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| 1 |  | Frenzy (1972) |  3.2329 38 reviews | R | Thriller, Crime |
$9.41
| London is terrorised by a vicious sex killer known as the neck tie murderer. Following the brutal ...more about Frenzy starring Jon Finch and Alec McCowen |
| 2 |  | Deliverance (1972) | 3.1782 48 reviews | R | Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
$9.99
| Canoeing down a river, four city men run into some unfriendly locals. Unable to escape from the ...more about Deliverance starring Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds |
| 3 |  | Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) | 3.0164 58 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
$13.78
| A passenger ship, on her way to the scrap yard is pushed to her limits by the new owners to save on ...more about Poseidon Adventure starring Gene Hackman and Ernest Borgnine |
| 4 |  | Last House on the Left, The (1972) | 2.9689 72 reviews | R | Thriller, Horror, Crime |
$5.69
| When two friends go into the city to see their favorite band, they meet a couple of drug dealers ...more about Last House on the Left starring Sandra Cassel and Lucy Grantham |
| 5 |  | Sleuth (1972) | 2.9159 21 reviews | NA | Thriller, Mystery | N/A | Milo Tindle and Andrew Wyke have something in common, Andrew's wife. In an attempt to find a way ...more about Sleuth starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine |
| 6 |  | Demons of the Mind (1972) | 2.7832 19 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror | N/A | Baron Zorn (Robin Hardy) keeps his teenaged children locked up and drugged, fearing that his insane ...more about Demons of the Mind starring Paul Jones and Yvonne Mitchell |
| 7 |  | Getaway, The (1972) |  2.7117 19 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$4.91
| Doc McCoy has been granted parole. The catch is that Sheriff Beynon expects a small favor from ...more about Getaway starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw |
| 8 |  | Across 110th Street (1972) | 2.6583 12 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$4.91
| In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as ...more about Across 110th Street starring Frank Adu and Frank Arno |
| 9 |  | Night of the Lepus (1972) | 2.6459 32 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$8.68
| Cole Hillman's Arizona ranch is plagued with 'mongrel' rabbits, and he wants to employ an ...more about Night of the Lepus starring Stuart Whitman and Janet Leigh |
| 10 |  | Black Mama, White Mama (1972) | 2.4921 16 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$5.75
| When two troublemaking female prisoners (one a revolutionary, the other a former harem-girl) can't ...more about Black Mama starring Alona Alegre and Dindo Fernando |
| 11 |  | 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 |
| 12 |  | 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 |
| 13 |  | 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 |
| 14 |  | Pulp (1972) | 2.1945 11 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$5.69
| ...more about Pulp starring Michael Caine and Mickey Rooney |
| 15 |  | 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 |
| 16 |  | 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 |
| 17 |  | 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 |
| 18 |  | 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 |
| 19 |  | 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 |
| 20 | | Groundstar Conspiracy, The (1972) | 1.8622 6 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Crime, Mystery, Romance | N/A | A break-in and sabotage attempt occurs at a top secret research institute and the culprit is ...more about Groundstar Conspiracy starring George Peppard and Christine Belford |
| 21 | | Flesh and Blood Show, The (1972) | 1.8196 4 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror |
$12.28
| ...more about Flesh and Blood Show starring Jenny Hanley and Ray Brooks |
| 22 |  | Doomwatch (1972) | 1.7679 5 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Doomwatch starring Ian Bannen and Judy Geeson |
| 23 | | Z.P.G. (1972) | 1.7542 5 reviews | NA | Thriller, Sci-Fi | N/A | In the not too distant future, a very smoggy and overpopulated Earth government makes it illegal to ...more about Z.P.G. starring Oliver Reed and Geraldine Chaplin |
| 24 | | Fear Is the Key (1972) |  1.7496 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | Following the death of his family in an aeroplane crash, a man plots an elaborate revenge scheme on ...more about Fear Is the Key starring Suzy Kendall and John Vernon |
| 25 |  | Fear Chamber, The (1972) | 1.7451 6 reviews | NA | Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$4.99
| A scientist notices strange frequencies coming from within the Earth. He and his assistants ...more about Fear Chamber starring Isela Vega and Boris Karloff |
| 26 |  | Evening of Edgar Allan Poe, An (1972) | 1.6674 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Evening of Edgar Allan Poe starring Vincent Price |
| 27 | | They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) | 1.5852 1 reviews | NA | Thriller, Mystery | N/A | An enigmatic young woman has been murdered in a small California coast town. The investigation by ...more about They Only Kill Their Masters starring James Garner and Katharine Ross |
| 28 |  | Legend of Boggy Creek, The (1972) | 1.4848 4 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | N/A | A documentary-style drama which questions the existence of a monster in an Arkansas swamp. It is ...more about Legend of Boggy Creek starring Vern Stierman and Chuck Pierce |
| 29 | | Night Call Nurses (1972) | 1.2565 1 reviews | NA | Thriller | N/A | ...more about Night Call Nurses starring Patty Byrne and Mittie Lawrence |
| 30 | | Piranha, Piranha! (1972) |  No Score 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller | N/A | ...more about Piranha starring William Smith and Peter Brown |
| 31 | | Something to Hide (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | ...more about Something to Hide starring Peter Finch and Shelley Winters |
| 32 | | Piraña (Caribe) (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Thriller | N/A | ...more about Piraña |
| 33 | | Salzburg Connection, The (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller | N/A | ...more about Salzburg Connection starring Mischa Hausserman |
| 34 | | Visitors, The (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | Bill, Martha and their little child Hal are spending a quiet winter Sunday in their cosy house when ...more about Visitors starring Patricia Joyce and James Woods |
| 35 | | Girls on the Road (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror | N/A | ...more about Girls on the Road starring Dianne Hull and Kathleen Cody |
| 36 |  | Madame Sin (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Thriller | N/A | ...more about Madame Sin starring Bette Davis and Robert Wagner |
| 37 | | Wrong Way (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror | N/A | Two girls are driving home when their car breaks down in the country. They are kidnapped by a gang ...more about Wrong Way |
| 38 | | Hide and Seek (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller, Crime, Family | N/A | A young boy runs away from an approved school to meet up with his father in the hope that he can ...more about Hide and Seek starring Gary Kemp and Eileen Fletcher |
| 39 | | Night of the Cobra Woman (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror | N/A | ...more about Night of the Cobra Woman starring Joy Bang and Marlene Clark |
| 40 | | Last Prom, The (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Short | N/A | Sandy goes to the prom with her boyfriend, Bill. Bill has just bought a new car and is anxious to ...more about Last Prom |
| 41 |  | Master Touch, The (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, History, Thriller, Crime |
$2.95
| ...more about Master Touch starring Kirk Douglas and Giuliano Gemma |
| 42 | | Hickey & Boggs (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | ...more about Hickey & Boggs starring Bill Cosby and Robert Culp |
| 43 | | Northeast of Seoul (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller | N/A | ...more about Northeast of Seoul starring Anita Ekberg and John Ireland |
| 44 | | Sitting Target (1972) | No Score 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | Escaped convicts Oliver Reed and Ian McShane are lying low before they prepare to skip the country. ...more about Sitting Target starring Oliver Reed and Jill St. John |
| 45 | | Outside Man, The (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | Jean-Louis Trintignant plays a french contract assassin hired by a Los Angeles crime family, ...more about Outside Man starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ann-Margret |
| 46 | | Scream Bloody Murder (1972) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Thriller | N/A | ...more about Scream Bloody Murder starring Marlena Lustik |
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