Best Movies of 1973
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Best Movies of 1973
TOP Movies: The Sting (1973), The Exorcist (1973), Robin Hood (1973), Papillon (1973), Magnum Force (1973), Westworld (1973), Live and Let Die (1973), The Three Musketeers (1973), Tom Sawyer (1973), The Way We Were (1973), The Legend of Hell House (1973), The Wicker Man (1973), Mean Streets (1973), The Laughing Policeman (1973), The Long Goodbye (1973), Enter the Dragon (1973), High Plains Drifter (1973), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), My Name Is Nobody (1973), Don't Look Now (1973).
List of Best Movies
298K
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:
witty, captivating, entertaining, surprise ending, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gambling, revenge, con artists, murder, twists and turns, caper, con man, gangster, chase, cons and scams, casino, organized crime ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
chicago, usa, persia, new york, illinois
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495K
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, suspense, demonic, classic horror, psychological horror ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
religion, demon, exorcism, priest, supernatural, devil, demonic possession, possession, occult, supernatural horror, exorcist, crisis of faith ...
Time:
70s, year 1973, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., persia, iraq, usa, new york ...
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149K
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, cute, humorous, sweet, romantic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
furry, robin hood, anthropomorphic animal, medieval, true love, raccoon, prince, happy ending, folk hero, thief, fox, anthropomorphic mouse ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, 70s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe, britain
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145K
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, visually stunning, grim, mind twisting ...
Plot:
prison escape, prison, life philosophy, escape, prison break, runaway, prison life, jail, protector, human spirit, escape attempt, escape plan ...
Time:
year 1973, 1940s, 20th century, 1930s, 70s
Place:
south america, persia, guyana, latin america, atlantic ocean
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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:
perverse, suspenseful, tense, harsh, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vigilantism, vigilante, police corruption, police, police detective, serial killer, female nudity, murder of a nude woman, visceral, violent, brutality, police investigation ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa
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67K
Genre: Action, Drama, 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:
tense, sexy, philosophical, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, man versus machine, artificial intelligence, cyberpunk, computer, life philosophy, robot, technology gone awry, vacation, dystopia, villain played by lead actor, cyborgs ...
Time:
future, 20th century, near future, year 1973, 19th century ...
Place:
space western, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Jamaica
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:
saga, retro, exciting, humorous, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, james bond, 007, espionage, snake, fictional country, virginity, human sacrifice, interracial romance, cia, occult, british ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
caribbean, west indies, louisiana, united kingdom, fictional island ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA, UK, 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, cult classic, funny, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
three musketeers, swashbuckler, musketeer, nobility, sword duel, literary, royalty, sword and shield, monarch, chivalry, swordsman, royal family ...
Time:
17th century, 19th century
Place:
paris france, france, england, europe, new york ...
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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, saga, psychotronic, classic horror, space horror ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, ape, planet of the apes, post apocalyptic, apocalypse, gorilla, revolution, monkey, post-apocalyptic future, survival, rebellion, time dilation ...
Time:
future, near future, 20th century, 2000s, 70s
Place:
tokyo
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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:
epic, realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teen drama, preschool
Plot:
friendship, corporal punishment, skinny dipping, coming of age, river, adventurer, youth, treasure hunt, mischievous children, young heroes, punishment, raft ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1840s
Place:
missouri, mississippi, usa, st. petersburg russia
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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, captivating, serious, romantic, intellectual ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
mccarthyism, love story, naval officer, couples, politics, husband wife relationship, passion, breakup, world war two, adultery, true love, love and romance ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, 1930s, 1950s, post world war two ...
Place:
usa, california, new york, middle east, malibu california ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK, USA
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:
psychological, suspenseful, gothic, spooky, suspense ...
Plot:
haunted house, haunting, haunted, psychic, psychic power, isolation, occult, afterlife, macabre, ghost, danger, legends and myths ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 1920s, 1950s
Place:
england
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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:
creepy, dark, cult horror, twist ending, psychotronic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
folk horror, religion, paganism, occult, disappearance, ritual, human sacrifice, female nudity, temptation, sacrifice, investigation, conspiracy ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
scotland, fictional island, europe, united kingdom, scottish highlands
Is relevant?
127K
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, atmospheric, neo noir, sexy, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, friendship, gangster, epilepsy, urban ghetto life, money, strip club, street gang, stripper, character study, life philosophy ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, north america, new jersey
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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:
detective, crime drama, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police procedural, murder, serial killer, cop, mass murder, car chase, cynicism, massacre, nude black woman, killer, organized crime, urban ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
san francisco, california, 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, detective, dark, cynical, atmospheric ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
private detective, murder, cat, profanity, whodunit, investigation, beach, mental institution, supermarket, alcoholic, private investigator, loneliness ...
Time:
70s, year 1973, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, malibu california, california, mexico, usa ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
Style:
tense, cult classic, grindhouse, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, shaolin, martial arts tournament, shaolin monk, master warrior, revenge, island, one against many, strong man, final showdown, drug lord ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, fictional island, asia ...
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Genre: Drama, 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:
suspense, atmospheric, spaghetti western, black comedy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, revenge, small town, anti hero, desert, greed, justice, murder, rape, mysterious man, vengeance, gang ...
Time:
19th century, year 1973, 1880s
Place:
arizona, usa, california
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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:
stylized, talky, intense, cult classic, retro ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
betrayal, dancing, rock and roll, music, desert, christianity, broadway, hopes, storytelling, adaptation, greed, creativity ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, 70s
Place:
middle east, israel, ancient greece, palestine, jerusalem ...
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Jack Beauregard, one of the greatest gunman of the Old West, only wants to retire in peace and move to Europe. But a young gunfighter, known as "Nobody", who idolizes Beauregard, wants him to go out in glory. So he arranges for Jack to ...
Style:
spaghetti western, spoof, funny, humorous, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wild west, gunfight, heroes, old west, vengeance, storytelling, showdown, violin, retirement, legend, gunslinger, man with no name ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, 1890s, 60s
Place:
arizona, new mexico, new orleans, el paso texas, albuquerque new mexico ...
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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:
sexy, twist ending, erotic, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
drowning, sex scene, blindness, serial killer, haunted by the past, hallucination, death of daughter, supernatural, psychic, grief, loss of child, marriage ...
Time:
70s, near future, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
italy, venice, europe
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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:
sweet, colorful, light, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
friendship, pig, rescue, farm, children, friends who live together, misunderstanding, animal human communication, compassion, spider, rat, cat ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
usa, new england, maine
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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, retro, cynical, crime drama, crime thriller ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
bartender, gangster, betrayal, contract killer, masked robber, criminal, heist, robbery, hustler, mafia, bank robbery, traitor ...
Time:
year 1973, 20th century, 70s
Place:
boston, massachusetts, new england, usa
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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, epic fantasy, light, suspense, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
cyclops, sinbad, mythology, treasure hunt, arabian nights, medieval, sword and sorcery, adventurer, supernatural, monster, giant monster, stop motion ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 8th century
Is relevant?
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:
teen, humorous, melancholic, retro, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, high school, car, friendship, teenager, small town, high school student, drag racing, love at first sight, rock and roll, street racing, street gang ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1962, near future ...
Place:
california, arizona, usa, north america
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, Ana, a sensitive seven-year-old girl in a rural Spanish hamlet is traumatized after a traveling projectionist screens a print of James Whale's 1931 "Frankenstein" for the village. The ...
Style:
art house, surreal, visual, atmospheric, contemplative ...
Plot:
childhood, coming of age, spanish civil war, children, imagination, existentialism, surrealism, art, magic realism, youth, civil war, biopic ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1940, year 1973
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula, europe, tokyo
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Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Czechoslovakia
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Fantastic Planet tells the story of “Oms”, human-like creatures, kept as domesticated pets by an alien race of blue giants called “Draags”. The story takes place on the Draags’ planet Ygam, where we follow our narrator, an Om called Terr, ...
Style:
surreal, psychedelic, adult animation, art house, visually stunning ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
dystopia, trippy, surrealism, distopia, slave, meditation, alien species, baby, alien life-form, giant, planet, existentialism ...
Time:
year 1973, distant future, future
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Family, Adventure, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia, East Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The film stars Libuse Safrankova as the title character, a young woman who is put upon by her stepmother and stepsisters. The film employs a twist, though, when a handsome prince comes knocking. Cinderella does not simply fall into the prince's ...
Style:
fairy tale, sweet, romantic, light, costume drama ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, pre-teens, date night
Plot:
cinderella, cinderella story, love and romance, fall in love, prince, evil stepmother, true love, beauty, wish come true, princess, fairy, young heroes ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages
Place:
central europe, czechoslovakia, german democratic republic, czech republic, east germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A beautiful housekeeper becomes a romantic attraction to a widower and his three sons.
Style:
erotic, sexual, sexy, naughty, eros ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
taboo, older woman younger man relationship, parents and children, older woman teenage boy sex, housekeeper, older woman teenage boy relationship, voyeur, love and romance, peeping, older woman younger man sex, voyeurism, blackmail ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 70s
Place:
italy, sicily, europe
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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:
terrifying, cult classic, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
homeless, train, railway, great depression, drifter, locomotive, villain, hobo, homeless man, history lesson, politics, hunting ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1933, year 1973
Place:
oregon, usa, turkey
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