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Best English Thriller Movies of 1974

This collection ranks 129 English thriller movies released in 1974. 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 Chinatown.

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

  1. 1

    Chinatown

    1974· 2h 10m

    7.94.4K
  7. 7

    The Yakuza

    1974· 1h 52m

    7.1223
  8. 8

    Killdozer

    1974· 1h 14m

    5.448
  11. 11

    Juggernaut

    1974· 1h 49m

    6.3141
  12. 12

    Foxy Brown

    1974· 1h 34m

    6.3266
  14. 14

    McQ

    1974· 1h 51m

    6.1109
  15. 15

    Earthquake

    1974· 2h 3m

    6.1375
  25. 25

    Busting

    1974· 1h 32m

    6.256
  26. 26

    Deranged

    1974· 1h 23m

    5.8118
  27. 27

    Hitchhike!

    1974· 1h 30m

    8.03
  28. 28

    Bad Ronald

    1974· 1h 14m

    6.358
  31. 31

    Stone

    1974· 1h 43m

    6.043
  35. 35

    Winter Kill

    1974· 1h 34m

    7.45
  39. 39

    Shaitaan

    1974· 2h 1m

    —0
  41. 41

    Gold

    1974· 2h 0m

    5.757
  45. 45

    Savages

    1974· 1h 14m

    6.59
  46. 46

    Zardoz

    1974· 1h 46m

    5.9521
  47. 47

    Open Season

    1974· 1h 45m

    5.520
  49. 49

    Ransom

    1974· 1h 35m

    5.577

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

129 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?

Chinatown currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.