Best Movies of 1970
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Best Movies of 1970
TOP Movies: Count Yorga, Vampire (1970), Love Story (1970), Patton (1970), Airport (1970), Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970), MASH (1970), The AristoCats (1970), Ryan's Daughter (1970), Five Easy Pieces (1970), Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Little Big Man (1970), Cry of the Banshee (1970), The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970), Catch-22 (1970), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Chisum (1970), Wanda (1970), Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970), A Swedish Love Story (1970).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Sixties couples Michael and Donna and Paul and Erica become involved with the intense Count Yorga at a Los Angeles séance, the Count having latterly been involved with Erica's just-dead mother. After taking the Count home, Paul and Erica are ...
Style:
grindhouse, classic horror, gothic, independent film, scary ...
Plot:
vampire, castle, seance, nobility, supernatural, mansion, bloodsucker, spiritualism, showdown, redheaded woman, doctor, murder ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings. Now seeing the world around her in a ...
Style:
fairy tale, allegory, surreal, sexual, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
innocence, teenage girl, folk horror, wedding night, surrealism, menstruation, folklore, magic realism, older man younger woman relationship, supernatural, female protagonist, vampire ...
Time:
19th century, year 1970, near future
Place:
central europe, eastern europe, europe, czech republic
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When ...
Style:
touching, emotional, romantic, sentimental, sad ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
love, fall in love, college, tragedy, death, true love, ice hockey, love story, dying young, graduation, cancer, tragic love ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, paris france, boston, massachusetts ...
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114K
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side ...
Style:
dramatic, realistic, epic, historical drama, aesthetic ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
world war two, world war, u.s. army, biopic, business, wartime, tank, military, u.s. military, allies, battle of the bulge, ego ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1970, year 1942 ...
Place:
london, italy, africa, north africa, america ...
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24K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, suspense, tense, serious ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
airport, disaster, airplane, aviation, bomb, airplane accident, passenger, natural disaster, survival, danger, panic, stewardess ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s, 1930s
Place:
chicago, rome italy, minnesota, detroit, milwaukee wisconsin ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Astronaut Brent is sent to rescue Taylor but crash lands on the Planet of the Apes, just like Taylor did in the original film. Taylor has disappeared into the Forbidden Zone so Brent and Nova try to follow and find him. He discovers a cult of humans ...
Style:
apocalyptic, saga, futuristic, depressing, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, ape, astronaut, planet of the apes, apocalypse, dystopia, space and aliens, time travel, desert, gorilla, monkey, outer space ...
Time:
future, 20th century, distant future, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, tokyo
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a small baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grew up, he wanted to deliver toys to the ...
Style:
christmas classics, feel good, semi serious, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
christmas, holiday, santa claus, mischievous children, stop motion, family relations, escapades, danger, good versus evil, imaginary, rescue, friendship ...
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
82K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and high jinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.
Style:
satirical, humorous, black comedy, witty, talky ...
Plot:
satire, military, nurse, medical, surgeon, korean war, surgery, american football, dark humor, sexual harassment, irreverence, sexism ...
Time:
1950s, year 1970, 20th century, 50s, year 1951 ...
Place:
north korea, korea, south korea, canada, vietnam
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children -- Bonfamille's prize family of domesticated house cats -- the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the heirs, leaving them out on a country road. All seems ...
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, sweet, cute, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
cat, talking animal, animal life, friendship, butler, getting home, social differences, mischievous children, danger, hopes, animal, animal protagonist ...
Time:
1910s, 70s, year 1970, 20th century, edwardian era
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
World War I seems far away from Ireland's Dingle peninsula when Rosy Ryan Shaughnessy goes horseback riding on the beach with the young English officer. There was a magnetic attraction between them the day he was the only customer in her ...
Style:
sentimental, epic, emotional, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
world war one, forbidden love, village, catholic, impotent husband, orgasm, village idiot, political unrest, soldier, fall in love, love triangle, couples ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1970, 70s
Place:
ireland, england, europe, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A drop-out 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.
Style:
road movie, serious, realistic, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
road trip, on the road, character study, alienation, dysfunctional family, drifter, piano, pianist, father son relationship, hitchhiker, oil field, diner ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1970
Place:
california, usa, washington state, oregon, northern california ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had ...
Style:
epic, factual, talky, intense, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
world war two, war, navy, fighter plane, u.s. navy, japanese military, aviation, battles, warship, aerial combat, military life, world war ...
Time:
year 1970, 1940s, year 1941, 20th century, 70s
Place:
hawaii, pearl harbor, japan, washington d.c., asia ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
Style:
epic, humorous, sentimental, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
native american, cowboy, racism, revenge, culture clash, voice over narration, massacre, interview, orphan, old west, american history, bigotry ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 1860s, year 1970, 70s ...
Place:
montana, south dakota, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting ...
Style:
grindhouse, classic horror, gothic, scary, serious ...
Plot:
witchcraft, folk horror, rape, witch, witch hunt, tudors, occult, curses spells and rituals, murder, edgar allan poe, stepmother, black magic ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, medieval times, 17th century
Place:
england, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and ...
Style:
talky, humorous, retro, funny, anime ...
Plot:
prostitute, desert, left to die, loner, survival, death of protagonist, rags to riches, oasis, water, great ending, rattlesnake, homeless ...
Time:
1900s, year 1970, 19th century, 70s, 20th century
Place:
arizona, america, nevada, san francisco, new orleans ...
Is relevant?
28K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation. Catch-22 is a parody of a "military mentality" and of a bureaucratic society ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, absurd, surreal, grim ...
Plot:
world war two, anti war, satire, military, bomber, male nudity, soldier, aviation, social commentary, literary, wartime, world war ...
Time:
1940s, year 1970, year 1944, 20th century, 70s
Place:
rome italy, alexandria egypt, sardinia, mediterranean sea, new york ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
Style:
entertaining, light, semi serious, cynical, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, world war two, tank, caper, heist, gold, bank robbery, machine gun, behind enemy lines, robbery, world war, hippie ...
Time:
1940s, year 1970, 20th century, 70s
Place:
france, america, europe, germany
Is relevant?
12K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.
Style:
harsh, serious, rough, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, kids
Plot:
old west, bounty hunter, cattle, gunfight, shootout, betrayal, justice, aging, cons and scams, corrupt law enforcer, elderly, dishonesty ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 70s, 80s
Place:
new mexico, yuma arizona, usa, arizona, tucson arizona ...
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7K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Wanda, after a string of abusive relationships, abandons her family and seeks solace in the company of a petty criminal (Michael Higgins).
Style:
independent film, depressing, road movie, existential, realistic ...
Plot:
low self esteem, affair, illicit affair, nervous breakdown, feminist, women, female protagonist, poverty, loneliness, death of lover, promiscuity, shooting ...
Time:
year 1970, 60s
Place:
pennsylvania, usa
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of America's nuclear defenses. Shortly after being turned on, it detects the existence of Guardian, the Soviet counterpart, previously unknown to US Planners. Both ...
Style:
intelligent, philosophical, apocalyptic, dramatic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, computer, evil computer, cold war, scientist, dystopia, science runs amok, cyborgs, cyberpunk, mathematics, super computer, talking computer ...
Time:
future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
colorado, rome italy, canada, ussr, washington d.c. ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The youngsters puppy love is set against a backdrop of adults that struggle with their own lives. Her fathers feeling of misery and failure at work, her aunts unhappiness as an unmarried woman without kids of her own. His father work at the ...
Style:
erotic, sentimental, powerful, aesthetic
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
teenage girl, young love, coming of age, teenager, teenage boy, fight, male star appears nude, love, crazy love, first love, adolescence, love story ...
Time:
near future, year 1970
Place:
stockholm sweden, scandinavia, eastern europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An epic portrait of late Sixties America, as seen through the portrayal of two of its children: anthropology student Daria (who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert) and dropout Mark (who's wanted by the ...
Style:
road movie, erotic, surreal, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
hippie, desert, counterculture, on the road, crazy love, rebellion, sex orgy, male nudity, outdoor sex, politics, pink floyd, materialism ...
Time:
20th century, year 1970, 70s, 60s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, phoenix arizona, italy ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
George & Gwen Kellerman make a trip to New York, where George is going to start a new job, it turns out to be a trip to hell.
Style:
funny, witty, humorous, laugh out loud, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
travel, culture clash, chase, bad luck, marriage, railway, farce, job interview, husband wife relationship, taxi, journey, meme ...
Time:
year 1970, 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
boston, new york, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city, ohio ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
Style:
epic, realistic, period piece, factual, talky ...
Plot:
revolution, british history, battles, political unrest, royal family, society, medieval, tyranny, royalty, military, monarch, against the odds ...
Time:
17th century, victorian era, middle ages, medieval times, 18th century ...
Place:
england, ireland, britain, europe, london ...
Is relevant?
14K
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The classic Charles Dickens' Christmas ghost tale told in musical form.
Style:
christmas horror, christmas classics, hilarious, christmas special, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
christmas, holiday, scrooge, christmas carol, ghost, charles dickens, dancing, broadway, xmas, redemption, victorian england, destiny ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1840s, 1860s, 1800s ...
Place:
london, tokyo, england
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate ...
Style:
intense, realistic, witty, powerful, independent film ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay interest, lgbtqi, homosexual, homosexuality, lgbtq, gay slur, gay lead character, lgbt, gay relationship, birthday party, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
year 1968, 60s, 20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, london, san francisco
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War, Western
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Hogan, on his way to do some reconnaissance for a future mission to capture a French fort, encounters Sister Sara, a nun in trouble. Before he knows it, Hogan is accompanying Sister Sara in the dangerous frontier while she seeks to achieve a hidden ...
Style:
spaghetti western, stylized, light, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nun, cowboy, gunfight, cowboys and outlaws, rescue, heroes, danger, partner, gunslinger, rivalry, rebelliousness, violence ...
Time:
1860s, 19th century, year 1970
Place:
mexico, latin america, sonora, france
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Life is rough in the coal mines of 1876 Pennsylvania. A secret group of Irish emigrant miners, known as the Molly Maguires, fights against the cruelty of the mining company with sabotage and murder. A detective, also an Irish emigrant, is hired to ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorism, fighting the system, society, injustice, working undercover, legal, social decay, sabotage, union, rebel, social change, coal mine ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, year 1970
Place:
usa, america, pennsylvania
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Hackman plays a New York professor who wants a change in his life, and plans to get married to his girlfriend and move to California. His mother understands his need to get away, but warns him that moving so far away could be hard on his father. ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, gloomy, sincere ...
Plot:
parent child relationship, father son relationship, professor, introspection, aging, elderly, dysfunctional family, father, aged person, domineering father, widower, loss of wife ...
Time:
year 1970, 60s
Place:
california, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be short-lived.
Style:
contemplative, independent film, semi serious, realistic, talky ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, friendship, hotel, friends, marriage, grief, machismo, womanizer, casino, time travel, dream, divorce ...
Time:
year 1970
Place:
new york, london, long island, england, europe ...
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