What are your top ten favorite movies from the 70s?

We also have pages on this topic devoted to the 80s and 90s

• 10. Network (1976)
  IM AS MAD AS HELL AND IM NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE
• 9. The Exorcist (1973)
  YOUR MOTHER , YOUR MOTHER!
• 8. Alien (1979)
  IN SPACE NO ONE CAN YOU FART !
• 7. Damien Omen 11 (1978)
  THE FIRST TIME WAS ONLY A WARNING .
• 6. The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
  I WAS STOPPED BY 2 POLICEMEN DISGUISED AS HUMAN BEINGS !
• 5. Whats Up Doc (1972)
  HOWARD BANNISTER , I,M LEAVING .
• 4. The French Connection (1971)
  POPEYE DOYLE TO THE RESCUE .
• 3. The Posiedon Adventure (1972)
  ROGO , YOU ASS HOLE !
• 2. An Unmarried Woman (1978)
  SHE'S NOT A WOMAN , SHE'S MY THERAPIST .
• 1. The Boys In The Band (1970)
  THIS IS ONE HELL OF A GAY PARTY !!!!

• 10. The Towering Inferno
  Oh i love this movie, a masterpiece of disaster. All star cast, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Robert Wagner and who could forget Robert Vaughn as well.
• 9. Carry On At Your Convenience
  One of the best Carry on Films ever made.
• 8. Odds And Evens
  It might be an Italian film (albeit dubbed) but it's a good film, and definately had that 70s feel and 70s music.
• 7. Carry On Abroad
  Alas the demise of Charles Hawtrey, goes out of the series as a drunk just like in real life...note: the series didn't last all that much longer, they were never the same after this one.
• 6. The Exorcist
  
• 5. Alien
  
• 4. Enter The Dragon
  Bruce Lee at his best.
• 3. The Poseidon Adventure
  Great film.
• 2. Star Wars IV
  The original Star Wars.
• 1. The China Syndrome
  

• 10. Lonely Hearts (1981)
  ONE OF THE BEST AUSSIE FILMS
• 9. World According To Garp (1983)
  ARP ARP ARP
• 8. Ordinary People (1980 )
  MARY TYLER MOORE AS AN ICE QUEEN
• 7. Amadeus ( 1984 )
  F MURRAY ABRAHAM WAS FANTASTIC
• 6. Crimes & Misdemeanours ( 1989 )
  WOODY AT HIS BEST
• 5. Mommie Dearest (1981)
  TINA , GET ME THE AXE !
• 4. Aliens ( 1986 )
  GET AWAY FROM HER YOU BITCH !
• 3. Day Of The Dead (1985)
  AFTER DAWN , COMES DAY OF THE DEAD
• 2. My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
  RINSE AND SPIN
• 1. Maurice (1987)
  the perfect gay romantic movie

• 10. Heat
  Robert Deniro vs. Al Pacino. Never have I hated it so much to see a bad guy lose in the end.
• 9. Silence Of The Lambs
  Anthony Hopkins again is fantastic. This movie keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time, and it truly is creepy.
• 8. Seven
  Kevin Spacey might play one of the best criminals ever in this film. That last scene is shocking!
• 7. Good Will Hunting
  Another great tear-jerking scene when Robin Williams tells Matt Damon it's not his fault.
• 6. Gladiator
  It doesn't get much better than Maximus removing his helmet and saying he will get his revenge right to the emperor's face in front of everyone at the Coliseum.
• 5. The Empire Strikes Back
  The best of all the Star Wars movies; the bad guys are ahead at the end, but the plot thickens more in this one than in any other.
• 4. The Shawshank Redemption
  Morgan Freeman makes this movie. There are more incredible quotable lines in this movie than any other.
• 3. Shadowlands
  Anthony Hopkins is unreal; the scene in the attic is the saddest scene in any movie I've ever seen.
• 2. The Natural
  Brilliantly written with five or six different lines that merge together and take a few viewings to figure out.
• 1. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
  Harrison Ford is awesome. It's action packed; it has Nazis in it; and it has an amazing final scene. I've seen it over 50 times, and I'm still not tired of it.

• 10. Grease
  My wife likes it! So I figured I would Mention it, but to me it's garbage. Justa bunch of Fluff to music. The definitve Chick Flick
• 9. Halloween
  This has got to be the best Slahser movie of all time. Jason Who
• 8. Carrie
  Stephens Greatest work finally justified in a great film.
• 7. American Graffitti
  Hot Cars and great One Liners
• 6. Star Wars
  Whoda thunk it! A small 11 million dollar Sci Fi movie would center the film world today.
• 5. Dirty Harry
  Come On! He was making our day even back in the day!
• 4. The Godfather Part I
  Maybe it's because I have some Wop in me, but this is a good tale about life in the Mafia.
• 3. Smokey And The Bandit
  A great redneck comedy
• 2. Saturday Night Fever
  The First Movie I ever seen, (And I was 6 at the time) and I still love it today.
• 1. Dawn Of The Dead
  The definitve George Romero Horror Film of the 70's

• 10. Airplane
  
• 9. The Exorcist
  
• 8. Apocalypse Now
  
• 7. Taxi Driver
  
• 6. The Deer Hunter
  
• 5. Kramer Vs. Kramer
  
• 4. The King of Marvin Gardens
  
• 3. Jaws
  
• 2. Halloween
  
• 1. Five Easy Pieces
  Am I the only person that doesn't beat it to Star Wars?

• 10. Young Frankenstein
  
• 9. The Pink Panther Strikes Again
  
• 8. Monty Python & The Holy Grail
  
• 7. Kentucky Fried Movie
  
• 6. Play Misty For Me
  
• 5. Halloween
  
• 4. Blazing Saddles
  
• 3. Harold & Maude
  
• 2. Vanishing Point
  
• 1. Dirty Harry
  

• 10. Star Wars
  the first in a awesome trilogy
• 9. M.a.s.h
  altman again great cast on my favorites list*
• 8. The French Connection
  hackman in one of his best roles great chase scene
• 7. Rocky
  great fight movie. great early stallone. on my favorites list*
• 6. Jaws
  spielberg early classic on my favorites list*
• 5. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
  another gem by jack
• 4. Nashville
  one of altman's best. great cast
• 3. Godfather Part.2
  the best sequel period.
• 2. Chinatown
  jack doing what he does best
• 1. the Godfather
  one of the classics on my favorites list*

• 10. Fingers
  
• 9. Taxi Drver
  
• 8. Lenny
  Hoffman's performance is brilliant!
• 7. Star Wars
  
• 6. Grease
  The most stylish musical ever!
• 5. One Who Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
  
• 4. Network
  A great reflecton on the power of media
• 3. Apocalypse Now
  Great visual metaphors
• 2. The Godfather
  A close second
• 1. The Godfather Part 2
  The greatest movie of all time!

• 10. Mean Streets
  Robert De Niro's excellent movie.
• 9. Halloween
  good horror but not better than the excorcist
• 8. Superman
  a superb comic tale
• 7. Taxi Driver
  Very good acting from Robert De Niro
• 6. Rocky
  Probably the best film made by Stallone
• 5. The Excorcist
  an excellent horror movie.
• 4. Star Wars
  an excellent movie by George Lucas.
• 3. The Godfather
  superb acting and Pacino has become a living legend because of this film.
• 2. The Godfather II
  This is on the best ever sequels made.
• 1. Dog Day Afternoon
  Probably the best al pacino i've ever seen and espeially directed by Sidney Lumet.

We also have pages on this topic devoted to the 80s and 90s

Please use the submission page to submit information to be used on this page.