List of American films of 1975

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The highest-grossing film of 1975 was Jaws.

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A list of American films released in 1975.

A–B

Title Director Cast Genre/Note
92 in the ShadeThomas McGuanePeter Fonda, Margot Kidder, Warren Oates, Elizabeth AshleyDramaUnited Artists. From novel by McGuane
Aaron Loves AngelaGordon Parks Jr.Moses Gunn, Irene Cara, Kevin HooksDramaColumbia
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherGene WilderGene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Leo McKern, Dom DeLuiseComedy20th Century Fox
The Adventures of the Wilderness FamilyStewart RaffillRobert Logan, Susan Damante-Shaw, George Buck FlowerFamilyIndependent
Against a Crooked SkyEarl BellamyRichard Boone, Henry Wilcoxon, Clint RitchieWesternIndependent
Aloha, Bobby and RoseFloyd MutruxPaul Le Mat, Tim McIntire, Leigh FrenchDramaColumbia
The Apple Dumpling GangNorman TokarTim Conway, Don Knotts, Harry MorganFamily, ComedyDisney
At Long Last LovePeter BogdanovichBurt Reynolds, Cybill Shepherd, Madeline Kahn, Duilio Del Prete, Eileen Brennan, John HillermanMusical comedy20th Century Fox
Best FriendsNoel NosseckRichard Hatch, Susanne BentonDramaCrown International Pictures
Bite the BulletRichard BrooksGene Hackman, James Coburn, Candice Bergen, Ben Johnson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Ian Bannen, Dabney ColemanWesternColumbia
The Black BirdDavid GilerGeorge Segal, Stéphane Audran, Elisha Cook Jr.ComedyColumbia
Black FistRichard KayeRichard Lawson, Dabney Coleman, Philip Michael Thomas ActionIndependent
Blazing StewardessesAl AdamsonYvonne De Carlo, Regina Carrol, Robert LivingstonComedyIndependent
Boss NiggerJack ArnoldFred Williamson, D'Urville MartinWesternDimension
A Boy and His DogL. Q. JonesDon Johnson, Susanne Benton, Jason RobardsScience fictionIndependent. Harlan Ellison story
Breakheart PassTom GriesCharles Bronson, Ben Johnson, Jill Ireland, Richard Crenna, Charles DurningWesternUnited Artists. Alistair MacLean story
BreakoutTom GriesCharles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Jill Ireland, John HustonActionColumbia
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Philippe MoraW. C. Fields, Clark Gable, Herbert HooverDocumentary
BucktownArthur MarksFred Williamson, Pam Grier, Thalmus RasulalaActionAIP
BugJeannot SzwarcBradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Richard GillilandHorrorParamount
Bugs Bunny: SuperstarLarry JacksonOrson WellesAnimationAnthology

C–G

Title Director Cast Genre Note
The Candy Tangerine ManMatt CimberJohn Daniels, George Buck Flower, Eli HainesActionIndependent. Blaxploitation film
CaponeSteve CarverBen Gazzara, Susan Blakely, John Cassavetes, Sylvester StalloneCrime drama20th Century Fox. Story of Al Capone
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of GoldCharles BailTamara Dobson, Stella Stevens, Norman FellActionWarner Bros. Cleopatra Jones sequel
Cooley HighMichael SchultzLawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Glynn Turman, Garrett MorrisComedyAIP
CoonskinRalph BakshiVoices of Philip Michael Thomas, Barry White, Scatman Crothers, Charles GordoneAnimatedIndependent
Cornbread, Earl and MeJoseph MandukeLaurence Fishburne, Jamaal Wilkes, Moses GunnCrimeAIP
Cover Girl ModelsCirio H. SantiagoPat Anderson, Lindsay Bloom, Tara StrohmeierThrillerNew World
Crazy MamaJonathan DemmeCloris Leachman, Stuart Whitman, Ann Sothern, Donny Most, Linda PurlAction comedyNew World Pictures
Darktown StruttersWilliam WitneyTrina Parks, Shirley Washington, Roger E. MosleyActionNew World Pictures
The Day of the LocustJohn SchlesingerDonald Sutherland, Karen Black, William Atherton, Geraldine Page, Burgess MeredithDramaParamount Pictures.
Deadly HeroIvan NagyDon Murray, Diahn Williams, James Earl JonesCrime ThrillerAvco Embassy
Death Race 2000Paul BartelDavid Carradine, Sylvester Stallone, Simone GriffethActionNew World Pictures
The Devil's RainRobert FuestErnest Borgnine, Ida Lupino, William ShatnerHorrorBryanston Pictures
DiamondsMenahem GolanRobert Shaw, Richard Roundtree, Shelley Winters, Barbara HersheyCrimeAvco Embassy
Doc Savage: The Man of BronzeMichael AndersonRon Ely, Paul Gleason, William LuckingAdventureWarner Bros.
Dog Day AfternoonSidney LumetAl Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, James BroderickCrime dramaWarner Bros.; 6 Oscar nominations
DolemiteD'Urville MartinRudy Ray Moore, D'Urville Martin, Hy PykeCrime comedyDimension
The Drowning PoolStuart RosenbergPaul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Melanie GriffithMysteryWarner Bros. Sequel to Harper
Dr. MinxHikmet AvedisEdy Williams, Randy Boone, Marlene SchmidtComedyIndependent
The Eiger SanctionClint EastwoodClint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Jack Cassidy, Vonetta McGee, Gregory WalcottThrillerUniversal. From novel by Trevanian
Escape to Witch MountainJohn HoughRay Milland, Donald Pleasence, Eddie AlbertFamilyDisney
Farewell, My LovelyDick RichardsRobert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles, Harry Dean StantonMysteryAvco Embassy. From Raymond Chandler novel
Flash and the FirecatBeverly SebastianRoger Davis, Joan Shawlee, Richard KielActionIndependent
Fore PlayJohn G. AvildsenZero Mostel, Estelle ParsonsComedyTroma
The FortuneMike NicholsWarren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, Stockard ChanningComedyColumbia
The Four DeucesWilliam H. BushnellJack Palance, Carol Lynley, Warren BerlingerComedyEmbassy
FramedPhil KarlsonJoe Don Baker, Conny Van Dyke, John MarleyCrime DramaParamount; Remake of 1940 film
French Connection IIJohn FrankenheimerGene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Ed LauterCrime drama20th Century Fox. The French Connection sequel
Friday FosterArthur MarksPam Grier, Yaphet Kotto, Eartha KittActionAIP; based on the comic strip
Friendly PersuasionJoseph SargentRichard Kiley, Shirley KnightDramaMade for TV
Funny LadyHerbert RossBarbra Streisand, James Caan, Roddy McDowallMusicalColumbia. Funny Girl sequel
Gemini AffairMatt CimberMarta Kristen, Anne Seymour, Victoria CarrollDramaIndependent
The Giant Spider InvasionBill RebaneSteve Brodie, Alan Hale Jr., Leslie ParrishSci-fiIndependent
Give 'em Hell, Harry!Steve BinderJames WhitmoreBiography1-man show on Harry Truman; Whitmore Oscar-nominated
Gone with the WestBernard GirardJames Caan, Stefanie PowersWestern
The Great Waldo PepperGeorge Roy HillRobert Redford, Susan Sarandon, Margot KidderDramaUniversal
Grey GardensAlbert MayslesEdith Bouvier Beale, Edith Ewing BouvierDocumentaryinspired 2009 film

H–M

Title Director Cast Genre Note
The Happy HookerNicholas SgarroLynn Redgrave, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Conrad JanisComedyCannon Films. Xaviera Hollander story
Hard TimesWalter HillCharles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill IrelandDramaColumbia. Hill's first film
Hearts of the WestHoward ZieffJeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Donald PleasenceComedyMGM
Hester StreetJoan Micklin SilverCarol Kane, Steven Keats, Doris RobertsDramaIndependent. Kane Oscar-nominated
The Hiding PlaceJames F. CollierJulie Harris, Eileen Heckart, Arthur O'ConnellTrue DramaIndependent
The HindenburgRobert WiseGeorge C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, Roy Thinnes, Charles Durning, Gig YoungThrillerUniversal; based on 1937 air disaster; 2 Oscars
HustleRobert AldrichBurt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve, Ben JohnsonCrime dramaParamount
The IntruderChris RobinsonChris Robinson, Mickey Rooney, Yvonne De CarloHorrorIndependent
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?Steven Hilliard SternBill Dana, Joanna Barnes Bob DishyComedyIndependent
JawsSteven SpielbergRoy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard DreyfussThriller, HorrorUniversal. Based on Peter Benchley novel; top-grossing film of 1975; won 3 Oscars
Johnny FirecloudWilliam Allen CastlemanVictor Mohica, Ralph Meeker, Christina Hart DramaIndependent
The Killer EliteSam PeckinpahJames Caan, Robert Duvall, Burt Young, MakoCrime dramaUnited Artists
Lady CocoaMatt CimberLola Falana, Millie Perkins, Alex DreierCrimeIndependent
Las Vegas LadyNoel NosseckStella Stevens, Stuart Whitman, George DiCenzoCrimeCrown International Pictures
LepkeMenahem GolanTony Curtis, Anjanette Comer, Michael CallanCrime dramaWarner Bros.
Let's Do It AgainSidney PoitierSidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Ossie DavisComedyWarner Bros. |3rd Poitier-Cosby pairing; Remake of 1953 film
Love and DeathWoody AllenWoody Allen, Diane Keaton, Olga Georges-PicotComedyUnited Artists
Lucky LadyStanley DonenLiza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds, Gene HackmanCrime comedy20th Century Fox
Mackintosh and T.J.Marvin J. ChomskyRoy Rogers, Joan Hackett, Andrew RobinsonFamilyIndependent. Rogers' final film
MahoganyBerry Gordy, Tony RichardsonDiana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony PerkinsDrama, RomanceParamount
Man FridayJack GoldPeter O'Toole, Richard Roundtree, Peter CellierAdventureAvco Embassy. Based on Robinson Crusoe
The Man in the Glass BoothArthur HillerMaximilian Schell, Lois Nettleton, Lawrence PressmanDrama, BiographyIndependent. Schell Oscar-nominated
The Man Who Would Be KingJohn HustonSean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher PlummerAdventureColumbia. Rudyard Kipling story; 4 Oscar nominations
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper MysteryDean HargroveGabriel Dell, Huntz Hall, Jackie CooganComedyUnited Artists
MandingoRichard FleischerJames Mason, Susan George, Ken NortonDramaParamount. From Kyle Onstott novel
The Master GunfighterFrank LaughlinTom Laughlin, Ron O'Neal, Barbara CarreraWesternWarner Bros.
MitchellAndrew V. McLaglenJoe Don Baker, Martin Balsam, Linda EvansCrime dramaAllied Artists
MoonrunnersGy WaldronJames Mitchum, Waylon Jennings, Joan BlackmanActionUnited Artists
Mr. RiccoPaul BogartDean Martin, Eugene Roche, Denise Nicholas Crime dramaMGM. Martin's last starring role
Mr. Sycamore Pancho Kohner Jason Robards, Sandy Dennis, Jean SimmonsComedy dramaIndependent
Murph the SurfMarvin J. Chomsky Robert Conrad, Don Stroud, Donna MillsCrime comedyAIP

N–S

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Naked Came the StrangerRadley MetzgerAlan Marlow, Darby Lloyd Rains, David SavageAdult filmVCA Pictures
NashvilleRobert AltmanKeith Carradine, Karen Black, Ned Beatty, Ronee Blakley, Lily Tomlin, Barbara Harris, Gwen WellesDrama, MusicalParamount. 5 Oscar nominations; won for Best Song
Night MovesArthur PennGene Hackman, Susan Clark, Melanie Griffith, James Woods, Jennifer Warren, Harris YulinMysteryWarner Bros.
Once Is Not EnoughGuy GreenKirk Douglas, Alexis Smith, David Janssen, Deborah Raffin, Brenda Vaccaro, George HamiltonDramaParamount. Based on a novel by Jacqueline Susann
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestMiloš FormanJack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito, William Redfield, Will SampsonDramaUnited Artists. Based on a novel by Ken Kesey; won 5 Oscars
One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingRobert StevensonPeter Ustinov, Helen Hayes, Derek NimmoFamilyDisney
Operation DaybreakLewis GilbertTimothy Bottoms, Martin Shaw, Joss AcklandThrillerWarner Bros.
The Other Side of the MountainLarry PeerceMarilyn Hassett, Beau Bridges, Belinda MontgomeryBiographyUniversal. Story of Jill Kinmont
PeeperPeter HyamsMichael Caine, Natalie Wood, Kitty WinnComedy20th Century Fox
Permission to KillCyril FrankelDirk Bogarde, Ava Gardner, Timothy Dalton ThrillerAvco Embassy
Poor Pretty EddieDavid WorthLeslie Uggams, Shelley Winters, Michael ChristianThrillerIndependent
PosseKirk DouglasKirk Douglas, Bruce Dern, Bo HopkinsWesternParamount
The Prisoner of Second AvenueMelvin FrankJack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene SaksDramaWarner Bros. Based on Neil Simon play
Psychic KillerRay DantonJim Hutton, Julie Adams, Paul BurkeHorrorAvco Embassy
Race with the DevilJack StarrettPeter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit, Lara ParkerHorror20th Century Fox
Rafferty and the Gold Dust TwinsDick RichardsSally Kellerman, Alan Arkin, Mackenzie PhillipsComedyWarner Bros.
Rancho DeluxeFrank PerryJeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley, Harry Dean Stanton,Comedy westernUnited Artists. Written by Thomas McGuane
The Reincarnation of Peter ProudJ. Lee ThompsonMichael Sarrazin, Margot Kidder, Jennifer O'NeillHorrorAIP
Return to Macon CountyRichard ComptonNick Nolte, Don Johnson, Robin MattsonDramaAIP. Macon County Line sequel
RollerballNorman JewisonJames Caan, John Beck, John HousemanSci-fi, ActionUnited Artists. Remade in 2002
Rooster CogburnStuart MillarJohn Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Richard JordanWesternUniversal. Sequel to True Grit
RosebudOtto PremingerPeter O'Toole, Peter Lawford, Richard AttenboroughSuspenseUnited Artists
ShampooHal AshbyWarren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Jack Warden, Lee Grant, Carrie Fisher, Tony BillDramaColumbia. Oscar for Grant; 4 nominations
Sharks' TreasureCornel WildeCornel Wilde, Yaphet Kotto, Cliff OsmondAdventureUnited Artists
Sheba, BabyWilliam GirdlerPam Grier, D'Urville Martin, Austin StokerActionAIP
Sixpack AnnieGraydon F. DavidLindsay Bloom, Larry Mahan, Raymond DantonComedyAIP
SmileMichael RitchieBarbara Feldon, Bruce DernComedyUnited Artists
Smoke in the WindJoseph KaneJohn Ashley, Walter Brennan, Myron HealeyWesternIndependent
The SpecialistHoward AvedisAdam West, John Anderson, Ahna CapriThrillerCrown International Pictures
The Stepford WivesBryan ForbesKatharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Tina LouiseScience-fiction, ThrillerColumbia. Based on Ira Levin novel; remade in 2004
The Strongest Man in the WorldVincent McEveetyKurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Phil SilversFamilyDisney
The Sunshine BoysHerbert RossWalter Matthau, George Burns, Richard BenjaminComedyMGM. Oscar for Burns; based on play by Neil Simon
SupervixensRuss MeyerCharles Napier, Shari Eubank, Uschi DigardSexploitationIndependent
Switchblade SistersJack HillAsher Brauner, Don Stark, Marlene ClarkActionIndependent

T–Z

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Take a Hard RideAntonio MargheritiJim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Fred WilliamsonWestern20th Century Fox
That's the Way of the WorldSig ShoreHarvey Keitel, Ed Nelson, Bert Parks MusicalUnited Artists
Three Days of the CondorSydney PollackRobert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff RobertsonThrillerParamount; based on James Grady novel
Thundercrack!Curt McDowellMarion Eaton, George KucharAdult, HorrorIndependent
The Timber TrampsTay GarnettClaude Akins, Leon Ames, Eve BrentAdventureIndependent
Trucker's WomanWill ZensMichael Hawkins, Mary Cannon, Doodles WeaverActionIndependent
Tubby the TubaAlexander SchureVoices of Dick Van Dyke, Jack GilfordAnimatedAvco Embassy
The Ultimate WarriorRobert ClouseYul Brynner, Max von Sydow, Joanna MilesSci-fiWarner Bros.
W.W. and the Dixie DancekingsJohn G. AvildsenBurt Reynolds, Conny Van Dyke, Ned Beatty, Jerry Reed, Art CarneyAction comedy20th Century Fox
Walking Tall Part 2Earl BellamyBo Svenson, Luke Askew, John Davis ChandlerActionAIP. Sequel to 1973 film
WhiffsTed PostElliott Gould, Eddie Albert, Harry Guardino, Jennifer O'NeillComedy20th Century Fox
White Line FeverJonathan KaplanJan-Michael Vincent, Slim Pickens, L. Q. JonesActionColumbia
The Wild McCullochsMax BaerForrest Tucker, Julie Adams, Don GradyDramaAIP
The Wild PartyJames IvoryRaquel Welch, James Coco, Perry KingDramaAIP
The Wind and the LionJohn MiliusSean Connery, Candice Bergen, John Huston, Geoffrey Lewis, Brian KeithAdventureMGM; 2 Oscar nominations

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