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The 70's: my favorite movies

by guisreis • Created 10 years ago • Modified 1 month ago
See also the list of my favorite movies prior 1910, the list of my favorite movies between 1910 and 1959, the list of my favorite movies between 1960 and 1970 and the one about my favorite film of each year.
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  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

    1. Monty Python's Life of Brian

    19791h 34mR77Metascore
    8.0 (430K)
    Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
    DirectorTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseMichael Palin
  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    2. A Clockwork Orange

    19712h 16mR77Metascore
    8.2 (917K)
    Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael Bates
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)

    3. Superman

    19782h 23mPG82Metascore
    7.4 (201K)
    An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene Hackman
  • Barry Lyndon (1975)

    4. Barry Lyndon

    19753h 5mPG89Metascore
    8.1 (196K)
    An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsRyan O'NealMarisa BerensonPatrick Magee
  • José Dumont in O Homem que Virou Suco (1980)

    5. O Homem que Virou Suco

    19801h 37m
    7.6 (426)
    São Paulo police mistakenly thinks a folk poet and singer is the same man who had stabbed his boss.
    DirectorJoão Batista de AndradeStarsJosé DumontAldo BuenoRafael de Carvalho
  • Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)

    6. Short Night of Glass Dolls

    19711h 37mNot Rated
    6.6 (4K)
    An American journalist temporarily stationed in Central Europe searches for his new girlfriend, who has suddenly disappeared.
    DirectorAldo LadoStarsIngrid ThulinJean SorelMario Adorf
    'Short night of glass dolls' is a wonderful crime thriller, very sophisticated in its cinematography, edition, camera moves. There are fantastic ironic dialogs, quite political, and the film clearly inspires Kubrick's 'Eyes Wide Shut' and Phantom Zone criminals' judgement scene from 'Superman II', among others. Spectator does feel the same feelings felt by the characters many times.
  • Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Wesley Ivan Hurt in Popeye (1980)

    7. Popeye

    19801h 54mPG64Metascore
    5.4 (37K)
    The adventures of the famous sailor man and his friends in the seaside town of Sweethaven.
    DirectorRobert AltmanStarsRobin WilliamsShelley DuvallRay Walston
  • Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in Rocky (1976)

    8. Rocky

    19762hPG70Metascore
    8.1 (666K)
    A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
    DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt Young
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

    9. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    19751h 31mPG91Metascore
    8.2 (591K)
    King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.
    DirectorsTerry GilliamTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric Idle
  • James Coburn and Rod Steiger in Duck, You Sucker! (1971)

    10. Duck, You Sucker!

    19712h 18mPG77Metascore
    7.5 (40K)
    A low-life bandit and an I.R.A. explosives expert rebel against the government and become heroes of the Mexican Revolution.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRod SteigerJames CoburnRomolo Valli
  • Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

    11. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    19752h 13mR84Metascore
    8.7 (1.1M)
    A rebellious convict is sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation in 1963 Oregon, and encourages his docile companions to take more control of their lives and defy the tyrannical head nurse.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael Berryman
  • Bruce Dern in Silent Running (1972)

    12. Silent Running

    19721h 29mG67Metascore
    6.6 (33K)
    In a future where all flora are extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's plant samples, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.
    DirectorDouglas TrumbullStarsBruce DernCliff PottsRon Rifkin
  • Elena Solovey in A Slave of Love (1976)

    13. A Slave of Love

    19761h 34mNot Rated
    7.3 (1.9K)
    A fate of popular film actress during the turbulent years of the Russian Civil War.
    DirectorNikita MikhalkovStarsElena SoloveyRodion NakhapetovAleksandr Kalyagin
  • Jabberwocky (1977)

    14. Jabberwocky

    19771h 45mPG61Metascore
    6.1 (17K)
    A young peasant with no interest in adventure or fortune is mistaken for the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.
    DirectorTerry GilliamStarsMichael PalinHarry H. CorbettJohn Le Mesurier
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    15. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    19802h 4mPG82Metascore
    8.7 (1.5M)
    After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins training with Jedi Master Yoda, while Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.
    DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
  • Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977)

    16. Annie Hall

    19771h 33mPG92Metascore
    7.9 (285K)
    Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony Roberts
  • Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

    17. Taxi Driver

    19761h 54mR94Metascore
    8.2 (988K)
    A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill Shepherd
  • Love and Death (1975)

    18. Love and Death

    19751h 25mPG89Metascore
    7.6 (43K)
    In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonGeorges Adet
  • Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)

    19. Raging Bull

    19802h 9mR90Metascore
    8.1 (398K)
    The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe Pesci
  • State of Siege (1972)

    20. State of Siege

    19722hNot Rated
    7.7 (6.5K)
    Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas.
    DirectorCosta-GavrasStarsYves MontandRenato SalvatoriO.E. Hasse
  • Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour in Somewhere in Time (1980)

    21. Somewhere in Time

    19801h 43mPG29Metascore
    7.2 (35K)
    A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to travel back in time and meet the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.
    DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsChristopher ReeveJane SeymourChristopher Plummer
  • The Child of Another (1975)

    22. The Child of Another

    19751h 40mNot Rated
    7.0 (422)
    Ngando and Ndomé; are in love. Ngando wishes to marry Ndomé; but her family reminds him that the traditional dowry must be settled. Unfortunately, Ngando is poor and unable to fulfill the tradition. Ndomé; is pregnant and bears his child. According to the village tradition, she must take a husband, at least one who can afford to pay the dowry. The villagers decide that Ndomé; should marry Ngando's uncle, who has already three sterile wives. In despair, the young man kidnaps his daughter upon the day of the traditional feast. An African Romeo and Juliet story.
    DirectorJean-Pierre Dikongue-PipaStarsPhilippe AbiaSamuel BaonglaCatherine Biboum
  • Keoma (1976)

    23. Keoma

    19761h 45mR
    7.0 (6.6K)
    An ex-Union gunfighter attempts to protect his plague-ridden hometown from being overridden by his racist half-brothers and a Confederate tyrant.
    DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsFranco NeroWilliam BergerOlga Karlatos
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    24. The Godfather

    19722h 55mR100Metascore
    9.2 (2.1M)
    The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames Caan
  • Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)

    25. The Godfather Part II

    19743h 22mR90Metascore
    9.0 (1.4M)
    The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert Duvall

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