Films of the 1970s, Recap

 


What an amazing year it has been as I've looked at my favorite films of the 1970s. I've done this countdown on Fridays in this space. If you want to look at more in-depth discussion of my selections, feel free to search "Films of the 1970s" on this list. But for those that just want to see the films in order in one space, below I've included the whole list!

50. The Wicker Man

49. Max Max

48. Earthquake

47. Escape from Alcatraz

46. M.A.S.H.

45. Carrie

44. Animal House

43. Three Days of the Condor

42. Grease

41. Rocky Horror Picture Show

40. Mean Streets

39. Tora Tora Tora!

38. Apocalypse Now

37. Brian's Song

36. Marathon Man

35. Parallax View

34. The Conversation 

33. Dirty Harry

32. ...And Justice for All

31. Patton

30. Serpico

29. Annie Hall

28. The China Syndrome 

27. Rocky

26. The Jerk

25. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

24. Kramer Vs. Kramer

23. The Deer Hunter

22. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

21. Norma Rae

20. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

19. Dog Day Afternoon

18. Young Frankenstein

17. Taxi Driver

16. The French Connection

15. The Sting

14. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest

13. American Graffiti

12. The Exorcist

11. Blazing Saddles

10. Alien

9. Halloween

8. Superman

7. Network

6. Chinatown

5. Star Wars

4. All the President's Men

3. The Godfather, Part II

2. The Godfather

1. Jaws

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