The best films of 1972

93 films from 1972, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, the Oscars and box office, compared only with films from the same year.

  1. Bad Company Score 49.0 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 84%
  2. A Cop Score 48.9 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 72
  3. Junior Bonner Score 48.0 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 92%
  4. Avanti! Score 47.5 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 79%
  5. The Dawns Here Are Quiet Score 47.5 · IMDb 8.0
  6. The Candidate Score 47.0 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 66
  7. Images Score 46.9 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 71%
  8. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe Score 46.5 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 67%
  9. Super Fly Score 45.1 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 67
  10. Tales from the Crypt Score 44.6 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 90%