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Favorite Movies of the 1970s?

posted 3 years ago by BillHicksFan (10559)
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We have a lot of new users, and regulars who have probably seen handfuls of movies since this was last posted, so here goes...

I posted these in order. I'd love to see some you have on your list that I haven't seen.

Harry and Tonto
Nashville
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Network
A Woman Under The Influence
Harold And Maude
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Mikey and Nicky
Chit-Chat On The Nile
A Clockwork Orange
Minnie And Moskowitz
Last Tango In Paris
The Godfather
The Conversation
Fat City
Annie Hall
Stroszek
The Godfather: Part II
Five Easy Pieces
Sunflower
A Brief Vacation
Opening Night
The Ear
The Last Detail
Serie Noire
The Fifth Seal
Nuts In May
The Working-Class Goes To Heaven
Papillon
Alice In The Cities
Mr. Klein
Death In Venice
Chinatown
Straw Dogs
Barry Lyndon
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Paper Moon
The Yellow Handkerchief
Johnny Got His Gun
The Deer Hunter
Lies My Father Told Me
Scarecrow
10 Rillington Place
Whity
Osanda
Zandy's Bride
The New Centurions
The Horse
The Getaway

[–] Redsfan001 (6144) 3 years ago

Great list from everyone, most all my 70's favs listed.

The only two I can add for me.

Sometimes a Great Notion (71)
The Andromeda Strain (71)

[–] ducksoup (3933) 3 years ago

I just watched The Last Picture Show (1971) directed by Peter Bogdanovich which had a great cast, including Cybil Shepard, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Eileen Brennan. Apparently Brando advised him to shoot it in B&W. I really can't imagine it would be nearly as good as it is if it had been made in color.

I believe the last movie from the 70s I saw before that was Donkey Skin (1970) directed by Jacques Demy, a French fairy tale explaining, I guess, why little girls don't marry their daddies (because their fairy godmother wants him instead? If I understood the film!) Wonderful performances by Catherine Deneuve and Delphine Seyrig.

[–] Matildawormwood (1545) 3 years ago

Willy Wonka
Grease
The Ariatocats
The exorcist

(Sorry don't know if much more)

[–] Skynet1984 (189) 3 years ago

In no particular order.

Dirty Harry
Star Wars
Alien
Taxi Driver
The Exorcist
A Clockwork Orange
The Omen
Papillion
The Conversation