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1977 Movies Ranked By Ultimate Movie Rankings


Jump To 1977 Movie Links (Mobile Friendly):
1. Box Office 2. Oscar Movies 3. Rankings 4. Reviews 5. Top Stars of 1977 6. Trailers 7. UMR Table

Finding box office information for movies made before 1980 is not an easy task.   For somebody looking for box office information on 1977 it is very very frustrating.  Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 36,000 movies.  So we figured we would show all the 1977 movies in our database.

To make this list a movie had to be made in 1977.  This page will looks at 127 1977 Movies.  The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.    This only represents about 33% of the movies made in 1977….but should cover the top box office movies.

 

1977 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort 1977 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
  • Sort 1977 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
  • Sort 1977 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort 1977 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1975 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1977 Movies received.
  • Sort 1977 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR).  Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
 
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
2 Annie Hall (1977)
AA Best Picture Win
Woody Allen &
Diane Keaton
48.9 274.1 274.10 11 92 05 / 04 99.9
1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
AA Best Picture Nom
Harrison Ford &
Carrie Fisher
398.0 2,230.9 3,993.30 1 94 10 / 06 99.8
4 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Richard Dreyfuss &
Directed by Steven Spielberg
124.4 697.3 1,659.70 3 91 08 / 01 99.4
3 The Goodbye Girl (1977)
AA Best Picture Nom
Richard Dreyfuss &
Marsha Mason
91.0 510.1 510.10 4 80 05 / 01 98.9
7 Julia (1977)
AA Best Picture Nom
Jane Fonda &
Vanessa Redgrave
35.3 197.8 197.80 26 71 11 / 03 98.6
6 Saturday Night Fever (1977) John Travolta &
Karen Lynn Gorney
90.2 505.7 1,306.70 5 82 01 / 00 97.7
8 The Rescuers (1977) Bob Newhart &
Geraldine Page
45.9 257.5 257.50 14 79 01 / 00 97.1
9 Slap Shot (1977) Paul Newman 36.8 206.0 206.00 22 77 00 / 00 96.5
8 The Turning Point (1977)
AA Best Picture Nom
Shirley MacLaine &
Anne Bancroft
46.1 258.3 258.30 13 63 11 / 00 96.5
9 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Roger Moore &
James Bond Movies
46.8 262.5 1,039.50 12 70 03 / 00 95.5
15 One on One (1977) Robbie Benson &
Basketball Movies
35.4 198.5 198.50 24 73 00 / 00 95.3
16 Black Sunday (1977) Bruce Dern &
Robert Shaw
36.0 201.9 201.90 23 71 00 / 00 94.9
10 Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) Diane Keaton &
Richard Gere
45.7 256.0 256.00 15 69 02 / 00 94.7
10 A Bridge Too Far (1977) Michael Caine &
Anthony Hopkins
56.8 318.1 318.10 9 70 00 / 00 94.5
11 Smokey and the Bandit (1977) Sally Field &
Burt Reynolds
126.7 710.4 710.40 2 69 01 / 00 94.4
12 Semi-Tough (1977) Burt Reynolds &
Football Movies
61.6 345.5 345.50 7 69 00 / 00 94.2
17 The Other Side of Midnight (1977) Susan Sarandon &
John Beck
49.8 278.9 278.90 10 66 01 / 00 93.7
18 Oh, God! (1977) Teri Garr &
George Burns
57.3 321.2 321.20 8 66 01 / 00 93.5
21 The Gauntlet (1977) Clint Eastwood 38.9 218.3 218.30 18 65 00 / 00 93.0
20 The Deep (1977) Robert Shaw 84.6 474.2 474.20 6 62 01 / 00 92.1
23 Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) Jane Fonda &
George Segal
36.8 206.3 206.30 21 61 00 / 00 91.5
20 Pete's Dragon (1977) Mickey Rooney &
Joel Hirschhorn
43.5 243.9 243.90 16 57 02 / 00 90.8
24 Capricorn One (1977) Elliott Gould &
Telly Savalas
32.4 181.8 181.80 27 64 00 / 00 90.6
25 High Anxiety (1977) Mel Brooks 31.1 174.1 174.10 28 66 00 / 00 90.4
24 Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977) Don Knotts 37.8 212.1 212.10 19 55 00 / 00 89.3
27 The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) Baseball Movies &
Jackie Earle Haley
35.3 198.1 198.10 25 50 00 / 00 87.4
27 MacArthur (1977) Gregory Peck &
Dan O'Herlihy
26.2 146.8 146.80 32 64 00 / 00 86.4
30 Which Way Is Up? (1977) Richard Pryor 25.9 145.0 145.00 33 63 00 / 00 85.8
29 Sorcerer (1977) Roy Scheider &
Bruno Cremer
16.1 90.0 90.00 46 78 01 / 00 85.1
28 Airport '77 (1977) Jack Lemmon &
Lee Grant
40.8 228.6 228.60 17 42 00 / 00 84.4
35 Rollercoaster (1977) Richard Widmark &
Henry Fonda
27.3 153.2 153.20 29 55 00 / 00 83.6
32 Candleshoe (1977) Jodie Foster &
David Niven
19.5 109.5 109.50 40 68 00 / 00 83.5
31 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) Sebastian Cabot 10.8 60.6 60.60 58 83 00 / 00 83.1
33 For the Love of Benji (1977) Patsy Garrett &
Dog Movies
24.0 134.4 134.40 35 60 00 / 00 83.1
36 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) Ray Harryhausen 21.4 119.9 119.90 38 62 00 / 00 82.0
37 Orca (1977) Richard Harris 24.9 139.8 139.80 34 56 00 / 00 82.0
38 The World's Greatest Lover (1977) Gene Wilder 26.8 150.0 150.00 31 52 00 / 00 81.8
33 Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) Burt Lancaster &
Richard Widmark
12.2 68.2 68.20 52 78 00 / 00 81.7
39 Heroes (1977) Harrison Ford &
Sally Field
26.9 150.9 150.90 30 50 00 / 00 80.8
40 Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) Richard Burton &
Linda Blair
37.6 210.6 210.60 20 32 00 / 00 79.4
43 New York, New York (1977) Robert DeNiro &
Liza Minnelli
16.2 90.9 90.90 45 65 00 / 00 78.7
41 Rolling Thunder (1977) Tommy Lee Jones 10.8 60.6 60.60 57 75 00 / 00 78.7
45 Greased Lightning (1977) Vincent Gardenia &
Richard Pryor
20.5 115.1 115.10 39 57 00 / 00 78.5
43 Rabid (1977) Directed by David Cronenberg 5.9 33.3 33.30 80 82 00 / 00 77.9
48 Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977) Bo Svenson 19.5 109.1 109.10 41 58 00 / 00 77.6
45 A Special Day (1977) Marcello Mastroianni &
Sophia Loren
1.8 9.9 9.90 120 87 02 / 00 77.0
47 The Hills Have Eyes (1977) Suze Lanier-Bramlett 15.5 86.9 86.90 47 64 00 / 00 76.9
46 Eraserhead (1977) Directed by David Lynch 7.0 39.2 39.20 75 79 00 / 00 76.8
49 Suspiria (1977) Joan Bennett 4.9 27.3 27.30 85 80 00 / 00 74.6
51 A Piece of the Action (1977) Sidney Poitier 14.6 81.8 81.80 49 62 00 / 00 74.3
53 The Choirboys (1977) Charles Durning 19.1 107.1 107.10 42 54 00 / 00 73.9
56 The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) Ann-Margret 17.1 96.0 96.00 43 57 00 / 00 73.4
50 Opening Night (1977) Joan Blondell &
Peter Falk
1.2 6.9 6.90 130 85 00 / 00 73.2
59 Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) William Shatner 17.0 95.3 95.30 44 56 00 / 00 72.8
52 The Duellists (1977) Harvey Keitel 2.4 13.6 13.60 107 82 00 / 00 72.5
57 Wizards (1977) Directed by Ralph Bakshi 12.6 70.4 70.40 50 64 00 / 00 72.5
53 Three Women (1977) Sissy Spacek 2.2 12.1 12.10 112 82 00 / 00 72.3
54 The Last Wave (1977) Richard Chamberlain 0.9 4.9 4.90 139 84 00 / 00 72.2
63 You Light Up My Life (1977) Didi Conn 23.2 130.3 130.30 37 42 01 / 01 71.9
60 Between The Lines (1977) John Heard 8.8 49.3 49.30 62 70 00 / 00 71.8
58 ABBA: The Movie (1977) ABBA 5.4 30.3 30.30 83 76 00 / 00 71.7
60 Islands in the Stream (1977) George C. Scott 8.5 47.8 47.80 64 69 01 / 00 71.1
61 Cross of Iron (1977) James Mason &
James Coburn
4.1 22.9 22.90 89 77 00 / 00 71.0
66 The Late Show (1977) Art Carney 7.8 43.9 43.90 70 68 01 / 00 69.3
65 Madame Rosa (1977) Simone Signoret 5.4 30.0 30.00 84 71 01 / 01 69.0
62 The Man Who Loved Women (1977) Leslie Caron 2.7 15.1 15.10 105 78 00 / 00 68.7
67 Soldier of Orange (1977) 0.5 3.0 3.00 146 81 00 / 00 67.7
68 Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977) Duncan Watson 4.2 23.5 23.50 88 74 00 / 00 67.2
73 The Sentinel (1977) Ava Gardner &
Jeff Goldblum
10.9 61.2 61.20 55 62 00 / 00 67.1
67 Providence (1977) John Gielgud 1.2 6.5 6.50 132 79 00 / 00 66.7
71 The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) Donald Sutherland 7.0 39.4 39.40 73 68 00 / 00 66.6
68 Equus (1977) Richard Burton &
Peter Firth
2.7 15.1 15.10 103 73 03 / 00 66.3
73 The American Friend (1977) Dennis Hopper 1.4 8.0 8.00 124 77 00 / 00 65.5
72 Pumping Iron (1977) Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Lou Ferrigno
2.0 11.4 11.40 114 75 00 / 00 63.9
75 Damnation Allley (1977) Jan-Michael Vincent 14.9 83.3 83.30 48 51 00 / 00 62.0
77 The Car (1977) James Brolin 7.9 44.2 44.20 69 62 00 / 00 60.6
81 The Late Great Planet Earth (1977) Orson Welles 23.3 130.5 130.50 36 35 00 / 00 60.6
74 The Consequence (1977)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen 0.1 0.7 0.70 154 75 00 / 00 60.5
78 Outlaw Blues (1977) Peter Fonda 9.5 53.0 53.00 60 58 00 / 00 59.1
80 First Love (1977) John Heard 9.4 52.7 52.70 61 58 00 / 00 58.9
80 The Greatest (1977) Robert Duvall &
Ernest Borgnine
10.3 57.6 57.60 59 57 00 / 00 58.8
82 Animal/L'animal (1977) 3.2 17.7 43.90 97 68 00 / 00 57.1
84 The People That Time Forgot (1977) Patrick Wayne 8.1 45.4 45.40 66 59 00 / 00 56.7
83 The Devil, Probably (1977) Antoine Monnier 0.0 0.2 0.20 165 73 00 / 00 55.4
83 Short Eyes (1977)
Limited Release
Bruce Davison 0.1 0.7 0.70 156 72 00 / 00 54.7
88 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) Dennis Quaid &
Sylvia Sidney
8.6 48.5 48.50 63 56 01 / 00 54.7
85 Demon Seed (1977) Julie Christie 5.4 30.3 30.30 81 63 00 / 00 54.6
88 Cinderella (1977) Cheryl Smith 7.0 39.4 39.40 74 60 00 / 00 54.3
89 Three Warriors (1977) Christopher Lloyd 0.9 4.9 4.90 137 70 00 / 00 52.7
92 The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) Burt Lancaster 10.8 60.6 60.60 56 52 00 / 00 52.0
89 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977) Didi Conn 3.6 20.5 20.50 93 64 00 / 00 50.9
90 Death of a Corrupt Man/Mort d'un pourri (1977) 1.9 10.4 23.20 117 67 00 / 00 50.2
93 Thunder and Lightning (1977) David Carradine 8.4 47.0 47.00 65 55 00 / 00 49.5
93 Citizens Band (1977) Paul Le Mat 0.8 4.6 4.60 141 67 00 / 00 46.6
95 Nasty Habits (1977) Glenda Jackson 2.3 12.9 12.90 110 64 00 / 00 46.2
96 The Pack (1977) Joe Don Baker 2.7 15.1 15.10 102 62 00 / 00 44.4
103 The Van (1977) Danny DeVito 12.2 68.2 68.20 51 45 00 / 00 44.2
96 Hot Tomorrows (1977) Ken Lerner 0.1 0.8 0.80 158 66 00 / 00 43.3
99 The Serpent's Egg (1977) Directed by Ingmar Bergman 1.4 7.3 7.30 127 64 00 / 00 43.2
97 The Chess Players (1977) 0.1 0.3 0.30 163 66 00 / 00 43.2
98 Andy Warhol's Bad (1977) 1.4 8.0 8.00 125 64 00 / 00 43.2
100 Jabberwocky (1977) Michael Palin &
Directed by Terry Gilliam
2.0 11.4 11.40 113 62 00 / 00 42.5
100 The Mouse and His Child (1977) Peter Ustinov 0.2 1.1 1.10 150 66 00 / 00 42.4
102 The Farmer (1977) Lewell Akins 4.1 22.7 22.70 91 59 00 / 00 42.3
106 Mr. Billion (1977) Terence Hill 3.5 19.7 19.70 95 59 00 / 00 40.3
107 Day of the Animals (1977) Leslie Nielsen 7.7 43.3 43.30 71 51 00 / 00 40.3
107 Desperate Living (1977)
Limited Release
Directed by John Waters 0.1 0.3 0.30 160 64 00 / 00 39.2
104 Sleeping Dogs (1977) Warren Oates &
Sam Neill
0.1 0.6 0.60 159 64 00 / 00 38.8
108 The Hurried Man/L'homme pressé (1977) 0.7 4.1 8.20 144 63 00 / 00 38.1
113 Telefon (1977) Charles Bronson 11.8 65.9 65.90 54 43 00 / 00 38.0
108 Moonshine County Express (1977) John Saxon 3.0 16.7 16.70 98 58 00 / 00 36.8
109 September 30th 1955 (1977) Dennis Quaid 2.3 12.9 12.90 111 59 00 / 00 36.5
114 Crossed Swords (1977) Charlton Heston &
Ernest Borgnine
7.3 40.9 40.90 72 50 00 / 00 34.4
113 Valentino (1977) Leslie Caron 4.1 22.7 22.70 90 55 00 / 00 34.1
115 Audrey Rose (1977) Anthony Hopkins &
Marsha Mason
5.4 30.3 30.30 82 53 00 / 00 34.1
115 Another Man, Another Chance (1977) James Caan &
Genevieve Bujold
1.4 7.6 7.60 128 59 00 / 00 32.4
116 The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) Broderick Crawford &
Rip Torn
2.0 11.4 11.40 115 58 00 / 00 31.9
117 The Purple Taxi (1977) Fred Astaire 0.8 4.5 4.50 142 59 00 / 00 29.4
120 Bobby Deerfield (1977) Al Pacino 11.9 66.7 66.70 53 39 00 / 00 28.9
119 The Chicken Chronicles (1977) Steve Guttenberg 3.6 20.5 20.50 94 53 00 / 00 28.5
119 Fraternity Row (1977) Angela Aber 0.3 1.6 1.60 149 59 00 / 00 27.9
121 March or Die (1977) Gene Hackman &
Catherine Deneuve
2.7 15.1 15.10 101 54 00 / 00 26.7
122 Joseph Andrews (1977) Ann-Margret 0.8 4.7 4.70 140 57 00 / 00 25.9
124 Fire Sale (1977) Alan Arkin 2.4 13.6 13.60 108 54 00 / 00 25.8
123 The Haunting of Julia/Full Circle (1977) 0.1 0.8 0.80 153 58 00 / 00 25.6
125 The Lorry (1977) 0.0 0.1 0.50 166 58 00 / 00 25.0
126 Armaguedon (1977) 0.7 4.0 9.10 145 56 00 / 00 24.7
126 Assault in Paradise/The Ransom (1977) 1.0 5.0 5.00 135 55 00 / 00 23.0
128 Grayeagle (1977) Ben Johnson 1.5 8.3 8.30 123 54 00 / 00 22.7
129 Golden Rendezvous (1977) Burgess Meredith &
Richard Harris
1.9 10.8 10.80 116 53 00 / 00 22.2
130 Gulliver's Travels (1977) 1.7 9.8 9.80 121 53 00 / 00 22.0
130 Thieves (1977) Mercedes McCambridge 2.7 15.2 15.20 100 51 00 / 00 21.2
135 Breaker! Breaker! (1977) Chuck Norris 8.1 45.4 45.40 67 41 00 / 00 21.1
134 Ruby (1977) Piper Laurie 6.0 33.8 33.80 79 45 00 / 00 20.9
132 The Shadow of Chikara (1977) Sondra Locke 0.3 1.9 1.90 148 54 00 / 00 19.5
134 The Last Dinosaur (1977) 1.2 6.1 6.10 133 52 00 / 00 18.2
137 The Billion Dollar Hobo (1977) Tim Conway 2.4 13.6 13.60 109 49 00 / 00 17.9
136 Run For The Roses (1977) Vera Miles 0.9 4.9 4.90 138 52 00 / 00 17.6
138 To Kill with Intrigue (1977) 0.1 0.3 6.70 162 52 00 / 00 15.4
139 Le gang (1977) 1.2 6.7 15.60 131 48 00 / 00 13.3
141 Grand Theft Auto (1977) Ron Howard 6.8 37.9 37.90 76 38 00 / 00 13.2
141 Deadly Harvest (1977) 1.9 9.8 9.80 118 47 00 / 00 12.7
143 The Domino Principle (1977) Richard Widmark &
Mickey Rooney
4.6 25.8 25.80 86 41 00 / 00 12.1
141 Death Game (1977) Sondra Locke 0.3 1.9 1.90 147 49 00 / 00 12.1
144 Checkered Flag or Crash (1977) Joe Don Baker &
Susan Sarandon
1.8 10.2 10.20 119 45 00 / 00 10.7
146 The Amsterdam Kill (1977) Robert Mitchum 1.7 9.5 9.50 122 45 00 / 00 10.3
148 Empire of the Ants (1977) Joan Collins 6.8 37.9 37.90 77 35 00 / 00 9.9
147 The White Buffalo (1977) Charles Bronson 4.1 22.7 22.70 92 38 00 / 00 8.1
147 The Chosen (1977) Kirk Douglas 1.4 7.6 7.60 129 43 00 / 00 7.8
148 Nightmare in Blood (1977)
Limited Release
Kathleen Quinlan 0.1 0.3 0.30 161 45 00 / 00 7.6
152 Tentacles (1977) Henry Fonda &
Shelley Winters
8.1 45.4 45.40 68 30 00 / 00 6.8
151 Slavers (1977) Trevor Howard 0.1 0.8 0.80 155 44 00 / 00 6.8
151 Vengeance (1977) Lee Van Cleef 1.4 7.8 7.80 126 40 00 / 00 5.6
152 Starship Invasions (1977) Christopher Lee 3.5 19.7 19.70 96 36 00 / 00 5.2
154 The Great Smokey Roadblock (1977) Henry Fonda &
Susan Sarandon
2.7 15.1 15.10 104 37 00 / 00 4.9
155 A Little Night Music (1977) Elizabeth Taylor 2.6 14.4 14.40 106 34 02 / 01 4.8
156 Viva Knievel! (1977) Gene Kelly 6.5 36.4 36.40 78 27 00 / 00 3.5
156 The Day It Came to Earth (1977) 0.0 0.1 0.10 167 39 00 / 00 3.4
160 Sextette (1977) Mae West &
Timothy Dalton
4.3 24.2 24.20 87 28 00 / 00 2.0
158 The Legend of Frank Woods (1977) 0.0 0.2 0.20 164 35 00 / 00 1.9
161 Silver Bears (1977) Michael Caine 0.9 5.3 5.30 136 33 00 / 00 1.7
160 Haunted (1977) 0.1 0.8 0.80 157 34 00 / 00 1.5
163 Satan's Cheerleaders (1977) John Carradine 0.1 0.8 0.80 152 33 00 / 00 1.3
163 Summer City (1977) John Jarratt 0.8 4.2 4.20 143 31 00 / 00 1.1
164 The Crater Lake Monster (1977) Richard Cardella 2.8 15.9 15.90 99 27 00 / 00 1.0
165 The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977) George Hamilton 1.1 6.4 6.40 134 28 00 / 00 0.8
166 End of the World (1977) Christopher Lee 0.2 0.8 0.80 151 26 00 / 00 0.3

My Main Sources

Source 1: Variety – January 4th 1978,  January 3rd, 1979

Source 2: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon

Source 3:  Wikipedia

Source 4:  IMDb.com

Source 5:  BoxOfficeMojo.com
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10 thoughts on “1977 Movies Ranked By Ultimate Movie Rankings”

  1. Dan says:
    August 31, 2018 at 9:59 am

    As we get more modern the following #’s on your list I saw in movie theaters, 1,2,4,6,8,14,15,16,20,22,23,24,31,36, 37, 41 (revival theater), 42, 61,66,77,95,104,114, 117,121, 124, 127. Yes I saw al 3 Happy Hooker movies in the theater. These are the 84 1977 films I have seen since December 1992. Key is title, studio, stars if I listed, date seen, and source (TV channel, DVD or Tape).

    3 WOMEN 1977 FOX SHELLEY DUVALL SISSY SPACEK 2/15 1997 TMC
    ABAR: THE FIRST BLACK SUPERMAN 1977 MIRROR REL. 11/15 2015 TCM
    AMSTERDAM KILL (H.K.) 1977 COL ROBERT MITCHUM BRADFORD DILLMAN 2/16 1998 STZ
    ANOTHER MAN ANOTHER CHANCE 1977 UA JAMES CAAN GENEVIEVE BUJOLD 11/18 2003 WEST
    AUDREY ROSE 1977 UA 11/17 2017 TCM
    BAD NEWS BEARS IN BREAKING TRAINING 1977 PAR WILLIAM DEVANE 5/20 1998 TNT
    BETWEEN THE LINES 1977 MIDWEST JOHN HEARD 3/26 1995 55
    BILLION DOLLAR HOBO 1977 INTL. PICTURE SHOW 8/27 2014 ANT
    BILLY JACK GOES TO WASHINGTON 1977 TAYLOR-LAUGHLIN 1/14 2017 GET TV
    BLACK SAMURAI 1977 BJLJ XXX XXX 9/7 2003 ACTN
    BLACK SUNDAY 1977 PAR ROBERT SHAW BRUCE DERN 9/14 1998 MAX
    BOBBY DEERFIELD 1977 COL AL PACINO MARTHE KELLER 7/19 1997 BRAVO
    BRAIN MACHINE 1977 HOWCO INTL. 6/23 2012 DVD
    BROTHERS 1977 WB XXX XXX 5/23 1995 TMC
    BRUCE LEE: THE MAN, THE MYTH 1977 CINEMA SHARES XXX XXX 1/8 1997 TNT
    CITIZEN’S BAND 1977 PAR XXX XXX 7/15 1995 BRAVO
    CRACKING UP 1977 AIP XXX XXX 7/14 1997 TMC
    CRATER LAKE MONSTER 1977 CROWN INTL 10/5 2012 DVD
    CURSE OF DEMON MOUNTAIN 1977 HOWCO 12/15 2013 DVD
    DAY OF THE ANIMALS 1977 FVI XXX XXX 1/29 1994 TBS
    DEVIL HAS SEVEN FACES (IT.) 1977 LIBERT 12/27 2014 DVD
    EMMANUELLE IN THE ORIENT (FOR.) 1977 XXX XXX 5/7 1994 TMC
    EQUUS 1977 UA RICHARD BURTON PETER FIRTH 8/23 1995 13
    EXORCIST 2: THE HERETIC 1977 WB LINDA BLAIR RICHARD BURTON 11/4 1996 TNT
    FAIRY IN A CAGE (JAP.) 1977 4/19 2014 DVD
    FIRST LOVE 1977 PAR WILLIAM KATT 2/24 1994 LIFE
    FOUR SHAOLIN CHALLENGERS (H.K.) 1977 KAM MAN KIM XXX XXX 11/20 2011 DVD
    FRATERNITY ROW 1977 PAR XXX XXX 6/14 1995 A & E
    GOLDEN RENDEZVOUS 1977 RANK RICHARD HARRIS 12/3 1997 7
    GOODBYE GIRL 1977 WB RICHARD DREYFUSS MARSHA MASON 3/22 1996 TNT
    GRAY LADY DOWN 1977 UNI CHARLTON HESTON DAVID CARRADINE 8/27 1995 TNT
    GREASED LIGHTNING 1977 WB RICHARD PRYOR BEAU BRIDGES 11/12 1997 FLIX
    GREAT BANK HOAX 1977 WB BURGESS MEREDITH RICHARD BASEHART 5/17 1998 STZ
    GUY FROM HARLEM 1977 INTL. CINEMA XXX XXX 12/29 2011 DVD
    HEROES OF THE WILD (TAIWAN) 1977 KEE WEE FILM 5/8 2012 DVD
    HILLS HAVE EYES 1977 VANGUARD XXX XXX 3/19 2002 IFC
    HOOCH 1977 AMER NATL. XXX XXX 10/28 1995 TNT
    I WONDER WHO’S KILLING HER NOW 1977 NILES INTL. 1/13 2015 DVD
    ILSA, TIGRESS OF SIBERIA 1977 CAMBIST XXX XXX 5/1 1994 TAPE
    IN HOT PURSUIT 1977 WESTCO 4/27 2015 DVD
    IN SEARCH OF NOAH’S ARK (DOCUMENTARY) 1977 SUNN CLASSIC XXX XXX 10/22 1996 TBS
    ISLANDS IN THE STREAM 1977 PAR GEORGE C. SCOTT DAVID HEMMINGS 5/23 1993 A & E
    JABBERWOCKY (U.K.) 1977 CINEMA 5 XXX XXX 11/30 1992 A & E
    JULIA 1977 FOX JANE FONDA VANESSA REDGRAVE 12/10 1994 DIS
    KID VENGEANCE 1977 IRWIN YABLANS LEE VAN CLEEF JIM BROWN 1/4 1996 55
    KILLER OF SHEEP 1977 MILESTONE FILM 1/22 2008 TCM
    LA RIELERA (SPAN LANG.) 1977 SCOPE 11/27 1998 TAPE
    LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT (CAN.) 1977 MOVIETIME DAN AYKROYD 12/31 2010 DVD
    MACARTHUR 1977 UNI GREGORY PECK 5/29 1996 11
    MAD DOG KILLER (IT. – SP.) 1977 1/11 2015 DVD
    MAN CALLED BLADE (IT.) 1977 XXX XXX 9/8 2011 DVD
    MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE (CHI.) 1977 BORDE 3/30 1994 55
    MASTERMIND 1977 GOLDSTONE BRADFORD DILLMAN 1/5 1998 ENC
    MESSAGE, THE 1977 TANK FILM DIST. ANTHONY QUINN 2/6 2011 TAPE
    MESSALINA MESSALINA (IT.) 1977 XXX XXX 1/4 2001 TAPE
    MR. BILLION 1977 FOX 2/5 2013 FXM
    OPENING NIGHT 1977 FACES DIST. 3/24 2009 SUND
    OUTLAW BLUES 1977 WB PETER FONDA 9/5 2000 LOVE
    PAINTED HERO 1977 ARTRA CINEMA 7/16 2013 DRA
    POCO…LITTLE DOG LOST 1977 7/29 2013 DVD
    PRISONER IN THE MIDDLE 1977 WORLDWIDE ENT. CORP. DAVID JANSSEN KAREN DOR 11/9 2012 DVD
    PUMPING IRON (DOCUMENTARY) 1977 CINEMA 5 XXX XXX 6/22 2003 MMAX
    RACE FOR YOUR LIFE, CHARLIE BROWN (CARTOON) 1977 PAR XXX XXX 12/24 1995 9
    RAPID (CAN.) 1977 NEW WORLD 12/30 2016 SHO
    RAW DEAL (AUSTRALIAN) 1977 XXX XXX 8/20 1994 55
    ROSELAND 1977 CINEMA SHARES TERESA WRIGHT 7/28 2003 IFC
    SIXTH AND MAIN 1977 NATIONAL CINEMA LESLIE NIELSEN BEVERLY GARLAND 11/19 1993 A & E
    SLAUGHTER ON THE KHYBER PASS (IT-SP.) 1977 XXX XXX 3/14 1995 55
    SLEEPING DOGS (NZ) 1977 SATOR SAM NEILL 10/19 1995 55
    SORCERER 1977 UNI/PAR ROY SCHEIDER RICHARD CRENNA 11/26 1995 TNT
    SUSPIRIA (IT.) 1977 EMI XXX XXX 9/3 1995 SCI
    TARGET OF THE ASSASSIN (S. AFR) 1977 PRO INTL, ANTHONY QUINN JOHN PHILIP LAW 7/6 2010 DVD
    THE CHOIRBOYS 1977 UNI XXX XXX 7/11 1995 TBS
    THE DUELISTS (U.K.) 1977 PAR KEITH CARRADINE HARVEY KEITEL 5/26 1993 AMC
    TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN 1977 AIP BEN JOHNSON 6/17 2002 TRUE
    TURNING POINT 1977 FOX ANNE BANCROFT SHIRLEY MACLAINE 11/22 1993 LIFE
    VALENTINO 1977 UA LESLIE CARON 3/29 2004 LOVE
    VIVA KNIEVEL! 1977 WB GENE KELLY 1/15 1994 11
    WASHINGTON AFFAIR 1977 WALTER O’CONNOR BARRY SULLIVAN CAROL LYNLEY 6/19 1993 11
    WELCOME TO BLOW CITY (U.K. – CAN.) 1977 8/30 2012 DVD
    WHICH WAY IS UP? 1977 UNI RICHARD PRYOR 7/30 1995 COM
    WHITE BUFFALO 1977 UA CHARLES BRONSON 1/26 1996 TBS
    WIZARDS 1977 FOX XXX XXX 9/29 2009 FXM
    YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 1977 COL XXX XXX 8/12 2004 LOVE

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  2. bob cox says:
    August 30, 2018 at 1:01 pm

    I saw 27. including 20 of top 26. I give star wars a 10 but I loved close encounters and empire strikes back(not 77) much more. all 3 favourites . goodbye girl , a 10 and a favourite. annie hall is a ten but not a favourite. smokey and the bandit, an 8 and a favourite, thank you Jackie gleason and sally field. a bridge too far is a ten not a favourite. i loved Redford, Hopkins, Connery, Ullman, Olivier, caan, Schell, Kruger. not so much Caine ( Bruce puts me on double secret probation from further comments),nor O’Neil, Hackman, Gould, Farrell, bogarde. Richard Attenborough was perfect as lunatic wearing glasses cameo. I watched it last night. LOL. Julia 3 nights ago, Saturday night fever 3 weeks ago, Smokey and the bandit 3 months ago. yea UMR, great page. you “messed” up, you trusted me. when the “Germans” bombed pearl harbour. I obviously need an animal house fix.

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    1. Cogerson says:
      August 30, 2018 at 10:21 pm

      Hey bob cox
      1. 27 seen is not too far behind me.
      2. 20 of the Top 26 is pretty good.
      3. Lots of 10s for you..glad to see A Bridge Too Far as a 10.
      4. I have seen A Bridge Too Far many times….so I am happy to say no double secret probation for you….as I agree ….Michael Caine’s part is average at best.
      5. Anthony Hopkins has the best role in that movie. Sean Connery probably has the second best role. James Caan is good, but his scenes are few and far apart. He was the first actor I heard say the “f” word in a movie. That was in the scene with Caan and the doctor…which is my favorite scene in the movie.
      6. I remember the scene with Sir Richard….and Sean Connery’s line about the laughing mental patients knowing more than them.
      Good feedback.

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  3. Flora Breen Robison says:
    August 26, 2018 at 1:26 pm

    This is my lowest total yet. I’m not sure if this year will be my lowest total or 1978 will be my lowest total. I gather that once your finished with the 1970’s you are done with yearly reviews?

    I have seen only 18 movies from 1977.That’s right. I’ve dipped below 20. I haven’t seen the blockbusters. I’ve never really been into modern blockbusters.

    The highest rated film I have seen is The Goodbye Girl at number 3.

    The highest rated film I have NOT seen is Star Wars.

    The lowest rated film I have seen is Grand Theft Auto.

    Here is my Views By Tens For the Top 30:

    6 out of 10: The Goodbye Girl, Saturday Night Fever, Julia, The Rescuers, A Bridge Too Far, and Smokey and the Bandit
    10 out of 20: The Spy Who Loved Me, Oh God!, Slap Shot, Pete’s Dragon
    13 out of 30: High Anxiety, MacArthur, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

    Although I have seen Rollercoaster and enjoyed it, there are two other Richard Widmark movies I have not seen: Twilight’s Last Gleaming and The Domino Principle.

    My Top 6 1977 Movies:

    The Spy Who Loved Me
    Saturday Night Fever
    High Anxiety
    A Bridge Too Far
    MacArthur
    Rollercoaster

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    1. Flora Breen Robison says:
      August 26, 2018 at 1:42 pm

      That should read “you’re finished, not your finished” in the first paragraph. I did minor in English at University.

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    2. Cogerson says:
      August 29, 2018 at 6:13 pm

      Hey Flora….not sure where my return comment went to…..but somehow my comment has disappeared….so this will be attempt number 2.

      1. Thanks for the visit, the tally, the comment and for sharing your thoughts on our 1977 movie page.
      2. Yes your tally counts are getting lower….but you were a wee little baby when these movies came out….I was 10 back in 1977….and was going to theaters with my friends….so when you compare my 37 to your 18…I feel your tally is way more impressive than my total.
      3. As for the yearly reviews….we will be doing 1978 for sure….1980 is possibly too….as that would mean every year in my movie book when be in the database…the last year I have Variety yearly reviews is 1980….also doing a 1929 page is a strong possibility. Then I might take a break from yearly reviews…..but they are pretty popular…when I look at my Top 100 pages…yearly reviews have 19 of the Top 100 pages…with 1939 and 1946 being the most popular yearly pages.
      4. Still shocking to realize that you have not seen Star Wars yet…..maybe one day.
      5. I feel this was Richard Widmark’s last good year in movies…his roles and his movies really took a turn downhill from here.
      6. Of your favorites…A Bridge Too Far is one of my all-time favorite movies…and The Spy Who Loved Me is one of my all-time favorite James Bond movies.
      7. I was so excited to see High Anxiety…..and then when I finally saw it….I was disappointed. A recent re-viewing of that one did not good well either.
      Thanks as always for your feedback.

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      1. Flora Breen Robison says:
        August 29, 2018 at 6:23 pm

        Thanks for your response Bruce and for letting us know what further years you will be doing. I have made comments that have disappeared too. I agree that 1977 was likely Richard Widmark’s last final good year. Hopefully, I will be able to find those two other films.

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        1. Cogerson says:
          August 29, 2018 at 6:43 pm

          Better late than never?….lol. Glad to share the plan of future UMR pages. It will be cool when I get the 1978 page done….then every year from 1930 to 1979 would be complete…50 years! Never thought it would be done.

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  4. Steve Lensman says:
    August 26, 2018 at 5:45 am

    One of my favorite years – 1977 – the year of Star Wars… and Close Encounters… film heaven for a young sci-fi fan like Steve.

    I’ve seen 49 of the 127 films listed, maybe more I can’t remember all the titles I’ve seen. Looking at my files I have 72 films from 1977 in my movie collection, I haven’t watched them all. Favorites are –

    Airport 77
    Black Sunday
    Bridge Too Far ,A
    Car ,The
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    Cross of Iron
    Deep ,The
    Demon Seed
    Duellists ,The
    Eraserhead
    Gauntlet ,The
    High Anxiety
    Kentucky Fried Movie
    Orca Killer Whale
    Rescuers ,The
    Saturday Night Fever
    Sentinel ,The
    Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
    Smokey and the Bandit
    Spy Who Loved Me ,The
    Star Wars
    Twilight’s Last Gleaming
    Wizards
    zz-Italy – Suspiria

    Happy to see Star Wars topping all the charts, Close Encounters did well too. Along with Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark my 3 favorite Spielberg movies.

    I was heartbroken when Star Wars lost the Best Picture Oscar to Annie Hall the folllowing year, I thought it would be an easy win. Will sci-fi ever win Best Picture? Is The Shape of Water sci-fi or fantasy? I’d say more fantasy.

    I saw 63 films at the cinema in 1977, some of them on double bills and some were repeat viewings.

    Reissued movies I saw on the big screen in 1977 are –

    Ben-Hur (1959)
    Blazing Saddles
    Bullitt
    Clambake
    Elvis on Tour (following Elvis death)
    Fist of Fury (aka Chinese Connection)
    Follow That Dream
    Freebie and the Bean
    French Connection (double bill with French Connection II)
    Godzilla vs the Smog Monster
    The Jungle Book (Disney)
    King Creole
    Mechanic ,The (Bronson)
    One Armed Boxer
    The Thing With Two Heads
    Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
    Young Frankenstein

    Another expert movie year page Bruce (or should that be pages?). Vote Up!

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    1. Cogerson says:
      August 27, 2018 at 6:46 am

      Hey Steve. Wow….those are some great details you have of your movies watched in 1977. I bet Dan is impressed with record keeping for this year. I have seen 37 of the movies listed here….so I am pretty far behind you. I am disappointed in my totals…I figured it would be much higher.

      I figured you would enjoy the two sci-fi classics having spots in the Top 4….with Star Wars getting the top spot….anything to make the sci-fi fans happy. The Car making your favorites list is interesting. I remember the classic line from that movie…James Brolin near the end of the movie screams….”Watch out…..the CAR is in the GARAGE!”….great stuff.

      Sounds like your Oscar heartbreak for Star Wars was like my Oscar heartbreak for Raiders four years later….to the hell with Annie Hall and Chariots of Fire.

      63 movies in the theater in one year….pretty impressive. Thanks for sharing these thoughts…..good feedback.

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