1972

1. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Luis Buñuel)
2. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Werner Herzog)
3. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola)
4. Frenzy (Alfred Hitchcock)
5. Fat City (John Huston)
6. Solaris (Andrei Tarkovsky)
7. Play it Again, Sam (Herbert Ross)
8. The Heartbreak Kid (Elaine May)
9. Last House on the Left (Wes Craven)
10. The King of Marvin Gardens (Bob Rafelson)
11. Images (Robert Altman)

Almost There: Boxcar Bertha (Martin Scorsese), Heat (Paul Morrissey), Roma (Federico Fellini), The Ruling Class (Peter Medak), Season of the Witch (George A. Romero), Slaughterhouse-Five (George Roy Hill), Sleuth (Joseph L. Mankiewicz).

Have Yet to See: The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant and The Merchant of Four Seasons (Rainer Werner Fassbinder), Chloe in the Afternoon (Eric Rohmer), What's Up, Doc? (Peter Bogdanovich), .