The best films of 1971

85 films from 1971, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, the Oscars and box office, compared only with films from the same year.

  1. WR: Mysteries of the Organism Score 42.9 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 87%
  2. Shaft Score 42.3 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 66
  3. Bananas Score 42.0 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 67
  4. The Abominable Dr. Phibes Score 42.0 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 88%
  5. The Beguiled Score 41.7 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 66
  6. Lawman Score 40.4 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 52
  7. Diamonds Are Forever Score 40.0 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 64% · Metascore 59
  8. Daughters of Darkness Score 38.3 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 74
  9. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song Score 37.0 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 71
  10. The Big Boss Score 36.4 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 65%