These movies were all from the same year
This is kind of random, but I found this list of 53 movies from 1973. A good year for movies, I think.
The scraped list is hard to read so go to the IMDB link.
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls062523317/
Badlands (1973)
1. Badlands 1973 1h 34m PG 94 Metascore 7.7 (83K)
An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town, and her older greaser boyfriend, embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota Badlands.
DirectorTerrence MalickStarsMartin SheenSissy SpacekWarren Oates
10/10
Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen in Papillon (1973)
2. Papillon
19732h 31mR58Metascore
8.0
(145K)
A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsSteve McQueenDustin HoffmanVictor Jory
9/10
Tatum O'Neal and Ryan O'Neal in Paper Moon (1973)
3. Paper Moon
19731h 42mPG77Metascore
8.1
(57K)
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsRyan O'NealTatum O'NealMadeline Kahn
9/10
Scarecrow (1973)
4. Scarecrow
19731h 52mR72Metascore
7.2
(22K)
An ex-con drifter with a penchant for brawling is amused by a homeless ex-sailor, so they partner up as they head east together.
DirectorJerry SchatzbergStarsGene HackmanAl PacinoDorothy Tristan
9/10
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
5. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
19732h 2mR53Metascore
7.2
(23K)
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsJames CoburnKris KristoffersonRichard Jaeckel
8/10
Max von Sydow in The Exorcist (1973)
6. The Exorcist
19732h 2mR83Metascore
8.1
(492K)
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda Blair
8/10
Amarcord (1973)
7. Amarcord
19732h 3mR
7.8
(51K)
A series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town.
DirectorFederico FelliniStarsMagali NoëlBruno ZaninPupella Maggio
8/10
Paul Newman and Robert Redford in The Sting (1973)
8. The Sting
19732h 9mPG83Metascore
8.2
(297K)
Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul NewmanRobert RedfordRobert Shaw
8/10
Clint Eastwood in High Plains Drifter (1973)
9. High Plains Drifter
19731h 45mR69Metascore
7.4
(72K)
A stranger makes townsfolk prepare garish welcome for convicts.
DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodVerna BloomMarianna Hill
8/10
Bruce Lee, Ahna Capri, Jim Kelly, John Saxon, Shih Kien, and Robert Wall in Enter the Dragon (1973)
10. Enter the Dragon
19731h 42mR83Metascore
7.6
(119K)
A Shaolin monk travels to an island fortress to spy on an opium lord - who is also a former monk from his temple - under the guise of attending a martial arts tournament.
DirectorRobert ClouseStarsBruce LeeJohn SaxonJim Kelly
8/10
Serpico (1973)
11. Serpico
19732h 10mR83Metascore
7.7
(145K)
An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
DirectorSidney LumetStarsAl PacinoJohn RandolphJack Kehoe
7.5/10
Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye (1973)
12. The Long Goodbye
19731h 52mR87Metascore
7.5
(43K)
Private eye Philip Marlowe helps friend Terry Lennox out of a jam and is implicated in his wife Sylvia's murder. He also is hired by Eileen Wade to locate her dipsomaniac husband Roger, who frequently disappears when he wants to dry out.
DirectorRobert AltmanStarsElliott GouldNina van PallandtSterling Hayden
7/10
Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie in Don't Look Now (1973)
13. Don't Look Now
19731h 50mR95Metascore
7.1
(68K)
A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
DirectorNicolas RoegStarsJulie ChristieDonald SutherlandHilary Mason
7/10
Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail (1973)
14. The Last Detail
19731h 44mR86Metascore
7.5
(31K)
Two Navy petty officers are ordered to escort a young enlisted sailor to prison, but decide to treat him to a few entertaining diversions along the way.
DirectorHal AshbyStarsJack NicholsonRandy QuaidOtis Young
7/10
Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973)
15. Magnum Force
19732h 4mR58Metascore
7.2
(71K)
Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan pursues a conspiracy of vigilante cops, who are not above going beyond the law to kill San Francisco's undesirables.
DirectorTed PostStarsClint EastwoodHal HolbrookMitchell Ryan
7/10
Anna and the Wolves (1973)
16. Anna and the Wolves
19731h 40m
7.3
(2.1K)
A British governess comes to an isolated house to take care of the children of a convoluted family.
DirectorCarlos SauraStarsGeraldine ChaplinFernando Fernán GómezJosé María Prada
7/10
Mean Streets (1973)
17. Mean Streets
19731h 52mR96Metascore
7.2
(127K)
In New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic girlfriend, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.
DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroHarvey KeitelDavid Proval
7/10
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
18. The Friends of Eddie Coyle
19731h 42mR84Metascore
7.4
(13K)
After his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time.
DirectorPeter YatesStarsRobert MitchumPeter BoyleRichard Jordan
7/10
Edward Fox in The Day of the Jackal (1973)
19. The Day of the Jackal
19732h 23mPG80Metascore
7.8
(52K)
In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsEdward FoxTerence AlexanderMichel Auclair
7/10
Ana Torrent in The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
20. The Spirit of the Beehive
19731h 38mNot Rated87Metascore
7.7
(22K)
In 1940, after watching and being traumatized by the movie Frankenstein (1931), a sensitive seven-year-old girl living in a small Spanish village drifts into her own fantasy world.
DirectorVíctor EriceStarsFernando Fernán GómezTeresa GimperaAna Torrent
7/10
Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, and Cindy Williams in American Graffiti (1973)
21. American Graffiti
19731h 50mPG97Metascore
7.4
(104K)
A group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.
DirectorGeorge LucasStarsRichard DreyfussRon HowardPaul Le Mat
7/10
Peter Ustinov, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis, Andy Devine, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Carole Shelley, and Terry-Thomas in Robin Hood (1973)
22. Robin Hood
19731h 23mG57Metascore
7.5
(148K)
The story of the legendary British outlaw portrayed with the characters as anthropomorphic animals.
DirectorsWolfgang ReithermanDavid HandStarsBrian BedfordPhil HarrisRoger Miller
7/10
The Holy Mountain (1973)
23. The Holy Mountain
19731h 54mR76Metascore
7.7
(52K)
In a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a messianic character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.
DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsAlejandro JodorowskyHoracio SalinasZamira Saunders
7/10
Franco Nero in High Crime (1973)
24. High Crime
19731h 43mR
6.8
(1.3K)
In Genoa, a righteous police inspector fights to bring down a powerful drug ring, all while key suspects and those closest to him begin to die in more-or-less equal measure.
DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsFranco NeroFernando ReyJames Whitmore
7/10
Emperor of the North (1973)
25. Emperor of the North
19731h 58mPG
7.2
(7.6K)
In 1933, during the Depression, Shack the brutal conductor of the number 19 train has a personal vendetta against the best train hopping hobo tramp in the Northwest, A No. 1.
DirectorRobert AldrichStarsLee MarvinErnest BorgnineKeith Carradine
7/10
Fantastic Planet (1973)
26. Fantastic Planet
19731h 12mPG73Metascore
7.6
(41K)
On a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against their machine-like leaders.
DirectorRené LalouxStarsBarry BostwickJennifer DrakeEric Baugin
7/10
Scorpio (1973)
27. Scorpio
19731h 54mPG57Metascore
6.4
(5.9K)
During the Cold War, the CIA orders free-lance operative Scorpio to assassinate his former CIA mentor Cross and a deadly cat-and-mouse game ensues.
DirectorMichael WinnerStarsBurt LancasterAlain DelonPaul Scofield
7/10
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
28. Battles Without Honor and Humanity
19731h 39mNot Rated
7.4
(4.7K)
During the violent chaos of post-War Japanese black market, a young gangster called Shozo Hirono has to keep up with the rapid shifts of power between unscrupulous bosses.
DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsBunta SugawaraHiroki MatsukataKunie Tanaka
7/10
Ben Johnson, Warren Oates, and Michelle Phillips in Dillinger (1973)
29. Dillinger
19731h 47mR58Metascore
6.9
(6.4K)
John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down.
DirectorJohn MiliusStarsWarren OatesBen JohnsonMichelle Phillips
7/10
Night Watch (1973)
30. Night Watch
19731h 39mPG
6.3
(2.6K)
A nervous woman is a witness to murder...but whose?
DirectorBrian G. HuttonStarsElizabeth TaylorLaurence HarveyBillie Whitelaw
7/10
Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Gloria Hendry, and Geoffrey Holder in Live and Let Die (1973)
31. Live and Let Die
19732h 1mPG55Metascore
6.7
(122K)
James Bond is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organisation and a reliable psychic tarot card reader.
DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsRoger MooreYaphet KottoJane Seymour
7/10
Paul Newman and Dominique Sanda in The MacKintosh Man (1973)
32. The MacKintosh Man
19731h 38mPG
6.3
(5.7K)
A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor.
DirectorJohn HustonStarsPaul NewmanDominique SandaJames Mason
7/10
Westworld (1973)
33. Westworld
19731h 28mPG77Metascore
6.9
(66K)
A robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park.
DirectorMichael CrichtonStarsYul BrynnerRichard BenjaminJames Brolin
7/10
Roy Scheider in The Seven-Ups (1973)
34. The Seven-Ups
19731h 43mPG
6.8
(7.5K)
Tough detective Buddy leads an elite New York City unit to convict felons and jail them for a minimum of seven years. Buddy is trying to find out who killed his partner but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
DirectorPhilip D'AntoniStarsRoy ScheiderTony Lo BiancoVictor Arnold
6.5/10
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
35. My Name Is Nobody
19731h 56mPG68Metascore
7.3
(32K)
A young, easy-going gunman worships and competes with a famed gunfighter, insisting that he must face down a gang of 150 outlaws before he can retire.
DirectorTonino ValeriiStarsTerence HillHenry FondaJean Martin
6.5/10
Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Sleeper (1973)
36. Sleeper
19731h 29mPG77Metascore
7.1
(46K)
A nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government.
DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonJohn Beck
6.5/10
The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)
37. The Hourglass Sanatorium
19732h 4m
7.4
(5.9K)
Józef visits his dying father at a remote mental institution, where time itself doesn't seem to exist, and the line between dreams and memories becomes indistinguishable.
DirectorWojciech HasStarsJan NowickiTadeusz KondratIrena Orska
6.5/10
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)
38. The Spook Who Sat by the Door
19731h 42mPG
7.2
(1.8K)
A black man plays 'uncle Tom' in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American revolt.
DirectorIvan DixonStarsLawrence CookJanet LeaguePaula Kelly
6.5/10
Walter Matthau and Joe Don Baker in Charley Varrick (1973)
39. Charley Varrick
19731h 51mPG76Metascore
7.5
(15K)
A man, his wife, and their friend stage a bloody bank robbery without realizing that they are stealing from the Mob.
DirectorDon SiegelStarsWalter MatthauJoe Don BakerFelicia Farr
6/10
Klaus Löwitsch, Mascha Rabben, and Karl Heinz Vosgerau in World on a Wire (1973)
40. World on a Wire
19732 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series76Metascore
7.7
(7.3K)
In the future, Simulacron, a computer project simulating reality, encounters strange occurrences after its leader's death. Dr. Stiller questions the sudden disappearance of a friend and wonders if Simulacron holds the answers.
StarsKlaus LöwitschBarbara ValentinMascha Rabben
6/10
The Way We Were (1973)
41. The Way We Were
19731h 58mPG61Metascore
7.0
(30K)
During post-WWII McCarthyism, a diametrically opposed couple come together only to find out that genuine friendship and physical attraction is not enough to overcome fundamental societal beliefs.
DirectorSydney PollackStarsBarbra StreisandRobert RedfordBradford Dillman
6/10
Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
42. Belladonna of Sadness
19731h 26mUnrated70Metascore
7.3
(9.1K)
After being raped by an evil feudal lord and subsequently getting banished from her village, a peasant girl makes a pact with the Devil to gain magical powers and take her revenge.
DirectorEiichi YamamotoStarsAiko NagayamaChinatsu NakayamaMasaya Takahashi
6/10
Day for Night (1973)
43. Day for Night
19731h 56mPG
8.0
(26K)
A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsJacqueline BissetJean-Pierre LéaudFrançois Truffaut
6/10
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
44. Jesus Christ Superstar
19731h 46mG64Metascore
7.4
(32K)
Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.
DirectorNorman JewisonStarsTed NeeleyCarl AndersonYvonne Elliman
6/10
Jack Lemmon in Save the Tiger (1973)
45. Save the Tiger
19731h 40mR
6.9
(6K)
Troubled garment manufacturer Harry Stoner tries to make his small debt-ridden factory survive. He hires an arsonist to burn down a building so he can collect the insurance money, pimps for clients, and has flashbacks to the war.
DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsJack LemmonJack GilfordLaurie Heineman
6/10
Pam Grier in Coffy (1973)
46. Coffy
19731h 30mR60Metascore
6.8
(15K)
A nurse serves inner-city drug dealers with some vigilante justice after her sister becomes their latest victim.
DirectorJack HillStarsPam GrierBooker BradshawRobert DoQui
6/10
Ryszard Filipski and Bohdan Poreba in Hubal (1973)
47. Hubal
19732h 6m
6.8
(322)
Based on a true story. After Poland is overrun by Axis forces in 1939, an officer and his remaining men decide to continue fighting the invaders alone, thereby becoming the first guerrillas of World War II.
DirectorBohdan PorebaStarsRyszard FilipskiMalgorzata PotockaTadeusz Janczar
6/10
Marcello Mastroianni, Andréa Ferréol, Philippe Noiret, Michel Piccoli, and Ugo Tognazzi in The Big Feast (1973)
48. The Big Feast
19732h 10mNC-17
7.0
(16K)
A group of men go to a villa in the French countryside where they resolve to eat themselves to death.
DirectorMarco FerreriStarsMarcello MastroianniMichel PiccoliPhilippe Noiret
6/10
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
49. Bang the Drum Slowly
19731h 36mPG80Metascore
6.7
(6.7K)
The story of the friendship between the New York Mammoths major-league baseball team's worldly-wise pitcher Henry "Author" Wiggen and half-wit catcher Bruce Pearson as they cope with Bruce's terminal illness during a baseball season.
DirectorJohn D. HancockStarsMichael MoriartyRobert De NiroVincent Gardenia
6/10
Malicious (1973)
50. Malicious
19731h 38mR
6.3
(3.9K)
A widower and two of his sons become infatuated with their beautiful housekeeper, and all three set out to seduce her using their own unique methods.
DirectorSalvatore SamperiStarsLaura AntonelliTuri FerroAlessandro Momo
6/10
Wniebowzieci (1973)
51. Wniebowzieci
197345mTV Movie
7.3
(487)
Two simple men win the lottery and decide to spend the money on their first plane flight and some other pleasures. But all that does not bring enough happiness to their lives.
DirectorAndrzej KondratiukStarsZdzislaw MaklakiewiczJan HimilsbachRyszard Narozniak
6/10
Tomasz Medrzak and Monika Rosca in W pustyni i w puszczy (1973)
52. W pustyni i w puszczy
19733h 15m
6.4
(564)
Fourteen year old Polish boy Stas Tarkowski and eight year old Nel Rawlison from England are kidnapped as the hostages by Arabic fanatics and taken to their religion leader. Then they manage to escape and try to return to their fathers. Children have a lot of dangerous adventures, meet two Black kids; Kali and Mea, who also help them, make a friendship with an elephant and help one Black's tribe. Finally they manage to return. Based on great novel, the same title by Nobel receiver (for all his literary output) Henryk Sienkiewicz.
DirectorWladyslaw SlesickiStarsTomasz MedrzakMonika RoscaStanislaw Jasiukiewicz
6/10
Hiroshima Death Match (1973)
53. Hiroshima Death Match
19731h 39mNot Rated
7.4
(2.2K)
A young criminal joins a yakuza family to kill the gangsters who beat him up, but falls in love with his boss' widow's niece, piling up enemies and corpses along his wayward way.
DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsBunta SugawaraShin'ichi ChibaMeiko Kaji
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The problem is how/where to see them. Theaters are slowly becoming a social/economic structure of the past. (And it seems I missed about half of the movies in the 1973 list 
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https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/best-movies-2025-1235440226/sorry-baby-3-1235440346/
But if you like theaters....this person really kept notes. 
I've only seen a handful of these. I'm not sure I agree with the scores, but holy smokes.
I saw 290 movies in theaters in 2025. Here is my full ranking.
Every year, I go to the movie theater as much as possible. It's my favorite place in the world. I first started keeping track/scores/reviews/ticket stubs in 2015. Since then, I've seen 1,827 different movies in theaters: 5 in 2015, 9 in 2016, 146 in 2017, 162 in 2018, 192 in 2019, 44 in 2020, 86 in 2021, 270 in 2022, 325 in 2023, 298 in 2024, and 290 this year.
For this ranking, I'm only counting movies I saw in theaters, nothing that I watched at home. I'm not counting re-watches. I don't have a specific scoring system, it's just a rating I give to the movie right after watching. I've included a few re-releases, short films, and TV series, as long as they were seen in a theater (and for the first time). This is all just for fun and not meant to be taken super seriously, I'm not a professional movie critic. I just like going to the movies.
I attended 9 film festivals in 2025 for a total of 124 movies. 97 movies had cast and/or crew in attendance for Q&As. There were 26 World Premieres, 11 North American Premieres, 11 Canadian Premieres, 11 East Coast Premieres, 17 Southeast Premieres, 20 Florida/Georgia/Orlando/US/Tampa/South Florida/International Premieres:
....https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1pwx3x6/i_saw_290_movies_in_theaters_in_2025_here_is_my/