1. THE LONG GOODBYE (Robert Altman)
2. MEAN STREETS (Martin Scorsese)
3. BADLANDS (Terrence Malick)
4. SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE (Ingmar Bergman)
5. THE MOTHER AND THE WHORE (Jean Eustache)
6. DON’T LOOK NOW (Nicholas Roeg)
7. THE WICKER MAN (Robin Hardy)
8. DAY FOR NIGHT (François Truffaut)
9. THE EXORCIST (William Friedkin)
10. CHARLEY VARRICK (Don Siegel)
Honorable Mention: THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (Zinnemann); ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE (Guercio); THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE (Yates); HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (Eastwood); PAPER MOON (Bogdanovich); PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (Pekinpah); SERPICO (Lumet); SEX & FURY (Suzuki); TERRIFYING GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL: LYNCH LAW CLASSROOM (Suzuki); TORSO (Sergio Martino)