List of American films of 1977

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A list of American films released in 1977.

Annie Hall won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The highest grossing film was Star Wars.

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Title Director Cast Genre/Note
3 WomenRobert AltmanShelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Janice RuleDrama
Airport '77Jerry JamesonJack Lemmon, Brenda Vaccaro, James Stewart, Lee Grant, George Kennedy, Joseph Cotten, Olivia de Havilland, Christopher Lee, Darren McGavinDisaster film; 2nd sequel to Airport
Andy Warhol's BadJed JohnsonSusan Tyrrell, Carroll BakerComedy
Annie HallWoody AllenWoody Allen, Diane KeatonOscar for Best Picture
Audrey RoseRobert WiseMarsha Mason, Anthony Hopkins, John BeckHorror
The Bad News Bears in Breaking TrainingMichael PressmanWilliam Devane, Jackie Earle HaleySequel to 1976 film
Barbara BroadcastRadley MetzgerAnnette Haven, C. J. Laing, Jamie GillisAdult film
Bare KnucklesDon EdmondsRobert Viharo, Sherry Jackson, Gloria HendryAction
Between the LinesJoan Micklin SilverJohn Heard, Lindsay CrouseDrama
Beyond ReasonTelly SavalasTelly Savalas, Diana MuldaurDrama
The Billion Dollar HoboStuart E. McGowanTim Conway, Will GeerComedy
Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonTom LaughlinTom Laughlin, Lucie Arnaz, E. G. Marshall4th of series
Black SundayJohn FrankenheimerRobert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Kellerfrom novel by Thomas Harris
Bobby DeerfieldSydney PollackAl Pacino, Marthe KellerDrama
Breaker! Breaker!Don HuletteChuck Norris, George MurdockAction
A Bridge Too FarRichard AttenboroughDirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Hardy Krüger, Laurence Olivier, Robert Redford, Maximilian SchellWar, Action

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
CandleshoeNorman TokarDavid Niven, Helen Hayes, Jodie FosterFamilyDisney; final film for Hayes
The CarElliot SilversteinJames Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley, Ronny CoxMysteryUniversal
The ChoirboysRobert AldrichCharles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr., Perry King, Don Stroud, Burt Young, Barbara Rhoades, Phyllis DavisCrime drama, comedybased on novel by Joseph Wambaugh
CinderellaMichael PatakiCheryl Smith, Sy RichardsonErotic Musical
Citizen's BandJonathan DemmePaul Le Mat, Candy Clark, Roberts BlossomComedya.k.a. Handle with Care
Close Encounters of the Third KindSteven SpielbergRichard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Francois Truffaut, Bob BalabanScience fiction9 Oscar nominations; Columbia
The Confessions of AmansGregory NavaWilliam BryanDrama
Contract on Cherry StreetWilliam GoldwynFrank Sinatra, Martin BalsamCrime dramamade for TV
Cross of IronSam PeckinpahJames Coburn, James Mason, Maximilian SchellWar, Actionfrom Willi Heinrich book
Crossed SwordsRichard FleischerOliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Mark LesterAdventureaka The Prince and the Pauper
Damnation AlleyJack SmightGeorge Peppard, Jan-Michael VincentScience fictionfrom Roger Zelazny novel
The Day of the AnimalsWilliam GirdlerLeslie Nielsen, Lynda Day GeorgeScience fictionfrom Edward Montoro story
Death Bed: The Bed That EatsGeorge BarryWilliam RussComedy
The DeepPeter YatesJacqueline Bisset, Robert Shaw, Nick NolteThrillerfrom Peter Benchley novel
Demon SeedDonald CammellJulie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Robert VaughnHorrorfrom Dean Koontz novel
Desperate LivingJohn WatersLiz Renay, Mink StoleComedy
The Domino PrincipleStanley KramerGene Hackman, Candice Bergen, Richard Widmark, Eli Wallach, Mickey Rooney, Edward AlbertThrillerfrom Adam Kennedy novel
Drive-In MassacreStu SegallHorror
Eaten AliveTobe HooperCarolyn Jones, Michael BerrymanHorror
Empire of the AntsBert I. GordonJoan Collins, Albert SalmiHorrorfrom H. G. Wells novel
EquusSidney LumetRichard Burton, Peter Firth, Joan PlowrightDramabased on the play; 2 Golden Globes
EraserheadDavid LynchJack Nance, Charlotte StewartHorror, Fantasyfirst film directed by Lynch
Exorcist II: The HereticJohn BoormanLinda Blair, Richard BurtonHorrorsequel to The Exorcist
Fight for Your LifeRichard A. EndersonRobert Judd, William SandersonThriller
First LoveJoan DarlingWilliam Katt, Susan Dey, Beverly D'AngeloDramaParamount
For the Love of BenjiJoe CampPatsy Garrett, Ed NelsonFamily
Fun with Dick and JaneTed KotcheffGeorge Segal, Jane Fonda, Ed McMahonComedyremade in 2005
The GauntletClint EastwoodClint Eastwood, Pat Hingle, Sondra LockeThrillerWarner Bros.
The Goodbye GirlHerbert RossRichard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn CummingsComedy, DramaOscar for Dreyfuss; written by Neil Simon
Grand Theft AutoRon HowardRon Howard, Marion RossAction, ComedyHoward's directorial debut
The Grateful Dead MovieLeon GastBob Weir, Jerry GarciaDocumentary
GrayeagleCharles B. PierceBen Johnson, Lana WoodWesternA.I.P.
Greased LightningMichael SchultzRichard Pryor, Pam Grier, Cleavon LittleBiographyon auto racer Wendell Scott
The GreatestTom Gries, Monte HellmanMuhammad Ali, Ernest BorgnineBiographyAli as himself
The Great Smokey RoadblockJohn LeoneHenry Fonda, Eileen BrennanComedy

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
Herbie Goes to Monte CarloVincent McEveetyDean Jones, Don Knotts, Julie SommarsFamilysequel to The Love Bug
HeroesJeremy KaganHenry Winkler, Sally Field, Harrison FordComedy, DramaUniversal
High AnxietyMel BrooksMel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Howard Morris, Ron CareyComedyspoof of Alfred Hitchcock films
The Hills Have EyesWes CravenSusan Lanier, Michael Berryman, Dee WallaceHorror
I Never Promised You a Rose GardenAnthony PageKathleen Quinlan, Bibi AnderssonDramafrom Joanne Greenberg novel
The Incredible Melting ManWilliam SachsMyron Healey, Janus BlytheSci-fi
The Island of Dr. MoreauDon TaylorBurt Lancaster, Michael YorkSci-fifrom H. G. Wells novel; remade in 1996
Islands in the StreamFranklin J. SchaffnerGeorge C. Scott, David Hemmings, Gilbert RolandDramabased on Ernest Hemingway story
JoyrideJoseph RubenDesi Arnaz Jr., Melanie GriffithDramaA.I.P.
JuliaFred ZinnemannVanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, Meryl Streep, Rosemary Murphy, John Glover, Hal HolbrookDramafrom Lillian Hellman book; 11 Oscar nominations
The Kentucky Fried MovieJohn LandisDonald Sutherland, Henry Gibson, Uschi DigardComedyLandis's 2nd film
Kingdom of the SpidersJohn CardosWilliam Shatner, Woody Strode, Tiffany BollingSci-fiDimension
Last House on Dead End StreetRoger WatkinsRoger Watkins, Ken FisherHorror
The Last Remake of Beau GesteMarty FeldmanMarty Feldman, Michael York, Ann-MargretComedyUniversal
The Late ShowRobert BentonArt Carney, Lily Tomlin, Eugene Roche, Bill Macy, Joanna Cassidy, Ruth NelsonDramaWarner Bros.; Silver Bear for Tomlin
The Lincoln ConspiracyJames L. ConwayBradford Dillman, John AndersonDramaon Abe Lincoln assassination
A Little Night MusicHarold PrinceElizabeth Taylor, Diana Rigg, Len CariouMusicalbased on stage show; Oscar for Best Score
Looking for Mr. GoodbarRichard BrooksDiane Keaton, Tuesday Weld, Richard GereDramafrom Judith Rossner novel
MacArthurJoseph SargentGregory Peck, G. D. SpradlinWar, Biographyon General Douglas MacArthur
The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohWolfgang ReithermanSterling Holloway, John Fiedler, Paul WinchellAnimationDisney; based on story by A.A. Milne
March or DieDick RichardsGene Hackman, Catherine DeneuveWaron French Foreign Legion
MartinGeorge A. RomeroJohn Amplas, Christine Forrest, Tom SaviniHorror
The Mouse and His ChildChris SwensonVoices of Cloris Leachman, Peter Ustinov, Andy DevineAnimated, FamilyUSA/Japan production
Mr. BillionJonathan KaplanTerence Hill, Valerie Perrine, Jackie GleasonAction20th Century Fox

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
New York, New YorkMartin ScorseseLiza Minnelli, Robert De NiroMusicalUnited Artists; music by Kander and Ebb
Oh, God!Carl ReinerGeorge Burns, John Denver, Paul Sorvino, Teri GarrComedybased on Avery Corman novel; 2 sequels
One on OneLamont JohnsonRobby Benson, Annette O'Toole, G. D. SpradlinDramaco-written by Benson
Opening NightJohn CassavetesGena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, John CassavetesDrama
The Opening of Misty BeethovenRadley MetzgerConstance Money, Jamie Gillis, Gloria LeonardAdult film
OrcaMichael AndersonRichard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Bo DerekAdventureParamount; Dino De Laurentiis production
The Other Side of MidnightCharles JarrottMarie-France Pisier, Susan Sarandon, John Beck, Clu Gulager, Michael Lerner, Raf ValloneDramaFox; based on Sidney Sheldon novel
Outlaw BluesRichard T. HeffronPeter Fonda, Susan Saint James, John CrawfordDramaWarner Bros.
The People That Time ForgotKevin ConnorDoug McClure, Sarah DouglasScience fictionA.I.P.
Pete's DragonDon ChaffeySean Marshall, Helen Reddy, Mickey Rooney, Shelley WintersAnimatedDisney
A Piece of the ActionSidney PoitierBill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, James Earl JonesComedy3rd Cosby-Poitier pairing
Pine Canyon is BurningChristian I. Nyby IIKent McCord, Megan McCord, Shane SinutkoDramaTV film for NBC
Planet of DinosaursJames SheaMax Thayer, Louie LawlessSci-fi
Portrait of a HitmanAllan A. BuckhantzRod Steiger, Jack Palance, Bo SvensonCrimeunreleased until 1984
Pumping IronGeorge ButlerArnold Schwarzenegger, Lou FerrignoDocumentaryMr. Olympia contest
RabidDavid CronenbergMarilyn Chambers, Joe Silver, Howard Ryshpan,HorrorCinépix Film Properties, New World Pictures
Race for Your Life, Charlie BrownPhil Roman, Bill MelendezDuncan Watson, Bill Melendez, Gail Davis, Stuart BrotmanAnimationParamount
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical AdventureRichard WilliamsAnimation20th Century Fox
Raid on EntebbeIrvin KershnerPeter Finch, Martin Balsam, Yaphet Kotto, Charles Bronson, John Saxon, Jack WardenDramamade for TV; 10 Emmy nominations
The RescuersJohn LounsberyVoices of Eva Gabor, Bob Newhart, Geraldine PageAnimatedDisney
RollercoasterJames GoldstoneGeorge Segal, Richard Widmark, Henry FondaThrillerUniversal
Rolling ThunderJohn FlynnWilliam Devane, Tommy Lee Jones, James BestDramaA.I.P.
RootsMarvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, Gilbert MosesLeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., John Amos, Ben Vereen, Cicely Tyson, Georg Stanford Brown, Richard Roundtree, O. J. Simpson, Leslie Uggams, Madge Sinclair, Ed Asner, Chuck Connors, Lloyd Bridges, Sandy DuncanDrama, television miniseriesfrom the book by Alex Haley; 36 Emmy nominations
RoselandJames IvoryTeresa Wright, Geraldine Chaplin, Christopher WalkenRomance3 stories
RubyCurtis HarringtonPiper Laurie, Stuart WhitmanHorrorDimension
Run for the RosesHenry LevinVera Miles, Stuart Whitman, Lisa EilbacherDrama
Satan's CheerleadersGreydon ClarkYvonne De Carlo, John IrelandComedy
Saturday Night FeverJohn BadhamJohn Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Donna PescowDramaParamount; 4 Golden Globe nominations
Scott JoplinJeremy KaganBilly Dee Williams, Clifton Davis, Margaret AveryBiopic
Semi-ToughMichael RitchieBurt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Robert Preston, Brian Dennehy, Carl Weathers, Bert ConvyComedyUnited Artists; from Dan Jenkins novel
The SentinelMichael WinnerChris Sarandon, Martin Balsam, Ava GardnerHorrorUniversal; from Jeffrey Konvitz novel
September 30, 1955James BridgesRichard Thomas, Susan TyrellDramaUniversal
The Serpent's EggIngmar BergmanLiv Ullmann, David CarradineDramaParamount; Bergman's only Hollywood film
Short EyesRobert M. YoungBruce Davison, Jose PerezCrime drama
Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerSam WanamakerJane Seymour, Taryn Power, Patrick WayneActionColumbia
Slap ShotGeorge Roy HillPaul Newman, Strother Martin, Michael Ontkean, Lindsay Crouse, Jennifer Warren, M. Emmet WalshComedyUniversal
Smokey and the BanditHal NeedhamBurt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field, Jerry ReedComedy2nd to Star Wars at box office; 2 sequels
SorcererWilliam FriedkinRoy Scheider, Francisco Rabal, Bruno CremerThrillerThe Wages of Fear remake
SpeedtrapEarl BellamyJoe Don Baker, Tyne Daly, Richard JaeckelAction
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (aka Star Wars)George LucasMark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec GuinnessScience fictionFox; first Star Wars film released; won 6 Academy Awards

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
TelefonDon SiegelCharles Bronson, Lee Remick, Donald PleasenceSpy filmMGM
TentaclesOvidio G. AssonitisJohn Huston, Shelley Winters, Henry FondaHorrorA.I.P.
ThievesJohn BerryMarlo Thomas, Héctor ElizondoComedy
Thunder and LightningCorey AllenDavid Carradine, Kate JacksonAction20th Century Fox
The Turning PointHerbert RossShirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Tom SkerrittDrama20th Century Fox; 11 Oscar nominations
Twilight's Last GleamingRobert AldrichBurt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Charles Durning, Paul Winfield, Burt Young, Joseph Cotten, William Marshall, Melvyn DouglasThrillerAllied Artists; based on Walter Wager novel
ValentinoKen RussellRudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Carol KaneDrama, Biographyon Rudolf Valentino
The VanSam GrossmanDanny DeVito, Deborah WhiteComedy
Viva Knievel!Gordon DouglasEvel Knievel, Lauren Hutton, Gene KellyAction, BiographyKnievel as himself
Which Way Is Up?Michael SchultzRichard Pryor, Lonette McKeeComedyPryor in 3 roles
The White BuffaloJ. Lee ThompsonCharles Bronson, Will Sampson, Jack Warden, Slim Pickens, Kim NovakWesternUnited Artists
WilmaBud GreenspanShirley Jo Finney, Cicely Tyson, Denzel WashingtonDrama, Biographystory of Wilma Rudolph
WizardsRalph BakshiVoices of Mark Hamill, David ProvalAnimated, Fantasy20th Century Fox
Word Is OutRob EpsteinJohn Burnside, Elsa GidlowDocumentary
The World's Greatest LoverGene WilderGene Wilder, Carol Kane, Dom DeLuiseComedy20th Century Fox
You Light Up My LifeJoseph BrooksDidi ConnRomanceOscar for Best Song

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