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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 |  | 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 |
| 5 |  | 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 |
| 6 |  | 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 |
| 7 |  | Play Misty for Me (1971) | 2.9580 21 reviews | NA | Thriller |
$7.15
| A DJ for KRML, a jazz radio station in Carmel has what he believes to be a casual affair with one ...more about Play Misty for Me starring Clint Eastwood and Jessica Walter |
| 8 |  | 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 |
| 9 |  | 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 |
| 10 |  | Diamonds Are Forever (1971) | 2.7873 45 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$43.91
| After traveling the world in his quest to kill Blofeld, Bond returns triumphant, only to discover a ...more about Diamonds Are Forever starring Sean Connery and Jill St. John |
| 11 |  | 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 |
| 12 |  | Andromeda Strain, The (1971) | 2.7744 30 reviews | NA | Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$9.87
| A U.S. Army satellite (Scoop VII) falls to earth near Piedmont, New Mexico. The recovery team ...more about Andromeda Strain starring Arthur Hill and David Wayne |
| 13 |  | 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 |
| 14 |  | Endless Night (1971) | 2.5938 12 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$6.97
| ...more about Endless Night starring Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett |
| 15 |  | 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 |
| 16 | | Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) |  2.0309 10 reviews | NA | Thriller, Crime, Comedy | N/A | In a California high school, a married teacher is the athletic coach and faculty advisor. He starts ...more about Pretty Maids All in a Row starring Rock Hudson and Angie Dickinson |
| 17 | | Hands of the Ripper (1971) | 1.9612 6 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror | N/A | The infant daughter of Jack the Ripper is witness to the brutal murder of her mother by her father. ...more about Hands of the Ripper starring Eric Porter and Angharad Rees |
| 18 |  | 10 Rillington Place (1971) | 1.9520 10 reviews | PG | Drama, Thriller, Biography, Crime | N/A | In postwar London, a young couple and their baby find a home in 10 Rillington Place, a so-so little ...more about 10 Rillington Place starring Richard Attenborough and Judy Geeson |
| 19 |  | Die Screaming, Marianne (1971) | 1.9250 5 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime |
$13.72
| After their parents divorce, one daughter lives with her mother in England while the other lives ...more about Die Screaming starring Susan George and Barry Evans |
| 20 | | Night Visitor, The (1971) | 1.8333 7 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Crime | N/A | ...more about Night Visitor starring Max von Sydow and Trevor Howard |
| 21 | | Sweet Savior (1971) | 1.7953 6 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller | N/A | Sandra Barlow is a 70's girl looking for kicks in the form of sex and drugs. One day, she decides ...more about Sweet Savior starring Troy Donahue and Renay Granville |
| 22 |  | Anderson Tapes, The (1971) | 1.7633 10 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | A thief (Duke Anderson) just released from ten years in jail, takes up with his old girlfriend ...more about Anderson Tapes starring Sean Connery and Dyan Cannon |
| 23 | | 4 mosche di velluto grigio (1971) |  1.7167 13 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Crime, Mystery | N/A | Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a ...more about 4 mosche di velluto grigio starring Mimsy Farmer |
| 24 |  | Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) | 1.7146 9 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror |
$11.94
| This is a retelling of the old tale of Hansel and Gretel, but set in England in the 1920s. To the ...more about Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? starring Shelley Winters and Mark Lester |
| 25 |  | Zodiac Killer, The (1971) | 1.6309 2 reviews | NA | History, Thriller, Horror |
$16.99
| The San Francisco area is beset by a series of seemingly random murders without motive or pattern. ...more about Zodiac Killer starring Hal Reed and Bob Jones |
| 26 | | Honey Britches (1971) | 1.5396 2 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror | N/A | A gang of four thieves, having stolen over a million dollars worth of gems, are driving through the ...more about Honey Britches starring Trudy Moore |
| 27 | | Night Digger, The (1971) | 1.5076 2 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror | N/A | Effective psychological love story with a macabre twist not found in the original Joy Cowley novel. ...more about Night Digger starring Patricia Neal and Pamela Brown |
| 28 | | Kill! (1971) | 1.4117 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | ...more about Kill! starring Curd Jürgens and Stephen Boyd |
| 29 |  | Organization, The (1971) | 1.3356 5 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$9.99
| After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal ...more about Organization starring Sidney Poitier and Barbara McNair |
| 30 | | Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971) | 1.3022 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller | N/A | ...more about Unman starring David Hemmings and Douglas Wilmer |
| 31 | | Wake in Fright (1971) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller | N/A | ...more about Wake in Fright starring Donald Pleasence and Gary Bond |
| 32 | | Tell-Tale Heart, The (1971) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Short |
$15.38
| ...more about Tell-Tale Heart starring Sam Jaffe and Alex Cord |
| 33 | | Private Duty Nurses (1971) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Thriller | N/A | ...more about Private Duty Nurses starring Herb Jefferson Jr. |
| 34 |  | Manipulator, The (1971) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Thriller | N/A | ...more about Manipulator starring Mickey Rooney |
| 35 | | Man of Violence (1971) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller | N/A | ...more about Man of Violence starring Luan Peters and Derek Aylward |
| 36 | | Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler, The (1971) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery | N/A | A U.S. Senator is spirited away to a secret New Mexico medical lab after a serious car crash. His ...more about Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler starring Bradford Dillman and James Daly |
| 37 | | Revenge (1971/I) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller |
$16.74
| After returning home from the funeral of their youngest daughter, who was brutally raped and ...more about Revenge starring Joan Collins and James Booth |
| 38 | | Fright (1971) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Crime | N/A | Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their ...more about Fright starring Honor Blackman and Susan George |
| 39 | | Last Run, The (1971) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | A former getaway driver from Chicago (George C. Scott) has retired to a peaceful life in a ...more about Last Run starring George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere |
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