
| ...more about Wanda starring Barbara Loden and Michael Higgins |
| 50 | ![]() | Horsemen, The (1971) | 1.9818 10 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama | N/A | ...more about Horsemen starring Omar Sharif and Leigh Taylor-Young |
