Top Ten Movies of the Seventies
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By: colin
- 10. Taxi Driver
- 9. Superman
- 8. Halloween
- 7. Saturday Night Fever
- 6. Exorcist
- 5. A Clockwork Orange
- 4. Grease
- 3. Jaws
- 2. The Godfather 1/2
- 1. Star Wars
By: Chontel,I am a Male
- 10. Halloween
RUN!!!!!!
- 9. Silver Streak
Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder.
- 8. Up Town Saturday Night
Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier.
- 7. Car Wash.
Working at the Car Wash,Sing the Song.
- 6. The Muppet Movie.
Moving Right Along.
- 5. Lady Sings The Blues
Diana Ross,Billy Dee Williams an Richard Pryor.
- 4. Traveling All Stars.
A Movie with Richard Pryor,Billy Dee Williams and James Earl Jones.
- 3. Which Way is Up
THE GREAT RICHARD PRYOR.
- 2. Let's Do It Again.
Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier.
- 1. Cooley High.
MAYBE NUMBER1 ALL TIME,It'So Hard Ta Say GoodBy To Yesterday.
By: Mark Gligros
- 10. Let It Be
The Beatles fueding, jamming, joking around in the studio and on the Apple roof in 1969.
- 9. Saturday Night Fever
Travolta struts his stuff on the dance floor.
- 8. Kramer Vs. Kramer
A classic tearjerker
- 7. A Clockwork Orange
FYI-- Kubrick originally cast Mick Jagger as Alex and The Rolling Stones as his droogs but changed because he thought that their fame would take away from the story.
- 6. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey's classic book based on his observations of the "acid tests" of the 1960's
- 5. Five Easy Pieces
Jack Nicholson at his most dynamic.
- 4. The Godfather
Epic mob masterpiece.
- 3. Taxi Driver
Robert Deniro and Martin Scorscese's second and best collaboration.
- 2. Star Wars
Best sci-fi ever
- 1. Rocky
All time classic
By: Meghan
- 10. Young Frankenstein
I just love Gene Wilder.
- 9. Halloween
Good horror movie.
- 8. Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory.
Gene Wilder acted so well in this movie..and the candy was a plus.
- 7. Blazing Saddles
I loved this film.
- 6. The Poseidon Adventure
Suspenseful.
- 5. Jaws
A Classic.
- 4. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Funny yet tragic at the end.
- 3. Animal House
All Characters were hilarious, and it's cool movie about college.
- 2. Taxi Driver
Travis Bickle/Robert DeNiro is awesome in this movie.
- 1. The Deer Hunter
The Russian Roulette scene was too suspenseful.
By: Jeremy
- 10. Saturday Night Fever - 1977
Travolta reigned supreme in his most famous movie.
- 9. Live And Let Die - 1973
Roger Moore's first Bond movie and his best. Ultra cool plot and characters.
- 8. Alien - 1979
The highlight of the movie was Sigourney Weaver.
- 7. Star Wars - 1977
Probably the most popular movie of the 20th century. Great action scenes.
- 6. The Exorcist - 1973
This movie is insane but probably the scariest ever made.
- 5. Apocalypse Now - 1979
Nothing like the smell of napalm in the morning!
- 4. Jaws - 1975
Should we swim in the ocean?
- 3. Rocky - 1976
The ultimate "I can do it" movie.
- 2. The Godfather Part I - 1973
Both Godfather 1 and 2 are the two best movies ever made. Period.
- 1. The Godfather Part II - 1974
In my opinion the sequel outdid #1 by just a little bit.
By: 80sFan
- 10. Bananas
- 9. Rocky 2
- 8. 10
- 7. Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory
- 6. The Jerk
- 5. Kramer Vs. Kramer
- 4. Sleeper
- 3. Taxi Driver
- 2. Rocky 1
- 1. Animal House
By: rosalind
- 10. Liquid Sky
- 9. Rosemary's Baby
- 8. The Hunger
- 7. Blade Runner
- 6. West World
- 5. Barbarella
- 4. The Bird's
- 3. The Big Cube
- 2. Rollerball
- 1. Logan's Run
If anyone likes my taste and has any superior 70s, sci-fi recommendations, please suggest them to me by all means!
By: Tory Smith
- 10. American Gigolo
I just like it.
- 9. Grease
Again its the musical thing with me.
- 8. Superman
I think it was a total fantasy and made the character come alive. Love this movie
- 7. Rocky
The best Boxing movie of all time.
- 6. The Wiz
My favorite cult classic, again its the musical thing with me.
- 5. The Exorcist
Spooky as hell.
- 4. Deliverance
It was absolutly shocking and very scary.
- 3. Cabaret
Again it was one of those films that i loved,and it has become one of my favorite musicals because of this film. Go Fosse!!!!
- 2. Lady Sing The Blues
Diana Ross was really, really, really good.
- 1. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
I think it was daring, ahead of its time,wonderful, amazing, sick, twisted, and funny all at the same time. Love it!!!!
Sounder,
By: Tory Smith
- 10. American Gigolo
I just like it.
- 9. Grease
Again its the musical thing with me.
- 8. Superman
I think it was a total fantasy and made the character come alive. Love this movie
- 7. Rocky
The best Boxing movie of all time.
- 6. The Wiz
My favorite cult classic, again its the musical thing with me.
- 5. The Exorcist
Spooky as hell.
- 4. Deliverance
It was absolutly shocking and very scary.
- 3. Cabaret
Again it was one of those films that i loved,and it has become one of my favorite musicals because of this film. Go Fosse!!!!
- 2. Lady Sing the Blues
Diana Ross was really, really, really good.
- 1. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
I think it was daring, ahead of its time,wonderful, amazing, sick, twisted, and funny all at the same time. Love it!!!!
Sounder,
By: Mark Nasuta
- 10. Grease
(1978) You can't help but like this movie.
- 9. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
(1979) Still one of the best Action/Adventure movies to date.
- 8. Superman
(1978) It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Great Movie!!
- 7. Rocky
(1976) "Cut me Mic" Put Sly on the map.
- 6. The Godfather & The Godfather II
(1972)&(1974) Both of these have to be ranked together.
- 5. Halloween
(1978) The Grand-daddy of all "Slasher Movies."
- 4. Star Wars
(1977) What can you say, it changed the way movies are made.
- 3. Saturday Night Fever
(1977) As much as you HATE DISCO, Damn this was a good movie.
- 2. The Exorcist
(1973) You could never look at Pea Soup the same again.
- 1. Jaws
(1975) Arguable the greatest movie ever made.
Other contenders - Blazing Saddles, Apocalypse Now, Dirty Harry, One Flew Over the Cockoo's Nest, The Omen, The French Connection, Young Frankenstein, Smokey and the Bandit, Alien.
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