Your Favourite Top Five of the 70s Movies EVER?

Network.
Mean Streets.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.
A Clockwork Orange.
Star Wars.

 

Tough to narrow it to just five but these are the 5 that left the biggest impact on me and that I find myself returning to the most often.

Apocalypse Now
A Clockwork Orange
Dawn of the Dead
Chinatown
Blazing Saddles

 

Escape From The Planet Of The Apes
Star Wars
Grease
Superman
I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Honorable Mention:

The Poseidon Adventure
Sleeper
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein
Monty Python & The Holy Grail

 

Star Wars
Rocky
Jaws
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
The Outlaw Joseph Wales

I had to list 6, because it is clearly these 6 for me.

 

Not so clearly. I forgot Westworld.

 

Sooooo many good films in the 70s. I'll go with these..

Nashville (1975)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Network (1976)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Days of Heaven (1978)

 

Eraserhead
Salo
Taxi Driver
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
In The Realm Of The Senses

 

Bad News Bears is everything I remember about growing up in the 70's. It's the only home movie I have. "Thank you sir" is the funniest line/delivery.

 

Salo?

First Pasolini title in the thread. Accatone, Mama Roma, Medea and The Decameron ('71) are all personal faves but the appeal of Salo remains a mystery to me. He seemed to have abandoned his preoccupation with standards of beauty altogether in favor of deeper implications of human motives. I guess its ugliness is part of the point. And a re-read of de Sade wouldn't hurt.

 

If I gotta go with 5.

The Godfather
The Godfather Par II
The Outlaw Josie Wales
A Clockwork Orange
Monty Python's Life of Brian (Holy Grail was great as well, but I thought Life of Brian was better still.)

 

1. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)



2. Harold and Maude (1971) + Landlord (1970) and Shampoo (1975). I love Hal Ashby



3. Martin (1978)



4. Five Easy Pieces (1970)



5. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)



...

 

Ought to have added Stay Hungry, Barry Lyndon, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Harold and Maude, Annie Hall, Young Frankenstein, The Last Picture Show and Network to my already too long list.

 

1. Star Wars
2. Jaws
3. The Godfather II
4. Apocalypse Now
5. Smokey and the Bandit (...but I also want to say Close Encounters)

 

In no particular order.

Apocalypse Now
Blazing Saddles
Dirty Harry
American Graffiti
Poseidon Adventure

Great period for movies. Many others not listed.

 

Minnie And Moskowitz
Stone - Aussie Biker Film
Five Easy Pieces
Silver Streak -Pryor and Wilder
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

 

Aguirre: The Wrath of God
Apocalypse Now
Days of Heaven
Eraserhead
Harlan County, USA


For today anyway.

 

American Graffiti
Barry Lyndon
Halloween
The Last Picture Show
Suspiria


For today anyway.

 

Was it just midnight where you are?

 

Is this a.....
What day is this?

 

Smokey and the Bandit
Murder by Death
The Shootist
The Sunshine Boys
Airport

 

Jaws
Rocky
Foul Play
Over The Edge
Smokey and The Bandit

 

The Last Picture Show
Duel (Spielberg, had theatrical releases in Europe I think)
Apocalypse Now
Silent Running
Car Wash (in the wild card spot)

 

Missed out Two Lane Blacktop. D'oh!

 

Barry Lyndon
The Conversation
The Godfather
The Deer Hunter
Dog Day Afternoon

Honorable Mention: Days of Heaven, Badlands, The Last Picture Show, All That Jazz

 

I have a good memory of catching this on TV with my dad. Classic.