Best movies of the 1970s
Here is an update to this list.
Best of the best
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Happy and sad, the music is top notch. A musical about Tevye and his family in Russia in 1905, when his daughters start thinking about getting married. Stars Topol.
- Grease
- The music will keep your toes tapping. A musical about two summer lovers who are surprised to find themselves at the same high school in the fall. Stars John Travola and Olivia Newton-John.
- The Sting
- A great example of a long con, it’s lots of fun. Two friends con a mob boss in the 1930s. Stars Robert Redford and Paul Newman.
Runner ups
- Being There
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes
- A Bridge Too Far
- Capricorn One
- Catch-22
- The Great Train Robbery
- Jaws
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Honourable mentions
- Alien
- A Boy and His Dog
- Dark Star
- Escape From the Planet of the Apes
- Mad Max
- Picnic at Hanging Rock
- Slaughterhouse-Five
- Soylent Green
- The Spy Who Loved Me
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
- THX 1138
Worth watching once
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes
- A Clockwork Orange
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
- Diamonds Are Forever
- Live and Let Die
- The Man with the Golden Gun
- Superman
I previously listed the best movies of the 1960s.