Best Movies of 1970 – page 2
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Genre: Drama, Music
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:
realistic, serious, sentimental, sincere, gloomy ...
Plot:
parent child relationship, professor, father son relationship, aging, elderly, introspection, dysfunctional family, father, mission, slice of life, self-help, time travel ...
Time:
year 1970, 60s
Place:
new york, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Tina Balser is a bored New York housewife-mother married to Jonathan, a pompous, social-climbing lawyer who ridicules her in front of their children, criticizing everything she does or wears. She begins an affair with George Prager, a dashing, ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, semi serious, realistic, biting ...
Plot:
infidelity, feminist, love triangle, satire, women, child abuse, domestic violence, abuse, domestic abuse, adultery, housewife, marital problem ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Martha Beck, an obese nurse who is desperately lonely, joins a "correspondence club" and finds a romantic pen pal in Ray Fernandez. Martha falls hard for Ray, and is intent on sticking with him even when she discovers he's a con man ...
Style:
neo noir, disturbing, cult classic, black and white, grindhouse ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, female serial killer, con artists, spinster, loneliness, valentine's day, violent, marriage, male nudity, wedding, biopic ...
Time:
1940s, year 1969, 20th century
Place:
alabama, usa, missouri, michigan, new jersey ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He has a dream: to take flight within the confines of the stadium. Brewster tells those he trusts of his dream, but displays a unique way of treating ...
Style:
dark comedy, funny, cult classic, offbeat, clever ...
Plot:
guardian angel, serial killer, car chase, bird, tour guide, surrealism, car, strangler, flying, ugly duckling, time travel, coming of age ...
Place:
texas, houston texas, usa, vietnam, asia ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Young gangster Chas Devlin seeks refuge from the mob in a basement belonging to a reclusive, fading rock star Turner.
Style:
psychedelic, surreal, atmospheric, stylized, sexy ...
Plot:
gangster, rock star, organized crime, surrealism, violence, rock and roll, sex, music, rock, basement, murder, on the run ...
Time:
20th century, year 1970, 60s
Place:
london, england, europe, paris france, berlin germany ...
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Charismatic criminal Paris Pitman ends up in jail, then attempts to escape the prison of warden Lopeman.
Style:
dark comedy, funny, semi serious, realistic, cynical ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, prison escape, criminal, escape, warden, jail, lgbt, freak, misfit, hanging, old west, betrayal ...
Time:
1880s, year 1970, 20th century, 60s, 19th century
Place:
arizona, yuma arizona, paris france, france, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A treasure hunt. An aging ex-nobleman of the Czarist regime has finally adjusted to life under the commisars in Russia. Both he and the local priest find that the family jewels were hidden in a chair, one of a set of twelve. They return separately ...
Style:
satirical, stylized, talky, philosophical, witty ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
treasure hunt, road trip, farce, mentor, corruption, betrayal, storytelling, life philosophy, greed, brutality, obsessive quest, odd couple ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
russia, soviet union, moscow russia
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. One thing hasn't changed however: Holmes' crime-solving talents. Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman ...
Style:
detective, satirical, atmospheric, clever, humorous ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, loch ness monster, investigation, homosexual subtext, spy, lgbtq, regret, time travel, royalty, gangster, monk ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1800s, year 1970, 1880s
Place:
scotland, britain, england, europe, germany ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs spreading evil in the countryside in their lust for fresh blood. Baron Hartog whose family are all victims of Karnstein vampirism, opens their graves ...
Style:
gothic horror, gothic, suspenseful, scary, serious ...
Plot:
vampire, lesbian, supernatural, undead, daughter, village, vengeance, dangerous attraction, exploitation, danger, erotica, monster ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, georgian era, 1790s, 19th century ...
Place:
europe, england, central europe, eastern europe, austria
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A hip and happenin' all girl rock group head to LA to claim lead-singer Kelly's inheritance and make it (and make it) in LA. Soon the girls fall into a morass of drugs and deceit as their recording success soars. It takes several tragedies ...
Style:
erotic, grindhouse, psychotronic, psychedelic, cult classic ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
satire, lesbian, erotica, sexploitation, friendship, hippie, abortion, hollywood, music industry, price of fame, sex, rock and roll ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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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:
realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorism, coal mining, fighting the system, injustice, working undercover, society, social decay, legal, rebel, union, sabotage, coal mine ...
Time:
19th century, year 1970, 1870s
Place:
usa, america, pennsylvania
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Genre: Western
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two cowboys inherit a "social club" specializing in satisfying men.
Style:
funny, cult classic, spaghetti western, laugh out loud, semi serious ...
Plot:
brothel, old west, woman with a gun, sex, equality, prostitute, prostitution, lawyer, cowboy, inheritance, best friend, partner ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, victorian era
Place:
wyoming, austin texas, texas, usa
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Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
Style:
harsh, serious, realistic, tense, rough ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, betrayal, vengeance, gunfight, revenge, justice, brutality, redemption, colonel, unlikely friendships, old west ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, year 1865, 1860s
Place:
texas, usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in their boring borgoueis lives and gets in contact with one of count Dracula's servants. In a nightly ceremony they restore the count back to life. The three men killed ...
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, tense, stylized, suspenseful ...
Plot:
vampire, dracula, vengeance, occult, black magic, supernatural, resurrection, undead, murder, master and servant, danger, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
turn of the century, 20th century, 60s, 19th century
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Bill, a wealthy businessman, confronts his junkie daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend; in the ensuing argument, Bill kills him. Panic-stricken, he wanders the streets and eventually stops at a bar. There he runs into a drunken factory worker ...
Style:
suspense, cult classic, realistic, disturbing, psychedelic ...
Plot:
murder, hospital, friendship, drug, vigilante, violence, working class, orgy, drinking, death, female nudity, killings ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Style:
realistic, serious, biting, sincere, black cinema ...
Plot:
boxing, racism, boxer, african american, biopic, interracial romance, tragedy, gangster, american culture, gender, black, civil rights ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s
Place:
africa, america, london, budapest, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
15-year-old Mike takes a job at the local swimming baths, where he becomes obsessed with an attractive young woman, Susan, who works there as an attendant. Although Susan has a fiancé, Mike does his best to sabotage the relationship, to the extent ...
Style:
psychosexual thriller, offbeat, controversial, artsy, serious ...
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
coming of age, male nudity, swimming, unrequited love, female orgasm, male pubic hair, surrealism, teenage boy, obsession, love, swing, erotica ...
Time:
year 1970, 20th century, 60s
Place:
london, eastern europe, england, europe, united kingdom
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In 1825 an English aristocrat is captured by Indians. He lives with them and begins to understand/accept their lifestyles. Eventually he is accepted as part of the tribe and becomes their leader.
Style:
intense, scenic, suspense, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
native american, horse, ritual, sioux tribe, indians, native, lifestyle, survival, captivity, danger, manhood, interracial relations ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 1820s
Place:
usa, south dakota
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Jeff Gerber, an insurance agent, lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. He is also both racist and a fitness freak. But Jeff's bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin ...
Style:
surreal, cult classic, biting, disturbing, humorous ...
Plot:
racism, social commentary, culture clash, satire, black, transformation, racial issues, african american, african, black lives matter, black history, marriage ...
Time:
60s
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy. Mike's brother Richie and his wife Joan are going through a divorce, which is upsetting his ...
Style:
funny, independent film, talky, cynical, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
wedding, adultery, dysfunctional family, catholic, friends, family relations, couples, love triangle, twentysomething life, eccentric family, love affair, family life ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Western
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Monte Walsh is an aging cowboy facing the ending days of the Wild West era. As barbed wire and railways steadily eliminate the need for the cowboy, Monte and his friends are left with fewer and fewer options. New work opportunities are available to ...
Style:
funny, independent film, serious, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
wild west, cowboy, aging, working class, heroes, small town, horse, violent content, partner, bittersweet, social relations, friends ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
arizona, usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Phantom Tollbooth, based upon the children's adventure novel by Norton Juster, tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo. Unexpectedly receiving a magic tollbooth and, having nothing better to do, Milo drives through it and enters a ...
Style:
psychedelic, anime, feel good, humorous, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
fantasy world, storytelling, surrealism, justice, transformation, child, working class, mathematics, literary, toy car, rivalry, rescue ...
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Vietnam vet John Rubin returns to New York and rents a rundown flat in Greenwhich Village. It is in this flat that he begins to film, 'Peeping Tom' style, the people in the apartment across the street. His obsession with making films leads ...
Style:
dark comedy, surreal, funny, social, cult classic ...
Plot:
surveillance, problem, adult film industry, african, blaxploitation, film industry, comedian, social satire, surrealism, voyeurism, peeping tom, manipulation ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
new york, vietnam, usa, asia, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Meek, owlish Felix (George Segal) and strident, catty Doris (Barbra Streisand) live in the same apartment building. His incessant typing bothers her; her gentlemen callers bother him. Felix informs the landlord of her activities, so Doris moves in ...
Style:
sex comedy, hilarious, sexy, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
prostitute, prostitution, writers, premarital sex, aspiring writer, screwball, opposites attract, eviction, apartment building, peeping tom, porn actress, bookstore ...
Time:
1930s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A traveling sideshow called the Cavalcade of Perversion draws in and terrorizes unsuspecting spectators. The leader of the troupe of misfits is Lady Divine, who goes out for blood after discovering her lover's affair.
Style:
underground film, dark comedy, black and white, slasher, independent film ...
Plot:
rape, fetish, sexual perversion, blasphemy, freakshow, exploitation, cannibalism, lesbianism, bare chested male, stabbed repeatedly, lesbian, rape and revenge ...
Time:
60s
Place:
maryland, baltimore
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when his ashes are splashed with bat's blood and Dracula is resurrected. And two innocent victims search for a missing loved one... loved to death ...
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, rough, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
vampire, dracula, supernatural, castle, good versus evil, priest, village, monster, supernatural ability, dangerous attraction, curses spells and rituals, woman in danger ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 19th century
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island. When a group of British soldiers are sent on a mission behind enemy lines, things don't go exactly to plan. This film differs in that some of ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tense, psychological, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, jungle, war, survival, military, british army, anti war, danger, soldier, rescue, rivalry, wartime ...
Time:
year 1942
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, military, lawyer, american politics, time machine, courtroom, legal action, legal, prison, injustice, power relations ...
Time:
1800s, 19th century, year 1865, 1860s
Place:
georgia, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Under hypnosis while trying to quit smoking, the main character Daisy Gamble revisits past lives and different personalities
Style:
stylized, semi serious, touching, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
broadway, hypnosis, betrayal, addiction, psychology, magic, dancing, drinking, pagan, pluto, napoleonic era, family relations ...
Time:
70s, 19th century, regency period, 1810s, 2030s
Place:
brighton, london, new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The Charismatic black nationalist leader Rev Deke O'Malley is trying to sell the people of Harlem a dream. Invest $100 in his company and live in Africa. But cops Gravedigger and Coffin know all about Deke and his fraudulent schemes that take ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, police investigation, odd couple, investigation, buddies, tough law enforcer, partners against crime, dishonesty, master criminal, law enforcement, partner, racial slur ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, harlem
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