Best movies of 1970s

Maniac(1980)

Combined Rating:
29
Combined Critics Rating: 13

A psychopath, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in New York City, kills young women and takes their scalps as his trophies. Will he find the perfect woman in a photographer, and end his killing spree?



Motel Hell(1980)

Combined Rating:
29
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A seemingly friendly farmer and his sister kidnap unsuspecting travelers and bury them alive, using them to create the "special meat" they are famous for.



Rio Lobo(1970)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 15

After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.



Fritz the Cat(1972)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 14

A hypocritical swinging college student cat raises hell in a satiric vision of various elements on the 1960s.



Slaughterhouse-Five(1972)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 12

A man named Billy Pilgrim tells the story of how he became unstuck in time and was abducted by aliens.



The Heartbreak Kid(1972)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 27

Three days into his Miami honeymoon, New York Jewish Lenny meets tall, blonde Kelly. This confirms him in his opinion that he has made a serious mistake and he decides he wants Kelly ...



The Harder They Come(1972)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 22

Wishing to become a successful Reggae singer, a young Jamaican man finds himself tied to corrupt record producers and drug pushers.



The Paper Chase(1973)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A first-year law student at Harvard Law School struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of his sternest professor.



Une vraie jeune fille(1976)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 28

Reluctantly, a sulky adolescent returns to her parents' house for yet another boring summer vacation, dabbling in desire and the art of desirability, eventually mixing reality with vision, caged fantasies with the fierce female sexuality.



The Message(1976)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In the 7th century, Mohammed, Peace Be Upon Him, is visited by Angel Gabriel who urges him to lead the people of Mecca and worship God. But they're exiled in Medina before returning to ...



Opening Night(1977)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 17

An actress suffers an emotional uproar in her personal life after a fan dies trying to see her.



The Buddy Holly Story(1978)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death.



Hercules in New York(1970)

Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 6

Hercules (Schwarzenegger) is sent to Earth where he finds true love and starts a promising career in the bodybuilder business.



The Cowboys(1972)

Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 10

When his cattle drivers abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his drivers in order to get his herd to market in time to ...



Boxcar Bertha(1972)

Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 16

During the Great Depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad.



Avanti!(1972)

Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 15

A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon-father's body only to discover dad died with his mistress of long standing.



La montaña sagrada(1973)

Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a Christ-like character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.



Coffy(1973)

Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 15

A black nurse takes vigilante justice against inner-city drug dealers after her sister becomes their latest victim.



The Four Musketeers(1974)

Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 14

The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.



Female Trouble(1974)

Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A spoiled schoolgirl runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitch-hiking, and ends up as a fashion model for a pair of beauticians who like to photograph women committing crimes.




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