Best Movies of 1973
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Best Movies of 1973
TOP Movies: The Laughing Policeman (1973), American Graffiti (1973), Robin Hood (1973), The Way We Were (1973), The Sting (1973), Mean Streets (1973), Papillon (1973), The Wicker Man (1973), The Exorcist (1973), Enter the Dragon (1973), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), High Plains Drifter (1973), The Long Goodbye (1973), Magnum Force (1973), Westworld (1973), Live and Let Die (1973), Charlotte's Web (1973), The Three Musketeers (1973), Don't Look Now (1973), The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
It's tough beat for San Francisco police lieutenant Jake Martin (Walter Matthau) when he has to investigate a city bus massacre in which a madman opened machine gunfire on eight people.
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, serial killer, police procedural, mass murder, swat team, car chase, killer, gangsters, organized crime, police, psychopath, bus ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
Style:
humorous, feel good, melancholic, semi serious, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teenager, high school, car, friendship, small town, rock and roll, street racing, first love, love at first sight, unlikely friendships, destiny ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 70s, year 1962, 20th century
Place:
california, usa
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131K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff - and staunch opposition by the wily Robin Hood and his band of merry men.
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, sweet, feel good, talky ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
robin hood, disney, prince, true love, medieval, talking animals, happy ending, love, anthropomorphic mouse, animals, childhood, good versus evil ...
Time:
70s, middle ages, 12th century
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
Style:
sentimental, realistic, serious, captivating, intellectual ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
naval officer, mccarthyism, love story, couples, love and romance, adultery, friendship, jewish, writers, politics, young lovers, college ...
Time:
50s, 1940s, 1930s, 70s, year 1944 ...
Place:
usa, new york, california, washington d.c., malibu california ...
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267K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.
Style:
twist ending, entertaining, atmospheric, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gambling, con artists, gangsters, chase, twists and turns, poker, cons and scams, heist, organized crime, manipulation, casino, train ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1936
Place:
chicago illinois, usa, new york
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112K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
Style:
tense, realistic, atmospheric, bleak, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, organized crime, friendship, character study, gang, money, urban ghetto life, life philosophy, friends, street gang, exotic dancer ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa
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133K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Style:
inspirational, psychological, realistic, dramatic, talky ...
Plot:
prison escape, prison, escape, life philosophy, human spirit, survival, runaway, escape attempt, brutality, criminal heroes, jail, escape plan ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 70s, 1930s
Place:
latin america, atlantic ocean
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, twist ending, scary, controversial ...
Plot:
cult, religion, ritual, disappearance, paganism, investigation, sacrifice, female nudity, secret society, human sacrifice, temptation, police ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
scotland, europe, united kingdom, scottish highlands, fictional island
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416K
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, psychological, controversial, satanic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, religion, exorcism, devil, suspense, demon, priest, occult, satan, demonic possession, exorcist, supernatural ability ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york, asia, washington d.c., iraq ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, master warrior, shaolin, martial arts tournament, revenge, fight, lone hero, island, tough heroes, shaolin monk, suspense ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, asia, usa, los angeles, china ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Oscar-nominated film adaptation of the rock opera of the same name, based on the last weeks before the crucifixion of Jesus. The film was directed by Norman Jewison. Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson were nominated for two 1974 Golden Globe Award for ...
Style:
lyrical, stylized, talky, intense, surreal ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
betrayal, dancing, music, life & death, destiny, rock and roll, atheism, christianity, adaptation, greed, creativity, desert ...
Time:
70s, 1st century
Place:
middle east, israel, ancient greece, palestine, holy land
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, disturbing, brutal, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, small town, revenge, suspense, justice, greed, murder, vengeance, gang, cowboy, gunfight, rape ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
california, arizona, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
Style:
neo noir, dark, cynical, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot:
private detective, murder, cat, betrayal, gangsters, whodunit, investigation, twists and turns, beach, alcoholic, loneliness, private investigator ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, malibu california, california, mexico, usa ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, harsh, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
police corruption, serial killer, police, female nudity, police investigation, vigilantism, violent, police detective, murder, gangsters, machismo, dark hero ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa
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60K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In a futuristic resort, wealthy patrons can visit recreations of different time periods and experience their wildest fantasies with life-like robots. But when Richard Benjamin opts for the wild west, he gets more than he bargained for when a ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, philosophical, tense, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, survival, cyberpunk, computer, artificial intelligence, robot, technology gone awry, vacation, man versus machine, distopia, robot as menace, villain played by lead actor ...
Time:
future, 70s, 19th century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.
Style:
exciting, humorous, sexy, saga, slasher ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, snake, spy, fictional country, interracial romance, espionage, virginity, chase, human sacrifice, british, 007, cia ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, caribbean, west indies, new york ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Style:
humorous, colourful, light, sweet, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
friendship, pig, rescue, farm, children, friends who live together, animal human communication, compassion, misunderstanding, spider, love, rat ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
maine, usa, new england
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a king's musketeer. He meets and quarrels with three men, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, each of whom challenges him to a duel. D'Artagnan finds out they are musketeers and is ...
Style:
epic, funny, witty, humorous, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
three musketeers, musketeer, swashbuckler, fight, royal family, royalty, sword fight, chase, farce, sword, culture clash, dark hero ...
Time:
17th century, 19th century
Place:
paris france, france, england, new york, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
After Laura and John Baxter lose their only child in a horrible drowning, they are greeted by strange sightings of her throughout their everyday lives. When two old ladies approach them in Italy with news that their daughter may still be alive, it ...
Style:
atmospheric, twist ending, disturbing, sexy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
supernatural, suspense, hallucination, drowning, serial killer, haunted by the past, twists and turns, grief, sex scene, blindness, death of daughter, marriage ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
italy, venice, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Eddie's friends are numerous, but the term friends is suspect. As a small time hood Eddie is about to go back to jail. In order to escape this fate he deals information on stolen guns to the feds. Simultaneously he is supplying arms to his bank ...
Style:
neo noir, cynical, tense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
heist, gangsters, bank robbery, criminal, betrayal, bartender, ice hockey, mafia, gang, city, paranoia, organized crime ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove/disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it ...
Style:
scary, gothic, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, supernatural, afterlife, isolation, paranormal investigation, psychic, psychic power, legends and myths, house, violence, suspense ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
england
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
homeless, great depression, train, railway, villain, stranger on a train, hunting, politics, drifter, tough heroes, injustice, underdog ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1933
Place:
oregon, usa, turkey
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the homunculus and practitioner of evil magic, wants the tablet back and pursues Sinbad. Meanwhile Sinbad meets the Vizier who has another part of the ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, light, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
cyclops, sinbad, good versus evil, island, mythology, supernatural, monster, magic, medieval, treasure hunt, sword fight, giant monster ...
Time:
8th century, middle ages
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a ...
Style:
apocalyptic, psychotronic, futuristic, reflective, harsh ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, distopia, apocalypse, monkey, end of the world, revolution, survival, rebellion, slavery, mutant, chase, surveillance ...
Time:
future, near future, 70s, 2000s
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Citizens of a small town are infected by a biological weapon that causes its victims to become violently insane. As uninfected citizens struggle to survive, the military readies its own response.
Style:
scary, intense, suspenseful, rough, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
epidemic, virus, quarantine, plague, zombie, infection, isolation, infected, disaster, military, survival, scientist ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
pennsylvania, usa, vietnam, asia, washington d.c.
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
During 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.
Style:
sentimental, road movie, touching, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
father daughter relationship, friendship, mischievous children, great depression, loneliness, coming of age, orphan, on the road, childhood, girl, con artists, little girl ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 70s
Place:
missouri, kansas, usa
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
After being run out of Las Vegas, Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he is on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a ...
Style:
scary, slasher, serious, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, supernatural, reporter, occult, politics, investigative reporter, stalking, who done it, woman in danger, mind game, amateur detective ...
Time:
70s
Place:
seattle, las vegas, usa, washington state, washington d.c.
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Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Colonel Steve Austin, astronaut and test pilot, is badly injured when he crashes while testing an experimental aircraft. A covert government agency (OSI) is willing to pay for special prosthetics to replace the eye, arm and both legs he lost in the ...
Style:
psychotronic, tv series pilot
Plot:
superhero, spy, cyborgs, undercover, astronaut, space adventure, amputation, plane crash, espionage, robot, science, agent ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A backwoods bootlegger decides to put the driving skills he developed evading the law to good use. He becomes a race car driver, and eventually, one of the fastest drivers in history.
Style:
realistic, exciting, serious, sincere
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car race, fast car, car, hotshot hero, athlete's life, rivalry, contests and competitions, sport, rise to the top, parents and children, auto racing, race ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, southern usa
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Genre: Adventure, Musical, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschoolers
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, river, youth, adventurer, mischievous children, young heroes, treasure hunt, supernatural, nature, childhood, raft ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
missouri, mississippi, usa, st. petersburg russia
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