List of American films of 1976

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A list of American films released in 1976.

Rocky won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Rocky was also the highest-grossing American film released during 1976.

A-B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Across the Great Divide	Stewart Raffill	Heather Rattray	Family
Alice, Sweet Alice	Alfred Sole	Linda Miller, Brooke Shields	Horror
All the President's Men	Alan J. Pakula	Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Jack Warden, Hal Holbrook, Stephen Collins, Jane Alexander, Martin Balsam, Ned Beatty, Lindsay Crouse	Drama, Biographical	adaptation of book; 8 Oscar nominations
Assault on Precinct 13	John Carpenter	Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Charles Cyphers	Action	remade in 2005
At the Earth's Core	Kevin Connor	Doug McClure	Sci-fi
Baby Blue Marine	John D. Hancock	Jan-Michael Vincent, Glynnis O'Connor, Katherine Helmond, Richard Gere	Drama	Columbia
The Bad News Bears	Michael Ritchie	Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Chris Barnes, Jackie Earle Haley, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten, Brandon Cruz	Comedy	2 sequels, then remade in 2005
The Bette Midler Show	Tom Trbovich	Bette Midler, Sharon Redd, Ula Hedwig, Charlotte Crossley	Comedy	Concert tour
The Big Bus	James Frawley	Stockard Channing, Joseph Bologna, John Beck, Sally Kellerman, Richard Mulligan, Jose Ferrer, Murphy Dunne	Comedy	Paramount
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings	John Badham	Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor	Comedy, Sports	from William Brashler book
Black Heat	Al Adamson	Timothy Brown, Russ Tamblyn	Action
Black Shampoo	Greydon Clark	John R. Daniels, Tanya Boyd, Joe Ortiz	Drama
The Blank Generation	Ivan Kral, Amos Poe	Richard Hell, Patti Smith Group, Ramones, Television	Documentary
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw	Mark L. Lester	Lynda Carter, Marjoe Gortner	Drama
Bound for Glory	Hal Ashby	David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, Randy Quaid, Gail Strickland	Biography	story of Woody Guthrie; 2 Oscars
Breaking Point	Bob Clark	Bo Svenson, Robert Culp, John Colicos	Crime drama
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson	Robert Altman	Paul Newman, Burt Lancaster, Harvey Keitel, Will Sampson, Joel Grey, Pat McCormick, Geraldine Chaplin	Western, Comedy	United Artists
Burnt Offerings	Dan Curtis	Karen Black, Bette Davis, Oliver Reed	Horror	U.A.

C-G

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Cannonball	Paul Bartel	David Carradine, Robert Carradine, Veronica Hamel	Action	similar to Gumball Rally (below)
Car Wash	Michael Schultz	Antonio Fargas, Franklyn Ajaye, George Carlin	Comedy	Grammy-winning soundtrack
Carrie	Brian De Palma	Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, William Katt, Amy Irving, Betty Buckley, P.J. Soles, John Travolta	Horror	from Stephen King story; 2 Oscar nominations
Chesty Anderson, USN	Ed Forsyth	Shari Eubank, Fred Willard, Scatman Crothers	Comedy	Atlas Films
Creature from Black Lake	Joy N. Houck, Jr.	Jack Elam	Horror
Death Journey	Fred Williamson		Action
Death Machines	Paul Kyriazi
Deadly Hero	Ivan Nagy	Don Murray, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala	Thriller	Avco Embassy
Diary of the Dead	Arvin Brown	Héctor Elizondo, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Salome Jens	Thriller	from Ruth Rendell novel
Dixie Dynamite	Lee Frost	Warren Oates, Christopher George	Action	Dimension Pictures
Dogs	Burt Brinckerhoff		Horror
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde	William Crain	Bernie Casey	Horror
Drive-In Massacre	Stu Segall	Bruce Kimball	Horror	74 minutes
Drum	Steve Carver	Warren Oates, Ken Norton, Pam Grier	Action	sequel to Mandingo
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox	Melvin Frank	Goldie Hawn, George Segal	Comedy	20th Century Fox
The Eagle Has Landed	John Sturges	Michael Caine, Robert Duvall	Drama	Sturges' final film
Eat My Dust	Charles B. Griffith	Ron Howard	Action	New World Pictures
Embryo	Ralph Nelson	Rock Hudson, Barbara Carrera, Diane Ladd	Sci-fi horror	Cine Artists
The Enforcer	James Fargo	Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Bradford Dillman	Thriller	third in Dirty Harry series
Family Plot	Alfred Hitchcock	Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane, Cathleen Nesbitt, Ed Lauter	Suspense	Hitchcock's final film
Fighting Mad	Jonathan Demme	Peter Fonda	Action
The First Nudie Musical	Bruce Kimmel	Cindy Williams, Diana Canova	Musical comedy	cameo by Ron Howard
The Food of the Gods	Bert I. Gordon	Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ida Lupino	Horror	from H.G. Wells novel
Freaky Friday	Gary Nelson	Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris	Comedy	remade in 2003
From Noon till Three	Frank D. Gilroy	Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland	Western	from Gilroy's novel
The Front	Martin Ritt	Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Andrea Marcovicci, Herschel Bernardi, Michael Murphy	Comedy, Drama	story of show-biz blacklist
Futureworld	Richard T. Heffron	Blythe Danner, Peter Fonda, Arthur Hill, Yul Brynner	Sci-fi	sequel to Westworld
Gable and Lombard	Sidney J. Furie	James Brolin, Jill Clayburgh	Biography	story of Clark Gable, Carole Lombard
Gang Wars	Barry Rosen
Gator	Burt Reynolds	Burt Reynolds, Lauren Hutton, Jack Weston	Action	United Artists
God Told Me To	Larry Cohen	Tony LoBianco, Sandy Dennis, Deborah Raffin	Horror
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday	Don Taylor	Lee Marvin, Oliver Reed, Robert Culp, Kay Lenz	Western	American International
Grizzly	William Girdler	Christopher George, Andrew Prine, Richard Jaeckel	Horror	Columbia
The Gumball Rally	Charles Bail	Gary Busey, Tim McIntire, Michael Sarrazin	Action	similar to Cannonball (above)
Gus	Vincent McEveety	Edward Asner, Don Knotts	Comedy	Disney

H-L

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Harlan County, USA	Barbara Kopple	W.A. Boyle	Documentary	Academy Award winner
Harry and Walter Go to New York	Mark Rydell	James Caan, Elliott Gould, Diane Keaton	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Hawmps!	Joe Camp	Slim Pickens, Denver Pyle	Comedy	Benji Films
Hollywood Boulevard	Joe Dante, Allan Arkush	Mary Woronov, Dick Miller	Comedy	Dante's first film
Hot Potato	Oscar Williams	Jim Kelly	Action	Warner Bros.
The Human Tornado	Cliff Roquemore	Rudy Ray Moore, Ernie Hudson	Action
I Will, I Will... for Now	Norman Panama	Elliott Gould, Diane Keaton, Paul Sorvino	Comedy	20th Century Fox
J. D.'s Revenge	Arthur Marks	Louis Gossett, Jr., Glynn Turman	Horror	A.I.P.
Jackson County Jail	Michael Miller	Yvette Mimieux, Tommy Lee Jones	Drama	New World
The Killer Inside Me	Burt Kennedy	Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrrell	Crime drama	remade in 2010
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie	John Cassavetes	Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel	Crime drama
King Kong	John Guillermin	Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange, Charles Grodin	Adventure	remake of 1933 film
King Kung Fu	Lance D. Hayes	John Balee, John D. Hayes	Comedy
The Last Hard Men	Andrew V. McLaglen	Charlton Heston, James Coburn, Barbara Hershey, Michael Parks	Western	20th Century Fox
The Last Tycoon	Elia Kazan	Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, Ray Milland, Theresa Russell, Jack Nicholson	Drama	F. Scott Fitzgerald story
Leadbelly	Gordon Parks	Roger E. Mosley	Biography	story of famed bluesman
Lifeguard	Daniel Petrie	Sam Elliott, Anne Archer, Kathleen Quinlan	Drama	Paramount
Lipstick	Lamont Johnson	Margaux Hemingway, Mariel Hemingway	Drama	Mariel's first film
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane	Nicolas Gessner	Martin Sheen, Jodie Foster	Thriller	from Laird Koenig novel
Logan's Run	Michael Anderson	Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Peter Ustinov, Farrah Fawcett, Richard Jordan	Science fiction	3 Oscar nominations

M-R

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Mako: The Jaws of Death	William Grefe	Richard Jaeckel, Jennifer Bishop	Thriller
Mansion of the Doomed	Michael Pataki		Horror
Marathon Man	John Schlesinger	Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, Marthe Keller, William Devane, Fritz Weaver	Thriller	Paramount; novel by William Goldman
Massacre at Central High	Rene Daalder	Andrew Stevens, Robert Carradine	Thriller
Mastermind	Alex March	Zero Mostel	Comedy	filmed in 1969
A Matter of Time	Vincente Minnelli	Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Liza Minnelli	Fantasy	Maurice Druon novel
Mean Johnny Barrows	Fred Williamson	Fred Williamson, Elliott Gould	Crime drama
The Memory of Justice	Marcel Ophüls		Documentary
Midway	Jack Smight	Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Glenn Ford, Robert Wagner, Cliff Robertson, James Coburn	War	Universal; based on Battle of Midway
Mikey and Nicky	Elaine May	Peter Falk, John Cassavetes	Drama	Paramount
The Missouri Breaks	Arthur Penn	Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Harry Dean Stanton, Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd	Western	United Artists; from Tom McGuane story
The Monkey Hustle	Arthur Marks	Yaphet Kotto, Rosalind Cash	Action
Mother, Jugs & Speed	Peter Yates	Raquel Welch, Bill Cosby, Harvey Keitel	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Murder by Death	Robert Moore	Peter Falk, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, James Coco, James Cromwell, Eileen Brennan, Nancy Walker, Truman Capote	Comedy	Columbia; screenplay by Neil Simon
The Mysterious Monsters	Robert Guenette		Documentary
Network	Sidney Lumet	Peter Finch, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Beatrice Straight, Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty	Drama	MGM; winner of 4 Academy Awards
The Next Man	Richard C. Sarafian	Sean Connery, Cornelia Sharpe	Thriller
Next Stop, Greenwich Village	Paul Mazursky	Shelley Winters, Lenny Baker, Christopher Walken	Comedy, Drama	music by Dave Brubeck
Nickelodeon	Peter Bogdanovich	Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal, Stella Stevens	Comedy	Columbia
No Deposit, No Return	Norman Tokar	David Niven, Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, Barbara Feldon	Comedy	Buena Vista Films
Obsession	Brian De Palma	Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow	Thriller	Paul Schrader script
Ode to Billy Joe	Max Baer, Jr.	Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor	Drama	Bobbie Gentry song
The Omen	Richard Donner	Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner	Horror	David Seltzer novel
One Summer Love	Gilbert Cates	Beau Bridges, Susan Sarandon, James Noble	Romance
The Outlaw Josey Wales	Clint Eastwood	Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sam Bottoms, John Vernon, Bill McKinney, Sondra Locke, Joyce Jameson	Western	Warner Bros.; from a Forrest Carter novel
The Return of a Man Called Horse	Irvin Kershner	Richard Harris	Western	A Man Called Horse sequel
Rich Man, Poor Man	Bill Bixby, David Greene, Boris Sagal	Nick Nolte, Peter Strauss, Susan Blakely, Ed Asner, Robert Reed, Fionnula Flanagan, Van Johnson, Bill Bixby, Kim Darby, Kay Lenz	Drama	made for TV from Irwin Shaw novel; won 4 Emmy awards
The Ritz	Richard Lester	Rita Moreno, F. Murray Abraham, Kaye Ballard, Jerry Stiller	Comedy	from a play by Terrence McNally
Robin and Marian	Richard Lester	Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn	Adventure	based on Robin Hood
Rocky	John G. Avildsen	Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Burgess Meredith, Tony Burton	Drama	United Artists; Oscar for Best Picture; 10 nominations; 6 sequels

S-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea	Lewis John Carlino	Sarah Miles, Kris Kristofferson	Drama	from Yukio Mishima novel
Scorchy	Howard Avedis	Connie Stevens	Action	A.I.P.
Secrets of the Gods	William Sachs	Rosko (narrated by)	Documentary
The Sell Out	Peter Collinson	Richard Widmark, Oliver Reed	Drama	Warner Bros.
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution	Herbert Ross	Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin, Nicol Williamson, Samantha Eggar, Laurence Olivier	Mystery	Sherlock Holmes; based on Nicholas Meyer novel
The Shaggy D.A.	Robert Stevenson	Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette	Family	Disney
Shoot	Harvey Hart	Cliff Robertson, Ernest Borgnine	Drama	Avco Embassy
The Shootist	Don Siegel	John Wayne, James Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Harry Morgan, Scatman Crothers, Hugh O'Brian, Richard Boone, Sheree North	Western	Paramount; Wayne's final film
Silent Movie	Mel Brooks	Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Sid Caesar, Bernadette Peters, Marcel Marceau, Anne Bancroft, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds, James Caan	Comedy	20th Century Fox; only 1 word spoken
Silver Streak	Arthur Hiller	Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh, Patrick McGoohan, Ned Beatty, Clifton James	Crime comedy	1st Wilder-Pryor pairing; Fox
A Small Town in Texas	Jack Starrett		Crime
Sky Riders	Douglas Hickox	James Coburn, Susannah York, Robert Culp	Action	20th Century Fox
Snuff	Michael Findlay		Splatter film
The Song Remains the Same	Peter Clifton	Led Zeppelin	Concert film
Sparkle	Sam O'Steen	Philip Michael Thomas, Irene Cara	Musical	Warner Bros.
Squirm	Jeff Lieberman	Don Scardino, Jean Sullivan	Horror
A Star is Born	Frank Pierson	Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey	Musical, drama	remake of 1937, 1954 films
Stay Hungry	Bob Rafelson	Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, Arnold Schwarzenegger	Comedy drama	United Artists
St. Ives	J. Lee Thompson	Charles Bronson, Jacqueline Bisset, John Houseman	Action	Warner Bros.
Swashbuckler	James Goldstone	Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Geneviève Bujold	Adventure	Warner Bros.
Sweet Revenge	Jerry Schatzberg	Stockard Channing, Sam Waterston	Drama
The Swiss Conspiracy	Jack Arnold	David Janssen, Ray Milland	Drama	Germany/USA film
Sybil	Daniel Petrie	Sally Field, Joanne Woodward, Brad Davis	Drama	made for TV; won 4 Emmy awards
Target of an Assassin	Peter Collinson	Anthony Quinn	Drama
Taxi Driver	Martin Scorsese	Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks	Drama	Cannes Palme D'or
That's Entertainment, Part II	Gene Kelly	Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly	Documentary	MGM, sequel to 1974 film
To Fly!	Greg MacGillivray		Documentary
The Town That Dreaded Sundown	Charles B. Pierce	Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells	Horror	A.I.P.
Track of the Moon Beast	Richard Ashe	Leigh Drake	Sci-fi
Tracks	Henry Jaglom	Dennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell	Drama
Treasure of Matecumbe	Vincent McEveety	Robert Foxworth, Joan Hackett, Peter Ustinov	Family	Disney
Tunnel Vision	Neal Israel	Ron Silver, Howard Hesseman, Roger Bowen	Comedy	Anthology
Two-Minute Warning	Larry Peerce	Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Jack Klugman, David Janssen, Beau Bridges, Marilyn Hassett, Walter Pidgeon, Gena Rowlands	Thriller	from novel by George La Fountaine, Jr.
Up!	Russ Meyer	Raven De La Croix, Kitten Natividad	Adult comedy
Velvet Smooth		Michael L. Fink, Johnnie Hill	Mystery
Victory at Entebbe	Marvin J. Chomsky	Anthony Hopkins, Elizabeth Taylor, Burt Lancaster, Richard Dreyfuss, Julius Harris, Helmut Berger, Linda Blair, Kirk Douglas, Helen Hayes	Drama	made for TV; 4 Emmy nominations
Vigilante Force	George Armitage	Kris Kristofferson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Victoria Principal	Action	United Artists
W.C. Fields and Me	Arthur Hiller	Rod Steiger, Valerie Perrine, Jack Cassidy	Biography	from Carlotta Monti book
Welcome to L.A.	Alan Rudolph	Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Harvey Keitel	Drama	United Artists
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood	Michael Winner	Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Art Carney	Comedy	Paramount

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