Best Movies of 1974
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Best Movies of 1974
TOP Movies: The Godfather Part II (1974), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Chinatown (1974), The Longest Yard (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), The Towering Inferno (1974), The Conversation (1974), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Blazing Saddles (1974), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), The Great Gatsby (1974), Caged Heat (1974), Black Christmas (1974), Lenny (1974), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Harry and Tonto (1974), The Front Page (1974), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Parallax View (1974), Earthquake (1974).
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 202 min.
Story:
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Style:
epic, captivating, suspense, serious, visual ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, cosa nostra, revenge, mobster, ambition, melancholy, mob boss, corruption, corrupt politician, gangster, murder ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1950s, 1940s, year 1974 ...
Place:
cuba, new york, las vegas, italy, sicily ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Mabel, a mother and wife, is on the brink of insanity as her blue-collar husband Nick attempts to understand her plight.
Style:
independent film, art house, psychological, depressing, intense ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
mental illness, marriage, dysfunctional family, love, working class, insanity, mental disorder, construction worker, mental health, illness, visceral, couples ...
Time:
year 1974, 70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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347K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, atmospheric, twist ending, bleak ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
private detective, corruption, investigation, femme fatale, rape, police, murder, conspiracy, domestic violence, father daughter incest, incest, investigator ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1974, year 1937
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, eastern europe, america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In this rough-and-tumble yarn, actually filmed on-location at the Georgia State Prision, the cons are the heroes and the guards are the heavies. Eddie Albert is the sadistic warden who'll gladly make any sacrifice to push his guards' ...
Style:
inspirational, intense, suspense, talky, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
prison, american football, football, underdog, prison escape, cheerleader, farce, greed, crime gone awry, unlikely friendships, prison life, contests and competitions ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
florida, usa, america, georgia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, black and white, gothic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
castle, monster, mad scientist, frankenstein, experiment, supernatural, satire, frankenstein's monster, scientist, laboratory, hunchback, electricity ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, year 1974, 20th century, near future ...
Place:
arizona, transylvania, europe, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
At the opening party of a colossal - but poorly constructed - office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Style:
exciting, suspense, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disaster, catastrophe, skyscraper, firefighter, rescue, survival, natural disaster, race against time, trapped, fire, trapped in a building, architect ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. ...
Style:
psychological thriller, neo noir, psychological, disturbing, political thriller ...
Plot:
paranoia, surveillance, conspiracy, spy, obsession, character study, investigation, wiretap, alienation, murder, espionage, dream ...
Time:
20th century, year 1974, 70s
Place:
bay area, san francisco, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Style:
detective, suspense, suspenseful, surprise ending, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
whodunit, investigation, murder mystery, train, murder, twists and turns, private detective, multiple suspects, conspiracy, justice, railway, perfect crime ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1935
Place:
new york, persia, greece, britain, turkey ...
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A town – where everyone seems to be named Johnson – is in the way of the railroad and, in order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is ...
Style:
parody, spoof, humorous, funny, slapstick ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cowboy, farce, old west, racism, satire, gay slur, cowboys and outlaws, small town, absurd humor, governor, ethnic slur, prejudice ...
Time:
19th century, 70s, year 1974, 1870s
Place:
los angeles, america, arizona, california
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Five friends visiting their grandfather's house in the country are hunted and terrorized by a chain-saw wielding killer and his family of grave-robbing cannibals.
Style:
slasher, scary, bloody, suspenseful, grindhouse ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, macabre, massacre, murder, chainsaw, american horror, psychopath, masked killer, cannibalism, homicidal maniac, psycho killer, danger ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1974, year 1973
Place:
texas, austin texas, midwest, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A recently widowed woman on the road with her precocious young son is determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.
Style:
road movie, emotional, realistic, touching, thought provoking ...
Plot:
single mother, on the road, widow, waitress, diner, road trip, self discovery, arizona desert, relationships, friendship, children, mother ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
arizona, phoenix arizona, california, monterey california, tucson arizona ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession ...
Style:
period piece, stylized, captivating, visual, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
infidelity, love and romance, society, love triangle, glamour, fall in love, love affair, fashion, american history, bittersweet, storytelling, decadence ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, post world war one
Place:
rhode island, new york, long island, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A girl is caught in a drug bust and sent to the hoosegow.
Style:
grindhouse, sensual, cult classic, action thriller, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, women in prison, sexploitation, women's prison, rape, exploitation, sexual abuse, prison escape, brothel, prisoner, escape attempt, female pubic hair ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A sorority house is terrorized by a stranger who makes frightening phone calls and then murders the sorority sisters during Christmas break.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, scary, bloody, grindhouse ...
Plot:
christmas, serial killer, holiday horror, murder, telephone call, sorority, psychopath, holiday, serial murder, violence, maniac, psycho killer ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, near future, 20th century
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establisment as too obscene for the public.
Style:
black and white, psychological, atmospheric, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, drug abuse, showbiz, addiction, judaism, biopic, rise and fall, fighting the system, drug addiction, civil rights, courtroom, drug ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, year 1974, 50s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Rock Opera version of Phantom Of The Opera with elements of Faust. Record producer Swan steals both the music and the girl (Phoenix) from composer Leach. Disfigured Leach plans revenge on Swan and his rock palace, The Paradise, and becomes The ...
Style:
black comedy, humorous, scary, independent film, dark comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
deal with the devil, rock opera, rock, rock and roll, macabre, childhood, tragedy, mad scientist, devil, hopes, musician's life, desire for fame ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1974
Place:
new york, liverpool, cincinnati ohio
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
Style:
suspenseful, neo noir, grim, tense, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
heist, subway, train, murder, runaway train, hostage, gangster, terrorism, railway, cop, mayor, criminal ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, bronx new york city
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s living in the Upper West Side of New York City where his late wife and he raised his children--where he's lived all his life. When the building he lives in is torn down to make way for a parking garage, ...
Style:
road movie, depressing, realistic, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
cat, aging, runaway, elderly, friendship, on the road, old age, redemption, bittersweet, senior citizen, american history, chess ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa, new york state, new york, las vegas ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.
Style:
talky, light, humorous, hilarious, witty ...
Plot:
newspaper, journalist, journalism, reporter, workplace, media, friends, media satire, workplace situations, writers, satire, scoop ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, year 1974
Place:
chicago, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A golden bullet has 007 engraved on it as it smashes into the secret service headquarters. The bullet came from the professional killer Scaramanga who has yet to miss a target and James Bond begins a mission to try and stop him.
Style:
sexy, exciting, humorous, saga, slasher ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, 007, espionage, secret service, car chase, martial arts, bond girl, assassin, hitman, agent, female martial artist, villain ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
bangkok thailand, thailand, fictional island, asia, england ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ambitious reporter, investigating a senator's assassination, realizes witnesses to the shooting are systematically dying and discovers a multi-million dollar corporation which serves as a front for the recruitment of political assassins.
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, neo noir, political ...
Plot:
politics, corruption, conspiracy, investigation, reporter, journalism, murder, assassin, media, senator, political conspiracy, paranoia ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
seattle, los angeles, washington state, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Earthquake is a 1974 American disaster film that achieved huge box-office success, continuing the disaster film genre of the 1970s where recognizable all-star casts attempt to survive life or death situations. The plot concerns the struggle for ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, rough, bad ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, earthquake, survival, catastrophe, danger, national guard, end of the world, love triangle, forces of nature, infidelity, love affair ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
Style:
road movie, humorous, action thriller, light, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
friendship, heist, chase, treasure hunt, on the road, car chase, buddy, robbery, bank robbery, rivalry, preacher, homosexual subtext ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1974, year 1972
Place:
montana, usa
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended. In ...
Style:
political, epic, captivating, uplifting, thought provoking ...
Plot:
civil rights, african american, racism, slavery, black, journalism, discrimination, blaxploitation, female protagonist, plantation, interracial relations, black lives matter ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 19th century, 1890s, 1920s ...
Place:
southern usa, america, louisiana, usa, texas ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking ...
Style:
road movie, black comedy, cult classic, suspenseful, sexy ...
Plot:
car chase, on the run, chase, lovers on the run, small town, kidnapping, on the road, pursuit, prison, texas ranger, police captain, hostage ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s, 20th century
Place:
texas, midwest, austin texas, usa, mexico
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Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A low-budget, sci-fi satire that focuses on a group of scientists whose mission is to destroy unstable planets. 20 years into their mission, they have battle their alien mascot, that resembles a beach ball, as well as a "sensitive" and ...
Style:
parody, futuristic, grindhouse, philosophical, surreal ...
Plot:
space travel, alien, deep space, space, space opera, artificial intelligence, satire, philosophy, space exploration, alien invasion, imagination, moon ...
Time:
future, 22nd century
Place:
malibu california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Down-on-his-luck gambler Bill (George Segal) links up with free spirit Charlie (Elliott Gould) at first to have some fun, but then gets into debt when Gould takes an unscheduled trip to Tijuana. As a final act of desperation, he pawns most of his ...
Style:
grim, cynical, talky, witty, clever ...
Plot:
gambling, transvestism, friendship, loneliness, gambler, female nudity, exodus, drug, hustler, stoner, loser, game ...
Time:
year 1974, 70s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, reno nevada
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
Style:
controversial, disturbing, grindhouse, tense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vigilante, violence, vigilantism, vengeance, revenge, one man army, police, murder, rape and revenge, home invasion, one against many, gunfight ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, arizona, tucson arizona ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The life and times of Dawn Davenport, showing her progress from loving schoolgirl to crazed mass murderer - all of which stems from her parents' refusal to buy her cha-cha heels for Christmas. She runs away from home, is raped, becomes a single ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, disturbing, sexy, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
juvenile delinquent, absurd violence, absurd humor, female nudity, murder, kidnapping, male nudity, dysfunctional family, acid, surrealism, nudity, disfigurement ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
baltimore
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 51 min.
Story:
Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves, Jingle and Jangle, set out to see to where all the season's cheer has disappeared. ...
Style:
christmas classics, claymation, humorous, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
christmas, holiday, stop motion, xmas, christmas season, winter, mischievous children, christmas wish, christmas spirit, puppet, happiness, cat ...
Time:
70s
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