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Top 25 Horror MoviesThis list of the best horror films of all time was compiled by aggregating multiple best-of lists (see resources at bottom of page) along with films’ overall status in Dave’s Movie Database. 1. Halloween (1978) 2. The Exorcist (1973) 3. The Shining (1980) 4. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) 5. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
6. Psycho (1960)
11. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
16. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
21. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Resources:
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This page offers lists of the top 25 movies of the decade as determined by two different metrics. The first list is based on box office and the second is based on critics’ picks. |
 | Box Office:Top 25 of the 1970sThese are the top 25 movies of the decade as determined by worldwide box office gross. The first number indicates dollars made in millions. See sources for box office figures here. |
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1) 3753.70: Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) 2) 2712.00: Jaws (1975) 3) 2680.60: The Exorcist (1973) 4) 1938.60: Grease (1978) 5) 1851.00: The Sting (1973)
6) 1820.00: Enter the Dragon (1973)
11) 1132.89: Airport (1970)
16) 937.10: Rocky II (1979)
21) 519.93: Smokey and the Bandit (1977) |
 | Critics’ Picks:Top 25 of the 1970sThese are the top 25 movies of the decade as determined by a combination of the movies’ ratings points and awards points. |
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1) The Godfather (1972) 2) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) 3) The Godfather Part II (1974) 4) Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) 5) Apocalypse Now (1979)
6) The Deer Hunter (1978)
11) Rocky (1976)
16) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
21) American Graffiti (1973) |
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| The ExorcistReleased: December 26, 1973 Studio: Warner Bros. Genre: horror Box Office (numbers in millions): Domestic: 232.90
Adjusted for Inflation: Domestic: 1085.09
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Directing: William Friedkin Screenwriting: William Peter Blatty Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller Review:
This “disturbing, shocking, exploitative, and frightening film adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s best-selling, blockbuster book about satanic demon possession” FS is “the scariest motion picture ever.” TV “Director William Friedkin’s shocks are as heart-stopping as ever, and the excellent cast is assisted by the most frightening noises ever recorded.” TV As “the first big-budget Hollywood horror film,”
Regan (Blair) is a sweet and innocent pre-teen girl possessed by the devil. mother, Mrs. Mac Neil (Burstyn), “calls on a dedicated, faith-questioning Jesuit priest Father Karras (Miller) to exorcise the malevolent devil from her daughter’s body. An elderly priest Father Merrin (von Sydow), whose archaeology project released the Satanic being, also risks his life to administer rites of exorcism with incantations and holy water.” FS As a result of the exorcism, “her head spins around like a radar dish, she spews green slime, and begins to wreak havoc of biblical proportions.”
While “the pea-soup vomit, head-spin and crucifix abuse moments” E18 are what people remember most from The Exorcist, “the reason it chills so deeply is the way it sustains and builds its disquieting atmosphere so craftily and consistently throughout.” E18
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Oscars:Wins: 2 – Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound Nominations: 10 – including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Burstyn), Best Supporting Actor (Miller), Best Supporting Actress (Blair), Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Other Lists/Honors:
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