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Top 30 Best Movies of 1970

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1. 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
2. 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
3. The Aristocats19701h 18mG7.1 (116K)Rate66MetascoreWith the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country.DirectorWolfgang ReithermanStarsPhil Harris Eva Gabor Sterling Holloway
4. Kelly’s Heroes19702h 24mGP7.6 (55K)Rate50MetascoreA group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines in WWII France to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure.DirectorBrian G. HuttonStarsClint Eastwood Telly Savalas Don Rickles
5. 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
6. Tora! Tora! Tora!19702h 24mG7.5 (38K)Rate46MetascoreThe story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.DirectorRichard Fleischer Kinji Fukasaku Toshio MasudaStarsMartin Balsam Sô Yamamura Jason Robards
7. 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
8. Catch-2219702h 2mR7.1 (27K)Rate70MetascoreA man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.DirectorMike NicholsStarsAlan Arkin Martin Balsam Richard Benjamin
9. El Topo19702h 5mNot Rated7.2 (32K)Rate65MetascoreA mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsAlejandro Jodorowsky Brontis Jodorowsky José Legarreta
10. Two Mules for Sister Sara19701h 56mGP7.0 (31K)Rate62MetascoreWhen a former Civil War soldier saves a nun from a gang of bandits, they team up to help the Mexicans in their war against the French.DirectorDon SiegelStarsClint Eastwood Shirley MacLaine Manolo Fábregas
11. The Conformist19701h 53mR7.9 (34K)Rate100MetascoreA weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsJean-Louis Trintignant Stefania Sandrelli Gastone Moschin
12. The Red Circle19702h 20mNot Rated7.9 (29K)Rate92MetascoreAfter leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist.DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsAlain Delon Bourvil Gian Maria Volontè
13. They Call Me Trinity19701h 55mG7.4 (25K)RateA lazy, unorthodox gunfighter and his portly, horse-thieving brother defend a Mormon settlement from a land-grabbing Major, a Mexican bandit, and their henchmen.DirectorEnzo BarboniStarsTerence Hill Bud Spencer Steffen Zacharias
14. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage19701h 36mGP7.1 (25K)RateAn American writer vacationing in Rome attempts to unmask a serial killer he witnessed in the act of an attempted murder, and who is now hunting him and his girlfriend.DirectorDario ArgentoStarsTony Musante Suzy Kendall Enrico Maria Salerno
15. Zabriskie Point19701h 53mR6.9 (17K)RateAt a time of chronic civil unrest in late 1960s America, a young idealist and an anthropology student cross paths at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley, California. They start an unrestrained relationship by making love on the dusty terrain.DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniStarsMark Frechette Daria Halprin Paul Fix
16. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes19702h 5mPG-137.0 (14K)RateWhen a bored Holmes eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon after an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster.DirectorBilly WilderStarsRobert Stephens Christopher Lee Colin Blakely
17. Tristana19701h 39mPG7.4 (13K)Rate93MetascoreShortly after her mother’s death, an innocent and youthful woman will find refuge into the household of her middle-aged aristocratic guardian, who will submit her to his sexual advances.DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsCatherine Deneuve Fernando Rey Franco Nero
18. Performance19701h 45mR6.7 (11K)RateA violent East London gangster undergoes a transformation of identity while hiding from his former colleagues in the home of a jaded Bohemian rock star and his two girlfriends.DirectorDonald Cammell Nicolas RoegStarsJames Fox Mick Jagger Anita Pallenberg
19. Scrooge19701h 53mG7.5 (13K)Rate58MetascoreA musical retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.DirectorRonald NeameStarsAlbert Finney Alec Guinness Edith Evans
20. The Ballad of Cable Hogue19702h 1mR7.2 (11K)RateA hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert.DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsJason Robards Stella Stevens David Warner
21. Ryan’s Daughter19703h 20mR7.4 (11K)RateSet in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.DirectorDavid LeanStarsRobert Mitchum Trevor Howard John Mills
22. Waterloo19702h 3mG7.3 (13K)RateFacing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte and his army confront the British at the Battle of Waterloo.DirectorSergey BondarchukStarsRod Steiger Christopher Plummer Orson Welles
23. The Out of Towners19701h 41mG7.0 (9.5K)Rate72MetascoreOhio sales executive George Kellerman accepts a higher position within the company and travels to New York City with his wife Gwen for his job interview. But things start badly and only grow worse in Neil Simon’s dark urban comedy.DirectorArthur HillerStarsJack Lemmon Sandy Dennis Sandy Baron
24. The Wild Child19701h 23mG7.5 (9K)Rate94MetascoreIn a French forest in 1798, a child is found who cannot walk, speak, read or write. A doctor becomes interested in the child and patiently attempts to civilize him.DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsFrançois Truffaut Jean-Pierre Cargol Françoise Seigner
25. Colossus: The Forbin Project19701h 40mM7.1 (10K)RateThinking this will prevent war, the US government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. But what the computer does with the power is unimaginable to its creators.DirectorJoseph SargentStarsEric Braeden Susan Clark Gordon Pinsent
26. Bed & Board19701h 37mGP7.4 (11K)RateAntoine Doinel works dying flowers in the courtyard outside his apartment. He is married to Christine, who is pregnant. He has an affair with a Japanese woman, jeopardising his marriage.DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsJean-Pierre Léaud Claude Jade Hiroko Berghauer
27. The Butcher19701h 33mUnrated7.3 (9.5K)RateAn unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town.DirectorClaude ChabrolStarsStéphane Audran Jean Yanne Antonio Passalia
28. Claire’s Knee19701h 45mGP7.5 (13K)RateOn lakeside summer holiday, a conflicted older man is dared to have a flirt with two beautiful teenage half-sisters despite his betrothal to a diplomat’s daughter and the fact that the girls have boyfriends.DirectorÉric RohmerStarsJean-Claude Brialy Aurora Cornu Béatrice Romand
29. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion19701h 55mR8.0 (14K)Rate89MetascoreA high-ranking police inspector murders his mistress and – in a sardonic test to prove that he is above suspicion – deliberately plants clues that indicate his responsibility for the crime.DirectorElio PetriStarsGian Maria Volontè Florinda Bolkan Gianni Santuccio
30. Dodes’ka-den19702h 20mNot Rated7.3 (7.7K)RateVarious tales in the lives of Tokyo slum dwellers, including a mentally deficient young man obsessed with driving his own commuter trolley.DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsYoshitaka Zushi Kin Sugai Toshiyuki Tonomura