Best movies of 1970s

Jesus Christ Superstar(1973)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life, told in an anachronistic manner.



The Long Goodbye(1973)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.



The Car(1977)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 13

A mysterious black, sleek automobile terrorizes everyone it comes into contact with in a small town in Utah. The local sheriff may be the only person who can stop this menace which has been possessed by pure evil.



1776(1972)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 13

A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.



The Day of the Locust(1975)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 19

An art director in the 1930s falls in love and attempts to make a young woman an actress despite Hollywood who wants nothing to do with her because of her problems with an estranged man and her alcoholic father.



It's Alive(1974)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 15

The Davies expect a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing when it's scared. And it's easily scared.



Equus(1977)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 14

A psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boy's disturbing obsession with horses.



Emmanuelle(1974)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 11

The wife of a French diplomat in Bangkok, Emmanuelle embarks on a voyage of sexual discovery.



Il mio nome è Nessuno(1973)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A young, easygoing gunman (Hill) worships and competes with an old gunfighter (Fonda) who only wants to retire.



The Electric Horseman(1979)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 14

Sonny Steele used to be a rodeo star, but his next appearance is to be on a Las Vegas stage, wearing a suit covered in lights, advertising a breakfast cereal. When he finds out they are ...



O Lucky Man!(1973)

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Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 13

This sprawling, surrealist musical serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism, as it follows the adventures of a young coffee salesman in Europe. Many actors play multiple roles, giving the film a stagy tone.



Super Fly(1972)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 17

The daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire.



The King of Marvin Gardens(1972)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 19

'It's Monopoly out there'. Jason Staebler, The King of Marvin Gardens, has gone directly to jail, lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is also a dreamer ...



Novecento(1976)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The epic tale of a class struggle in 20th Century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.



Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti(1974)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 14

A cop chases two hippies suspected of a series of Manson family-like murders; unbeknownst to him, the real culprits are the living dead, brought to life with a thirst for human flesh by chemical pesticides being used by area farmers.



Harry and Tonto(1974)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 18

When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.



Car Wash(1976)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 17

Car Wash is about a close-knit group of employees who one day have all manner of strange visitors coming onto their forecourt, including Richard Pryor as a preaching 'wonder-man' who is ...



Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural(1973)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 29

A young girl who returns to her hometown to see her dying father finds herself being drawn into a web of vampirism and witchcraft.



Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos(1976)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 26

In a small city of Brazil, a woman named Flor marries a man named Vadinho, but once married she finds that he is a good-for-nothing. She works teaching cooking and he takes all of her money...



Jing wu men(1972)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Nora Miao, Bruce Lee, James Tien, Maria Yi,
Wei Lo,

A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher.




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