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American cinema: 1970s
Interiors (1978)
Woody Allen
Arthur, a wealthy corporate lawyer, and Eve, an interior designer, have three grown-up daughters who are all obsessed with making a success of their lives...
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Woody Allen
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Philip Kaufman
Government scientist Elizabeth Driscoll becomes concerned when her partner starts to behave strangely, doing odd things like getting up early and emptying the dustbins...
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Philip Kaufman
Jaws (1975)
Steven Spielberg
When the mutilated body of a young woman is washed up on the shore of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody fears that a killer shark may be stalking the coastline...
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Steven Spielberg
Klute (1971)
Alan J. Pakula
When Tom Gruneman, an important research engineer, goes missing his friend John Klute agrees to go looking for him, at the behest of Peter Cable, a senior executive in Gruneman's company...
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Alan J. Pakula
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Richard Brooks
Theresa Dunn is a university student who is physically and emotionally scarred by surgery she underwent in childhood. As she battles against her poor self-esteem and the righteous tyranny of her Catholic father, she begins an illicit love affair with her teacher, a married man...
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Richard Brooks
Love and Death (1975)
Woody Allen
A condemned man, about to be executed for a crime he did not commit, Boris Grushenko looks back on his short life, conscious that Death is even now beating a path in his direction... [More...]
Woody Allen
A condemned man, about to be executed for a crime he did not commit, Boris Grushenko looks back on his short life, conscious that Death is even now beating a path in his direction... [More...]
M.A.S.H. (1970)
Robert Altman
During the Korean War (1950-53), Captains Hawkeye Pierce and Duke Forrest create a stir the moment they arrive at the American Mobile Army Surgical Hospital to which they have been assigned... [More...]
Robert Altman
During the Korean War (1950-53), Captains Hawkeye Pierce and Duke Forrest create a stir the moment they arrive at the American Mobile Army Surgical Hospital to which they have been assigned... [More...]
Magnum Force (1973)
Ted Post
Shortly after being acquitted of a murder charge, the high-profile gangster Carmine Ricca is shot dead by a man dressed as a motorcycle traffic cop... [More...]
Ted Post
Shortly after being acquitted of a murder charge, the high-profile gangster Carmine Ricca is shot dead by a man dressed as a motorcycle traffic cop... [More...]
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
John Huston
Rudyard Kipling is working in his office in Lahore, where he is employed as a newspaper correspondent, when he is visited by a dishevelled wreck of a man... [More...]
John Huston
Rudyard Kipling is working in his office in Lahore, where he is employed as a newspaper correspondent, when he is visited by a dishevelled wreck of a man... [More...]
Manhattan (1979)
Woody Allen
Isaac Davis is a television comedy writer who is so disgusted with his milieu that he decides to chuck it and start a new career as a serious writer... [More...]
Woody Allen
Isaac Davis is a television comedy writer who is so disgusted with his milieu that he decides to chuck it and start a new career as a serious writer... [More...]
Marathon Man (1976)
John Schlesinger
Babe Levy is a graduate student at Columbia University who is still haunted by the suicide of his father, an alleged victim of the McCarthy witchhunts... [More...]
John Schlesinger
Babe Levy is a graduate student at Columbia University who is still haunted by the suicide of his father, an alleged victim of the McCarthy witchhunts... [More...]
Mean Streets (1973)
Martin Scorsese
Charlie works as a debt collector for his gangster uncle Giovanni in the Little Italy district of New York City. A devout Catholic, he has difficulty reconciling his criminal ambitions with his religious beliefs and constantly wonders how he is to atone for his sins... [More...]
Martin Scorsese
Charlie works as a debt collector for his gangster uncle Giovanni in the Little Italy district of New York City. A devout Catholic, he has difficulty reconciling his criminal ambitions with his religious beliefs and constantly wonders how he is to atone for his sins... [More...]
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
John Landis
Faber College, 1962. Two freshman, Larry Kroger and Kent Dorfman, roam their campus in search of a fraternity that will accept them... [More...]
John Landis
Faber College, 1962. Two freshman, Larry Kroger and Kent Dorfman, roam their campus in search of a fraternity that will accept them... [More...]
New York, New York (1977)
Martin Scorsese
V-J Day, 1945. At a wild party in New York City to celebrate the end of the war, saxophone player Jimmy Doyle tries and fails to talk Francine Evans, a small-time singer, into spending the night with him... [More...]
Martin Scorsese
V-J Day, 1945. At a wild party in New York City to celebrate the end of the war, saxophone player Jimmy Doyle tries and fails to talk Francine Evans, a small-time singer, into spending the night with him... [More...]
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Franklin J. Schaffner
In 1904 Tsar Nicholas II of Russia ignores the advice of his closest allies and launches a war against Japan to protect his nation's interest in Korea... [More...]
Franklin J. Schaffner
In 1904 Tsar Nicholas II of Russia ignores the advice of his closest allies and launches a war against Japan to protect his nation's interest in Korea... [More...]
The Nickel Ride (1974)
Robert Mulligan
Cooper is a middle-aged crime boss who successfully manages a number of warehouses in Los Angeles which store stolen goods... [More...]
Robert Mulligan
Cooper is a middle-aged crime boss who successfully manages a number of warehouses in Los Angeles which store stolen goods... [More...]
The Omen (1976)
Richard Donner
When his son dies in childbirth, the wealthy American politician Robert Thorn agrees to adopt another child in its place, to spare his wife Katherine grief... [More...]
Richard Donner
When his son dies in childbirth, the wealthy American politician Robert Thorn agrees to adopt another child in its place, to spare his wife Katherine grief... [More...]
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Milos Forman
Convicted of statutory rape, Randle Patrick McMurphy is sentenced to work on a prison farm. When he rebels against the prison regime, McMurphy is sent to a mental institution for a period long enough for the experts to assess whether he has a mental illness... [More...]
Milos Forman
Convicted of statutory rape, Randle Patrick McMurphy is sentenced to work on a prison farm. When he rebels against the prison regime, McMurphy is sent to a mental institution for a period long enough for the experts to assess whether he has a mental illness... [More...]
Papillon (1973)
Franklin J. Schaffner
In the 1930s, a large group of prisoners are shipped from France to a tough penal colony in French Guiana. The party includes convicted murderer Henri Charrière, nicknamed Papillon, and big time stock swindler Louis Dega... [More...]
Franklin J. Schaffner
In the 1930s, a large group of prisoners are shipped from France to a tough penal colony in French Guiana. The party includes convicted murderer Henri Charrière, nicknamed Papillon, and big time stock swindler Louis Dega... [More...]
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Blake Edwards
Charles Dreyfus, formerly Chief Inspector Dreyfus of the French National Police, is a changed man. He no longer harbours any homicidal feelings for Inspector Jacques Clouseau, the man who drove him insane and robbed him of his position... [More...]
Blake Edwards
Charles Dreyfus, formerly Chief Inspector Dreyfus of the French National Police, is a changed man. He no longer harbours any homicidal feelings for Inspector Jacques Clouseau, the man who drove him insane and robbed him of his position... [More...]
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Ronald Neame
The ocean liner SS Poseidon is making her way across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Athens, her final journey before being retired and sold for scrap... [More...]
Ronald Neame
The ocean liner SS Poseidon is making her way across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Athens, her final journey before being retired and sold for scrap... [More...]
Silent Movie (1976)
Mel Brooks
Mel Funn was once a great filmmaker, before changing audience tastes and galloping alcoholism took their toll. Determined to make a big comeback in the 1970s, Funn persuades the chief of Big Picture Studios to allow him to make a silent film... [More...]
Mel Brooks
Mel Funn was once a great filmmaker, before changing audience tastes and galloping alcoholism took their toll. Determined to make a big comeback in the 1970s, Funn persuades the chief of Big Picture Studios to allow him to make a silent film... [More...]
Silent Running (1972)
Douglas Trumbull
At the beginning of the 21st Century, every species of plant on Earth has become extinct. The last remaining specimens of plant life are housed in large dome-like structures attached to space freighters orbiting Saturn... [More...]
Douglas Trumbull
At the beginning of the 21st Century, every species of plant on Earth has become extinct. The last remaining specimens of plant life are housed in large dome-like structures attached to space freighters orbiting Saturn... [More...]
Sleeper (1973)
Woody Allen
In 1973, Miles Monroe, a jazz musician and proprietor of the Happy Carrot health food store, goes into hospital for routine treatment on an ulcer... [More...]
Woody Allen
In 1973, Miles Monroe, a jazz musician and proprietor of the Happy Carrot health food store, goes into hospital for routine treatment on an ulcer... [More...]
Soylent Green (1973)
Richard Fleischer
It is 2022. Civilisation is falling apart and an over-crowded world faces imminent starvation. The Soylent Corporation offers hope, but it is struggling to keep up with the demand for its processed food tablets, the only source of nutrition available to most of the world's population... [More...]
Richard Fleischer
It is 2022. Civilisation is falling apart and an over-crowded world faces imminent starvation. The Soylent Corporation offers hope, but it is struggling to keep up with the demand for its processed food tablets, the only source of nutrition available to most of the world's population... [More...]
Star Wars (1977)
George Lucas
In a distant galaxy, the Rebel Alliance has stolen the plans to the Galactic Empire's secret weapon, a space station named the Death Star that can destroy entire worlds... [More...]
George Lucas
In a distant galaxy, the Rebel Alliance has stolen the plans to the Galactic Empire's secret weapon, a space station named the Death Star that can destroy entire worlds... [More...]
The Stepford Wives (1975)
Bryan Forbes
Walter and Joanna Eberhart are a typical middleclass American couple. He is a successful lawyer, she is an aspiring photographer... [More...]
Bryan Forbes
Walter and Joanna Eberhart are a typical middleclass American couple. He is a successful lawyer, she is an aspiring photographer... [More...]
The Sting (1973)
George Roy Hill
Illinois, 1936. Johnny Hooker, a small time con artist, finds himself out of his league when he pilfers a wad of cash belonging to one of Chicago's biggest racketeers, Doyle Lonnegan... [More...]
George Roy Hill
Illinois, 1936. Johnny Hooker, a small time con artist, finds himself out of his league when he pilfers a wad of cash belonging to one of Chicago's biggest racketeers, Doyle Lonnegan... [More...]
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Joseph Sargent
Lieutenant Zachary Garber, a New York transit cop, is giving a guided tour of the New York subway control centre to a party of directors of the equivalent Tokyo rail system... [More...]
Joseph Sargent
Lieutenant Zachary Garber, a New York transit cop, is giving a guided tour of the New York subway control centre to a party of directors of the equivalent Tokyo rail system... [More...]
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Freddie Francis
Visiting some ancient catacombs, five strangers are taken to the Crypt Keeper, a hooded old man who recounts a story in which each of them meets a gruesome demise... [More...]
Freddie Francis
Visiting some ancient catacombs, five strangers are taken to the Crypt Keeper, a hooded old man who recounts a story in which each of them meets a gruesome demise... [More...]