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100 Best Movies of the 70s On Netflix (2020) Famous Classics

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40. The Rocky Horror Picture Show


best 70s movies
Director – Jim Sharman
Cast – Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon

IMDB Rating – 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 80%

Release Date – 14 August 1975
Box Office – $140.2 Million

Genre – Comedy, Horror, Musical
Awards – None

Plot – A Scientist welcomes a newly wedded couple to his mansion.

39. Animal House


best 70s movies
Director – John landis
Cast – John Belushi, John Vernon, Donald Sutherland

IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 91%

Release Date – 28 July 1978
Box Office – $141.6 Million

Genre – Comedy
Awards – None

Plot – A College Fraternity stands up against the Dean who is hellbent to destroy their reputation.

38. Mad Max


best 70s movies
Director – George Miller
Cast – Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel

IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 90%

Release Date – 12 April 1979
Box Office – $100 Million

Genre – Action, Sci Fi
Awards – None

Plot – In a dystopian world a Policeman tries his best to survive.

37. The Exorcist


best 70s movies
Director – William Friedkin
Cast – Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow

IMDB Rating – 8
Rotten Tomatoes – 85%

Release Date – 26 December 1973
Box Office – $441.3 Million

Genre – Horror
Awards – Out of 10 Nominations the film won 2 Oscars for Best adapted Screenplay and Best Sound

Plot – A Priest is called upon by a family after their teenage girl is possessed by demon.

36. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre


best 70s movies
Director – Tobe Hooper
Cast – Marilyn Burns

IMDB Rating – 7.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 88%

Release Date – 1 October 1974
Box Office – $30.9 Million

Genre – Horror
Awards – None

Plot – A group of friends falls prey to a cannibal family in the texas wasteland.

35. Young Frankenstein


best 70s movies
Director – Mel Brooks
Cast – Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle

IMDB Rating – 8
Rotten Tomatoes – 93%

Release Date – 15 December 1974
Box Office – $86.2 Million

Genre – Comedy
Awards – Nominated for Best Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay

Plot – A Young inventor who wants to prove his Grandfather was a genius, learns the process to reanimate corpses.

34. Carrie


best 70s movies
Director – Briand De Palma
Cast – Sissy Spacek, John Travolta

IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 93%

Release Date – 3 November 1976
Box Office – $33.8 Million

Genre – Horror
Awards – Nominated for Best Actress, best Supporting Actress

Plot – Carrie is insulted at her prom but little does anyone know is that she has telekinetic powers.

33. Dawn of the Dead


best 70s movies
Director – George A Romero
Cast – David Emge, Ken Foree

IMDB Rating – 7.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 93%

Release Date – 1 September 1978
Box Office – $55 Million

Genre – Horror
Awards – None

Plot – 5 People take refugee ina shopping mall to protect themselves from the Zombie apocalypse.

32. Enter the Dragon


best 70s movies
Director – Robert Clause
Cast – Bruce Lee

IMDB Rating – 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 93%

Release Date – 19 August 1973
Box Office – $90 Million

Genre – Action
Awards – None

Plot – A Martial artist works as a secret agent for the government.

31. Serpico


best 70s movies
Director – Sydney Lumet
Cast – Al Pacino

IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 90%

Release Date – 5 December 1973
Box Office – $29.8 Million

Genre – Biography, Crime
Awards – Nominated for Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay

Plot – An Honest Officer fights againt corrupt officers in his own police department.

30. American Graffiti


best 70s movies
Director – George Lucas
Cast – Richard Drefuss, Ron Howard

IMDB Rating – 7.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 96%

Release Date – 2 August 1973
Box Office – $140 Million

Genre – Comedy, Drama
Awards – None

Plot – High School Grads decide to spend their one last night together.

29. Mean Streets


best 70s movies
Director – Martin Scorsese
Cast – Robert DeNiro, Harvey Keitel

IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 96%

Release Date – 2 October 1973
Box Office – $3 Million

Genre – Crime, Thriller
Awards – None

Plot – A Young italian American man tries to become a Mob leader.

28. Escape from Alcatraz


best 70s movies
Director – Don Siegel
Cast – Clint Eastwood

IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 95%

Release Date – 22 June 1979
Box Office – $43 Million

Genre – Biography, Crime
Awards – None

Plot – A film that shows how three men escaped from the most secured prison in the world.

27. Manhattan


best 70s movies
Director – Woody Allen
Cast – Woody Allen, Diane Keaton

IMDB Rating – 8
Rotten Tomatoes – 95%

Release Date – 25 April 1979
Box Office – $39.9 Million

Genre – Comedy, Romance
Awards – Nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay

Plot – A twice divorced write who is in his mid 40s fall for a woman while simultaneously dating a teenage girl.

26. Superman


best 70s movies
Director – Richard Donner
Cast – Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman

IMDB Rating – 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 94%

Release Date – 14 December 1978
Box Office – $300 Million

Genre – Action, Adventure
Awards – Nominated for Best Score, Best Editing, Best Sound

Plot – The Origin Story of Superman.

25. The French Connection


best 70s movies
Director – William Friedkin
Cast – Gene Hackman

IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 98%

Release Date – 9 October 1971
Box Office – $75 Million

Genre – Action, Crime
Awards – Won 5 Oscars including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Film Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay

Plot – A duo of cops try to uncover a drug cartel.

24. Kramer Vs Kramer


best 70s movies
Director – Robert Benton
Cast – Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep

IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 91%

Release Date – 19 December 1979
Box Office – $106.3 Million

Genre – Drama
Awards – Won 5 academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay

Plot – A Couple on the verge of divorce fight over the custody of their son.

23. Barry Lyndon


best 70s movies
Director – Stanley Kubrick
Cast – Ryan O Neal

IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 94%

Release Date – 18 December 1975
Box Office – $20.2 Million

Genre – Drama, History
Awards – Won 4 Oscars including Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Cinematography, Best Score

Plot – A Young man in 18th century wins heart of a widow.

22. Network


best 70s movies
Director – Sidney Lumet
Cast – Faye Dunaway, William Holden

IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 92%

Release Date – 27 November 1976
Box Office – $23.7 Million

Genre – Drama
Awards – Won 4 Oscars For Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay

Plot – A Movie that shows how media is corrupted and control the thinking of people.

21. Close Encounters of the Third Kind


best 70s movies
Director – Steven Spielberg
Cast – Richard Dreyfuss

IMDB Rating – 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 97%

Release Date – 16 November 1977
Box Office – $306.1 Million

Genre – Sci Fi, Drama
Awards – Won Oscar for Best Cinematography and was nominated for 7 Academy Awards

Plot – A Man encounters Alien life and tries to understand its motive.