The 1970s

The Movie Brats arrive. Auteur filmmaking at its most daring and raw.

335

Movies

6.78

Avg Rating

$8.9B

Box Office

Drama

Top Genre

Movies Released Per Year
Average Rating Per Year

Defining Films

The cultural touchstones — highest combined popularity and rating.

The Godfather
The Godfather
1972 8.7
Star Wars
Star Wars
1977 8.2
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II
1974 8.6
Alien
Alien
1979 8.2
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 8.4
Jaws
Jaws
1975 7.7

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The Godfather
The Godfather
1972 8.7
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II
1974 8.6
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 8.4
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 8.3
We All Loved Each Other So Much
We All Loved Each Other So Much
1974 8.3
Star Wars
Star Wars
1977 8.2
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
1971 8.2
Alien
Alien
1979 8.2
Stalker
Stalker
1979 8.1
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
1976 8.1
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 8.0
The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter
1978 8.0

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The Soldier with Great Maneuvers
The Soldier with Great Maneuvers
1978 5.0
The Godfather
The Godfather
1972 8.7
Country Hooker
Country Hooker
1974 4.2
Star Wars
Star Wars
1977 8.2
The Adolescent
The Adolescent
1979 4.7
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II
1974 8.6
Carnal Excitation
Carnal Excitation
1978 4.0
Melancoly Baby
Melancoly Baby
1979 6.3
The Arena
The Arena
1974 5.4
Alien
Alien
1979 8.2
Jaws
Jaws
1975 7.7
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 8.4
Genre Breakdown
Drama (211) Comedy (107) Romance (42) Thriller (41) Action (41) Adventure (36) Horror (36) Crime (32) Science Fiction (20) War (20) Music (20) Family (19) History (15) Mystery (15) Fantasy (12) Documentary (12) Animation (10) Western (10) TV Movie (8)
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