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Best movies of 70's

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  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)

    1. The French Connection

    19711h 44mR94Metascore
    7.7 (146K)
    A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.
    DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsGene HackmanRoy ScheiderFernando Rey
  • Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Judy Engles, Ellen Geer, Vivian Pickles, Shari Summers, and Charles Tyner in Harold and Maude (1971)

    2. Harold and Maude

    19711h 31mPG62Metascore
    7.9 (84K)
    Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.
    DirectorHal AshbyStarsRuth GordonBud CortVivian Pickles
  • Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland in Klute (1971)

    3. Klute

    19711h 54mR81Metascore
    7.1 (32K)
    A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute.
    DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsJane FondaDonald SutherlandCharles Cioffi
  • Jenny Agutter, David Gulpilil, and Luc Roeg in Walkabout (1971)

    4. Walkabout

    19711h 40mGP85Metascore
    7.6 (29K)
    Two city-bred siblings are stranded in the Australian Outback, where they learn to survive with the aid of an Aboriginal boy on his "walkabout": a ritual separation from his tribe.
    DirectorNicolas RoegStarsJenny AgutterDavid GulpililLuc Roeg
  • Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed in The Devils (1971)

    5. The Devils

    19711h 51mR49Metascore
    7.7 (20K)
    In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier's protection of the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu is undermined by a sexually repressed nun's accusation of witchcraft.
    DirectorKen RussellStarsVanessa RedgraveOliver ReedDudley Sutton
  • The Lady Hermit (1971)

    6. The Lady Hermit

    19711h 45m
    7.2 (504)
    Martial arts star Cheng Pei pei and versatile director Ho Meng hua were a great team, who elevated this tale of a virtuous swordswoman's revenge on the Black Demon who injured her to one of the best of both their careers.
    DirectorMeng-Hua HoStarsPei-Pei ChengLo LiehSzu Shih
  • Conchita Airoldi and Edwige Fenech in The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)

    7. The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh

    19711h 21mR
    6.9 (6K)
    After arriving in Vienna with her diplomat husband, a woman is stalked by a mysterious, razor-wielding maniac, with people around her getting killed one by one.
    DirectorSergio MartinoStarsGeorge HiltonEdwige FenechConchita Airoldi
  • Richard Attenborough, John Hurt, Judy Geeson, Isobel Black, and Pat Heywood in 10 Rillington Place (1971)

    8. 10 Rillington Place

    19711h 51mGP
    7.5 (11K)
    What happened to the women at 10 Rillington Place? The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsRichard AttenboroughJudy GeesonJohn Hurt
  • The Hired Hand (1971)

    9. The Hired Hand

    19711h 30mR
    6.9 (4K)
    Harry returns home to his wife and farm after drifting with his friend Arch and has to make a difficult decision regarding his loyalties.
    DirectorPeter FondaStarsPeter FondaWarren OatesVerna Bloom
  • Björn Andrésen and Dirk Bogarde in Death in Venice (1971)

    10. Death in Venice

    19712h 10mGP
    7.3 (24K)
    While recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio.
    DirectorLuchino ViscontiStarsDirk BogardeRomolo ValliMark Burns
  • Gene Hackman, Sissy Spacek, and Lee Marvin in Prime Cut (1972)

    11. Prime Cut

    19721h 28mR
    6.7 (6.5K)
    A vicious Kansas City slaughterhouse owner and his hick family are having a bloody "beef" with the Chicago crime syndicate over profits from their joint illegal operations. Top enforcer Nick Devlin is sent to straighten things out.
    DirectorMichael RitchieStarsLee MarvinGene HackmanSissy Spacek
  • The Water Margin (1972)

    12. The Water Margin

    19721h 21mR
    6.5 (895)
    Sometime during the Song Dynasty, a band of martial artists form a private army to fight corruption. After trying to recruit two wealthy kung fu masters, one is arrested and sentenced to death, and the other seeks their help for a rescue.
    DirectorsCheh ChangHsueh-Li PaoWu MaStarsDavid ChiangLung TiChen Kuan-Tai
  • The Other (1972)

    13. The Other

    19721h 48mPG65Metascore
    6.8 (7.6K)
    A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.
    DirectorRobert MulliganStarsUta HagenDiana MuldaurChris Udvarnoky
  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

    14. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

    19721h 42mPG93Metascore
    7.7 (49K)
    A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together.
    DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsFernando ReyDelphine SeyrigPaul Frankeur
  • Solaris (1972)

    15. Solaris

    19722h 47mPG93Metascore
    7.9 (103K)
    A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.
    DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsNatalya BondarchukDonatas BanionisJüri Järvet
  • The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)

    16. The Hourglass Sanatorium

    19732h 4m
    7.4 (5.6K)
    Józef visits his dying father at a remote mental institution, where time itself doesn't seem to exist, and the line between dreams and memories becomes indistinguishable.
    DirectorWojciech HasStarsJan NowickiTadeusz KondratIrena Orska
  • Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail (1973)

    17. The Last Detail

    19731h 44mR86Metascore
    7.5 (30K)
    Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
    DirectorHal AshbyStarsJack NicholsonRandy QuaidOtis Young
  • Max von Sydow in The Exorcist (1973)

    18. The Exorcist

    19732h 2mR83Metascore
    8.1 (482K)
    When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
    DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda Blair
  • Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie in Don't Look Now (1973)

    19. Don't Look Now

    19731h 50mR95Metascore
    7.1 (67K)
    A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
    DirectorNicolas RoegStarsJulie ChristieDonald SutherlandHilary Mason
  • Gene Hackman, John Cazale, and Allen Garfield in The Conversation (1974)

    20. The Conversation

    19741h 53mPG88Metascore
    7.7 (132K)
    A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGene HackmanJohn CazaleAllen Garfield
  • Dustin Hoffman in Lenny (1974)

    21. Lenny

    19741h 51mR61Metascore
    7.5 (19K)
    The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
    DirectorBob FosseStarsDustin HoffmanValerie PerrineJan Miner
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

    22. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    19741h 23mR91Metascore
    7.4 (200K)
    Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
    DirectorTobe HooperStarsMarilyn BurnsEdwin NealAllen Danziger
  • William Finley in Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

    23. Phantom of the Paradise

    19741h 31mPG67Metascore
    7.3 (25K)
    A disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsPaul WilliamsWilliam FinleyJessica Harper
  • Phase IV (1974)

    24. Phase IV

    19741h 24mPG49Metascore
    6.4 (10K)
    Suddenly, desert ants form a group intelligence and wage war on the humans. It's up to a couple of scientists and a girl to stop them
    DirectorSaul BassStarsNigel DavenportMichael MurphyLynne Frederick
  • Going Places (1974)

    25. Going Places

    19741h 57mR
    7.1 (10K)
    Two thugs travel around France terrorizing their compatriots.
    DirectorBertrand BlierStarsGérard DepardieuMiou-MiouPatrick Dewaere

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