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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mako: The Jaws of Death | William Grefe | Richard Jaeckel, Jennifer Bishop | Thriller | |
| Marathon Man | John Schlesinger | Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane | Thriller | William Goldman novel |
| Massacre at Central High | Rene Daalder | Andrew Stevens, Robert Carradine | Thriller | |
| 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 | |
| Midway | Jack Smight | Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Glenn Ford | War | on Battle of Midway |
| Mikey and Nicky | Elaine May | Peter Falk, John Cassavetes | Drama | |
| The Missouri Breaks | Arthur Penn | Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson | Western | Thomas McGuane story |
| Mother, Jugs & Speed | Peter Yates | Raquel Welch, Bill Cosby, Harvey Keitel | Comedy | |
| Murder by Death | Robert Moore | Peter Falk, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Alec Guinness | Comedy | Neil Simon script |
| The Mysterious Monsters | Robert Guenette | Documentary | ||
| Network | Sidney Lumet | Peter Finch, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Beatrice Straight, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty | Drama | 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 | |
| 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 |
| The Outlaw Josey Wales | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sam Bottoms, John Vernon | Western | 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 | Irwin Shaw novel; won 4 Emmy awards |
| The Ritz | Richard Lester | Rita Moreno, F. Murray Abraham | Comedy | Terrence McNally play |
| Robin and Marian | Richard Lester | Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn | Adventure | based on Robin Hood |
| Rocky | John G. Avildsen | Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith | Drama | Oscar for Best Picture |
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