The best movies of the 1970s
The top 3 according to 33 votes from people: The Godfather (1972) · One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) · Apocalypse Now (1979). (Updated Aug 8, 2023.)
The decade of The Godfather, Taxi Driver and Jaws: the 70s films at the top on Filmstarts, Inside Digital and Popkultur.de.
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Top 15
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1
The Godfather (1972)
Francis Ford Coppola: the Corleone family and Marlon Brando as Don Vito.
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2
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Miloš Forman: Jack Nicholson against Nurse Ratched.
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3
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Francis Ford Coppola: up the river to Colonel Kurtz.
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4
Jaws (1975)
Steven Spielberg: a shark off Amity Island and the first summer blockbuster.
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5
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python in search of the Holy Grail.
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6
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Michael at the top and young Vito, played by Robert De Niro.
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7
Rocky (1976)
Sylvester Stallone: an underdog gets his shot at the world champion.
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8
All the President's Men (1976)
Alan J. Pakula: Woodward and Bernstein uncover Watergate.
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9
Alien (1979)
Ridley Scott: Ripley and a stowaway on the Nostromo.
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10
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Stanley Kubrick: Alex and his droogs.
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11
The Exorcist (1973)
William Friedkin: the possessed Regan.
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12
Taxi Driver (1976)
Martin Scorsese: Travis Bickle in New York's nights.
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13
Star Wars (1977)
George Lucas: Luke, Leia, Han and the Death Star.
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14
Papillon (1973)
Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman escaping from French Guiana.
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15
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
Terence Hill and Henry Fonda in a late western.
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16
Chinatown (1974)
Roman Polanski: Jack Nicholson as a private eye in Los Angeles' water war.
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