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1970s Thrillers, Ranked

235 titles made the cut, ordered from highest Balasaur Score to lowest. The score blends IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB ratings into one 0 to 100 number. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion leads at 86, ahead of Chinatown (87) and Le Cercle Rouge (85). The typical pick here scores 76, well above the catalog median of 62. The newest addition is Escape from Alcatraz, released in June 1979.

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