🎬 25 Unforgettable Movies of 1976 – Pick Your Top 3

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“I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!”
— Network (1976)

From paranoid journalism and neon-noir grit to iconic horror and crowd-pleasing underdogs, 1976 went hard. Browse the 25 below—then drop your top three in the comments! ⬇️

  1. Murder by Death — A whodunit spoof corrals world-famous “sleuths” for a lethal dinner party.
  2. The Bad News Bears — A boozy coach turns little-league misfits into legends.
  3. Carrie — Prom night vengeance—De Palma’s telekinetic shocker becomes horror canon.
  4. Logan’s Run — In a utopia with a 30-year expiration date, two citizens run for their lives.
  5. All the President’s Men — Woodward & Bernstein follow the Watergate money to the Oval Office.
  6. The Missouri Breaks — Brando vs. Nicholson in a dusty game of outlaw cat-and-mouse.
  7. Family Plot — Hitchcock’s final film: psychics, kidnappers, and crisscrossing cons.
  8. Obsession — De Palma’s lush Vertigo homage of love, loss, and doubles.
  9. The Shootist — John Wayne’s poignant swan song as an aging gunfighter.
  10. Assault on Precinct 13 — Carpenter’s siege classic: a near-empty L.A. station under attack.
  11. Silent Movie — Mel Brooks makes a (mostly) silent comedy about… making a silent comedy.
  12. The Omen — Is little Damien the Antichrist? 666 chills say yes.
  13. Burnt Offerings — A summer rental that feeds on a family’s sanity.
  14. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie — Cassavetes’ smoky L.A. noir about a club owner in too deep.
  15. The Enforcer — Dirty Harry teams up to stop a terror group—.44 magnum still booms.
  16. Rocky — Philly underdog goes the distance—training montage of the century.
  17. Taxi Driver — Travis Bickle prowls the neon night, courting violence and infamy.
  18. The Front — A cashier fronts blacklisted writers in a sharp Hollywood satire.
  19. Marathon Man — “Is it safe?” Diamonds, Nazis, and dental terror.
  20. Network — TV eats itself in Chayefsky’s prophetic media satire.
  21. Midway — Star-studded recreation of WWII’s tide-turning naval battle.
  22. The Pink Panther Strikes Again — Clouseau’s bungling escalates to world-domination stakes.
  23. The Outlaw Josey Wales — Eastwood’s vengeful drifter finds a found family on the run.
  24. Silver Streak — Wilder & Pryor mix laughs and danger on a cross-country train.
  25. Bugsy Malone — Gangster musical played entirely by kids—splurge guns and swing.

🙏 Your turn: Which three 1976 picks are you cueing up tonight? 🍿✨

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