List of American films of 1976

Rocky won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Rocky was also the highest-grossing American film released during 1976.

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A list of American films released in 1976.

A-B
Title Director Cast Genre Note
Across the Great DivideStewart RaffillRobert Logan, Heather Rattray, George Buck FlowerFamilyIndependent
Alex and the GypsyJohn KortyJack Lemmon, Geneviève Bujold, James WoodsComedy20th Century Fox
Alice, Sweet AliceAlfred SoleLinda Miller, Brooke Shields, Mildred ClintonHorrorAllied Artists
All the President's MenAlan J. PakulaRobert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Jack Warden, Hal Holbrook, Stephen Collins, Jane Alexander, Martin Balsam, Ned Beatty, Lindsay CrouseDrama, BiographicalWarner Bros. Adaptation of book; 8 Oscar nominations
Assault on Precinct 13John CarpenterAustin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Charles CyphersActionIndependent. Remade in 2005
At the Earth's CoreKevin ConnorDoug McClure, Peter Cushing, Caroline MunroSci-fiAIP. Co-production with UK
Baby Blue MarineJohn D. HancockJan-Michael Vincent, Glynnis O'Connor, Katherine Helmond, Richard GereDramaColumbia
The Bad News BearsMichael RitchieWalter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Chris Barnes, Jackie Earle Haley, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten, Brandon CruzComedyParamount. 2 sequels, then remade in 2005
The Big BusJames FrawleyStockard Channing, Joseph Bologna, John Beck, Sally Kellerman, Richard Mulligan, Jose Ferrer, Murphy DunneComedyParamount
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsJohn BadhamBilly Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Richard PryorComedy, SportsUniversal. From William Brashler book
Bittersweet LoveDavid MillerLana Turner, Robert Lansing, Celeste HolmDramaAvco Embassy
Black HeatAl AdamsonTimothy Brown, Russ Tamblyn, Regina CarrolActionIndependent
Black ShampooGreydon ClarkJohn Daniels, Tanya Boyd, Skip E. LoweDramaIndependent
The Blue BirdGeorge CukorElizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda, Cicely Tyson, Ava GardnerFamily, Fantasy20th Century Fox
Bobbie Jo and the OutlawMark L. LesterLynda Carter, Marjoe Gortner, Belinda BalaskiDramaAIP
Bound for GloryHal AshbyDavid Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, Randy Quaid, Gail StricklandBiographyUnited Artists. Story of Woody Guthrie; 2 Oscars
Breaking PointBob ClarkBo Svenson, Robert Culp, John ColicosCrime drama20th Century Fox
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonRobert AltmanPaul Newman, Burt Lancaster, Harvey Keitel, Will Sampson, Joel Grey, Pat McCormick, Geraldine ChaplinWestern, ComedyUnited Artists
Burnt OfferingsDan CurtisKaren Black, Bette Davis, Oliver ReedHorrorUnited Artists

C-G
Title Director Cast Genre Note
CannonballPaul BartelDavid Carradine, Robert Carradine, Veronica HamelActionNew World
Car WashMichael SchultzAntonio Fargas, Franklyn Ajaye, George CarlinComedyUniversal. Grammy-winning soundtrack
CarrieBrian De PalmaSissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, William Katt, Amy Irving, Betty Buckley, P.J. Soles, John TravoltaHorrorUnited Artists. From Stephen King story; 2 Oscar nominations
Chesty Anderson, USNEd ForsythShari Eubank, Fred Willard, Scatman CrothersComedyIndependent
Creature from Black LakeJoy N. Houck, Jr.Jack Elam, Dub Taylor, Dennis FimpleHorrorIndependent
Death JourneyFred WilliamsonFred Williamson, Emil Farkas, Sam CoppolaActionIndependent
Deadly HeroIvan NagyDon Murray, James Earl Jones, Lilia SkalaThrillerAvco Embassy
Diary of the DeadArvin BrownHéctor Elizondo, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Salome JensThrillerIndependent. From Ruth Rendell novel
Dixie DynamiteLee FrostWarren Oates, Christopher George, Stanley AdamsActionIndependent
Dr. Black, Mr. HydeWilliam CrainBernie Casey, Rosalind Cash, Milt KoganHorrorIndependent
Drive-InRod AmateauGlenn Morshower, Trey Wilson, Ashley CoxComedyColumbia
DrumSteve CarverWarren Oates, Ken Norton, Pam GrierActionUnited Artists. Sequel to Mandingo
The Duchess and the Dirtwater FoxMelvin FrankGoldie Hawn, George Segal, Conrad JanisComedy20th Century Fox
Eat My DustCharles B. GriffithRon Howard, Christopher Norris, Clint HowardActionNew World
Echoes of a SummerDon TaylorJodie Foster, Richard Harris, Lois NettletonDramaUnited Artists
EmbryoRalph NelsonRock Hudson, Barbara Carrera, Diane LaddSci-fi horrorIndependent
The EnforcerJames FargoClint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Bradford DillmanThrillerWarner Bros. Third in Dirty Harry series; Remake of 1951 film
Escape from the DarkCharles JarrottAlastair Sim, Peter Barkworth, Maurice ColbourneDramaDisney
Family PlotAlfred HitchcockKaren Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane, Cathleen Nesbitt, Ed LauterSuspenseUniversal. Hitchcock's final film
Fighting MadJonathan DemmePeter Fonda, Lynn Lowry, Philip CareyAction20th Century Fox
The First Nudie MusicalBruce KimmelCindy Williams, Diana Canova, Leslie AckermanMusical comedyParamount. Cameo by Ron Howard
The Food of the GodsBert I. GordonMarjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ida LupinoHorrorAIP. From H.G. Wells novel
Freaky FridayGary NelsonJodie Foster, Barbara Harris, John AstinComedyDisney. Remade in 2003 with Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis
From Noon till ThreeFrank D. GilroyCharles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Douglas Fowley WesternUnited Artists. From Gilroy's novel
The FrontMartin RittWoody Allen, Zero Mostel, Andrea Marcovicci, Herschel Bernardi, Michael MurphyComedy, DramaColumbia. Story of show-biz blacklist
FutureworldRichard T. HeffronBlythe Danner, Peter Fonda, Arthur Hill, Yul BrynnerSci-fiAIP. Sequel to Westworld
Gable and LombardSidney J. FurieJames Brolin, Jill Clayburgh, Allen GarfieldBiographyUniversal. Story of Clark Gable, Carole Lombard
GatorBurt ReynoldsBurt Reynolds, Lauren Hutton, Jack WestonActionUnited Artists
God Told Me ToLarry CohenTony LoBianco, Sandy Dennis, Deborah RaffinHorrorNew World Pictures
The Great Scout & Cathouse ThursdayDon TaylorLee Marvin, Oliver Reed, Robert Culp, Kay LenzWesternAIP
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase Michael PressmanClaudia Jennings, Tara Strohmeier, Oliver ClarkActionNew World
GrizzlyWilliam GirdlerChristopher George, Andrew Prine, Richard JaeckelHorrorColumbia
The Gumball RallyCharles BailGary Busey, Tim McIntire, Michael SarrazinActionWarner Bros.
GusVincent McEveetyEdward Asner, Don Knotts, Tim ConwayComedyDisney

H-L
Title Director Cast Genre Note
Harry and Walter Go to New YorkMark RydellJames Caan, Elliott Gould, Diane KeatonComedy20th Century Fox
Hawmps!Joe CampSlim Pickens, Denver Pyle, James HamptonComedy westernIndependent
High VelocityRemi KramerBen Gazzara, Britt Ekland, Paul WinfieldActionIndependent
Hollywood BoulevardJoe Dante, Allan ArkushMary Woronov, Dick Miller, Jeffrey KramerComedyNew World. Dante's first film
Hollywood Man Jack StarrettWilliam Smith, Jennifer Billingsley, Mary WoronovActionIndependent
Hot PotatoOscar WilliamsJim Kelly, George Memmoli, Irene TsuActionWarner Bros.
The Human TornadoCliff RoquemoreRudy Ray Moore, Ernie Hudson, Jack KellyActionIndependent
I Will, I Will... for NowNorman PanamaElliott Gould, Diane Keaton, Paul SorvinoComedy20th Century Fox
J. D.'s RevengeArthur MarksLouis Gossett, Jr., Glynn Turman, Joan PringleHorrorAIP
Jackson County JailMichael MillerYvette Mimieux, Tommy Lee Jones, Robert CarradineDramaNew World
Jim, the World's GreatestDon CoscarelliGregory Harrison, Reggie Bannister, Angus ScrimmDramaUniversal
Joe PantherPaul Krasny Brian Keith, Ricardo Montalban, Alan FeinsteinDramaIndependent
Killer ForceVal GuestTelly Savalas, Peter Fonda, Christopher LeeCrimeAIP
The Killer Inside MeBurt KennedyStacy Keach, Susan Tyrrell, Tisha SterlingCrime dramaWarner Bros. remade in 2010
The Killing of a Chinese BookieJohn CassavetesBen Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour CasselCrime dramaIndependent
King KongJohn GuillerminJeff Bridges, Jessica Lange, Charles GrodinAdventureParamount. remake of 1933 film
The Last Hard MenAndrew V. McLaglenCharlton Heston, James Coburn, Barbara Hershey, Michael ParksWestern20th Century Fox
The Last TycoonElia KazanRobert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, Ray Milland, Theresa Russell, Jack NicholsonDramaParamount. F. Scott Fitzgerald story
Leadbelly Gordon ParksRoger E. Mosley, Paul Benjamin, Madge SinclairBiographyParamount. Story of famed bluesman
LifeguardDaniel PetrieSam Elliott, Anne Archer, Kathleen QuinlanDramaParamount
LipstickLamont JohnsonMargaux Hemingway, Chris Sarandon, Mariel HemingwayDramaParamount Mariel's first film
Logan's RunMichael AndersonMichael York, Jenny Agutter, Peter Ustinov, Farrah Fawcett, Richard JordanScience fictionUnited Artists. 3 Oscar nominations

M-R
Title Director Cast Genre Note
Mako: The Jaws of DeathWilliam GrefeRichard Jaeckel, Jennifer Bishop, Harold SakataThrillerCannon
Mansion of the DoomedMichael PatakiRichard Basehart, Gloria Grahame, Trish Stewart HorrorIndependent
Marathon Man John SchlesingerDustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, Marthe Keller, William Devane, Fritz WeaverThrillerParamount; novel by William Goldman
Massacre at Central HighRene DaalderAndrew Stevens, Robert Carradine, Kimberly BeckThrillerIndependent
MastermindAlex MarchZero MostelComedyfilmed in 1969
A Matter of TimeVincente MinnelliIngrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Liza MinnelliFantasyAIP. Maurice Druon novel
Mean Johnny BarrowsFred WilliamsonFred Williamson, Elliott GouldCrime drama
MidwayJack SmightCharlton Heston, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Glenn Ford, Robert Wagner, Cliff Robertson, James CoburnWarUniversal; based on Battle of Midway
Mikey and NickyElaine MayPeter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned BeattyDramaParamount
The Missouri BreaksArthur PennMarlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Harry Dean Stanton, Frederic Forrest, Kathleen LloydWesternUnited Artists; from Tom McGuane story
The Monkey HustleArthur MarksYaphet Kotto, Rosalind Cash, Thomas CarterActionAIP
Mother, Jugs & SpeedPeter YatesRaquel Welch, Bill Cosby, Harvey KeitelComedy20th Century Fox
Moving ViolationCharles S. DubinStephen McHattie, Kay Lenz, Eddie AlbertCrime comedy20th Century Fox
Murder by DeathRobert MoorePeter Falk, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, James Coco, James Cromwell, Eileen Brennan, Nancy Walker, Truman CapoteComedyColumbia; screenplay by Neil Simon
Mustang CountryJohn C. ChampionJoel McCrea, Robert Fuller, Patrick WayneWesternUniversal
Nashville GirlGus TrikonisGlenn Corbett, Johnny Rodriguez, Jesse WhiteDramaNew World
NetworkSidney LumetPeter Finch, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Beatrice Straight, Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy, Ned BeattyDramaMGM; winner of 4 Academy Awards
The Next ManRichard C. SarafianSean Connery, Albert Paulsen, Adolfo CeliThrillerAllied Artists
Next Stop, Greenwich VillagePaul MazurskyShelley Winters, Lenny Baker, Christopher WalkenComedy, Drama20th Century Fox. Music by Dave Brubeck
NickelodeonPeter BogdanovichRyan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal, Stella StevensComedyColumbia
No Deposit, No ReturnNorman TokarDavid Niven, Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, Barbara FeldonComedyDisney
Norman... Is That You?George SchlatterRedd Foxx, Pearl Bailey, Dennis DuganComedyMGM
ObsessionBrian De PalmaCliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John LithgowThrillerColumbia. Paul Schrader script
Ode to Billy JoeMax Baer, Jr.Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor, Joan HotchkisDramaWarner Bros. Bobbie Gentry song
The OmenRichard DonnerGregory Peck, Lee Remick, David WarnerHorror20th Century Fox. David Seltzer novel
One AwaySidney HayersElke Sommer, Bradford Dillman, Patrick MowerDramaIndependent
One Summer LoveGilbert CatesBeau Bridges, Susan Sarandon, James NobleRomanceAIP
The Opening of Misty BeethovenRadley MetzgerConstance Money, Jamie Gillis, Gloria LeonardAdultconsidered the "crown jewel" of the Golden Age of Porn[1][2]
The Outlaw Josey WalesClint EastwoodClint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sam Bottoms, John Vernon, Bill McKinney, Sondra Locke, Joyce JamesonWesternWarner Bros.; from a Forrest Carter novel
The Pink Panther Strikes AgainBlake EdwardsPeter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Lesley-Anne DownComedyUnited Artists
Pony Express RiderRobert TottenHenry Wilcoxon, Maureen McCormick, Joan CaulfieldWesternIndependent
The PremonitionRobert Schnitzer Richard Lynch, Sharon Farrell, Danielle Brisebois HorrorAvco Embassy
The Return of a Man Called HorseIrvin KershnerRichard Harris, Gale Sondergaard, Geoffrey LewisWesternUnited Artists. A Man Called Horse sequel
Revenge of the CheerleadersRichard Lerner Cheryl Smith, Eddra Gale, Carl BallantineComedyIndependent
Rich Man, Poor ManBill Bixby, David Greene, Boris SagalNick Nolte, Peter Strauss, Susan Blakely, Ed Asner, Robert Reed, Fionnula Flanagan, Van Johnson, Bill Bixby, Kim Darby, Kay LenzDramamade for TV from Irwin Shaw novel; won 4 Emmy awards
The RitzRichard LesterRita Moreno, F. Murray Abraham, Kaye Ballard, Jerry StillerComedyWarner Bros. From a play by Terrence McNally
The River NigerKrishna ShahCicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Louis Gossett, Jr.DramaIndependent
Robin and MarianRichard LesterSean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert ShawAdventureColumbia. Based on Robin Hood
RockyJohn G. AvildsenSylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Burgess Meredith, Tony BurtonDramaUnited Artists; Oscar for Best Picture; 10 nominations; 6 sequels

S-Z
Title Director Cast Genre Note
ScorchyHoward AvedisConnie Stevens, Cesare Danova, William SmithActionAIP
The Sell OutPeter CollinsonRichard Widmark, Oliver ReedDramaWarner Bros.
The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionHerbert RossRobert Duvall, Alan Arkin, Nicol Williamson, Samantha Eggar, Laurence OlivierMysterySherlock Holmes; based on Nicholas Meyer novel
Shadow of the HawkGeorge McCowanJan-Michael Vincent, Marilyn Hassett, Chief Dan GeorgeAdventureColumbia
The Shaggy D.A.Robert StevensonDean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Tim ConwayFamilyDisney
ShootHarvey HartCliff Robertson, Ernest Borgnine, Henry SilvaDramaAvco Embassy
The ShootistDon SiegelJohn Wayne, James Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Harry Morgan, Scatman Crothers, Hugh O'Brian, Richard Boone, Sheree NorthWesternParamount; Wayne's final film
Shout at the DevilPeter R. HuntLee Marvin, Roger MooreWarAIP
Silent MovieMel BrooksMel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Sid Caesar, Bernadette Peters, Marcel Marceau, Anne Bancroft, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds, James CaanComedy20th Century Fox; only 1 word spoken
Silver StreakArthur HillerGene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh, Patrick McGoohan, Ned Beatty, Clifton JamesCrime comedy20th Century Fox. 1st Wilder-Pryor pairing;
Slumber Party '57William A. LeveyDebra Winger, Cheryl Smith, Rafael CamposComedyCannon
A Small Town in TexasJack StarrettTimothy Bottoms, Susan George, John KarlenCrimeAIP
Sky RidersDouglas HickoxJames Coburn, Susannah York, Robert CulpAction20th Century Fox
SparkleSam O'SteenPhilip Michael Thomas, Irene Cara, Lonette McKeeMusicalWarner Bros.
Special DeliveryPaul WendkosBo Svenson, Cybill Shepherd, Sorrell BookeCrime comedyAIP
SquirmJeff LiebermanDon Scardino, Jean Sullivan, Patricia PearcyHorrorAIP
A Star is BornFrank PiersonBarbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary BuseyMusical, dramaWarner Bros. Remake of 1937, 1954 films
Stay HungryBob RafelsonJeff Bridges, Sally Field, Arnold SchwarzeneggerComedy dramaUnited Artists
St. IvesJ. Lee ThompsonCharles Bronson, Jacqueline Bisset, John HousemanActionWarner Bros.
SwashbucklerJames GoldstoneRobert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Geneviève BujoldAdventureWarner Bros.
Sweet RevengeJerry SchatzbergStockard Channing, Sam Waterston, Franklyn AjayeDramaMGM
The Swiss ConspiracyJack ArnoldDavid Janssen, Ray Milland, Senta BergerDramaIndependent. Co-production with West Germany
Target of an AssassinPeter CollinsonAnthony QuinnDrama
Taxi DriverMartin ScorseseRobert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Albert BrooksDramaColumbia. Cannes Palme D'or
The Town That Dreaded SundownCharles B. PierceBen Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn WellsHorrorAIP
TrackdownRichard T. HeffronJames Mitchum, Karen Lamm, Anne ArcherCrimeUnited Artists
TracksHenry JaglomDennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell, Taryn PowerDramaIndependent
Treasure of MatecumbeVincent McEveetyRobert Foxworth, Joan Hackett, Peter UstinovFamilyDisney
Tunnel VisionNeal IsraelRon Silver, Howard Hesseman, Roger BowenComedyIndependent. Anthology
Two-Minute WarningLarry PeerceCharlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Jack Klugman, David Janssen, Beau Bridges, Marilyn Hassett, Walter Pidgeon, Gena RowlandsThrillerUniversal. From novel by George La Fountaine, Jr.
21 Hours at MunichWilliam A. GrahamWilliam Holden, Shirley Knight, Franco NeroDrama, History, Sport, ThrillerMade for TV
Up!Russ MeyerRaven De La Croix, Kitten NatividadAdult comedyIndependent
Velvet SmoothMichael L. FinkEmerson Boozer, Owen Watson, Johnnie HillMysteryIndependent
Victory at EntebbeMarvin J. ChomskyAnthony Hopkins, Elizabeth Taylor, Burt Lancaster, Richard Dreyfuss, Julius Harris, Helmut Berger, Linda Blair, Kirk Douglas, Helen HayesDramamade for TV; 4 Emmy nominations
Vigilante ForceGeorge ArmitageKris Kristofferson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Victoria PrincipalActionUnited Artists
Voyage of the DamnedStuart RosenbergFaye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Max von SydowDramaAvco Embassy
W.C. Fields and MeArthur HillerRod Steiger, Valerie Perrine, Jack CassidyBiopicUniversal. From Carlotta Monti book
Welcome to L.A.Alan RudolphKeith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Harvey KeitelDramaUnited Artists
The Winds of AutumnCharles B. PierceJack Elam, Jeanette Nolan, Andrew PrineWesternIndependent
The Witch Who Came from the SeaMatt CimberMillie Perkins, Lonny Chapman, Vanessa BrownHorrorIndependent
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved HollywoodMichael WinnerBruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Art CarneyComedyParamount

Documentaries
Title Director Cast Genre Note
The Bette Midler ShowTom TrbovichBette Midler, Sharon Redd, Ula Hedwig, Charlotte CrossleyComedyConcert tour
The Blank GenerationIvan Kral, Amos PoeRichard Hell, Patti Smith Group, Ramones, TelevisionDocumentary
Harlan County, USABarbara KoppleW.A. BoyleDocumentaryAcademy Award winner
The Memory of JusticeMarcel OphülsDocumentary
Secrets of the Gods William SachsRosko (narrated by)Documentary
The Song Remains the SamePeter CliftonLed ZeppelinConcert film
That's Entertainment, Part IIGene KellyFred Astaire, Gene KellyDocumentaryMGM, sequel to 1974 film
To Fly!Greg MacGillivrayDocumentary

See also

References
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  2. Bentley, Toni (June 2014). "The Legend of Henry Paris" (PDF). ToniBentley.com. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
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