The definitive Top 100 films of the 70s, based on hundreds of statistics. This list was compiled by averaging hundreds of critic reviews, user reviews, yearend lists, box office returns, filmmaker favorites, awards show wins/nominations, and other statistics.
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100 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
99 Coffy
98 Fantastic Planet
97 The Phantom of the Paradise
96 Mikey and Nicky
95 House
94 3 Women
93 Shaft
92 Dersu Uzala
91 Le Cercle Rouge
90 The Holy Mountain
89 The Emigrants
88 Smokey and the Bandit
87 Saturday Night Fever
86 MASH
85 Deliverance
84 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
83 Picnic at Hanging Rock
82 Wanda
81 Grease
80 The Ascent
79 The Last Detail
78 Touki Bouki
77 Carrie
76 Enter the Dragon
75 The Wicker Man
74 Five Easy Pieces
73 Sorcerer
72 Dawn of the Dead
71 The Passenger
70 Life of Brian
69 Autumn Sonata
68 Suspiria
67 INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION
66 Aguire, The Wrath of God
65 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
64 The Devils
63 F for Fake
62 Animal House
61 Superman: The Movie
60 Dirty Harry
59 Breaking Away
58 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
57 Killer of Sheep
56 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
55 The Rocky Horror Picture Show
54 Young Frankenstein
53 Spirit of the Beehive
52 Amarcord
51 Celine and Julie Go Boating
50 Harold and Maude
49 The Sting
48 Day for Night
47 The Long Goodbye
46 Mean Streets
45 Dont Look Now
44 Patton
43 Eraserhead
42 Blazing Saddles
41 Badlands
40 Kramer V Kramer
39 Being There
38 McCabe and Mrs. Miller
37 Mirror
36 French Connection
35 Cabaret
34 Paper Moon
33 Monty Python and the Holy Grail
32 The Last Picture Show
31 Cries and Whispers
30 Solaris
29 American Graffiti
28 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
27 The Deer Hunter
26 A Clockwork Orange
25 The Exorcist
24 Days of Heaven
23 Nashville
22 All the President’s Men
21 Jeanne Dielman, 32 Quai des Commerce
20 The Conformist
19 Annie Hall
18 All That Jazz
17 Halloween
16 A Woman Under the Influence
15 Rocky
14 Scenes From a Marriage
13 Stalker
12 The Conversation
11 Network
10 Alien
9 Taxi Driver
8 Jaws
7 Dog Day Afternoon
6 Star Wars
5 Barry Lyndon
4 Chinatown
3 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
2 Apocalypse Now
1 The Godfather I & II