The best thrillers of 1973

13 thrillers from 1973, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. The Day of the Jackal Score 65.6 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 80 · Action, Thriller
  2. Enter the Dragon Score 64.7 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 83 · Action
  3. The Wicker Man Score 54.4 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 87
  4. Charley Varrick Score 49.8 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 76
  5. Mean Streets Score 48.7 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 96
  6. The Outfit Score 42.9 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 86%
  7. Live and Let Die Score 38.8 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 67% · Metascore 55
  8. Coffy Score 35.5 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 60
  9. The Offence Score 35.0 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 70
  10. The Baby Score 35.0 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 88%