Best Films of The 70s (V2) [Poll][Dead]

[Hayden]

[CA Dreamin]

It's a rough draft, a midpoint exercise for a 70s poll on another forum site which runs until the end of the year. A lot to see between now and then but I think this is a good start:

1. The Godfather (1972)
2. Apocalypse Now (1979)
3. Alien (1979)
4. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
5. Chinatown (1974)
6. Solaris (1972)
7. Taxi Driver (1976)
8. Stalker (1979)
9. Annie Hall (1977)
10. Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
11. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
12. The Sting (1973)
13. Network (1976)
14. Paper Moon (1973)
15. The French Connection (1971)
16. McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971)
17. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
18. Scenes From a Marriage (1973)
19. Jaws (1975)
20. The Exorcist (1973)
21. Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
22. Dirty Harry (1971)
23. Wake in Fright (1971)
24. Day for Night (1973)
25. Autumn Sonata (1978)
26. Deliverance (1972)
27. Obsession (1976)
28. Barry Lyndon (1975)
29. Manhattan (1979)
30. Marathon Man (1976)
31. Five Easy Pieces (1970)
32. The China Syndrome (1979)
33. The Long Goodbye (1973)
34. Deep End (1970)
35. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
36. Straw Dogs (1971)
37. Fantastic Planet (1973)
38. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
39. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
40. Sleuth (1972)
41. All the President's Men (1976)
42. Claire's Knee (1970)
43. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
44. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
45. Dersu Uzala (1975)
46. Halloween (1978)
47. The Conformist (1970)
48. The Deer Hunter (1978)
49. California Split (1974)
50. The Ascent (1977)
51. Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)
52. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
53. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
54. The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
55. Carrie (1976)
56. Fox and His Friends (1975)
57. Midnight Express (1978)
58. The American Friend (1977)
59. Blue Collar (1978)
60. Klute (1971)
61. Cries and Whispers (1972)
62. 3 Women (1977)
63. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
64. A Special Day (1977)
65. Lady Snowblood (1973)
66. A New Leaf (1971)
67. Norma Rae (1979)
68. The Parallax View (1974)
69. Stroszek (1977)
70. Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
71. The Conversation (1974)
72. Serpico (1973)
73. Mirror (1975)
74. The Last Picture Show (1971)
75. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
76. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
77. Westworld (1973)
78. Death Wish (1974)
79. M*A*S*H (1970)
80. Alice in the Cities (1974)
81. Martha (1974)
82. Mean Streets (1973)
83. Watership Down (1978)
84. Little Big Man (1970)
85. Charley Varrick (1973)
86. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
87. Chinese Roulette (1976)
88. Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
89. Love in the Afternoon (1972)
90. Sleeper (1973)
91. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
92. Tristana (1970)
93. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
94. Magnum Force (1973)
95. Slaughter-House Five (1972)
96. Soylent Green (1973)
97. Three Days of the Condor (1975)
98. Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
99. The Wicker Man (1973)
100. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

I might make a tweak or two between now and the deadline. Still have dozens more to catch up on, especially from Cassavetes, Jodorowsky, Buñuel, and Fassbinder. But I ran out of time for this poll. Oh well. I'm still looking forward to continuing with the 70s for the next few months.
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on such a winter's day

[Hayden]

Thanks CA— tallied (for some reason I've never seen Blue Collar... don't know if I'll be able to find/watch it in time, but it'll go on my watchlist anywho)

Wish people could see how much of a race this is. Nothing's in cement yet.
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[LedZep]

Here's my final list. A change at number 1 after watching some of those top movies again.

https://boxd.it/i7iMa
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Finally updated the overall chart

2020s
90s

[cestuneblague]

Good job on The China Syndrome, Street Spirit/CA Dreamin, definitely underrated on the whole when looking at seventies as it really is one of the best films about the media out there. Anyways should get a list in by later tomorrow, just one big question to Hayden if Amor de Perdicao (Doomed Love) is eligible?

[Hayden]

[Tha1ChiefRocka]

OK, I just noticed two very strange ones missing from my list. (Two of my favorites). And one I didn't even realize I had never rated before.

List is up to date at 88 films. Will maybe be able to add a few more by tomorrow.

[LedZep]

[Hayden]

[Hayden]

FINAL DAY FOR LISTS

Can't believe how fast that came...
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