The best thrillers of 1972

14 thrillers from 1972, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

1. Deliverance Score 72.5 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 80 · Drama, Adventure, Thriller
2. Sleuth Score 66.4 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 90% · Thriller, Mystery, Crime
3. Frenzy Score 65.9 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 92 · Crime, Thriller, Horror
4. The Getaway Score 61.9 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 55
5. Don't Torture a Duckling Score 47.7 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 88% · Horror
6. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril Score 46.0 · IMDb 7.5
7. A Cop Score 44.1 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 72
8. Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion Score 42.8 · IMDb 7.2
9. What Have You Done to Solange? Score 40.6 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 71%
10. Sisters Score 36.4 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 70