Best Movies/TV shows of 1972

100 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for best movies/tv shows of 1972.

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1 The Godfather(1972)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Italian
2 Solyarisaka Solaris(1972)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | Russia | Russian, German
3 Le charme discret de la bourgeoisieaka The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France, Italy | French, Spanish
4 Viskningar och ropaka Cries & Whispers(1972)
Movie | Drama | Sweden | Swedish, German
5 M*A*S*H(1972)
TV | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
6 Aguirre, der Zorn Gottesaka Aguirre, the Wrath of God(1972)
Movie | Action, Adventure | Germany, Mexico | German, Quechua
7 El Chavo del Ocho(1972)
TV | Comedy, Family | Mexico | Spanish
8 Koshish(1972)
Movie | Drama | India | Hindi
9 Bawarchi(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Musical | India | Hindi
10 Deliverance(1972)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA | English
11 Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii(1972)
Movie | Documentary, Music | Belgium, Germany | English
12 Amar Prem(1972)
Movie | Drama, Musical | India | Hindi
13 Nagara Haavu(1972)
Movie | Drama, Musical | India | Kannada
14 Cabaret(1972)
Movie | Drama, Music | USA | English, German
15 Bangarada Manushya(1972)
Movie | Drama | India | Kannada
16 Sleuth(1972)
Movie | Mystery, Thriller | UK, USA | English, Italian
17 Frenzy(1972)
Movie | Drama, Thriller | UK | English
18 Pakeezah(1972)
Movie | Musical, Romance | India | Urdu
19 Ultimo tango a Parigiaka Last Tango in Paris(1972)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Italy, France | English, French
20 Kozure Okami: Sanzu no kawa no ubagurumaaka Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx(1972)
Movie | Action, Adventure | Japan | Japanese
21 Parichay(1972)
Movie | Drama, Family | India | Hindi
22 Jing wu menaka Fist of Fury(1972)
Movie | Action, Drama | Hong Kong | Mandarin, Cantonese
23 Meng long guo jiangaka The Way of the Dragon(1972)
Movie | Action, Adventure | Hong Kong | Mandarin, Cantonese
24 Jeremiah Johnson(1972)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA | English, Crow
25 Pinjra(1972)
Movie | Drama | India | Hindi
26 Kozure Okami: Ko o kashi ude kashi tsukamatsuruaka Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance(1972)
Movie | Action, Adventure | Japan | Japanese
27 Nybyggarnaaka The New Land(1972)
Movie | Drama, Western | Sweden | Swedish, English
28 Die bitteren Tranen der Petra von Kantaka The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant(1972)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Germany | German
29 L'amour l'apres-midiaka Love in the Afternoon(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France | French
30 What's Up, Doc?(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA | English, French
31 Roma(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Italy, France | Italian, German
32 Play It Again, Sam(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA | English, Italian
33 Etat de siegeaka State of Siege(1972)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France, Italy | French, English
34 ...A zori zdes tikhieaka The Dawns Here Are Quiet(1972)
Movie | Drama, History | Russia | Russian, German
35 Sanford and Son(1972)
TV | Comedy | USA | English
36 The Poseidon Adventure(1972)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English, Hebrew
37 Seeta Aur Geeta(1972)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | India | Hindi
38 The Getaway(1972)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA | English, Spanish
39 Kamiondzije(1972)
TV | Comedy | Yugoslavia | Serbo-Croatian
40 Are You Being Served?(1972)
TV | Comedy | UK | English
41 Shor(1972)
Movie | Drama | India | Hindi
42 Siddhartha(1972)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | India | English
43 The Waltons(1972)
TV | Drama, Family | USA | English
44 Bombay to Goa(1972)
Movie | Action, Adventure | India | Hindi
45 Calcutta 71(1972)
Movie | Drama | India | Bengali
46 Un flicaka A Cop(1972)
Movie | Crime, Thriller | France, Italy | French
47 Non si sevizia un paperinoaka Don't Torture a Duckling(1972)
Movie | Horror, Mystery | Italy | Italian
48 The Bob Newhart Show(1972)
TV | Comedy | USA | English
49 La cabina(1972)
Movie | Drama, Horror | Spain | Spanish
50 Vinni-Pukh i den zabotaka Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day(1972)
Movie | Animation, Short | Russia | Russian
51 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask(1972)
Movie | Comedy | USA | English, Italian
52 Le grand blond avec une chaussure noireaka The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Mystery | France | French, English
53 Kozure Okami: Shinikaze ni mukau ubagurumaaka Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades(1972)
Movie | Action, Drama | Japan | Japanese
54 Emergency!(1972)
TV | Action, Adventure | USA | English
55 Kung Fu(1972)
TV | Adventure, Drama | USA | English
56 Handler der vier Jahreszeitenaka The Merchant of Four Seasons(1972)
Movie | Drama | Germany | German, Arabic
57 The Harder They Come(1972)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Jamaica | English
58 Kozure Okami: Oya no kokoro ko no kokoroaka Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril(1972)
Movie | Action, Thriller | Japan | Japanese
59 Milano calibro 9aka Caliber 9(1972)
Movie | Action, Crime | Italy | Italian, English
60 Koziyat rog(1972)
Movie | Drama | Bulgaria | Bulgarian
61 Valter brani Sarajevoaka Walter Defends Sarajevo(1972)
Movie | Action, War | Yugoslavia | Serbo-Croatian, German
62 Panico en el Transiberianoaka Horror Express(1972)
Movie | Adventure, Horror | Spain, UK | Spanish, English
63 The Cowboys(1972)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
64 Sisters(1972)
Movie | Horror, Mystery | USA | English, French
65 Silent Running(1972)
Movie | Drama, Sci-Fi | USA | English
66 Cesar et Rosalieaka Cesar & Rosalie(1972)
Movie | Drama, Romance | France, Italy | French, English
67 Fat City(1972)
Movie | Drama, Sport | USA | English, Spanish
68 Joshu 701-go: Sasoriaka Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion(1972)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Japan | Japanese
69 The Streets of San Francisco(1972)
TV | Action, Crime | USA | English
70 Mimi metallurgico ferito nell'onoreaka The Seduction of Mimi(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Italy | Italian
71 1776(1972)
Movie | Drama, Family | USA | English
72 The New Scooby-Doo Movies(1972)
TV | Animation, Adventure | USA, Australia | English
73 ...Piu forte ragazzi!aka All the Way Boys(1972)
Movie | Action, Adventure | Italy | Italian
74 Sampoorna Ramayanam(1972)
Movie | Drama, Family | India | Telugu
75 Cosa avete fatto a Solange?aka What Have You Done to Solange?(1972)
Movie | Horror, Mystery | Italy, Germany | Italian
76 Victoria No. 203(1972)
Movie | Action, Comedy | India | Hindi
77 Avanti!(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA, Italy | English, Italian
78 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes(1972)
Movie | Action, Sci-Fi | USA | English
79 I racconti di Canterburyaka The Canterbury Tales(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Italy, France | Italian, English
80 The Last House on the Left(1972)
Movie | Crime, Horror | USA | English
81 Il tuo vizio e una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiaveaka Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key(1972)
Movie | Drama, Horror | Italy | Italian
82 Majinga Zettoaka Mazinger Z(1972)
TV | Action, Animation | Japan | Italian, French
83 Pink Flamingos(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | USA | English
84 The Candidate(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
85 Tian xia di yi quanaka Five Fingers of Death(1972)
Movie | Action, Drama | Hong Kong | Mandarin
86 Maude(1972)
TV | Comedy | USA | English
87 Piya Ka Ghar(1972)
Movie | Drama, Family | India | Hindi
88 Kasethan Kadavulada(1972)
Movie | Comedy | India | Tamil
89 The Night Stalker(1972)
Movie | Horror, Mystery | USA | English
90 Joe Kidd(1972)
Movie | Drama, Western | USA | English, Spanish
91 Tales from the Crypt(1972)
Movie | Drama, Horror | UK | English
92 Il caso Matteiaka The Mattei Affair(1972)
Movie | Biography, Drama | Italy | Italian, English
93 Slaughterhouse-Five(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English, German
94 Lo scopone scientificoaka The Scopone Game(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Italy | Italian, English
95 The New Price Is Rightaka The Price is Right(1972)
TV | Comedy, Family | USA | English
96 The Mechanic(1972)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA | English
97 La noche del terror ciegoaka Tombs of the Blind Dead(1972)
Movie | Horror | Spain, Portugal | Spanish, English
98 Propala hramota(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Fantasy | Russia | Ukrainian
99 Fleksnes fataliteter(1972)
TV | Comedy | Norway | Norwegian, Swedish
100 Sounder(1972)
Movie | Drama, Family | USA | English

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Updated November 29, 2025 · FlickRatings