The RT Top 100 Horror Films (2015)

Results For The 1970s (49 Films)

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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