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The 100 Best Films Of The 1970’s

by ecmblume • Created 13 years ago • Modified 13 years ago

The best decade for films. End of story. Some are undisputed masterpieces. Some are excellent. Some aren’t. Some are ripe for rediscovery. And maybe some you just haven’t seen. Either way, this is The 100 Best Films Of The 1970’s. Enjoy and feel free to comment. (And also let me know if I overlooked any good ones). As usual, they are NOT ranked in order.

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1. Taxi Driver19761h 54mR8.2 (934K)Rate94MetascoreA mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De Niro Jodie Foster Cybill Shepherd
2. Mean Streets19731h 52mR7.2 (121K)Rate96MetascoreIn New York City’s Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic lover, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De Niro Harvey Keitel David Proval
3. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore19741h 52mPG7.3 (28K)Rate78MetascoreA recently-widowed woman is on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsEllen Burstyn Kris Kristofferson Mia Bendixsen
4. Five Easy Pieces19701h 38mR7.4 (41K)Rate85MetascoreA dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn’t spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.DirectorBob RafelsonStarsJack Nicholson Karen Black Billy Green Bush
5. The Last Detail19731h 44mR7.5 (29K)Rate86MetascoreTwo Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.DirectorHal AshbyStarsJack Nicholson Randy Quaid Otis Young
6. Chinatown19742h 10mR8.1 (354K)Rate92MetascoreA private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack Nicholson Faye Dunaway John Huston
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest19752h 13mR8.7 (1.1M)Rate84MetascoreIn the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack Nicholson Louise Fletcher Michael Berryman
8. The Godfather19722h 55mR9.2 (2M)Rate100MetascoreDon Vito Corleone, head of a mafia family, decides to hand over his empire to his youngest son, Michael. However, his decision unintentionally puts the lives of his loved ones in grave danger.DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon Brando Al Pacino James Caan
9. The Godfather Part II19743h 22mR9.0 (1.4M)Rate90MetascoreThe early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl Pacino Robert De Niro Robert Duvall
10. The Conversation19741h 53mPG7.7 (123K)Rate88MetascoreA paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGene Hackman John Cazale Allen Garfield
11. Apocalypse Now19792h 27mR8.4 (717K)Rate94MetascoreA U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin Sheen Marlon Brando Robert Duvall
12. The French Connection19711h 44mR7.7 (137K)Rate94MetascoreA pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsGene Hackman Roy Scheider Fernando Rey
13. French Connection II19751h 59mR6.7 (21K)Rate68Metascore”Popeye” Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York.DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsGene Hackman Fernando Rey Bernard Fresson
14. The Exorcist19732h 2mR8.1 (460K)Rate83MetascoreWhen a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen Burstyn Max von Sydow Linda Blair
15. Jaws19752h 4mPG8.1 (669K)Rate87MetascoreWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it’s up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy Scheider Robert Shaw Richard Dreyfuss
16. The Wicker Man19731h 28mR7.5 (94K)Rate87MetascoreA puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.DirectorRobin HardyStarsEdward Woodward Christopher Lee Diane Cilento
17. The Omen19761h 51mR7.5 (136K)Rate62MetascoreMysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil’s own son?DirectorRichard DonnerStarsGregory Peck Lee Remick Harvey Stephens
18. A Clockwork Orange19712h 16mR8.3 (888K)Rate77MetascoreAlex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowell Patrick Magee Michael Bates
19. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope19772h 1mPG8.6 (1.5M)Rate90MetascoreLuke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire’s world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher
20. Coming Home19782h 7mR7.3 (15K)Rate61MetascoreIn 1968 California, a woman whose husband is a Marine officer fighting in Vietnam falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.DirectorHal AshbyStarsJane Fonda Jon Voight Bruce Dern
21. Klute19711h 54mR7.1 (30K)Rate81MetascoreA small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute.DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsJane Fonda Donald Sutherland Charles Cioffi
22. The Deer Hunter19783h 3mR8.1 (365K)Rate90MetascoreAn in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De Niro Christopher Walken John Cazale
23. Shampoo19751h 50mR6.4 (15K)Rate65MetascoreOn Election Day, 1968, irresponsible hairdresser and ladies’ man George Roundy is too busy cutting hair and dealing with his girlfriends and mistress Felicia Karpf, whose husband Lester is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend Jackie.DirectorHal AshbyStarsWarren Beatty Julie Christie Goldie Hawn
24. Straight Time19781h 54mR7.4 (10K)Rate64MetascoreThe difficulties of a career burglar to reinsert himself after being released on parole.DirectorUlu Grosbard Dustin HoffmanStarsDustin Hoffman Theresa Russell Gary Busey
25. Kramer vs. Kramer19791h 45mPG7.8 (156K)Rate77MetascoreAfter his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple’s young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.DirectorRobert BentonStarsDustin Hoffman Meryl Streep Jane Alexander
26. Close Encounters of the Third Kind19772h 18mPG7.6 (220K)Rate90MetascoreRoy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRichard Dreyfuss François Truffaut Teri Garr
27. American Graffiti19731h 50mPG7.4 (100K)Rate97MetascoreA group of teenagers in California’s central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.DirectorGeorge LucasStarsRichard Dreyfuss Ron Howard Paul Le Mat
28. National Lampoon’s Animal House19781h 49mR7.4 (131K)Rate79MetascoreAt a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn Belushi Karen Allen Tom Hulce
29. High Plains Drifter19731h 45mR7.4 (65K)Rate69MetascoreA gun-fighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint Eastwood Verna Bloom Marianna Hill
30. The Outlaw Josey Wales19762h 15mPG7.8 (81K)Rate69MetascoreMissouri farmer Josey Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint Eastwood Sondra Locke Chief Dan George
31. Play Misty for Me19711h 42mR6.9 (32K)Rate78MetascoreThe life of a disc jockey is turned upside down after a romantic encounter with an obsessed fan.DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint Eastwood Jessica Walter Donna Mills
32. Dirty Harry19711h 42mR7.7 (170K)Rate87MetascoreWhen a man calling himself “the Scorpio Killer” menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector “Dirty” Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.DirectorDon Siegel Clint EastwoodStarsClint Eastwood Andrew Robinson Harry Guardino
33. Badlands19731h 34mPG7.7 (79K)Rate93MetascoreAn impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town, and her older greaser boyfriend, embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota Badlands.DirectorTerrence MalickStarsMartin Sheen Sissy Spacek Warren Oates
34. Carrie19761h 38mR7.4 (209K)Rate86MetascoreCarrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsSissy Spacek Piper Laurie Amy Irving
35. Little Big Man19702h 19mPG-137.5 (38K)Rate63MetascoreJack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.DirectorArthur PennStarsDustin Hoffman Faye Dunaway Chief Dan George
36. Three Days of the Condor19751h 57mR7.4 (63K)Rate63MetascoreA bookish CIA researcher in Manhattan finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.DirectorSydney PollackStarsRobert Redford Faye Dunaway Cliff Robertson
37. The Last Picture Show19711h 58mR8.0 (53K)Rate93MetascoreIn 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsTimothy Bottoms Jeff Bridges Cybill Shepherd
38. Black Sunday19772h 23mR6.8 (9.2K)Rate57MetascoreWhen a Black September terrorist group begins a plot to carry out a massive terrorist attack in the United States, an Israeli commando works with the FBI to identify the target and conspirators, and prevent the plan from succeeding.DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRobert Shaw Bruce Dern Marthe Keller
39. Saturday Night Fever19771h 58mR6.8 (88K)Rate77MetascoreAnxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.DirectorJohn BadhamStarsJohn Travolta Karen Lynn Gorney Barry Miller
40. The Bad News Bears19761h 42mPG7.3 (25K)Rate84MetascoreAn aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.DirectorMichael RitchieStarsWalter Matthau Tatum O’Neal Vic Morrow
41. Rocky19762hPG8.1 (636K)Rate70MetascoreA small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burt Young
42. Enter the Dragon19731h 42mR7.6 (114K)Rate83MetascoreA Shaolin martial artist travels to an island fortress to spy on an opium lord – who is also a former monk from his temple – under the guise of attending a fighting tournament.DirectorRobert ClouseStarsBruce Lee John Saxon Jim Kelly
43. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre19741h 23mR7.4 (187K)Rate91MetascoreFive friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.DirectorTobe HooperStarsMarilyn Burns Edwin Neal Allen Danziger
44. Halloween19781h 31mR7.7 (310K)Rate90MetascoreFifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald Pleasence Jamie Lee Curtis Tony Moran
45. Marathon Man19762h 5mR7.4 (71K)Rate64MetascoreAfter the murder of his older brother, a New York history student is hounded by shadowy government agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who is trying to retrieve smuggled diamonds.DirectorJohn SchlesingerStarsDustin Hoffman Laurence Olivier Roy Scheider
46. Papillon19732h 31mR8.0 (139K)Rate58MetascoreA French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil’s Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsSteve McQueen Dustin Hoffman Victor Jory
47. Serpico19732h 10mR7.7 (137K)Rate83MetascoreAn honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.DirectorSidney LumetStarsAl Pacino John Randolph Jack Kehoe
48. M*A*S*H19701h 56mR7.4 (78K)Rate80MetascoreThe staff of a Korean War field hospital uses humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.DirectorRobert AltmanStarsDonald Sutherland Elliott Gould Tom Skerritt
49. The Sting19732h 9mPG8.3 (282K)Rate83MetascoreTwo grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul Newman Robert Redford Robert Shaw
50. Patton19702h 52mPG7.9 (109K)Rate86MetascoreThe World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton.DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsGeorge C. Scott Karl Malden Stephen Young
51. Nashville19752h 40mR7.6 (29K)Rate96MetascoreOver the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.DirectorRobert AltmanStarsKeith Carradine Karen Black Ronee Blakley
52. All the President’s Men19762h 18mPG7.9 (127K)Rate84Metascore”The Washington Post” reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsDustin Hoffman Robert Redford Jack Warden
53. All That Jazz19792h 3mR7.8 (36K)Rate72MetascoreDirector/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid career of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.DirectorBob FosseStarsRoy Scheider Jessica Lange Ann Reinking
54. Deliverance19721h 49mR7.7 (121K)Rate80MetascoreIntent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it’s dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they’ll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.DirectorJohn BoormanStarsJon Voight Burt Reynolds Ned Beatty
55. Breaking Away19791h 41mPG7.7 (26K)Rate91MetascoreA working-class Indiana teen obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl while searching for life goals with his friends.DirectorPeter YatesStarsDennis Christopher Dennis Quaid Daniel Stern
56. Carnal Knowledge19711h 38mR6.9 (15K)Rate77MetascoreChronicling the lifelong sexual development of two men who meet and become friends in college.DirectorMike NicholsStarsJack Nicholson Candice Bergen Art Garfunkel
57. Midnight Express19782h 1mR7.5 (89K)Rate59MetascoreBilly Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.DirectorAlan ParkerStarsBrad Davis Irene Miracle Bo Hopkins
58. McCabe & Mrs. Miller19712hR7.6 (28K)Rate93MetascoreA gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.DirectorRobert AltmanStarsWarren Beatty Julie Christie Rene Auberjonois
59. Blue Collar19781h 54mR7.5 (11K)Rate77MetascoreWhen three automotive factory workers who’re struggling financially try to steal from their own labor union, they discover corruption, and reluctantly decide to use this information for blackmail.DirectorPaul SchraderStarsRichard Pryor Harvey Keitel Yaphet Kotto
60. Last Tango in Paris19722h 9mNC-176.9 (59K)Rate77MetascoreA young Parisian woman meets a middle-aged American businessman who demands their clandestine relationship be based only on sex.DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsMarlon Brando Maria Schneider Maria Michi
61. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid19732h 2mR7.2 (21K)Rate53MetascorePat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsJames Coburn Kris Kristofferson Richard Jaeckel
62. Straw Dogs19711h 53mR7.4 (65K)Rate73MetascoreA young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsDustin Hoffman Susan George Peter Vaughan
63. Scarecrow19731h 52mR7.2 (19K)Rate72MetascoreAn ex-con drifter with a penchant for brawling is amused by a homeless ex-sailor, so they partner up as they head east together.DirectorJerry SchatzbergStarsGene Hackman Al Pacino Dorothy Tristan
64. Silver Streak19761h 54mPG6.9 (22K)Rate41MetascoreOn a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.DirectorArthur HillerStarsGene Wilder Richard Pryor Jill Clayburgh
65. Paper Moon19731h 42mPG8.1 (53K)Rate77MetascoreDuring the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsRyan O’Neal Tatum O’Neal Madeline Kahn
66. Being There19792h 10mPG7.9 (78K)Rate83MetascoreAfter the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he’s ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.DirectorHal AshbyStarsPeter Sellers Shirley MacLaine Melvyn Douglas
67. Harold and Maude19711h 31mPG7.9 (82K)Rate62MetascoreYoung, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.DirectorHal AshbyStarsRuth Gordon Bud Cort Vivian Pickles
68. Annie Hall19771h 33mPG8.0 (280K)Rate92MetascoreAlvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody Allen Diane Keaton Tony Roberts
69. Manhattan19791h 36mR7.8 (148K)Rate83MetascoreThe life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend’s mistress.DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody Allen Diane Keaton Mariel Hemingway
70. Superman19782h 23mPG7.4 (189K)Rate82MetascoreAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home’s first and greatest superhero.DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher Reeve Margot Kidder Gene Hackman
71. Bound for Glory19762h 27mPG7.2 (5.6K)Rate70MetascoreThe early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer.DirectorHal AshbyStarsDavid Carradine Ronny Cox Melinda Dillon
72. Don’t Look Now19731h 50mR7.1 (64K)Rate95MetascoreA married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.DirectorNicolas RoegStarsJulie Christie Donald Sutherland Hilary Mason
73. An Unmarried Woman19782h 4mR7.2 (6.2K)Rate79MetascoreWealthy Erica Benton from Manhattan’s Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after Martin, her husband of sixteen years, leaves her for a younger woman.DirectorPaul MazurskyStarsJill Clayburgh Alan Bates Michael Murphy
74. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie19762h 15mR7.3 (15K)Rate65MetascoreA proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative.DirectorJohn CassavetesStarsBen Gazzara Timothy Carey Seymour Cassel
75. A Woman Under the Influence19742h 35mR8.0 (29K)Rate88MetascoreAlthough wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.DirectorJohn CassavetesStarsGena Rowlands Peter Falk Fred Draper
76. Stay Hungry19761h 42mR5.6 (5.1K)Rate60MetascoreSo-called ‘special agent’ infiltrates into the gym, which is targeted by a dirty business fraud.DirectorBob RafelsonStarsJeff Bridges Sally Field Arnold Schwarzenegger
77. Smokey and the Bandit19771h 36mPG7.0 (58K)Rate50MetascoreThe Bandit is hired on to run a tractor-trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.DirectorHal NeedhamStarsBurt Reynolds Sally Field Jerry Reed
78. Phantasm19791h 29mR6.6 (42K)Rate72MetascoreNewly orphaned teenager Mike Pearson, his older brother Jody, and their friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons in their southern California town.DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsA. Michael Baldwin Bill Thornbury Reggie Bannister
79. Salem’s Lot19792 epsPG6.7 (28K)RateTV Mini SeriesA novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.StarsDavid Soul James Mason Lance Kerwin
80. Suspiria19771h 32mR7.3 (107K)Rate79MetascoreAn American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJessica Harper Stefania Casini Flavio Bucci
81. Piranha19781h 34mR5.9 (25K)Rate71MetascoreWhen flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort’s rivers, the guests become their next meal.DirectorJoe DanteStarsBradford Dillman Heather Menzies-Urich Kevin McCarthy
82. Silent Running19721h 29mG6.6 (32K)Rate67MetascoreIn a future where all flora are extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth’s plant samples, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.DirectorDouglas TrumbullStarsBruce Dern Cliff Potts Ron Rifkin
83. Lenny19741h 51mR7.5 (18K)Rate61MetascoreThe story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.DirectorBob FosseStarsDustin Hoffman Valerie Perrine Jan Miner
84. The Way We Were19731h 58mPG7.0 (28K)Rate61MetascoreDuring post-WWII McCarthyism, a diametrically opposed couple come together only to find out that genuine friendship and physical attraction is not enough to overcome fundamental societal beliefs.DirectorSydney PollackStarsBarbra Streisand Robert Redford Bradford Dillman
85. The Main Event19791h 52mPG5.6 (3.3K)RateA bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring – an idea her protégé isn’t fond of.DirectorHoward ZieffStarsBarbra Streisand Ryan O’Neal Paul Sand
86. The Parallax View19741h 42mR7.1 (22K)Rate65MetascoreAn ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator’s assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world’s headlines.DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsWarren Beatty Paula Prentiss William Daniels
87. Every Which Way But Loose19781h 54mPG6.3 (30K)Rate41MetascoreThe San Fernando Valley adventures of trucker turned prize-fighter Philo Beddoe and his pet orangutan Clyde.DirectorJames FargoStarsClint Eastwood Sondra Locke Geoffrey Lewis
88. Network19762h 1mR8.1 (173K)Rate83MetascoreA television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor’s ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.DirectorSidney LumetStarsFaye Dunaway William Holden Peter Finch
89. The Passenger19752h 6mPG7.5 (27K)Rate90MetascoreUnable to find the war he’s been asked to cover, a frustrated war correspondent takes the risky path of co-opting the identity of a dead arms-deal acquaintance.DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniStarsJack Nicholson Maria Schneider Jenny Runacre
90. Sleuth19722h 18mPG8.0 (51K)RateA man who loves games and theater invites his wife’s lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsLaurence Olivier Michael Caine Alec Cawthorne
91. Sisters19721h 33mR6.9 (21K)Rate70MetascoreA small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsMargot Kidder Jennifer Salt Charles Durning
92. A Touch of Class19731h 46mPG6.5 (3.6K)RateRomantic comedy about insurance man Steve Blackburn and recently divorced fashion designer Vickie Alessio, who become clandestine lovers in a London-Spain tryst. Dame Glenda Jackson won an Oscar for her performance in the female lead.DirectorMelvin FrankStarsGeorge Segal Glenda Jackson Paul Sorvino
93. Barry Lyndon19753h 5mPG8.1 (185K)Rate89MetascoreAn Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband’s aristocratic position in 18th-century England.DirectorStanley KubrickStarsRyan O’Neal Marisa Berenson Patrick Magee
94. Duel19711h 30mPG7.6 (80K)RateTV Movie81MetascoreA business commuter is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer.DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDennis Weaver Jacqueline Scott Eddie Firestone
95. Night Moves19751h 40mR7.1 (18K)Rate82MetascoreLos Angeles private investigator Harry Moseby is hired by a client to find her runaway teenage daughter. Moseby tracks the daughter down, only to stumble upon something much more intriguing and sinister.DirectorArthur PennStarsGene Hackman Jennifer Warren Edward Binns
96. Kingdom of the Spiders19771h 37mPG5.7 (6.3K)RateIn rural Arizona, countless killer tarantulas are migrating through a farm town, killing every living thing in their path. The town’s veterinarian will do everything in his power to survive the onslaught.DirectorJohn ‘Bud’ CardosStarsWilliam Shatner Tiffany Bolling Woody Strode
97. Earthquake19742h 2mPG5.9 (18K)Rate56MetascoreVarious interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.DirectorMark RobsonStarsCharlton Heston Ava Gardner George Kennedy
98. The Poseidon Adventure19721h 57mPG7.1 (50K)Rate70MetascoreA group of passengers must embark on a harrowing struggle for survival after a rogue wave capsizes their cruise ship at sea.DirectorRonald NeameStarsGene Hackman Ernest Borgnine Shelley Winters
99. Airport19702h 17mG6.6 (22K)Rate42MetascoreA bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.DirectorGeorge Seaton Henry HathawayStarsBurt Lancaster Dean Martin George Kennedy
100. The Towering Inferno19742h 45mPG7.0 (49K)Rate69MetascoreAt the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsPaul Newman Steve McQueen William Holden