Best Torture Movies & TV Series of the 1970s

The 20 best-rated torture movies and TV series of the 1970s on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

The Ascent 1977 ★ 7.8

Midnight Express 1978 ★ 7.4

The Devils 1971 ★ 7.4

Eraserhead 1977 ★ 7.3

Beyond the Darkness 1979 ★ 6.5

Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan 1972 ★ 6.3

Star of David: Beauty Hunting 1979 ★ 6.2

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice 1972 ★ 6.2

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom 1976 ★ 6.3

Oxen Split Torturing 1976 ★ 5.8

Baron Blood 1972 ★ 6.1

House of Whipcord 1974 ★ 5.9

Scars of Dracula 1970 ★ 6.0

Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS 1975 ★ 6.0

The Big Doll House 1971 ★ 5.6

The Bloody Judge 1970 ★ 5.0

The Beast in Heat 1977 ★ 5.1

Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia 1977 ★ 4.7

Barbed Wire Dolls 1976 ★ 4.6

Blood Sucking Freaks 1976 ★ 4.9