21. Butterflies Are Free
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Milton Katselas
Actors: Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, Eileen Heckart, Paul Michael Glaser, Michael Warren
Plot: Don Baker was born blind - and that means he has always been at the mercy of his mother. Finally working up the courage to move out, he sets himself up in a San Francisco apartment, where he makes quick friends with free-spirited neighbor Jill, who teaches him all kinds of new things - while he teaches her what it really means to be free.
22. Sounder
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Martin Ritt
Actors: Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews, Taj Mahal, James Best
Plot: A man gets caught stealing to feed his family.
23. Last House on the Left
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wes Craven
Actors: Sandra Cassel, Lucy Grantham, David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln, Jeramie Rain, Marc Sheffler
Plot: Two teens go to the city to see their favorite band and score some drugs. But instead they run into escaped convict Krug and his sadistic group. After having their way with the two girls the gang unknowingly seeks refuge at the house of one of the girl's parents who realize what's happened and plan the ultimate revenge.
24. Companeros ( Vamos a matar, compañeros )
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Western/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sergio Corbucci
Actors: Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Jack Palance, Fernando Rey, Iris Berben, José Bódalo
Plot: An arms dealer plans to make a big score - but the money he needs is locked in a safe with only Professor Xantos - currently a prisoner - knowing the combination. He agrees to help the professor escape but one of her former partner's has his own plans to get his hands on the money.
25. Fellini's Roma
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Federico Fellini
Actors: Peter Gonzales Falcon, Pia De Doses, Renato Giovannoli, Fiona Florence, Marne Maitland, Elisa Mainardi
Plot: See the Italian capital through the eyes of director Federico Fellini in a film that is part autobiography, part chaos and always captivating.
26. The Candidate
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Ritchie
Actors: Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Michael Lerner, Don Porter, Allen Garfield
27. Chloe in the Afternoon aka Love in the Afternoon ( Amour l'après-midi, L' )
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Eric Rohmer
Actors: Bernard Verley, Zouzou, Françoise Verley, Daniel Ceccaldi, Malvina Penne, Elisabeth Ferrier
Plot: A man meets a woman from his past. He needs to choose between her or his family, but will he be able to resist this sultry temptation?
28. Lady Sings the Blues
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Actors: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, Paul Hampton, Sid Melton
29. Last Tango in Paris
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Actors: Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Maria Michi, Giovanna Galletti, Gitt Magrini, Catherine Allégret
Plot: A young Parisienne woman and a middle-aged American businessman, mourning his wife's suicide, begin a passionate love affair where they don't reveal names and agree their relationship will be based solely around sex.
30. The Heartbreak Kid
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Elaine May
Actors: Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin, Doris Roberts, Audra Lindley, Eddie Albert
Plot: On his honeymoon, a newlywed falls out of love with his wife and in love with a wealthy co-ed.
