The Best Films of the 1970s

1. Apocalypse NowFrancis Ford Coppola1979
2. StalkerAndrei Tarkovsky1979
3. The GodfatherFrancis Ford Coppola1972
4. Barry LyndonStanley Kubrick1975
5. The Godfather Part IIFrancis Ford Coppola1974
6. Taxi DriverMartin Scorsese1976
7. The ConformistBernardo Bertolucci1970
8. Days of HeavenTerrence Malick1978
9. Cries and WhispersIngmar Bergman1972
10. A Clockwork OrangeStanley Kubrick1971
11. MirrorAndrei Tarkovsky1975
12. Salò, or the 120 Days of SodomPier Paolo Pasolini1975
13. SuspiriaDario Argento1977
14. ManhattanWoody Allen1979
15. ChinatownRoman Polanski1974
16. NashvilleRobert Altman1975
17. Don’t Look NowNicolas Roeg1973
18. Aguirre, the Wrath of GodWerner Herzog1972
19. McCabe & Mrs. MillerRobert Altman1971
20. The PassengerMichelangelo Antonioni1975
21. The Deer HunterMichael Cimino1978
22. Autumn SonataIngmar Bergman1978
23. The French ConnectionWilliam Friedkin1971
24. JawsSteven Spielberg1975
25. The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieLuis Buñuel1972
26. Annie HallWoody Allen1977
27. AmarcordFederico Fellini1973
28. Ali: Fear Eats the SoulRainer Werner Fassbinder1974
29. The ExorcistWilliam Friedkin1973
30. Mean StreetsMartin Scorsese1973
31. The ConversationFrancis Ford Coppola1974
32. PerformanceNicolas Roeg1970
33. The Parallax ViewAlan J. Pakula1974
34. AlienRidley Scott1979
35. The TenantRoman Polanski1976
36. The DevilsKen Russell1971
37. 1900Bernardo Bertolucci1976
38. A Woman Under the InfluenceJohn Cassavetes1974
39. The Andromeda StrainRobert Wise1971
40. Star WarsGeorge Lucas1977
41. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s NestMiloš Forman1975
42. NetworkSidney Lumet1976
43. Deep RedDario Argento1975
44. M*A*S*HRobert Altman1970
45. Dog Day AfternoonSidney Lumet1975
46. The Long GoodbyeRobert Altman1973
47. Carnal KnowledgeMike Nichols1971
48. The Mother and the WhoreJean Eustache1973
49. SolarisAndrei Tarkovsky1972
50. BadlandsTerrence Malick1973
51. The Holy MountainAlejandro Jodorowsky1973
52. EraserheadDavid Lynch1977
53. The Man Who Fell to EarthNicolas Roeg1976
54. CarrieBrian de Palma1976
55. CabaretBob Fosse1972
56. LennyBob Fosse1974
57. KluteAlan J. Pakula1971
58. Death in VeniceLuchino Visconti1971
59. Le Cercle RougeJean-Pierre Melville1970
60. Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 BruxellesChantal Akerman1975
61. Two English GirlsFrançois Truffaut1971
62. All the President’s MenAlan J. Pakula1976
63. Scenes from a MarriageIngmar Bergman1973
64. Face to FaceIngmar Bergman1976
65. The Last Picture ShowPeter Bogdanovich1971
66. PattonFranklin J. Schaffner1970
67. The StingGeorge Roy Hill1973
68. My Little LovesJean Eustache1974
69. HalloweenJohn Carpenter1978
70. Last Tango in ParisBernardo Bertolucci1972
71. Opening NightJohn Cassavetes1977
72. Harold and MaudeHal Ashby1971
73. LudwigLuchino Visconti1973
74. 3 WomenRobert Altman1977
75. Five Easy PiecesBob Rafelson1970
76. Nosferatu the VampyreWerner Herzog1979
77. The Texas Chainsaw MassacreTobe Hooper1974
78. Fellini CasanovaFederico Fellini1976
79. THX 1138George Lucas1971
80. DuelleJacques Rivette1976
81.ScarecrowJerry Schatzberg1973
82. DeliveranceJohn Boorman1972
83. Day For NightFrancois Truffaut1973
84. Love and DeathWoody Allen1975
85. American GraffitiGeorge Lucas1973
86. El TopoAlejandro Jodorowsky1970
87. Heart of GlassWerner Herzog1976
88. TristanaLuis Bunuel1970
89. The Man Who Would Be KingJohn Huston1975
90. HusbandsJohn Cassavetes1970
91. Close Encounters of the Third KindSteven Spielberg1977
92. ObsessionBrian de Palma1976
93. Seven BeautiesLina Wertmüller1975
94. Life of BrianTerry Jones1979
95. The Last DetailHal Ashby1973
96. The BeguiledDon Siegel1971
97. Fellini’s RomaFederico Fellini1972
98. California SplitRobert Altman1974
99. Claire’s KneeÉric Rohmer1970
100. Deep EndJerzy Skoliomowski1970
Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)

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