Theatrical releases
Feature films
- January 19 - The Reckoning (New York City, New York)
- January 21 - Bed and Board (New York City, New York)
- February 3 - Doctors' Wives (New York City, New York)
- February 21 - Claire's Knee
- February 23 - The Pursuit of Happiness (New York City, New York)
- March 12 - The Buttercup Chain
- March 24 - Brother John
- March 28 - A Severed Head
- April 1 - Lawrence of Arabia (Los Angeles, California) (re-issue)
- April 2 - Flight of the Doves
- April 26 - Super Colt 38
- May 12 - 10 Rillington Place
- June 6 - Summertree
- June 9 - A Man Called Sledge
- June 13 - Drive, He Said
- June 17 - The Anderson Tapes
- June 23 - Man and Boy
- July 24 - The Horsemen
- July 29 - The Go-Between
- August 6 - The Brotherhood of Satan
- August 18 - Fools' Parade
- August 27 - The Love Machine
- September 1 - Creatures the World Forgot
- September 2 - See No Evil
- September 24 - The Last Rebel
- October 1 - A Safe Place
- October 13 - Macbeth
- October 22 - The Last Picture Show
- October 28 - Bless the Beasts and Children
- December 9 - Happy Birthday, Wanda June
- December 13 - Nicholas and Alexandra
- December 15 - $ (New York City, New York)
- December 22 - $ (Los Angeles, California)
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