Films of 1971
1971 was the most cerebral year of its era.
Across 58 well-known films, 1971 reads higher on cerebral than the decade around it — 56.6 against 53.4, a gap of 3.2. Every year is measured against its own era rather than against all of cinema, because a slow trend is not a year’s signature.
The best-liked films of 1971
A Clockwork Orange
8.2 / 10
Duck, You Sucker
7.7 / 10
Fiddler on the Roof
7.7 / 10
Harold and Maude
7.6 / 10
The Last Picture Show
7.6 / 10
The Conformist
7.6 / 10
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
7.5 / 10
Dirty Harry
7.5 / 10
The French Connection
7.5 / 10
Duel
7.4 / 10
Trinity Is Still My Name
7.4 / 10
Delusions of Grandeur
7.4 / 10
The most singular films of 1971
Highest Cinnamon Scores of the year, leaving out anything already listed above. Not the best films of 1971 — the ones you cannot get anywhere else.
And Now for Something Completely Different
Cinnamon 89
The Andromeda Strain
Cinnamon 80
Bananas
Cinnamon 78
Vanishing Point
Cinnamon 77
Death in Venice
Cinnamon 74
The Beguiled
Cinnamon 69
Straw Dogs
Cinnamon 67
The Big Boss
Cinnamon 57
Play Misty for Me
Cinnamon 56
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Cinnamon 54
THX 1138
Cinnamon 52
Klute
Cinnamon 50