List of American films of 1976

A list of American films released in 1976.

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

A-B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre/Note
Across the Great Divide	Stewart Raffill	Heather Rattray	Family
Alice, Sweet Alice	Alfred Sole	Linda Miller, Brooke Shields	Horror
All the President's Men	Alan J. Pakula	Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Jack Warden, Hal Holbrook, Stephen Collins, Jane Alexander, Martin Balsam	on Watergate; 8 Oscar nominations
Assault on Precinct 13	John Carpenter	Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Charles Cyphers	Action
At the Earth's Core	Kevin Connor	Doug McClure	Science fiction
Baby Blue Marine	John D. Hancock	Jan-Michael Vincent, Glynnis O'Connor, Richard Gere	Drama
The Bad News Bears	Michael Ritchie	Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Chris Barnes, Jackie Earle Haley, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten, Brandon Cruz	Comedy
The Bette Midler Show	Tom Trbovich	Bette Midler, Sharon Redd, Ula Hedwig, Charlotte Crossley	Comedy
The Big Bus	James Frawley	Stockard Channing, Joseph Bologna, John Beck	Comedy
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings	John Badham	Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor	Comedy, Sports
Black Heat	Al Adamson		Action, Crime, Drama
Black Shampoo	Greydon Clark	John R. Daniels, Tanya Boyd, Joe Ortiz	Drama
The Blank Generation	Ivan Kral, Amos Poe	Richard Hell, Patti Smith Group, Ramones, Television	Documentary
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw	Mark L. Lester	Lynda Carter, Marjoe Gortner	Drama
Bound for Glory	Hal Ashby	David Carradine, Ronny Cox	Biography
Breaking Point	Bob Clark	Bo Svenson, Robert Culp, John Colicos	Crime drama
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson	Robert Altman	Paul Newman, Burt Lancaster, Harvey Keitel, Joel Grey	Western, Comedy
Burnt Offerings	Dan Curtis	Karen Black, Bette Davis, Oliver Reed	Horror

C-G

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Cannonball	Paul Bartel	David Carradine, Robert Carradine, Veronica Hamel	Action	similar to Gumball Rally (below)
Car Wash	Michael Schultz	Antonio Fargas, Franklyn Ajaye, George Carlin	Comedy	Grammy-winning soundtrack
Carrie	Brian De Palma	Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, William Katt, Amy Irving, Betty Buckley, P.J. Soles, John Travolta	Horror	from Stephen King story; 2 Oscar nominations
Chesty Anderson, USN	Ed Forsyth	Shari Eubank, Fred Willard, Scatman Crothers	Comedy	Eubank's last film
Creature from Black Lake	Joy N. Houck, Jr.		Horror
Death Journey	Fred Williamson		Action
Death Machines	Paul Kyriazi
Deadly Hero	Ivan Nagy	Don Murray, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala	Crime Thriller
Diary of the Dead	Arvin Brown	Héctor Elizondo, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Salome Jens	Thriller	from Ruth Rendell novel
Dixie Dynamite	Lee Frost
Dogs	Burt Brinckerhoff		Horror
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde	William Crain	Bernie Casey	Horror
Drive-In Massacre	Stu Segall	Bruce Kimball	Horror	74 minutes long
Drum	Steve Carver	Warren Oates, Ken Norton, Pam Grier	Action	sequel to Mandingo
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox	Melvin Frank	Goldie Hawn, George Segal	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Eat My Dust	Charles B. Griffith		Action
Embryo	Ralph Nelson	Rock Hudson, Barbara Carrera, Diane Ladd	Sci-fi horror
The Enforcer	James Fargo	Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Bradford Dillman	Thriller	third in Dirty Harry series
Family Plot	Alfred Hitchcock	Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane	Suspense	Hitchcock's final film
Fighting Mad	Jonathan Demme		Action
The First Nudie Musical	Bruce Kimmel	Cindy Williams, Diana Canova	Musical comedy	cameo by Ron Howard
The Food of the Gods	Bert I. Gordon	Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ida Lupino	Horror	from H.G. Wells novel
Freaky Friday	Gary Nelson	Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris	Comedy	remade in 2003
From Noon till Three	Frank D. Gilroy	Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland	Western
The Front	Martin Ritt	Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Andrea Marcovicci	Comedy, Drama	story of show-biz blacklist
Futureworld	Richard T. Heffron	Blythe Danner, Peter Fonda, Arthur Hill, Yul Brynner	Science fiction	sequel to Westworld
Gang Wars	Barry Rosen
Gable and Lombard	Sidney J. Furie	James Brolin, Jill Clayburgh	Biography, Romance	Clark Gable, Carole Lombard
Gator	Burt Reynolds		Action, Drama, Crime
God Told Me To	Larry Cohen	Tony LoBianco, Sandy Dennis	Science fiction
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday	Don Taylor	Lee Marvin, Oliver Reed, Robert Culp, Kay Lenz	Western
Grizzly	William Girdler	Christopher George, Andrew Prine, Richard Jaeckel	Horror
The Gumball Rally	Charles Bail	Gary Busey, Tim McIntire, Michael Sarrazin	Action	similar to Cannonball (above)
Gus	Vincent McEveety	Edward Asner, Don Knotts	Comedy	Walt Disney

H-L

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Harlan County, USA	Barbara Kopple	W.A. Boyle	Documentary	Academy Award winner
Harry and Walter Go to New York	Mark Rydell	James Caan, Elliott Gould, Diane Keaton	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Hawmps!	Joe Camp	Slim Pickens, Denver Pyle	Comedy	Benji Films
Hollywood Boulevard	Joe Dante, Allan Arkush	Mary Woronov, Dick Miller	Comedy	Dante's first film
Hot Potato	Oscar Williams	Jim Kelly	Action
The Human Tornado	Cliff Roquemore	Rudy Ray Moore, Ernie Hudson	Action
I Will, I Will... for Now	Norman Panama	Elliott Gould, Diane Keaton, Paul Sorvino	Comedy
J. D.'s Revenge	Arthur Marks	Louis Gossett, Jr., Glynn Turman	Horror	American International
Jackson County Jail	Michael Miller	Yvette Mimieux, Tommy Lee Jones	Drama
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie	John Cassavetes	Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel	Crime drama
King Kong	John Guillermin	Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange, Charles Grodin	Adventure	remake of 1933 film
King Kung Fu	Lance D. Hayes	John Balee, John D. Hayes	Comedy
The Last Hard Men	Andrew V. McLaglen	Charlton Heston, James Coburn, Barbara Hershey	Prison drama
The Last Tycoon	Elia Kazan	Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, Ray Milland, Theresa Russell, Jack Nicholson	Drama	F. Scott Fitzgerald story
Leadbelly	Gordon Parks	Roger E. Mosley	Biography	story of famed bluesman
Lifeguard	Daniel Petrie	Sam Elliott, Anne Archer, Kathleen Quinlan	Drama	Paramount
Lipstick	Lamont Johnson	Margaux Hemingway, Mariel Hemingway	Drama	Mariel's first film
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane	Nicolas Gessner	Martin Sheen, Jodie Foster	Thriller	from Laird Koenig novel
Logan's Run	Michael Anderson	Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Peter Ustinov, Farrah Fawcett, Richard Jordan	Science fiction	3 Oscar nominations

M-R

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Mako: The Jaws of Death	William Grefe	Richard Jaeckel, Jennifer Bishop	Thriller
Marathon Man	John Schlesinger	Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane	Thriller	William Goldman novel
Massacre at Central High	Rene Daalder	Andrew Stevens, Robert Carradine	Thriller
A Matter of Time	Vincente Minnelli	Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Liza Minnelli	Fantasy	Maurice Druon novel
Mean Johnny Barrows	Fred Williamson	Fred Williamson, Elliott Gould	Crime drama
The Memory of Justice	Marcel Ophüls		Documentary
Midway	Jack Smight	Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Glenn Ford	War	on Battle of Midway
Mikey and Nicky	Elaine May	Peter Falk, John Cassavetes	Drama
The Missouri Breaks	Arthur Penn	Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson	Western	Thomas McGuane story
Mother, Jugs & Speed	Peter Yates	Raquel Welch, Bill Cosby, Harvey Keitel	Comedy
Murder by Death	Robert Moore	Peter Falk, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Alec Guinness	Comedy	Neil Simon script
The Mysterious Monsters	Robert Guenette		Documentary
Network	Sidney Lumet	Peter Finch, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Beatrice Straight, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty	Drama	4 Academy Awards
The Next Man	Richard C. Sarafian	Sean Connery, Cornelia Sharpe	Thriller
Next Stop, Greenwich Village	Paul Mazursky	Shelley Winters, Lenny Baker, Christopher Walken	Comedy, Drama	music by Dave Brubeck
Nickelodeon	Peter Bogdanovich	Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal, Stella Stevens	Comedy
No Deposit, No Return	Norman Tokar	David Niven, Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, Barbara Feldon	Comedy	Buena Vista Films
Obsession	Brian De Palma	Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow	Thriller	Paul Schrader script
Ode to Billy Joe	Max Baer, Jr.	Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor	Drama	Bobbie Gentry song
The Omen	Richard Donner	Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner	Horror	David Seltzer novel
One Summer Love	Gilbert Cates	Beau Bridges, Susan Sarandon, James Noble	Romance
The Outlaw Josey Wales	Clint Eastwood	Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sam Bottoms, John Vernon	Western	Forrest Carter novel
The Return of a Man Called Horse	Irvin Kershner	Richard Harris	Western	A Man Called Horse sequel
Rich Man, Poor Man	Bill Bixby, David Greene, Boris Sagal	Nick Nolte, Peter Strauss, Susan Blakely, Ed Asner, Robert Reed, Fionnula Flanagan, Van Johnson, Bill Bixby, Kim Darby, Kay Lenz	Drama	Irwin Shaw novel; won 4 Emmy awards
The Ritz	Richard Lester	Rita Moreno, F. Murray Abraham	Comedy	Terrence McNally play
Robin and Marian	Richard Lester	Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn	Adventure	based on Robin Hood
Rocky	John G. Avildsen	Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith	Drama	Oscar for Best Picture

S-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea	Lewis John Carlino	Sarah Miles, Kris Kristofferson	Drama	from Yukio Mishima novel
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution	Herbert Ross	Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin, Nicol Williamson, Laurence Olivier	Mystery	Sherlock Holmes; based on Nicholas Meyer novel
The Shaggy D.A.	Robert Stevenson	Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette	Family	Walt Disney
The Shootist	Don Siegel	John Wayne, James Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard	Western	Wayne's final film
Silent Movie	Mel Brooks	Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Sid Caesar	Comedy	only 1 word spoken
Silver Streak	Arthur Hiller	Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh	Comedy	1st Wilder-Pryor pairing
A Small Town in Texas	Jack Starrett		Crime
Sky Riders	Douglas Hickox	James Coburn, Susannah York, Robert Culp	Action
Snuff	Michael Findlay		Splatter film
The Song Remains the Same	Peter Clifton	Led Zeppelin	Concert film
Sparkle	Sam O'Steen	Philip Michael Thomas, Irene Cara	Musical
Squirm	Jeff Lieberman	Don Scardino, Jean Sullivan	Horror
A Star is Born	Frank Pierson	Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey	Musical	remake of 1937, 1954 films
Stay Hungry	Bob Rafelson	Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, Arnold Schwarzenegger	Comedy drama
St. Ives	J. Lee Thompson	Charles Bronson, Jacqueline Bisset, John Houseman	Action
Swashbuckler	James Goldstone	Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Geneviève Bujold	Adventure
The Swiss Conspiracy	Jack Arnold	David Janssen, Ray Milland	Drama	Germany/USA film
Sybil	Daniel Petrie	Sally Field, Joanne Woodward, Brad Davis	Drama
Taxi Driver	Martin Scorsese	Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd	Drama	Won Cannes Palme D'or
That's Entertainment, Part II	Gene Kelly	Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly	Documentary	sequel
To Fly!	Greg MacGillivray		Documentary
The Town That Dreaded Sundown	Charles B. Pierce	Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells	Horror
Track of the Moon Beast	Richard Ashe	Leigh Drake	Science fiction
Tracks	Henry Jaglom	Dennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell	Drama
Treasure of Matecumbe	Vincent McEveety	Robert Foxworth, Joan Hackett, Peter Ustinov	Family
Tunnel Vision	Neal Israel	Ron Silver, Howard Hesseman, Roger Bowen	Comedy	Anthology
Two-Minute Warning	Larry Peerce	Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Jack Klugman, David Janssen, Beau Bridges, Marilyn Hassett, Gena Rowlands	Thriller	from novel by George La Fountaine, Jr.
Up!	Russ Meyer	Raven De La Croix, Kitten Natividad	Comedy
Velvet Smooth		Michael L. Fink, Johnnie Hill	Mystery
Victory at Entebbe	Marvin J. Chomsky	Anthony Hopkins, Elizabeth Taylor, Burt Lancaster, Richard Dreyfuss, Julius Harris, Linda Blair, Kirk Douglas, Helen Hayes	Drama	made for TV; 4 Emmy nominations
Vigilante Force	George Armitage	Kris Kristofferson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Victoria Principal	Action
W.C. Fields and Me	Arthur Hiller	Rod Steiger, Valerie Perrine, Jack Cassidy	Biography	from Carlotta Monti book
Welcome to L.A.	Alan Rudolph	Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Harvey Keitel	Drama
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood	Michael Winner	Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Art Carney	Comedy

External links

• 1976 films at the Internet Movie Database