Best Movies of 1974

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Best Movies of 1974

Discover the best movies of 1974, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 3 votes, the movie Chinatown, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, came in first as the best movie from 1974, followed by The Conversation and The Godfather: Part II from 1974. Scroll down for the top 10 movies of 1974, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

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Chinatown
1974 - Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman, Roman Polanski...
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Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital •••
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The Conversation
1974 - Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Frederic Forrest, Cindy Williams, Harrison Ford, Teri Garr...
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Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by the brusque assistant of a mysterious client to follow a young couple, Mark and Ann. Tracking them through San Francisco’s Union Square, Caul and •••
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The Godfather: Part II
1974 - Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale
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In what is undoubtedly one of the best film sequels of all time, Francis Ford Coppola continues the epic story of The Godfather trilogy with this tale of two generations of the Corleone •••
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Badlands
1974 - Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates, Ramon Bieri, Alan Vint, Gary Littlejohn, John...
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An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.
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Blazing Saddles
1974 - Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks...
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A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson stands in the way of a railroad. In order to seize the town's land, the unscrupulous baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life •••
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Harry and Tonto
1974 - Art Carney, Herbert Berghof, Ellen Burstyn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Larry Hagman, Chief...
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When his apartment building is demolished, a retired lifelong New Yorker sets off on a cross-country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto. Drama, Comedy
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Murder on the Orient Express
1974 - Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset...
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In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
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The Immortals
1974 - Amza Pellea, Ion Besoiu, Ilarion CiobanuHistory, Action, War, Adventure, Thriller
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After the death of Michael the Brave, a handful of his soldiers travel across Europe to return home and carry on the prince's dream. Amza Pellea, Ion Besoiu and Ilarion Ciobanu star in the •••
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Păcală
1974 - Sebastian Papaiani, Mariella Petrescu, Ștefan Mihăilescu-BrăilaComedy
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Păcală, the trickster of Romanian folk tales, plays pranks on the greedy, the foolish and the vain. Sebastian Papaiani plays Păcală, alongside Mariella Petrescu and Ștefan •••
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The Longest Yard
1974 - Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, James Hampton, Harry Caesar...
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A sadistic prison warden demands that a former football player, now an inmate, assemble a team of prisoners to play against the guards.
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Frequently asked questions

Which movie is in first place?

Chinatown is currently ranked first on TopFaves, with 1 vote for and 0 votes against in this list.

What are the top three spots?

The top three spots are held, in order, by Chinatown, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II. The ranking can change as votes are added.

How many votes have been recorded?

In total, 3 votes have been recorded. The total refers to the whole list and is not the number of different people who voted.

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Press the up arrow if you recommend an option or the down arrow if you do not. You can use the search box in the list to quickly find a name and vote directly. The order takes into account both positive and negative votes and how many there are, and positions can change as votes are added.