List of American films of 1976

A list of American films released in 1976.

Rocky won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Rocky was also the highest-grossing American film released during 1976.

A-B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Across the Great Divide	Stewart Raffill	Robert Logan, Heather Rattray, George Buck Flower	Family	Independent
Alex and the Gypsy	John Korty	Jack Lemmon, Geneviève Bujold, James Woods	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Alice, Sweet Alice	Alfred Sole	Linda Miller, Brooke Shields, Mildred Clinton	Horror	Allied Artists
All the President's Men	Alan J. Pakula	Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Jack Warden, Hal Holbrook, Stephen Collins, Jane Alexander, Martin Balsam, Ned Beatty, Lindsay Crouse	Biographical Drama	Warner Bros. Adaptation of book; 8 Oscar nominations
The Amazing Dobermans	Byron Ross Chudnow	Fred Astaire, James Franciscus, Barbara Eden, Jack Carter	Comedy, Crime, Family	2nd sequel to The Doberman Gang
Assault on Precinct 13	John Carpenter	Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Charles Cyphers	Action	Independent. Remade in 2005
At the Earth's Core	Kevin Connor	Doug McClure, Peter Cushing, Caroline Munro	Sci-Fi	AIP. Co-production with UK
Baby Blue Marine	John D. Hancock	Jan-Michael Vincent, Glynnis O'Connor, Katherine Helmond, Richard Gere	Drama	Columbia
The Bad News Bears	Michael Ritchie	Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Chris Barnes, Jackie Earle Haley, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten, Brandon Cruz	Sports, Comedy	Paramount. 2 sequels, then remade in 2005
The Big Bus	James Frawley	Stockard Channing, Joseph Bologna, John Beck, Sally Kellerman, Larry Hagman, Rene Auberjonois, Richard Mulligan, Ned Beatty, Jose Ferrer, Ruth Gordon, Lynn Redgrave, Stuart Margolin, Howard Hesseman, Walter Brooke, Vic Tayback, Murphy Dunne	Disaster, Comedy	Paramount
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings	John Badham	Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor	Sports, Comedy	Universal. From William Brashler book
Bittersweet Love	David Miller	Lana Turner, Robert Lansing, Celeste Holm	Drama	Avco Embassy
Black Heat	Al Adamson	Timothy Brown, Russ Tamblyn, Regina Carrol	Action	Independent
Black Shampoo	Greydon Clark	John Daniels, Tanya Boyd, Skip E. Lowe	Drama	Independent
The Blue Bird	George Cukor	Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda, Cicely Tyson, Ava Gardner	Family, Fantasy	20th Century Fox
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw	Mark L. Lester	Lynda Carter, Marjoe Gortner, Belinda Balaski	Drama	AIP
Bound for Glory	Hal Ashby	David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, Randy Quaid, Gail Strickland	Biography	United Artists. Story of Woody Guthrie; 2 Oscars
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble	Randal Kleiser	John Travolta, Robert Reed, Diana Hyland, Glynnis O'Connor, Ralph Bellamy	Drama	Made-for-TV
Breaking Point	Bob Clark	Bo Svenson, Robert Culp, John Colicos	Crime Drama	20th Century Fox
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson	Robert Altman	Paul Newman, Burt Lancaster, Harvey Keitel, Will Sampson, Geraldine Chaplin, Joel Grey, Pat McCormick	Western, Comedy	United Artists
Burnt Offerings	Dan Curtis	Karen Black, Bette Davis, Oliver Reed	Horror	United Artists

C-G

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Cannonball	Paul Bartel	David Carradine, Robert Carradine, Veronica Hamel	Action	New World
Car Wash	Michael Schultz	Antonio Fargas, Franklyn Ajaye, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Lorraine Gary, Bill Duke	Comedy	Universal. Grammy-winning soundtrack
Carrie	Brian De Palma	Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, William Katt, Amy Irving, Betty Buckley, P.J. Soles, John Travolta	Horror	United Artists. From Stephen King story; 2 Oscar nominations
The Cassandra Crossing	George Pan Cosmatos	Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Burt Lancaster, Martin Sheen, Lionel Stander, Lee Strasberg, Ava Gardner, Ingrid Thulin, Thomas Hunter, O.J. Simpson, John Phillip Law	Disaster, Thriller
Chesty Anderson, USN	Ed Forsyth	Shari Eubank, Fred Willard, Scatman Crothers	Comedy	Independent
Creature from Black Lake	Joy N. Houck, Jr.	Jack Elam, Dub Taylor, Dennis Fimple	Horror	Independent
Death Journey	Fred Williamson	Fred Williamson, Emil Farkas, Sam Coppola	Action	Independent
Deadly Hero	Ivan Nagy	Don Murray, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala	Thriller	Avco Embassy
Diary of the Dead	Arvin Brown	Héctor Elizondo, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Salome Jens	Thriller	Independent. From Ruth Rendell novel
Dixie Dynamite	Lee Frost	Warren Oates, Christopher George, Stanley Adams	Action	Independent
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde	William Crain	Bernie Casey, Rosalind Cash, Milt Kogan	Horror	Independent
Drive-In	Rod Amateau	Glenn Morshower, Trey Wilson, Ashley Cox	Comedy	Columbia
Drive-In Massacre	Stu Segall	Douglas Gudbye, Robert E. Pearson	Slasher	Dimension Pictures
Drum	Steve Carver	Warren Oates, Ken Norton, Pam Grier	Action	United Artists. Sequel to Mandingo
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox	Melvin Frank	Goldie Hawn, George Segal, Conrad Janis	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Eat My Dust	Charles B. Griffith	Ron Howard, Christopher Norris, Clint Howard	Action	New World
Echoes of a Summer	Don Taylor	Jodie Foster, Richard Harris, Lois Nettleton	Drama	United Artists
Embryo	Ralph Nelson	Rock Hudson, Barbara Carrera, Diane Ladd	Sci-Fi, Horror	Independent
The Enforcer	James Fargo	Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Bradford Dillman	Thriller	Warner Bros. Third in Dirty Harry series; Remake of 1951 film
Escape from the Dark	Charles Jarrott	Alastair Sim, Peter Barkworth, Maurice Colbourne	Drama	Disney
Family Plot	Alfred Hitchcock	Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane, Cathleen Nesbitt, Ed Lauter	Suspense	Universal. Hitchcock's final film
Fighting Mad	Jonathan Demme	Peter Fonda, Lynn Lowry, Philip Carey	Action	20th Century Fox
The First Nudie Musical	Bruce Kimmel	Cindy Williams, Diana Canova, Leslie Ackerman	Musical, Comedy	Paramount. Cameo by Ron Howard
Flood!	Earl Bellamy	Robert Culp, Martin Milner, Barbara Hershey, Richard Basehart, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Cameron Mitchell, Ann Doran, Teresa Wright, Whit Bissell, Leif Garrett, Gloria Stuart	Adventure, Disaster	Made-for-TV
The Food of the Gods	Bert I. Gordon	Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ida Lupino	Horror	AIP. From H.G. Wells novel
Freaky Friday	Gary Nelson	Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris, John Astin, Patsy Kelly, Ruth Buzzi, Dick Van Patten, Sorrell Booke, Kaye Ballard	Comedy	Disney. Remade in 2003 with Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis
From Noon till Three	Frank D. Gilroy	Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Douglas Fowley	Western	United Artists. From Gilroy's novel
The Front	Martin Ritt	Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Andrea Marcovicci, Herschel Bernardi, Michael Murphy	Comedy Drama	Columbia. Story of show-biz blacklist
Futureworld	Richard T. Heffron	Blythe Danner, Peter Fonda, Arthur Hill, Yul Brynner	Sci-Fi	AIP. Sequel to Westworld
Gable and Lombard	Sidney J. Furie	James Brolin, Jill Clayburgh, Allen Garfield	Biography	Universal. Story of Clark Gable, Carole Lombard
Gator	Burt Reynolds	Burt Reynolds, Lauren Hutton, Jack Weston	Action	United Artists
God Told Me To	Larry Cohen	Tony LoBianco, Sandy Dennis, Deborah Raffin	Horror	New World Pictures
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday	Don Taylor	Lee Marvin, Oliver Reed, Robert Culp, Kay Lenz	Western	AIP
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase	Michael Pressman	Claudia Jennings, Tara Strohmeier, Oliver Clark	Action	New World
Grizzly	William Girdler	Christopher George, Andrew Prine, Richard Jaeckel	Horror	Columbia
The Gumball Rally	Charles Bail	Gary Busey, Tim McIntire, Michael Sarrazin	Action	Warner Bros.
Gus	Vincent McEveety	Edward Asner, Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Dick Van Patten, Ronnie Schell, Tom Bosley	Sports, Comedy	Disney

H-L

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Harry and Walter Go to New York	Mark Rydell	James Caan, Elliott Gould, Diane Keaton	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Hawmps!	Joe Camp	Slim Pickens, Denver Pyle, James Hampton	Western, Comedy	Independent
High Velocity	Remi Kramer	Ben Gazzara, Britt Ekland, Paul Winfield	Action	Independent
Hollywood Boulevard	Joe Dante, Allan Arkush	Mary Woronov, Dick Miller, Jeffrey Kramer	Comedy	New World. Dante's first film
Hollywood Man	Jack Starrett	William Smith, Jennifer Billingsley, Mary Woronov	Action	Independent
Hot Potato	Oscar Williams	Jim Kelly, George Memmoli, Irene Tsu	Action	Warner Bros.
The Human Tornado	Cliff Roquemore	Rudy Ray Moore, Ernie Hudson, Jack Kelly	Blaxploitation	Independent
The Invasion of Johnson County	Jerry Jameson	Bill Bixby, Bo Hopkins, John Hillerman, M. Emmet Walsh, Stephen Elliott, Mills Watson, Alan Fudge, Luke Askew, Billy Green Bush	Western	Made-for-TV
I Will, I Will... for Now	Norman Panama	Elliott Gould, Diane Keaton, Paul Sorvino	Comedy	20th Century Fox
J. D.'s Revenge	Arthur Marks	Louis Gossett Jr., Glynn Turman, Joan Pringle	Horror	AIP
Jackson County Jail	Michael Miller	Yvette Mimieux, Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Carradine	Drama	New World
Jim, the World's Greatest	Don Coscarelli	Gregory Harrison, Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm	Drama	Universal
Joe Panther	Paul Krasny	Brian Keith, Ricardo Montalbán, Alan Feinstein	Drama	Independent
Killer Force	Val Guest	Telly Savalas, Peter Fonda, Christopher Lee	Crime, Thriller	AIP
The Killer Inside Me	Burt Kennedy	Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrrell, Tisha Sterling	Neo-Noir, Crime, Drama	Warner Bros. remade in 2010
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie	John Cassavetes	Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel	Neo-Noir, Crime	Independent
King Kong	John Guillermin	Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange, Charles Grodin	Adventure	Paramount. remake of 1933 film
The Last Hard Men	Andrew V. McLaglen	Charlton Heston, James Coburn, Barbara Hershey, Michael Parks	Western	20th Century Fox
The Last Tycoon	Elia Kazan	Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, Ray Milland, Theresa Russell, Jack Nicholson	Drama	Paramount. F. Scott Fitzgerald story
Leadbelly	Gordon Parks	Roger E. Mosley, Paul Benjamin, Madge Sinclair	Biography	Paramount. Story of famed bluesman
Lifeguard	Daniel Petrie	Sam Elliott, Anne Archer, Kathleen Quinlan	Drama	Paramount
Lipstick	Lamont Johnson	Margaux Hemingway, Chris Sarandon, Mariel Hemingway	Drama	Paramount Mariel's first film
Logan's Run	Michael Anderson	Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Peter Ustinov, Farrah Fawcett, Richard Jordan	Science Fiction, Action	United Artists. 3 Oscar nominations

M-R

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Mako: The Jaws of Death	William Grefe	Richard Jaeckel, Jennifer Bishop, Harold Sakata	Thriller	Cannon
Mansion of the Doomed	Michael Pataki	Richard Basehart, Gloria Grahame, Trish Stewart	Horror	Independent
Marathon Man	John Schlesinger	Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, Marthe Keller, William Devane, Fritz Weaver	Thriller	Paramount; novel by William Goldman
Massacre at Central High	Rene Daalder	Andrew Stevens, Robert Carradine, Kimberly Beck	Thriller	Independent
Mastermind	Alex March	Zero Mostel	Comedy	filmed in 1969
A Matter of Time	Vincente Minnelli	Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Liza Minnelli	Fantasy	AIP. 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, Robert Wagner, Cliff Robertson, James Coburn	War	Universal; based on Battle of Midway
Mikey and Nicky	Elaine May	Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty	Drama	Paramount
The Missouri Breaks	Arthur Penn	Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Harry Dean Stanton, Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd	Western	United Artists; from Tom McGuane story
The Monkey Hustle	Arthur Marks	Yaphet Kotto, Rosalind Cash, Thomas Carter	Action	AIP
Mother, Jugs & Speed	Peter Yates	Raquel Welch, Bill Cosby, Harvey Keitel	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Moving Violation	Charles S. Dubin	Stephen McHattie, Kay Lenz, Eddie Albert	Action	20th Century Fox
Murder by Death	Robert Moore	Peter Falk, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, James Coco, James Cromwell, Eileen Brennan, Nancy Walker, Truman Capote	Comedy	Columbia; screenplay by Neil Simon
Mustang Country	John C. Champion	Joel McCrea, Robert Fuller, Patrick Wayne	Western	Universal
Nashville Girl	Gus Trikonis	Glenn Corbett, Johnny Rodriguez, Jesse White	Drama	New World
Network	Sidney Lumet	Peter Finch, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Beatrice Straight, Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty	Drama	MGM; winner of 4 Academy Awards
The Next Man	Richard C. Sarafian	Sean Connery, Albert Paulsen, Adolfo Celi	Thriller	Allied Artists
Next Stop, Greenwich Village	Paul Mazursky	Shelley Winters, Lenny Baker, Christopher Walken	Comedy, Drama	20th Century Fox. Music by Dave Brubeck
Nickelodeon	Peter Bogdanovich	Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal, Stella Stevens	Comedy	Columbia
No Deposit, No Return	Norman Tokar	David Niven, Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, Barbara Feldon	Comedy	Disney
Norman... Is That You?	George Schlatter	Redd Foxx, Pearl Bailey, Dennis Dugan	Comedy	MGM
Obsession	Brian De Palma	Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow	Thriller	Columbia. Paul Schrader script
Ode to Billy Joe	Max Baer, Jr.	Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor, Joan Hotchkis	Drama	Warner Bros. Bobbie Gentry song
The Omen	Richard Donner	Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Harvey Spencer Stephens, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw	Horror	20th Century Fox. David Seltzer novel
One Away	Sidney Hayers	Elke Sommer, Bradford Dillman, Patrick Mower	Drama	Independent
One Summer Love	Gilbert Cates	Beau Bridges, Susan Sarandon, James Noble	Romance	AIP
The Opening of Misty Beethoven	Radley Metzger	Constance Money, Jamie Gillis, Gloria Leonard	Adult	considered the "crown jewel" of the Golden Age of Porn
The Outlaw Josey Wales	Clint Eastwood	Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sam Bottoms, John Vernon, Sondra Locke, Bill McKinney, Joyce Jameson, Will Sampson	Western	Warner Bros.; from a Forrest Carter novel
The Pink Panther Strikes Again	Blake Edwards	Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Lesley-Anne Down	Comedy	United Artists
Pony Express Rider	Robert Totten	Henry Wilcoxon, Maureen McCormick, Joan Caulfield	Western	Independent
The Premonition	Robert Schnitzer	Richard Lynch, Sharon Farrell, Danielle Brisebois	Horror	Avco Embassy
The Return of a Man Called Horse	Irvin Kershner	Richard Harris, Gale Sondergaard, Geoffrey Lewis	Western	United Artists. A Man Called Horse sequel
Revenge of the Cheerleaders	Richard Lerner	Cheryl Smith, Eddra Gale, Carl Ballantine	Comedy	Independent
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	Made-for-TV from Irwin Shaw novel; won 4 Emmy awards
The Ritz	Richard Lester	Rita Moreno, F. Murray Abraham, Kaye Ballard, Jerry Stiller	Comedy	Warner Bros. From a play by Terrence McNally
The River Niger	Krishna Shah	Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Louis Gossett Jr.	Drama	Independent
Robin and Marian	Richard Lester	Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw	Adventure	Columbia. Based on Robin Hood
Rocky	John G. Avildsen	Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Burgess Meredith, Tony Burton	Sports, Drama	United Artists; Oscar for Best Picture; 10 nominations; 6 sequels

S-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
The Savage Bees	Bruce Geller	Ben Johnson, Michael Parks, Gretchen Corbett, Horst Buchholz, Paul Hecht, James Best	Horror	Made-for-TV
Scorchy	Howard Avedis	Connie Stevens, Cesare Danova, William Smith	Action	AIP
The Sell Out	Peter Collinson	Richard Widmark, Oliver Reed	Drama	Warner Bros.
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution	Herbert Ross	Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin, Nicol Williamson, Samantha Eggar, Laurence Olivier	Mystery	Sherlock Holmes; Based on Nicholas Meyer novel
Shadow of the Hawk	George McCowan	Jan-Michael Vincent, Marilyn Hassett, Chief Dan George	Adventure	Columbia
The Shaggy D.A.	Robert Stevenson	Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Tim Conway, Dick Van Patten, Keenan Wynn, Jo Anne Worley, Vic Tayback, Richard Bakalyan	Family	Disney
Shoot	Harvey Hart	Cliff Robertson, Ernest Borgnine, Henry Silva	Drama	Avco Embassy
The Shootist	Don Siegel	John Wayne, James Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Harry Morgan, Scatman Crothers, Hugh O'Brian, Richard Boone, Sheree North	Western	Paramount; Wayne's final film
Shout at the Devil	Peter R. Hunt	Lee Marvin, Roger Moore	War	AIP
Silent Movie	Mel Brooks	Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Sid Caesar, Bernadette Peters, Marcel Marceau, Anne Bancroft, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds, James Caan	Comedy	20th Century Fox; only 1 word spoken
Silver Streak	Arthur Hiller	Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh, Patrick McGoohan, Ned Beatty, Clifton James	Buddy, Comedy, Thriller	20th Century Fox. 1st Wilder-Pryor pairing;
Slumber Party '57	William A. Levey	Debra Winger, Cheryl Smith, Rafael Campos	Comedy	Cannon
A Small Town in Texas	Jack Starrett	Timothy Bottoms, Susan George, John Karlen	Crime	AIP
Sky Riders	Douglas Hickox	James Coburn, Susannah York, Robert Culp	Action	20th Century Fox
Sparkle	Sam O'Steen	Philip Michael Thomas, Irene Cara, Lonette McKee	Musical	Warner Bros.
Special Delivery	Paul Wendkos	Bo Svenson, Cybill Shepherd, Sorrell Booke, Tom Atkins	Crime Comedy	AIP
Squirm	Jeff Lieberman	Don Scardino, Jean Sullivan, Patricia Pearcy	Horror	AIP
A Star is Born	Frank Pierson	Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey	Musical, Drama	Warner Bros. Remake of 1937, 1954 films
Stay Hungry	Bob Rafelson	Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, Arnold Schwarzenegger	Comedy Drama	United Artists
St. Ives	J. Lee Thompson	Charles Bronson, Jacqueline Bisset, John Houseman	Action	Warner Bros.
Swashbuckler	James Goldstone	Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Geneviève Bujold	Adventure	Warner Bros.
Sweet Revenge	Jerry Schatzberg	Stockard Channing, Sam Waterston, Franklyn Ajaye	Drama	MGM
The Swiss Conspiracy	Jack Arnold	David Janssen, Ray Milland, Senta Berger	Drama	Independent. Co-production with West Germany
Sybil	Daniel Petrie	Sally Field, Joanne Woodward	Drama	Made-for-TV
Target of an Assassin	Peter Collinson	Anthony Quinn	Drama
Taxi Driver	Martin Scorsese	Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks	Drama	Columbia. Cannes Palme D'or
The Town That Dreaded Sundown	Charles B. Pierce	Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells	Horror	AIP
Trackdown	Richard T. Heffron	James Mitchum, Karen Lamm, Anne Archer	Crime	United Artists
Tracks	Henry Jaglom	Dennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell, Taryn Power	Drama	Independent
Treasure of Matecumbe	Vincent McEveety	Robert Foxworth, Joan Hackett, Peter Ustinov, Dick Van Patten	Family	Disney
Tunnel Vision	Neal Israel	Ron Silver, Howard Hesseman, Roger Bowen	Comedy	Independent. Anthology
Two-Minute Warning	Larry Peerce	Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Martin Balsam, David Groh, Beau Bridges, Marilyn Hassett, David Janssen, Jack Klugman, Mitchell Ryan, Gena Rowlands, Walter Pidgeon, Brock Peters	Thriller	Universal. From novel by George La Fountaine, Jr.
21 Hours at Munich	William A. Graham	William Holden, Shirley Knight, Franco Nero	Drama, History, Sport, Thriller	Made for TV
Up!	Russ Meyer	Raven De La Croix, Kitten Natividad	Adult, Comedy	Independent
Velvet Smooth	Michael L. Fink	Emerson Boozer, Owen Watson, Johnnie Hill	Mystery	Independent
Victory at Entebbe	Marvin J. Chomsky	Anthony Hopkins, Elizabeth Taylor, Burt Lancaster, Richard Dreyfuss, Julius Harris, Helmut Berger, Linda Blair, Kirk Douglas, Helen Hayes	Drama	Made-for-TV; 4 Emmy nominations
Vigilante Force	George Armitage	Kris Kristofferson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Victoria Principal, Bernadette Peters, David Doyle	Action	United Artists
Voyage of the Damned	Stuart Rosenberg	Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Max von Sydow	Drama	Avco Embassy
W.C. Fields and Me	Arthur Hiller	Rod Steiger, Valerie Perrine, Jack Cassidy	Biopic	Universal. From Carlotta Monti book
Welcome to L.A.	Alan Rudolph	Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Harvey Keitel	Drama	United Artists
The Winds of Autumn	Charles B. Pierce	Jack Elam, Jeanette Nolan, Andrew Prine	Western	Independent
The Witch Who Came from the Sea	Matt Cimber	Millie Perkins, Lonny Chapman, Vanessa Brown	Horror	Independent
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood	Michael Winner	Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Art Carney	Comedy	Paramount

Documentaries

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
The Bette Midler Show	Tom Trbovich	Bette Midler, Sharon Redd, Ula Hedwig, Charlotte Crossley	Comedy	Concert tour
The Blank Generation	Ivan Kral, Amos Poe	Richard Hell, Patti Smith Group, Ramones, Television	Documentary
Harlan County, USA	Barbara Kopple	W.A. Boyle	Documentary	Academy Award winner
The Memory of Justice	Marcel Ophüls		Documentary
Secrets of the Gods	William Sachs	Rosko (narrated by)	Documentary
The Song Remains the Same	Peter Clifton	Led Zeppelin	Concert film
That's Entertainment, Part II	Gene Kelly	Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly	Documentary	MGM, sequel to 1974 film
To Fly!	Greg MacGillivray		Documentary

See also

• 1976 in American television
• 1976 in the United States

External links

• 1976 films at the Internet Movie Database
• List of 1976 box office number-one films in the United States