The RT Top 100 Horror Films (2015)
Results For The 1970s (49 Films)
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| Rank | Film | Votes | 1st | 2nd | 1st+2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alien
Ridley Scott, 1979
Horror, Sci-Fi
R | 117m | Color | UK, USA |
24 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 213 |
| 2 |
The Exorcist
William Friedkin, 1973
Horror, Thriller
R | 122m | Color | USA |
21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 170 |
| 3 |
Jaws
Steven Spielberg, 1975
Adventure, Horror, Thriller
PG | 130m | Color | USA |
20 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 165 |
| 4 |
Halloween
John Carpenter, 1978
Horror, Thriller
R | 101m | Color | USA |
19 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 158 |
| 5 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Tobe Hooper, 1974
Horror
R | 83m | Color | USA |
16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 130 |
| 6 |
Dawn of the Dead
George A. Romero, 1978
Horror
X | 128m | Color | Italy, USA |
14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 101 |
| 7 |
Suspiria
Dario Argento, 1977
Horror
R | 92m | Color | Italy |
10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 72 |
| 8 |
Black Christmas
Bob Clark, 1974
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
R | 98m | Color | Canada |
10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 68 |
| 9 |
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Philip Kaufman, 1978
Horror, Sci-Fi
PG | 115m | Color | USA |
8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 10 |
The Wicker Man
Robin Hardy, 1973
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
R | 88m | Color | UK |
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 |
| 11 |
The Omen
Richard Donner, 1976
Drama, Horror, Mystery
R | 111m | Color | UK, USA |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 59 |
| 12 |
Carrie
Brian De Palma, 1976
Horror, Thriller
R | 98m | Color | USA |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| 13 |
Don't Look Now
Nicolas Roeg, 1973
Drama, Horror, Thriller
R | 110m | Color | Italy, UK |
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| 14 |
House
Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, 1977
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
TV-PG | 88m | Color | Japan |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 15 |
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Werner Herzog, 1979
Horror
PG | 96m | Color | France, West Germany |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 16 |
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Robert Fuest, 1971
Comedy, Horror
PG-13 | 94m | Color | UK, USA |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 17 |
Martin
George A. Romero, 1976
Drama, Horror
R | 95m | Color | USA |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| 18 |
Deliverance
John Boorman, 1972
Adventure, Drama, Thriller
R | 110m | Color | USA |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 19 |
Blood for Dracula
Paul Morrissey, 1974
Horror
R | 106m | Color | France, Italy |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 20 |
A Clockwork Orange
Stanley Kubrick, 1971
Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
R | 136m | Color | UK, USA |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 21 |
Phantasm
Don Coscarelli, 1979
Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
R | 88m | Color | USA |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 22 |
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Dario Argento, 1970
Mystery, Thriller
GP | 96m | Color | Italy, West Germany |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| T23 |
Salem's Lot
Tobe Hooper, 1979
Horror
PG | 112m | Color | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| T23 |
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Jim Sharman, 1975
Comedy, Musical
R | 100m | Color | UK, USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| T25 |
The Tenant
Roman Polanski, 1976
Thriller
R | 126m | Color | France |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| T25 |
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Jaromil Jires, 1970
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
TV-PG | 73m | Color | Czechoslovakia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| T25 |
Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks, 1974
Comedy
PG | 106m | Black and White | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 28 |
Eraserhead
David Lynch, 1977
Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
TV-PG | 89m | Black and White | USA |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| T29 |
Duel
Steven Spielberg, 1971
Action, Thriller
PG | 74m | Color | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| T29 |
Prophecy
John Frankenheimer, 1979
Horror, Sci-Fi
PG | 102m | Color | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| T29 |
Theatre of Blood
Douglas Hickox, 1973
Comedy, Horror
R | 104m | Color | UK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| T29 |
What Have You Done to Solange?
Massimo Dallamano, 1972
Mystery, Thriller
R | 103m | Color | Italy, West Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| T33 |
Deep Red
Dario Argento, 1975
Horror, Mystery, Romance
X | 126m | Color | Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| T33 |
The Car
Elliot Silverstein, 1977
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
PG | 96m | Color | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| T33 |
The Crazies
George A. Romero, 1973
Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
R | 103m | Color | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| T36 |
Asylum
Roy Ward Baker, 1972
Horror
PG | 88m | Color | UK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| T36 |
Don't Torture a Duckling
Lucio Fulci, 1972
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
TV-PG | 102m | Color | Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| T36 |
Faces of Death
John Alan Schwartz, 1978
Documentary
TV-PG | 105m | Color | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| T36 |
Frenzy
Alfred Hitchcock, 1972
Crime, Thriller
R | 116m | Color | UK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| T36 |
God Told Me To
Larry Cohen, 1976
Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
R | 91m | Color | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| T36 |
Horror Express
Eugenio Martín, 1972
Horror, Sci-Fi
R | 88m | Color | Spain, UK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| T36 |
Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural
Richard Blackburn, 1973
Horror
PG | 80m | Color | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| T36 |
Tales from the Crypt
Freddie Francis, 1972
Horror
PG | 92m | Color | UK, USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| T36 |
The Hills Have Eyes
Wes Craven, 1977
Horror, Thriller
X | 89m | Color | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| T45 |
A Bay of Blood
Mario Bava, 1971
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
R | 84m | Color | Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| T45 |
The Blood on Satan's Claw
Piers Haggard, 1971
Horror
R | 97m | Color | UK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| T45 |
The Brood
David Cronenberg, 1979
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
R | 92m | Color | Canada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| T45 |
The Case of the Bloody Iris
Giuliano Carnimeo, 1972
Mystery, Thriller
N/A | 94m | Color | Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| T45 |
The Devils
Ken Russell, 1971
Drama, History
X | 111m | Color | UK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |