Best Movies/TV Shows of the 1970s

100 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for best movies/tv shows of the 1970s.

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1 The Godfather(1972)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Italian
2 Star Warsaka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope(1977)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English
3 The Godfather Part II(1974)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Italian
4 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
Movie | Drama | USA | English
5 Apocalypse Now(1979)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | USA | English, French
6 Jaws(1975)
Movie | Adventure, Horror | USA | English
7 Alien(1979)
Movie | Horror, Sci-Fi | UK, USA | English
8 Sholay(1975)
Movie | Action, Adventure | India | Hindi
9 Taxi Driver(1976)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
10 The Exorcist(1973)
Movie | Horror | USA | English, Latin
11 Monty Python and the Holy Grail(1975)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | UK | English, French
12 Rocky(1976)
Movie | Drama, Sport | USA | English, Spanish
13 Chinatown(1974)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | USA | English, Cantonese
14 Anand(1971)
Movie | Drama, Musical | India | Hindi
15 Stalker(1979)
Movie | Drama, Sci-Fi | Russia | Russian
16 Gol Maal(1979)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | India | Hindi
17 Hababam Sinifiaka The Chaos Class(1975)
Movie | Comedy | Turkey | Turkish
18 Solyarisaka Solaris(1972)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | Russia | Russian, German
19 Chupke Chupke(1975)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | India | Hindi
20 Fawlty Towers(1975)
TV | Comedy | UK | English, Spanish
21 Dog Day Afternoon(1975)
Movie | Biography, Crime | USA | English
22 A Clockwork Orange(1971)
Movie | Crime, Sci-Fi | UK, USA | English
23 The Deer Hunter(1978)
Movie | Drama, War | USA, UK | English, Vietnamese
24 Le charme discret de la bourgeoisieaka The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France, Italy | French, Spanish
25 Hostsonatenaka Autumn Sonata(1978)
Movie | Drama, Music | Germany, UK | Swedish, English
26 Il conformistaaka The Conformist(1970)
Movie | Drama | Italy, France | Italian, French
27 Viskningar och ropaka Cries & Whispers(1972)
Movie | Drama | Sweden | Swedish, German
28 Deewaar(1975)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Hindi
29 Amarcord(1973)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Italy, France | Italian, Greek
30 Zerkaloaka Mirror(1975)
Movie | Biography, Drama | Russia | Russian, Spanish
31 Hababam Sinifi: Sinifta Kaldiaka The Chaos Class Failed the Class(1975)
Movie | Comedy | Turkey | Turkish
32 Tosun Pasa(1976)
Movie | Comedy | Turkey | Turkish
33 M*A*S*H(1972)
TV | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
34 Chhoti Si Baat(1976)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | India | Hindi
35 Scener ur ett aktenskapaka Scenes from a Marriage(1973)
TV | Drama | Sweden | Swedish
36 Network(1976)
Movie | Drama | USA | English
37 Barry Lyndon(1975)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | UK, USA | English, German
38 The Sting(1973)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | USA | English
39 Halloween(1978)
Movie | Horror, Thriller | USA | English
40 Life of Brianaka Monty Python's Life of Brian(1979)
Movie | Comedy | UK | English, Latin
41 Young Frankenstein(1974)
Movie | Comedy | USA | English, German
42 Annie Hall(1977)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA | English, German
43 Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977)
Movie | Drama, Sci-Fi | USA, UK | English
44 All the President's Men(1976)
Movie | Drama, History | USA | English, Spanish
45 Manhattan(1979)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
46 La nuit americaineaka Day for Night(1973)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France, Italy | French, English
47 Cet obscur objet du desiraka That Obscure Object of Desire(1977)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France, Spain | French, Spanish
48 Papillon(1973)
Movie | Biography, Crime | France, USA | English, Spanish
49 Sut Kardesleraka The Foster Brothers(1976)
Movie | Comedy | Turkey | Turkish
50 The Message(1976)
Movie | Biography, Drama | Lebanon, Libya | Arabic, English
51 Hababam Sinifi: Uyaniyoraka The Chaos Class Is Waking Up(1976)
Movie | Comedy | Turkey | Turkish
52 Aguirre, der Zorn Gottesaka Aguirre, the Wrath of God(1972)
Movie | Action, Adventure | Germany, Mexico | German, Quechua
53 Saban Oglu Sabanaka Saban, Son of Saban(1977)
Movie | Comedy | Turkey | Turkish
54 Enter the Dragon(1973)
Movie | Action, Crime | Hong Kong, USA | English, Cantonese
55 Angst essen Seele aufaka Ali: Fear Eats the Soul(1974)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Germany | German, Arabic
56 Copculer Kraliaka The King of the Street Cleaners(1977)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | Turkey | Turkish
57 Don(1978)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Hindi
58 El Chavo del Ocho(1972)
TV | Comedy, Family | Mexico | Spanish
59 Columbo(1971)
TV | Crime, Drama | USA | English
60 The World at War(1973)
TV | Documentary, History | UK | English, German
61 Koshish(1972)
Movie | Drama | India | Hindi
62 Mera Naam Joker(1970)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | India | Hindi
63 Bawarchi(1972)
Movie | Comedy, Musical | India | Hindi
64 Kramer vs. Kramer(1979)
Movie | Drama | USA | English
65 Patton(1970)
Movie | Biography, Drama | USA | English, German
66 The Conversation(1974)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | USA | English
67 The French Connection(1971)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA | English, French
68 Serpico(1973)
Movie | Biography, Crime | USA, Italy | English, Italian
69 Hababam Sinifi: Tatildeaka The Chaos Class Is on Vacation(1977)
Movie | Comedy | Turkey | Turkish
70 Una giornata particolareaka A Special Day(1977)
Movie | Drama | Italy, Canada | Italian
71 Dersu Uzala(1975)
Movie | Adventure, Biography | Russia, Japan | Russian, Chinese
72 Le cercle rougeaka The Red Circle(1970)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France, Italy | French
73 Kibar Feyzoaka Feyzo, the Polite One(1978)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Turkey | Turkish
74 Sonar Kella(1974)
Movie | Adventure, Family | India | Bengali
75 Aranyer Din Ratri(1970)
Movie | Drama | India | Bengali
76 Matador(1978)
TV | Drama | Denmark | Danish
77 Shatranj Ke Khilariaka The Chess Players(1977)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | India | Hindi
78 Abhimaan(1973)
Movie | Drama, Musical | India | Hindi
79 Superman(1978)
Movie | Action, Adventure | UK, USA | English
80 Dawn of the Dead(1978)
Movie | Horror, Thriller | USA, Italy | English, Spanish
81 Carrie(1976)
Movie | Horror, Mystery | USA | English
82 Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospettoaka Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion(1970)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Italy | Italian
83 Deliverance(1972)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA | English
84 Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalimaka The Girl with the Red Scarf(1977)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Turkey | Turkish
85 Badlands(1973)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA | English, Spanish
86 Neseli Gunleraka Happy Days(1978)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Turkey | Turkish
87 Escape from Alcatraz(1979)
Movie | Biography, Crime | USA | English
88 The Last Picture Show(1971)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English
89 Ivan Vasilevich menyaet professiyuaka Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession(1973)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | Russia | Russian, German
90 Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii(1972)
Movie | Documentary, Music | Belgium, Germany | English
91 La montana sagradaaka The Holy Mountain(1973)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | Mexico | Spanish
92 Flaklypa Grand Prixaka The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix(1975)
Movie | Animation, Comedy | Norway | Norwegian
93 Voskhozhdenieaka The Ascent(1977)
Movie | Drama, War | Russia | Russian, German
94 Profondo rossoaka Deep Red(1975)
Movie | Horror, Mystery | Italy | Italian, German
95 Suspiria(1977)
Movie | Horror | Italy | Italian, Russian
96 Saturday Night Live(1975)
TV | Comedy, Music | USA | English
97 Amar Prem(1972)
Movie | Drama, Musical | India | Hindi
98 Amar Akbar Anthony(1977)
Movie | Action, Comedy | India | Hindi
99 Aandhi(1975)
Movie | Drama, Romance | India | Hindi
100 Jesus of Nazareth(1977)
TV | Biography, Drama | UK, Italy | English, Syriac

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