1. MCCABE AND MRS MILLER (Robert Altman)
2. WALKABOUT (Nicholas Roeg)
3. STRAW DOGS (Sam Pekinpah)
4. A NEW LEAF (Elaine May)
5. MURMUR OF THE HEART (Louis Malle)
6. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (Stanley Kubrick)
7. WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (Mel Stuart)
8. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (William Friedkin)
9. TWO LANE BLACKTOP (Monte Hellman)
10. SHORT NIGHT OF THE GLASS DOLLS (Aldo Lado)
Honorable Mention: A BAY OF BLOOD (Bava); THE BEGUILED (Siegel); DUEL (Spielberg), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Jewison); FOUR NIGHTS OF A DREAMER (Bresson); THE HOSPITAL (Hiller); KLUTE (Pakula); LITTLE MURDERS (Arkin); MACBETH (Polanski); PLAY MISTY FOR ME (Eastwood); TWO ENGLISH GIRLS (Truffaut)
