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| 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 | Eubank's last film |
| Deadly Hero | Ivan Nagy | Don Murray, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala | Crime Thriller | |
| Diary of the Dead | Arvin Brown | Hector Elizondo, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Salome Jens | Thriller | from Ruth Rendell novel |
| Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde | William Crain | Bernie Casey | Horror | |
| Drive-In Massacre | Stu Segall | Bruce Kimball | Horror | 74 minutes long |
| 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 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 | Suspense | Hitchcock's final film |
| 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 | |
| The Front | Martin Ritt | Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Andrea Marcovicci | Comedy, Drama | story of show-biz blacklist |
| Futureworld | Richard T. Heffron | Blythe Danner, Peter Fonda, Arthur Hill, Yul Brynner | Science fiction | sequel to Westworld |
| Gable and Lombard | Sidney J. Furie | James Brolin, Jill Clayburgh | Biopic, Romance | Clark Gable, Carole Lombard |
| God Told Me To | Larry Cohen | Tony LoBianco, Sandy Dennis | Science fiction | |
| The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday | Don Taylor | Lee Marvin, Oliver Reed, Robert Culp, Kay Lenz | Western | |
| Grizzly | William Girdler | Christopher George, Andrew Prine, Richard Jaeckel | Horror | |
| The Gumball Rally | Charles Bail | Gary Busey, Tim McIntire, Michael Sarrazin | Action | similar to Cannonball (above) |
| Gus | Vincent McEveety | Edward Asner, Don Knotts | Comedy | Walt Disney |
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