Best Movies of 1977 – page 2

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 8.1
 16K
A Special Day (1977)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The film is set during the late 1930s: the occasion is the first meeting between Mussolini and Hitler. Left alone in her tenement home when her fascist husband runs off to attend the historic event, Sophia Loren strikes up a friendship with her ...
Style: psychological, philosophical, minimal cast, cerebral, poetic ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: fascism, homosexuality, italian fascism, neighbor, housewife, lgbt, world war two, gay, homosexual, nazi, gays and lesbians, politics ...
Time: 1930s, year 1977, year 1938, 20th century, pre world war two
Place: rome italy, italy
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The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.
Style: parody, humorous, funny, light, talky ...
Plot: culture clash, female nudity, unlikely friendships, storytelling, disorder, family relations, sex scene, masturbation, peeping tom, journalism, siblings relations, nothing goes right ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1957, 1950s
Place: arizona, kansas, texas, hong kong, italy ...
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 6.7
 16K
The Hobbit (1977)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one night. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, Bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their ...
Style: stylized, exciting, psychedelic, grindhouse, uplifting ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: imaginary kingdom, wizard, medieval, supernatural ability, good versus evil, sword and sorcery, dragon, lord of the rings, middle earth, fantasy world, hobbit, sorcery ...
Time: prehistory, prehistoric times
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 6.8
 25K
Capricorn One (1977)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story: In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of scientists stages a phony Mars landing. Willingly participating in the deception are a trio of well-meaning astronauts, who become liabilities when their space capsule is ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, serious, suspense, psychotronic ...
Plot: conspiracy, mars, astronaut, nasa, conspiracy theory, spacecraft, desert, whistleblower, paranoia, investigative reporter, investigation, space ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1978
Place: texas, houston texas, usa, arizona
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 6.8
 9K
Black Sunday (1977)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a plot to commit a terrorist plot at the Super Bowl.
Style: political thriller, suspense, political, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, american football, politics, disaster, revenge, cheerleader, spy, chase, terrorist, violence, airplane, espionage ...
Time: 70s, year 1977, 20th century
Place: florida, miami, usa, mojave desert, miami beach ...
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Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 48 min.
Story: A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.
Style: christmas special, christmas classics, gothic, humorous, touching ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: christmas, muppets, holiday, christmas season, puppet, music, furry, bike, rock and roll, xmas, family relations, country music ...
Time: 70s, year 1977
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Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Princess Farah refuses to marry Sinbad until Prince Kassim, her brother, is able to give his consent. However, the Prince's wicked stepmother, Queen Zenobia, has changed Kassim into a baboon in order to have her own son crowned as caliph. ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, melancholic, light, stylized ...
Audience: family outing, boys' night, teens
Plot: sword and sorcery, sinbad, good versus evil, monster, medieval, stop motion, heroes, heroic mission, battles, escapades, curses spells and rituals, sword fight ...
Time: prehistoric times, 1900s, 20th century, 8th century, 70s
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 6.3
 12K
The Sentinel (1977)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A commitment-shy New York fashion model moves into an old brownstone apartment, meets her weird neighbours and discovers she’s sitting on the gateway to Hell.
Style: scary, gothic, suspense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot: supernatural, ghost, model, haunted house, devil, occult, secret society, investigation, murder, hell, demon, woman in danger ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: usa, italy, new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
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Desperate Living (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A rich housewife enlists her maid's help to murder her husband; they go on the lam and end up in Mortville, a homeless community built into a garbage dump.
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, cult classic, controversial, erotic ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: surrealism, male nudity, children, lesbian, murder, castration, satire, transsexual, lesbian sex, absurd violence, fascism, political corruption ...
Time: year 1977, 70s, 20th century
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 6.3
 13K
Wizards (1977)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: An ambiguous battle between good and evil wages in a post-apocalyptic earth populated by netherworld creatures who have re-emerged after the nuclear winter. Two wizard twin brothers - the evil Blackwolf and the good Avatar - battle for supremacy. ...
Style: psychedelic, adult animation, anime, surreal, stylized ...
Audience: adult
Plot: sword and sorcery, magic, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, mutant, dark future, nymph, wizard, world war two, surrealism, trippy, good versus evil ...
Time: 20th century, future, near future, distant future
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 6.1
 16K
Jabberwocky (1977)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. ...
Style: humorous, light, talky, exciting, surreal ...
Audience: family friendly, teens
Plot: monster, sword and sorcery, monty python, imaginary kingdom, heroic mission, satire, curses spells and rituals, knight, goofy hero, danger, good versus evil, imaginary ...
Time: medieval times, middle ages
Place: england
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The Late Show (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who had gotten himself involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped ...
Style: neo noir, detective, offbeat, clever, funny ...
Plot: private detective, murder, cat, investigation, private investigator, partner, violent content, love and romance, elderly, dishonesty, odd couple, law enforcement ...
Time: year 1977, 20th century, 70s
Place: los angeles, usa, california
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 6.1
 12K
The Car (1977)
Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The film is set in the fictional Utah community of Santa Ynez, which is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town's Sheriff (John Marley), it ...
Style: suspense, tense, scary, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: killer car, desert, car, carsploitation, police, violence spree, vengeance, supernatural, danger, on the run, chase, psychopath ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
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Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: The Peanuts gang, including Snoopy and Woodstock, have gone off to summer camp. After a few days of the usual summer-camp activities, they all take part in a rafting race. Battling treacherous rapids, wild animals, and bullies from a rival camp, the ...
Style: avant garde, semi serious, feel good, humorous, 2d animation
Audience: kids, preschool
Plot: summer camp, peanuts, river, wild ride, competition, superhero, camping trip, revolutionary war, never give up, camp, holiday, believe in yourself ...
Time: 20th century
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 6.3
 10K
Demon Seed (1977)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A scientist creates Proteus, an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creators wife.
Style: grindhouse, psychotronic, erotic, cult classic, classic horror ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: computer, laboratory, impregnation, robotics, artificial intelligence, cyberpunk, robot, pregnancy and birth, mind game, captivity, cyborgs, alien ...
Time: future, 70s
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 5.8
 12K
Airport '77 (1977)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle while taking VIPs and valuable art to Philip Stevens new museum. But when hijackers take off the plane and knock everyone out with sleeping gas the plane crashes in the sea. The passengers survive but a ...
Style: exciting, suspense, suspenseful, serious, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: disaster, airplane, underwater, rescue, airport, survival, aviation, bermuda triangle, airplane accident, hijacking, airplane hijack, frogman ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1977
Place: washington d.c.
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 6.5
 5K
MacArthur (1977)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: The film portrays MacArthur's (Gregory Peck) life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman (Ed Flanders) for insubordination, and is recounted in ...
Style: melancholic, intense, epic, realistic, serious ...
Plot: world war two, military, war, biopic, politics, president, korean war, revolution, police investigation, wartime, world war, pow ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 50s, 1950s
Place: usa, japan, the philippines, australia, korea ...
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Rollercoaster (1977)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: The plot is about a guile young terrorist who is able to blackmail a series of companies by placing home-made radio controlled bombs within the central attraction of amusement parks; roller coasters. The young man played by Timothy Bottoms gives a ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, intense, talky, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: disaster, terrorism, amusement park, investigation, murder, police investigation, conspiracy theory, natural disaster, psychopath, law enforcement, master criminal, survival ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: los angeles, chicago, pittsburgh
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Count Dracula (1977)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
Story: For those familiar with Bram Stoker's novel, this adaptation follows the book quite closely in most respects. Jonathan Harker visits the Count in Transylvania to help him with preparations to move to England. Harker becomes Dracula's ...
Style: gothic, gothic horror, atmospheric, creepy, classic horror ...
Plot: vampire, dracula, supernatural, literary, good versus evil, female vampire, psychopath, supernatural romance, woman in danger, rivalry, zombie, escapades ...
Time: 70s, 19th century, victorian era, 1890s
Place: europe, england, london, yorkshire, united kingdom ...
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 7.8
 808
The Gathering (1977)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: When Adam Thornton learns that he only has a little time left, he decides that he wants to make peace with his family. Only problem is that most of his family are not exactly fond of him because he walked out on his wife and of his stubborn nature ...
Style: realistic, serious, sentimental, emotional, touching ...
Plot: christmas, holiday, in love, fall in love, bondage, family relations, terminal illness, family gatherings, elderly, life is a bitch, introspection, hopes ...
Time: 70s
Place: usa
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The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A ship-wrecked man floats ashore on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The island is inhabited by a scientist, Dr. Moreau, who in an experiment has turned beasts into human beings.
Style: atmospheric, scary, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: island, mad scientist, isolation, hybrid, laboratory, experiment, experiment gone awry, violence, genetic engineering, human animal relationship, creature, confined ...
Time: 1900s
Place: fictional island, pacific ocean
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Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story: The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their 12-year stay at the White House.
Style: historical drama, postmodern
Plot: president, usa president, u.s. president, american politics, usa history, incest, biopic, winston churchill, marriage of convenience, polio, homelessness, media manipulation ...
Time: 1940s, 1890s, 1900s
Place: pearl harbor, usa, washington d.c., california
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Style: humorous, feel good, intense, light, semi serious ...
Plot: heist, unemployment, unlikely criminals, bank robbery, police investigation, couples, robbery, bankruptcy, cons and scams, survival, couple relations, kids and family ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa
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The White Buffalo (1977)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In this strange western version of JAWS, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western locations - dim, filthy, makeshift taverns; freezing, slaughterhouse-like frontier ...
Style: historical drama, natural horror, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Plot: native american, buffalo, creature feature, native, shootout, killer animal, gunfight, giant monster, monster, cowboy, cave, animal attack ...
Time: 19th century
Place: wyoming
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 7.3
 765
The Illegal (1977)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: After the birth of his first child, Roberto, a young Mexican man slips across the border into the United States. Seeking work to support his family back home, he finds that working hard is not enough.
Style: political, thought provoking, suspenseful, independent film, realistic ...
Plot: immigration, strike, union, language barrier, drifter, labor, world history, farm, family relations, hopes, politics, misfit ...
Time: 70s
Place: mexico, latin america, arizona, colorado
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 6.3
 4K
March or Die (1977)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: The French Foreign Legion, in the early 20s, is tasked to protect a group of Archaeologists in the middle east. After scenes depicting the hardship of day-to-day Foreign Legion life, and the ragtag collection of people who join, the local Arabs take ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: foreign legion, archaeologist, french foreign legion, military, obsessive quest, world war one, rescue, adventurer, danger, treasure hunt, heroic mission, war ...
Time: 1910s, 1920s, 20th century
Place: morocco, africa
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 6.7
 2K
Sweeney! (1977)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The film followed the adventures of DI Regan and DS Carter as they became embroiled in a deadly political scandal. One of the leading members of the government, Charles Baker (Ian Bannen) is about to secure a huge deal with OPEC stabilising the ...
Style: realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, dark comedy ...
Plot: police, president, politics, police investigation, investigation, political conspiracy, police detective, law enforcement, dishonesty, state affairs, espionage, uncover truth ...
Time: 70s
Place: london, england, europe, scotland yard, tower bridge london ...
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. But thieves have hidden a cache of stolen diamonds in Herbie's gas tank, and are now trying to get them back.
Style: entertaining, melancholic, light, semi serious, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens
Plot: auto racing, car chase, racing, happy ending, justice, heist, buddies, contests and competitions, frame up, escapades, danger, undercover ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: monte carlo, paris france, france, europe, riviera ...
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 5.8
 7K
Audrey Rose (1977)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A man is convinced that a young girl is the reincarnation of his own daughter Audrey Rose, who died in a fiery car accident, along with his wife, two minutes before the girl was born.
Style: scary, suspense, psychological, tense, stylized ...
Plot: supernatural, afterlife, creepy child, obsession, nightmare, family relations, betrayal, reincarnation, stranger, police investigation, love and romance, couple relations ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: new york, india, asia, usa, manhattan new york city
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 6.2
 14K
The Deep (1977)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters...
Style: suspense, exciting, tense, scenic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: underwater, ocean, shark, treasure hunt, scuba diving, diving, shipwreck, sea, chase, kidnapping, see through clothes, survival ...
Place: haiti, caribbean
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