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Best Thriller Films of 1974


Antichrist

Alberto De Martino's imitative ... talented cast manage a few chilling moments despite the predictable storyline, and Gravina is quite good in the lead. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

On a quiet midday ... they intend to get away with a million dollars from inside a subway tunnel with police on all sides. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

Ransom

Sean Connery stars in ... edge. But when they try to make it out of the country, Nils is after them in hot pursuit. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

Terror on the 40th Floor

In this made-for-television disaster ... the high-rise in which they work. Believing that they will surely die, the seven begin sharing their deepest secrets. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

Foxy Brown

Blaxploitation icon Pam Grier ... guy (as usual) and Peter Brown and Kathryn Loder as a seriously kinky couple who rule the local mob. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

Impulse

Impulse, is a tawdry, ... and consequently has become a camp, cult classic and a must see for fans of Shatner. All others beware. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

It's Alive!

Horror journeyman Larry Cohen, ... more fully in the sequel It Lives Again and quite extensively in the third installment, Island of the Alive. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

Nada

Also known as Nada, ... trigger, everyone winds up dead, including the ambassador. The Nada Gang was based on a novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

Autopsy

A young med student ... unexplained deaths (ascribed to suicide) surround her. The sudden influx of corpses is more than this fellow can handle. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

Die Sister, Die!

Amanda Price (Edith Atwater) ... and when he starts investigating, he discovers that jealousy, greed and murder are at the root of the mystery. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

Don't Open the Door

Amanda (Susan Bracken) receives ... time the doorbell rings in the middle of the night, she is forced to face greed, murder, and insanity. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

Get Christie Love!

The Dorothy Uhnak novel ... the weekly TV series of the same name. That series ran from September 11, 1974 until July 18, 1975. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

Scream and Die

When she is hassled ... murdering madman, a beautiful model realizes that she will have to elude the crazy fiend, or lose her life. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

The Teacher

Jay North (Dennis the ... the basic schoolroom courses from his teacher (Angel Tompkins). Meanwhile, a homicidal maniac (Anthony James) chooses to harass them. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

Mean Mother

Directed by Al Adamson, ... been had going AWOL not been an option. The film also features Luciana Paluzzi, Lang Jeffries, and Tracy King. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

Spasmo

Directed by Umberto Lenzi, ... bizarre twist of events thus far, the body disappears, leaving Christian in the middle of yet another mystery. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

Devil's Island Lovers

Exploitation master Jess Franco ... sent to serve time in the horrific prison and are confronted with some of the most barbaric behavior imaginable. [ best thriller films - 1974 ]

36 Ghante

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