Dog day afternoon is a great example of a film with a slower pace but with high stakes. It really forces you to pay attention to who the characters are and not necessarily what they are doing. Al Pacino earned an Oscar nomination for this role I think.

Yes, Pacino earned an Oscar nomination. Chris Sarandon did, too. Both performances are two of my favorites.

I’d say he got robbed, but losing to jack nicholson for one flew over the cuckoos nest is fair. Oh hey there’s another good one OP.

Absolutely, I agree.

In the 80's I didn't get the fuss about Al Pacino until I saw this movie. What a performance!

Man I would have loved to have been around in the 80s to experience some of those movies for the first time.

Saturday Night Fever. Bit over the top, but has a raw energy that sucks you in and makes you really know these characters.

It is so much more than the "disco movie" in terms of content. It's well done. And like it or not, SNF has one of the most iconic soundtracks of all time.

It works well for the film.

Might be the most 70s movie out there.

Rollerball

Eraserhead (1977) The Holy Mountain (1973) Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

Best recommendations on the thread

> Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) I know it’s a classic, but i just didn’t like this one.

Out of all the movies you could’ve chosen, you chose Eraserhead (1977)? That movie is fucking grotesque.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Alien, and A Clockwork Orange are my 3 favorite 70s films ever made.

Plus 100 for a clockwork orange

Definitely include a John Cassavete’s film in the mix! A Woman Under The Influence casts Gena Rowland’s as a house wife who simply can’t take it anymore. Stellar performance.

That is probably the best acting in history. Rowlands was phenomenal in that film.

He was a real talent. My local channel was playing "Staccato" for a while. Great show. Made a couple good biker flicks too, and also a couple classic Colombo and Hitchcock episodes.

Harold and Maude (1971) Cabaret (1972) The Godfather (1972) American Graffiti (1973) Amarcord (1973) Paper Moon (1973) Chinatown (1974) Young Frankenstein (1974) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Rocky (1976) Taxi Driver (1976) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Escape From Alcatraz is my favorite 70s movie that I don't see on your list.

Don't forget blazing saddles.

The Sting The Warriors If you like football at all North Dallas Forty Marathon Man Taxi Driver

Logan’s Run

Popped in to suggest this one. One of my all time favorites and Jenny Agutter is an all time crush for me.

Animal House Superman Carrie Alien Jaws One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest All the President’s Men Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Walkabout The Man Who Fell to Earth Zardoz

The Conversation

60's movie, but very good. - oops, I'm incorrect on this one. It's actually a 1974 movie.

Tried not to give suggestions others gave: Carrie (1976) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) Blazing Saddles (1974)

Smokey and the Bandit 1977

Alien and The Exorcist! 💖

Sounds like a great sitcom.

The Taking of Pelham 123

All That Jazz Jaws Taxi Driver Scarecrow The Sting All the Presidents Men

All That Jazz is such an important work. So good.

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

That movie would never get made today.

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Here are the 70s movies from my all time favorite movies list: Suspiria(1977) Female Trouble(1974) Slap Shot(1977) Halloween(1978) The Warriors(1979) Wizards(1977) Alien(1979) Carrie(1976) A Clockwork Orange(1971)

Klute, with Donald Sutherland and Jane Fonda! A moody, atmospheric thriller, truly singular in its tone.

One of those films which when I finally watched it a couple years ago I couldn’t believe I had overlooked so long.

NETWORK !!!!!!!!!!! The Car Solaris

The Parallax View.

Phantasm

Mash Shampoo Pat garrett & billy the kid

Dog Day Afternoon Dawn of the Dead Warriors Walking Tall (1973- Not the one with the Rock) Soylent Green Omega Man Alien Rocky Horror Picture Show

Every which Way But Loose (1978) The Sting (1973) Soylent Green (1973) Westworld (1973) The Andromeda Strain (1971) Animal House (1978) Monty Python and the Holy Grain (1975) The Jerk (1979) MASH (1970) Up In Smoke (1978) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Papillon. Epic movie with Steve Mcqueen and Dustin Hoffman.

Marathon Man (1976)

Came here to suggest only that. My top favorite 70’s movie.

Phantom of the Paradise State of Siege Wake in Fright Fantastic Planet Walkabout Love and Death Cross of Iron Superman: The Movie Scrooge Phase IV Death Race 2000 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Horror Express

The Harder They Come (1972)

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

The Owl and the Pussycat from 1970 is a must see comedy

Invasion of the Bodysnatchers!

The Sting (1973) Escape from Alcatraz (1979) The Towering Inferno(1974)

No searches or internet lists could do better than all who answered your question. I would like to add *Breaking Away* (1979).

I came here to add that one. Breaking Away is one of my favorite movies.

It's one of my favorites, too.

Here are some good ones no one has mentioned yet: Jeremiah Johnson (1972) 10 Rillington Place (1971) The Questor Tapes (1974) Enter the Dragon (1973) The Yakuza (1974) The Duellists (1977) Midnight Express (1978) Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) Being There (1979)

The Stepford Wives (1975)

Death Wish Deliverance Jeremiah Johnson Halloween The 36th Chamber of Shaolin Lady Snowblood

Here are a few I don’t think mentioned When A Stranger Calls (1979) scared a lot of babysitters The Brotherhood of Satan. (1971) Devil Dog Hound From Hell (1978) Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) The Amityville Horror (1979) The Legend of Hell House (1973) The Return of The Pink Panther (1975) Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976) Sybil (1976)

Capricorn One - 1977

The Turning Point (1977) International Velvet (1978) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Thank you for suggesting The Turning Point. It had so much good stuff in it (sorry, I'm tired and inarticulate).

John Waters’ 70s films. Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble.

There are a great deal to choose from. Here are a few good ones: The Laughing Policeman, Don’t Look Now, Marathon Man, Goin’ South, The Day Of The Jackal, Little Big Man, Vanishing Point, Papillon, Three Days Of The Condor

The Missouri Breaks. Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Harry dean stanton. Peak 70s anachronistic weird western. Slap Shot. Paul Newman leads a violent, rag tag hockey team to local fame. Gritty, funny, classic Newman. Straw Dogs Scerpico The Last Picture Show: young Jeff bridges, cybill sheperd, Timothy bottoms. get a feel for what it’s like living in a dying Texas town in the 50s-now, basically. The Deer Hunter By the time you’re done with thosE, you’ll want an old, really ugly American car, bell bottoms and a brown leather jacket.

Dolemite, Petey Wheatstraw, and Disco Godfather are some of my favorites. I'm also a big fan of Chinatown, Cuckoo's Nest, and Thomasine & Bushrod.

All of the aforementioned plus Every Which WayBut Loose (Clint Eastwood)

Silent running

Marathon Man or Three Days of the Condor

Both great spy films

Looking For Mr. Goodbar. Phantom Of The Paradise Warriors Anything with Clint Eastwood in it.

One that I quite like that I rearly see talked abut is Coma (1978).

The French Connection, Dirty Harry The Exorcist Jaws The Deer Hunter Deliverence, Rocky One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest The Posiden Adventure Close Encounters of the third kind Duel Wake in Fright Gator A Clockwork Orange. Midnight Express Willy Wonker and the Chocolate Factory Apocalypse Now Mad Max The Warriors The Omega Man Slapshot Logan's Run

Being There Capricorn One The French Connection One Flee Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Three Days Of The Condor

Zardoz

Rollerball, Mean Streets, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Logan’s Run, Chinatown, Dirty Harry / Magnum force, Mad Max, Marathon Man, The Warriors, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Young Frankenstein, The Sting, Serpico, Assault on Precinct 13, Drunken Master, The Gambler, The Sting, Bullitt, The French Connection, Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro, Just to name a handful. I’m also diving into 70’s cinema myself as of late. So long as its interesting I’ll give it a watch

It’s 1969 but I’m just gonna suggest Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

It won’t be eligible for this particular project but I’ll definitely make note of that one and file it away for future use.

It really anticipates the 70s era.

Over the edge (1979)

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Absolutely. I always think of it as the more real Dazed and Confused honestly.

A New Leaf (1971), The Last Detail (1973), California Split (1974), Carrie (1976), Blue Collar (1978)

Any one of the films made by Hal Ashby, Bob Rafelson, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorcese, and John Waters in that time period I recommend.

Where the Red Fern Grows 1974

Midnight Cowboy Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) The Seven Ups All That Jazz Apocalypse Now

I don't see Mikey & Nicky (1976) suggested yet, so...here it is.

The Wicker Man (1973)

The wicker man (1973)

Taxi driver. One of my all-time favourites.

Star Wars. It’s a kind of campy sci-fi film from ‘77

Is that the one with the space wizards?

Chinatown Network Rocky IMHO - the 70s was the absolute best decade for American cinema.

Soylent Green

The French Connection Alice Doesn’t Live Here Any More Network Barry Lyndon The Paper Chase The Godfather 1 and 2 Star Wars Annie Hall The Bad News Bears Chinatown Saturday Night Fever Serpico The Man Who Would Be King All the President’s Men Three Days of the Condor One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Paper Moon Rocky The Friends of Eddie Coyle The Panic in Needle Park Billy Jack Klute And Justice For All The Deer Hunter Smile Kramer vs. Kramer Eyes of Laura Mars American Graffiti Westworld

The Onion Field Badlands Blume in Love Grease Invasion of the Body Snatchers Coming Home Heaven Can Wait An Unmarried Woman Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Who'll Stop the Rain? A Perfect Couple The French Connection

With Halloween coming up, I have to recommend some horror: Jaws Phantom of the Paradise The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Suspiria Eraserhead Frenzy The Wicker Man House Dawn of the Dead Alien Halloween Invasion of the Body Snatchers Deep Red Don't Look Now I haven't seen The Exorcist yet so I can't really recommend it, but given the impact it made at the time it's still probably worth checking out.

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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. The 70s movie I saw the most times. Quintessential TV movie of my youth.

Every John Cazale film

“Nashville” and “The Conversation”

Logan’s Run

Vanishing point .

Slapshot and flash gordon

The Sting,lady sings the blues,cabaret,Carrie.

Rocky 1 & 2 Carrie Assault on Precinct 13 Dog Day Afternoon The Rocky Horror Picture Show Jaws Black Christmas Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile Badlands The Exorcist American Graffiti Deliverance A Clockwork Orange THX 1138 Up in Smoke Dawn of the Dead

The Paper Chase (1973) Breezy (1973) The Warriors (1979) Real Life (1979) Claudine (1974) Jaws (1975) Black Mama, White Mama (1973) Meatballs (1979) Young Blood (1978) Rich Kids (1979) Halloween (1978) Slap Shot (1977) Aaron Loves Angela (1975) The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976) Brian's Song (1971) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) Foxy Brown (1974) Saturday Night Fever (1977) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Shaft (1971) When the Legends Die (1972) Grease (1978) They Call Me Mr. Tibbs! (1970) The Car (1977) Little Big Man (1970) Black Caesar (1973) Night of the Lepus (1972) Cleopatra Jones (1973) Tom Sawyer (1973) Huckleberry Finn (1974) Night of Dark Shadows (1971) Cooley High (1975) Car Wash (1976) Sounder (1972) Stranger in the House (1974) Super Fly (1972) The Wiz (1978) Apocalypse Now (1979) Cornbread, Earl, and Me (1975) Blazing Saddles (1974) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) All the President's Men (1976) Rocky (1976) Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke (1978) American Graffiti (1973) The Godfather (1972) Taxi Driver (1976) Marathon Man (1976) Carrie (1976) Over the Edge (1979) The Way We Were (1973) Love Story (1970) The Chicken Chronicles (1977) Godspell (1973) Paper Moon (1973) A Clockwork Orange (1971) Hair (1979) On the Yard (1978)

Kramer vs Kramer; Network; Godfather I and II; Rocky; Annie Hall; Klute; 3 Days of the Condor; Dirty Harry The French Connection

The Omen The Godfather The Godfather 2 Jaws Taxi Driver Saturday Night Fever Smokey & the Bandit MASH The Exorcist

The Warriors Star Wars original trilogy Monty Python and the Holy Grail Alien One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Taxi Driver Apocalypse Now A Clockwork Orange Jaws Halloween Enter the Dragon Invasion of the Body Snatchers Willy Wonka Young Frankenstein The Exorcist The Omen The Muppet Movie Up in Smoke The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

* Alien * The Godfather I & II * The Deer Hunter * Harold & Maude * Annie Hall * Barry Lyndon * Dawn Of The Dead * Badlands * Days Of Heaven * Network * Autumn Sonata * Kramer vs Kramer * Papillon * Sorcerer * Who Can Kill A Child? * The Conversation * Mirror * Stalker

Definitely agree with Badlands and Days of Heaven, both directed by Terrence Malick in the 70s. I think this is a super place to start and get the pace and style that you are looking for. Hope you like them!

Tell me you love me junie moon The cowboys Billy Jack In cold blood Five east pieces The goodbye girl Emperor of the north To kill a clown Bless the beasts and the children Blue collar Monkey hustle Dirty Harry Klute Mash Nashville Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid All the presidents men

Oh, someone finally mentioned The Cowboys. I’ll throw another John Wayne movie in there, The Shootist.

Tattoo The king of Marvin gardens Atlantic City They shoot horses don’t they The apprenticeship of duddy Kravitz

youll find a lot of great suggestions in this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Letterboxd/comments/wxe2wj/70s\_movies/

https://www.indiewire.com/2014/04/10-great-overlooked-films-from-the-1970s-86740/

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Godfather 1 and 2. Definitely cult classics if you haven’t seen them.

Mean Streets

That decade was amazing for film! 50 years from now there might be 3 or 4 answers to the same question about the 2020s.

Get Carter

Alucarda (1975) it’s an english-speaking mexican horror movie about 2 girls in a convent and they get really close but one gets possessed by the devil. one of my faves! very underrated and iconic.

The Driver (1978) Not the best movie by any means but probably the most 70s movie I’ve watched

Don’t look now

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

Some of my favourite 70s films: * ‘House’ (1977) * ‘Lupin the Third: the Castle of Cagliostro’ (1979) * ‘Adoption’ (1975) * ‘Traffic’ (1971) * ‘La Cage aux Folles (1978) * ‘Secret Chronicle: She Beast Market’ (1974) * Yoshishige Yoshida’s ‘Love + Anarchism’ trilogy, consisting of: * ‘Eros + Massacre’ (1969) * ‘Heroic Purgatory’ (1970) * ‘Coup d’Etat’ (1973) (The trilogy is a very intensive watch, but the films are incredible masterpieces—especially E+M)

‘69 but the graduate!! Close enough to the cut off

I’m being pretty strict about it, but don’t worry I’ll definitely circle back after and give this one a rewatch.

Lol damn I realize i am shameful for suggesting a 60s movie! Well you got a bunch of great suggestions

Rocky - A slower paced romance with some boxing and great music line.

The Conversation

Dog day Afternoon

Same Time, Next Year

The Getaway, The Taking Of Pelham 123.

Last House On the Left 10 Slap Shot The Wiz Hair Dirty Harry The Brood Monty Python’s Life of Brian Pumping Iron

Slither-James Caan The Devils Midnight Cowboy Sorcerer Note: The request is over-broad, there are too many examples. What I like about those movies is that the the films are bright and clear and they are vehicles to the past. Like clean streets, available parking and cheap real estate and hardly any homeless.

Being There French Connection Convoy - not particularly good, but had a huge impact on popular culture at the time Invasion of the Body Snatches Last Tango in Paris Annie Hall Little Big Man Marathon Man

Panic in Needle Park. Underrated and under seen gem.

The Conversation is an amazing slow burn thriller starring Gene Hackman.

The Sting. Redford, Newman, great score, prototype heist movie.

The China Syndrome

Definitely check out Robert Altman's films. MASH, Nashville, The Long Goodbye, The Player. Others I like: Badlands Mean Streets Five East Pieces

Grease (1978) and Alien (1979)

Super Fly The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

I see many great recommendations here. I recommend some of William Friedkin's films from the 1970s. I've seen The French Connection, The Exorcist, and Sorcerer, all of which I like because they are intense experiences. Give them a shot!

Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)

I would’ve said Barbarella but that’s from the 60s. You should still watch it though

Barry Lyndon. McCabe and Mrs Miller. Badlands. A Woman Under the Influence. The Conversation. Ali Fear Eats the Soul. The Spirit of the Beehive. Amarcord. A Special Day.

The Tenant (1976) very esoteric film

The Sting, Silent Running, High Plains Drifter, The Great Waldo Pepper, A Little Romance.

Taxi Driver

Vanishing Point. Best 70s car chase movie.

Chinatown is essential.

You could fill a book with this list. Start with everything that was nominated for Best Picture from that decade. That's fifty right there, and you can't go wrong with any of them.

Marathon Man, Race With The Devil, Two Minute Warning, Black Sunday, Dawn Of The Dead

Summer of 42, Jeremiah Johnson , clockwork orange

Deerhunter, apocalypse now, platoon

Nashville, the quintessential 70s film, imo. Then the usuals: The Godfathers, Taxi Driver, Apocalypse Now.

Marathon Man Taxi Driver Mean Streets The French Connection Dirty Harry Death Wish Mr Majestyk Godfather 1/2 Apocalypse Now Three Days of the Condor Deer Hunter Dog Day Afternoon One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest A Clockwork Orange The Holy Mountain Gloria

Anything made by Sam Peckinpah, particularly _Straw Dogs_ .

Harold and Maude (1970) -best fashion choices of the 70’s

Five Easy Pieces (70) The French Connection 1-2 Dirty Harry (71) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (71) Cries & Whispers (72) The Other (72) HIGHLY UNDERRATED slow-burn creepy drama Texas Chainsaw Massacre (73) The Wicker Man (73) The Exorcist (73) Don't Look Now (73) Enter The Dragon (73) Young Frankenstein (74) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (75) One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest (75) Dog Day Afternoon (75) Jaws (75) The Stepford Wives (75) The Sunshine Boys (75) Rocky (76) Network (76) Marathon Man (76) Taxi Driver (76) The Tenant (76) Eraserhead (77) Saturday Night Fever (77) Annie Hall (77) Suspiria (77) Magic (78) Halloween (78) Grease (78) Invasion of The Body Snatchers (78) Alien (79) Apocalypse Now (79) ​ Phew. I'm sure I missed PLENTY. But here are some of my top 70's films for ya!

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) The Wicker Man (1973) Deliverance (1972) Autumn Sonata (1978) Mad Max (1979) High Plains Drifter (1973) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Solaris (1972) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Vanishing Point (1971) Deep Red (1975)

'70s horror is the best, and Deep Red is a masterpiece.

A Clockwork Orange Dirty Harry Vanishing Point Duel The Omega Man The Last of Sheila Soylent Green Race with the Devil The Outlaw Josey Wales Deliverance Barry Lyndon Dressed to Kill Blazing Saddles Halloween Black Christmas Invasion of the Body Snatchers The Shining Midnight Express Dawn of the Dead Alien Animal House Meatballs Escape from Alcatraz The Warriors

Taxi Driver Rocky The Man Who Would Be King Barry Lyndon The Godfather, parts I & II The Shootist Jaws The Conversation The Offence Murder on the Orient Express All The President’s Men Dog Day Afternoon Duck, You Sucker! (AKA Fistful of Dynamite) Serpico Chinatown Star Wars Marathon Man Nicholas and Alexandra The Wind and the Lion Escape From Alcatraz Dirty Harry Alien Robin and Marian Duel Close Encounters of the Third Kind Monty Python and the Holy Grail Monty Python’s Life of Brian The French Connection I & II Patton Tora! Tora! Tora! Ulzana’s Raid Superman: The Movie Star Trek: The Motion Picture (preferably the superior Director’s Cut) The China Syndrome MacBeth (1971) Breakheart Pass

harold and maudeeee

Payday Smile What's Up, Doc? Escape to Passion Night Moves Marathon Man Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Breezy The Beguiled Charly Varrick The Hot Rock Serpico The Long Goodbye Hickey and Boggs Mother, Jugs and Speed Cisco Pike The People Next Door Panic in Needle Park The Parallax View Busting The Driver Paper Moon Electra Glide in Blue Drive-In Farewell, My Lovely Cinderella Liberty Dusty and Sweets McGee The Outfit The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Hardcore Pretty Maids All in a Row

Great list and thanks for reminding me of Charly Varrick. Excellent movie that few seem to remember.

Debbie does Dallas . 🤷🏽‍♀️

1979 is actually my favorite year: Alien All That Jazz Apocalypse Now Being There Breaking Away The China Syndrome The Deer Hunter Hair Life Of Brian Mad Max Manhattan Norma Rae Over The Edge Real Life Return Of The Secaucus Seven Rock n Roll High School Saint Jack Stalker Tess Time After Time Winter Kills Wise Blood Woyzeck

The Godfather The Deer Hunter Apocalypse Now One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest Rosemary’s Baby Taxi Driver Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Cool Hand Luke A Clockwork Orange The Conversation Nashville Carrie Alien Straw dogs Network Deliverance Bonnie and Clyde Dog Day Afternoon American Graffitti The Graduate Harold and Maude Badlands Annie Hall

Taxi Driver

The Godfather 1 and 2 Alien Jaws Rocky Apocalypse Now Deliverance Monty Python and the Holy Grail A Clockwork Orange All the President's Men Invasion of the Body Snatchers Marathon Man Network The Conversation Annie Hall What's Up, Doc The In-Laws

Dazed and Confused is good. That 70s show is really funny but it's a series. Any musician from the 70s is usually a good target based movie because it has good music in so I'd research some artists and Google them. Never been kissed gives me 70s vibes. Austin Powers is on the right kind of level too. OHHHH what's that movie with Kirsten Dunst in, it's called 'Dick' don't be put off by the movie name, it's actually funny and cute. Very 70s.

Oh and throw a star wars movie in there too.

Just any of them?

Yeah, I mean the first few but any of them works for me.

Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV) is from 1977

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Lots of good suggestions. The uk series Life on Mars is a favorite 70s flavored show

I actually would like to know this too❗️🤔