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Best Movies of 1971

This collection ranks 2,908 movies released in 1971. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is A Clockwork Orange.

2,908 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 51

    Red Sun

    1971· 1h 54m· fr

    6.8323
  5. 55

    Shaft

    1971· 1h 40m· en

    6.4431
  8. 58

    THX 1138

    1971· 1h 26m· en

    6.41.1K
  9. 59

    Jo

    1971· 1h 25m· fr

    7.2347
  10. 60

    Demons

    1971· 2h 14m· ja

    7.788
  13. 63

    The Cat

    1971· 1h 27m· fr

    7.4115
  19. 69

    The Hospital

    1971· 1h 43m· en

    6.6114
  20. 70

    Melody

    1971· 1h 43m· en

    7.163
  23. 73

    Lawman

    1971· 1h 39m· en

    6.5138
  25. 75

    Le Mans

    1971· 1h 44m· en

    6.8276
  28. 78

    Guddi

    1971· 2h 1m· hi

    5.810
  32. 82

    Evdokia

    1971· 1h 32m· el

    7.219
  33. 83

    The Wolves

    1971· 2h 11m· ja

    7.521
  43. 93

    Love

    1971· 1h 28m· hu

    8.038
  46. 96

    Daisy Town

    1971· 1h 11m· fr

    6.8126
  47. 97

    The Omega Man

    1971· 1h 38m· en

    6.2625

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

2,908 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

A Clockwork Orange currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.