The Best Films of the 1970s Decade

1. Apocalypse NowFrancis Ford Coppola1979
2. StalkerAndrei Tarkovsky1979
3. The GodfatherFrancis Ford Coppola1972
4. Taxi DriverMartin Scorsese1976
5. The Godfather Part IIFrancis Ford Coppola1974
6. Barry LyndonStanley Kubrick1975
7. Days of HeavenTerrence Malick1978
8. A Clockwork OrangeStanley Kubrick1971
9. Cries and WhispersIngmar Bergman1972
10. The ConformistBernardo Bertolucci1970
11. MirrorAndrei Tarkovsky1975
12. Aguirre, Wrath of GodWerner Herzog1972
13. Annie HallWoody Allen1977
14. ManhattanWoody Allen1979
15. NashvilleRobert Altman1975
16. ChinatownRoman Polanski1974
17. The Deer HunterMichael Cimino1978
18. The French ConnectionWilliam Friedkin1971
19. Don’t Look NowNicolas Roeg1973
20. McCabe & Mrs. MillerRobert Altman1971
21. Autumn SonataIngmar Bergman1978
22. JawsSteven Spielberg1975
23. SuspiriaDario Argento1977
24. The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieLuis Buñuel1972
25. The ExorcistWilliam Friedkin1973
26. PerformanceNicolas Roeg1970
27. AlienRidley Scott1979
28. The ConversationFrancis Ford Coppola1974
29. Mean StreetsMartin Scorsese1973
30. 1900Bernardo Bertolucci1976
31. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s NestMiloš Forman1975
32. Ali: Fear Eats the SoulRainer Werner Fassbinder1974
33. Star WarsGeorge Lucas1977
34. A Woman Under the InfluenceJohn Cassavetes1974
35. NetworkSidney Lumet1976
36. M*A*S*HRobert Altman1970
37. The Parallax ViewAlan J. Pakula1974
38. The Long GoodbyeRobert Altman1973
39. Carnal KnowledgeMike Nichols1971
40. Dog Day AfternoonSidney Lumet1975
41. SolarisAndrei Tarkovsky1972
42. BadlandsTerrence Malick1973
43. The Holy MountainAlejandro Jodorowsky1973
44. The Man Who Fell to EarthNicolas Roeg1976
45. EraserheadDavid Lynch1977
46. All the President’s MenAlan J. Pakula1976
47. CabaretBob Fosse1972
48. Le Cercle RougeJean-Pierre Melville1970
49. Death in VeniceLuchino Visconti1971
50. Scenes from a MarriageIngmar Bergman1973
51. LennyBob Fosse1974
52. Face to FaceIngmar Bergman1976
53. PattonFranklin J. Schaffner1970
54. The StingGeorge Roy Hill1973
55. Five Easy PiecesBob Rafelson1970
56. DeliveranceJohn Boorman1971
57. HalloweenJohn Carpenter1978
58. Harold and MaudeHal Ashby1971
59. The Last Picture ShowPeter Bogdanovich1971
60. LudwigLuchino Visconti1973
61. 3 WomenRobert Altman1977
62. Nosferatu the VampyreWerner Herzog1979
63. The Texas Chainsaw MassacreTobe Hooper1974
64. DuelleJacques Rivette1976
65. Day For NightFrançois Truffaut1973
66. Love and DeathWoody Allen1975
67. American GraffitiGeorge Lucas1973
68. El TopoAlejandro Jodorowsky1970
69. KluteAlan J. Pakula1971
70. TristanaLuis Bunuel1970
71. The Man Who Would Be KingJohn Huston1975
72. HusbandsJohn Cassavetes1970
73. Life of BrianTerry Jones1979
74. The Last DetailHal Ashby1973
75. California SplitRobert Altman1974
76. Deep EndJerzy Skoliomowski1970
77. Being ThereHal Ashby1979
78. Monty Python and the Holy GrailTerry Gilliam, Terry Jones1975
79. The WickermanRobin Hardy1973
80. RockyJohn G. Avildsen1976
Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)