This list of the best movies of the '70s has all of the top films from the 1970s, including some of the best movies ever featuring some of the greatest actors and actresses of all time. The greatest action films from the '70s, the best dramas of the decade, and the funniest movies from the '70s are all on this list of the top movies of the 1970s.
The 1970s were a great era for filmmaking, with a dark and dirty New York City for storytellers to play in. Practical special effects were reaching their peak, and artistic styles were unrestrained. Remember, this is the decade that brought us classic '70s movies like Rocky, Jaws, and even Star Wars. The death throes of the Hays Code were finally over and Hollywood was free to enter a new Golden Age, as you'll see when perusing this list of the most popular '70s films.
What is the greatest movie of the 1970s? Vote and find out! If your favorite '70s film isn't on the list, please feel free to add it to the list of the best '70s films yourself. If you disagree with what others are voting up as the best movie of the decade, vote for your favorite films from the 1970s and vote down the most overrated films from the '70s.
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1,497495Jaws
Steven Spielberg, Richard DreyfussReleased: 1975
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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1,596574Star Wars
Harrison Ford, Carrie FisherReleased: 1977
Directed by: George Lucas
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1,525541The Godfather
Al Pacino, Marlon BrandoReleased: 1972
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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1,159404Alien
Sigourney Weaver, John HurtReleased: 1979
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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1,216487One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVitoReleased: 1975
Directed by: Miloš Forman
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1,135470Apocalypse Now
Marlon Brando, Harrison FordReleased: 1979
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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1,267540The Godfather Part II
Al Pacino, Robert De NiroReleased: 1974
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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871303Dirty Harry
Clint Eastwood, Don SiegelReleased: 1971
Directed by: Don Siegel
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1,136506Rocky
Sylvester Stallone, Joe FrazierReleased: 1976
Directed by: John G. Avildsen
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724288Blazing Saddles
Mel Brooks, Gene WilderReleased: 1974
Directed by: Mel Brooks
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762321Young Frankenstein
Gene Hackman, Mel BrooksReleased: 1974
Directed by: Mel Brooks
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894444The Exorcist
Max von Sydow, Ellen BurstynReleased: 1973
Directed by: William Friedkin
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1,111557Taxi Driver
Robert De Niro, Jodie FosterReleased: 1976
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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699317Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Richard Dreyfuss, Teri GarrReleased: 1977
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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755319Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Gene Wilder, Jack AlbertsonReleased: 1971
Directed by: Mel Stuart
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573251Patton
George C. Scott, Karl MaldenReleased: 1970
Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
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835434Monty Python and the Holy Grail
John Cleese, Terry GilliamReleased: 1975
Directed by: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
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720355The Sting
Paul Newman, Robert RedfordReleased: 1973
Directed by: George Roy Hill
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609291National Lampoon's Animal House
Kevin Bacon, John BelushiReleased: 1978
Directed by: John Landis
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617304Deliverance
Burt Reynolds, Jon VoightReleased: 1972
Directed by: John Boorman
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723392Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle RichardsReleased: 1978
Directed by: John Carpenter
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649346American Graffiti
Harrison Ford, Ron HowardReleased: 1973
Directed by: George Lucas
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477181The Outlaw Josey Wales
Clint Eastwood, Sondra LockeReleased: 1976
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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418194Escape from Alcatraz
Clint Eastwood, Danny GloverReleased: 1979
Directed by: Don Siegel
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734428The Deer Hunter
Meryl Streep, Robert De NiroReleased: 1978
Directed by: Michael Cimino
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