1977 in film

1.       Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett)

2.       That Obscure Object of My Desire (Luis Bunuel)

3.       Stroszek (Werner Herzog)

4.       The American Friend (Wim Wenders)

5.       Star Wars (George Lucas)

6.       Sorcerer (William Friedkin)

7.       Annie Hall (Woody Allen)

8.       Opening Night (John Cassavettes)

9.       The Ascent (Larisa Shepitko)

10.   Cross of Iron (Sam Peckinpah)

Honorable Mentions: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg), 3 Women (Robert Altman), Eraserhead (David Lynch), The Hills Have Eyes (Wes Craven), Rabid (David Cronenberg), Suspiria (Dario Argento), Martin (George Romero), The Last Wave (Peter Weir), New York New York (Martin Scorsese), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Wolfgang Reitherman), The Rescuers (Wolfgang Reitherman), Hausu (Nobuhiko Obayashi).

Glaring Blindspots: The Devil Probably, Providence, The Man Who Loved Women, The Report, Citizen’s Band.