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50 Best Movies of the 1970s
A curated MovieDB guide to 50 best movies of the 1970s, selected for strong audience interest, quality signals, and clear search intent. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
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The Godfather
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
★ 8.71972Details
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Star Wars
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
★ 8.21977
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The Godfather Part II
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
★ 8.61974
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4MovieAlien
1979★ 8.2
5MovieOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975★ 8.4
6MovieA Clockwork Orange
1971★ 8.2
7MovieTaxi Driver
1976★ 8.1
8MovieApocalypse Now
1979★ 8.3
9MovieJaws
1975★ 7.7
10MovieRocky
1976★ 7.8
11MovieThe Exorcist
1973★ 7.7
12MovieMonty Python and the Holy Grail
1975★ 7.8
13MovieThe Deer Hunter
1978★ 8.0
14MovieChinatown
1974★ 7.9
15MovieHalloween
1978★ 7.6
16MovieLife of Brian
1979★ 7.8
17MovieAnnie Hall
1977★ 7.7
18MovieBarry Lyndon
1975★ 8.0
19MovieThe Sting
1973★ 8.0
20MovieYoung Frankenstein
1974★ 7.9
21MovieDog Day Afternoon
1975★ 7.8
22MovieStalker
1979★ 8.1
23MovieWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971★ 7.5
24MovieManhattan
1979★ 7.7
25MovieEscape from Alcatraz
1979★ 7.5
26MovieSuspiria
1977★ 7.5
27MoviePapillon
1973★ 7.8
28MovieThe Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975★ 7.4
29MovieThe Warriors
1979★ 7.7
30MovieNetwork
1976★ 7.8
31MovieKramer vs. Kramer
1979★ 7.6
32MovieDirty Harry
1971★ 7.5
33MovieAll the President's Men
1976★ 7.7
34MovieSolaris
1972★ 7.8
35MovieDawn of the Dead
1978★ 7.5
36MovieSerpico
1973★ 7.5
37MovieThe French Connection
1971★ 7.5
38MovieThe Conversation
1974★ 7.5
39MovieDeep Red
1975★ 7.7
40MovieMidnight Express
1978★ 7.4
41MovieAmarcord
1973★ 7.9
42MovieMirror
1975★ 8.0
43MovieInvestigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
1970★ 8.2
44MovieThey Call Me Trinity
1970★ 7.6
45MovieDuck, You Sucker
1971★ 7.7
46MovieThe Tenant
1976★ 7.6
47MovieHarold and Maude
1971★ 7.6
48MovieBadlands
1974★ 7.5
49MovieWe All Loved Each Other So Much
1974★ 8.3
50MovieMy Friends
1975★ 8.1
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A curated MovieDB guide to 50 best movies of the 1970s, selected for strong audience interest, quality signals, and clear search intent. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
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