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Cinema from 1970s

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  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    1. 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
  • Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)

    2. Apocalypse Now

    19792h 27mR94Metascore
    8.4 (747K)
    A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert Duvall
  • Gene Hackman, John Cazale, and Allen Garfield in The Conversation (1974)

    3. 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
  • Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)

    4. 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
  • Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977)

    5. 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)

    6. 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
  • A River Called Titas (1973)

    7. A River Called Titas

    19732h 39mNot Rated
    7.2 (1.5K)
    After their wedding night, a fisherman's young wife is kidnapped on the Titas River in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh.
    DirectorRitwik GhatakStarsRosy SamadKabori SarwarRawshan Zamil
  • The Adversary (1970)

    8. The Adversary

    19701h 50m
    8.1 (2K)
    A young college graduate is struggling to find a job. He lives in a flat with his younger, employed sister, revolutionary brother and widowed mother. The strain of the situation ultimately causes him to hallucinate.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsDhritiman ChatterjeeAsgar AliArabinda Banerjee
  • Soumitra Chatterjee, Simi Garewal, and Sharmila Tagore in Days and Nights in the Forest (1970)

    9. Days and Nights in the Forest

    19701h 55m
    8.1 (3.1K)
    Four carefree, jaded middle-class bachelors from Calcutta head out for a holiday in the wilderness. Before long, each man undergoes their own journey of self-discovery.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSharmila TagoreKaberi BoseSimi Garewal
  • Solaris (1972)

    10. 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
  • 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
  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    12. A Clockwork Orange

    19712h 16mR77Metascore
    8.2 (916K)
    Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael Bates
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

    13. 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
  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)

    14. Chinatown

    19742h 10mR92Metascore
    8.1 (368K)
    A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn Huston
  • Barry Lyndon (1975)

    15. 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
  • Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)

    16. The Deer Hunter

    19783h 3mR90Metascore
    8.1 (378K)
    An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
    DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn Cazale
  • Network (1976)

    17. Network

    19762h 1mR83Metascore
    8.1 (181K)
    A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about mass media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsFaye DunawayWilliam HoldenPeter Finch
  • 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
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

    19. 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
  • The Middleman (1975)

    20. The Middleman

    19752h 11m
    8.3 (1.9K)
    A bright and idealistic young man steels himself for the dog-eat-dog business world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopefuls.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsPradip MukherjeeRafique AhmedS. Bagchi
  • Dersu Uzala (1975)

    21. Dersu Uzala

    19752h 22mG
    8.2 (35K)
    The Russian army sends an explorer on an expedition to the snowy Siberian wilderness where he makes friends with a seasoned local hunter.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsMaksim MunzukYuriy SolominMikhail Bychkov
  • Serpico (1973)

    22. Serpico

    19732h 10mR83Metascore
    7.7 (142K)
    An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsAl PacinoJohn RandolphJack Kehoe
  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

    23. That Obscure Object of Desire

    19771h 43mR84Metascore
    7.8 (26K)
    Recounted in flashback are the romantic perils of Mathieu, a middle-aged French sophisticate as he falls for his nineteen-year-old former chambermaid Conchita.
    DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsFernando ReyCarole BouquetÁngela Molina
  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

    24. 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
  • Björn Andrésen and Dirk Bogarde in Death in Venice (1971)

    25. 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

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