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The Godfather
(1972) The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola With: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan Crime | Drama 175 mins. |
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Superman
(1978) An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest super-hero. Dir: Richard Donner With: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi 143 mins. |
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Star Wars
(1977) Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the universe from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader. Dir: George Lucas With: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi 121 mins. |
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A Clockwork Orange
(1971) In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem... but not all goes to plan. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi 136 mins. |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(1975) Upon admittance to a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients to take on the oppressive head nurse, a woman he views as more dictator than nurse. Dir: Milos Forman With: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman Drama 133 mins. |
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Apocalypse Now
(1979) During the U.S.-Viet Nam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola With: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall Drama | War 153 mins. |
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The Godfather: Part II
(1974) The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-revolution 1958 Cuba. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola With: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall Crime | Drama 200 mins. |
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Alien
(1979) After investigating an S.O.S. signal on a near-by world, the crew of an industrial spacecraft must fight for survival when a highly aggressive bioform is born in the ship and begins hunting them one by one. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt Horror | Sci-Fi 117 mins. |
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Blazing Saddles
(1974) To ruin a western town, a corrupt political boss appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary. Dir: Mel Brooks With: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens Comedy | Western 93 mins. |
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Grease
(1978) Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance? Dir: Randal Kleiser With: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing Musical | Romance 110 mins. |
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Taxi Driver
(1976) A mentally unstable Viet Nam war veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd Crime | Drama 113 mins. |
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The Great Gatsby
(1974) A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love. Dir: Jack Clayton With: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern Drama | Romance 144 mins. |
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The China Syndrome
(1979) A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant. Dir: James Bridges With: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas Drama | Thriller 122 mins. |
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
(1971) A poor boy wins the opportunity to tour the most eccentric and wonderful candy factory of all. Dir: Mel Stuart With: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum Family | Fantasy | Musical 100 mins. |
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The Exorcist
(1973) When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter. Dir: William Friedkin With: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair Horror | Thriller 122 mins. |
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Animal House
(1978) At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him. Dir: John Landis With: John Belushi, Karen Allen, Tom Hulce Comedy | Romance 109 mins. |
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The Warriors
(1979) In a future, dystopian New York City, turf gangs and cops rule the streets. When one gang leader tries to bring all gangs together against the cops Coney Island's The Warriors are framed for his murder and the entire city turns on them. Dir: Walter Hill With: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright Action | Thriller 92 mins. |
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(1975) King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many very silly obstacles. Dir: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones With: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy 91 mins. |
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Jaws
(1975) When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss Adventure | Horror | Thriller 124 mins. |
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The Deer Hunter
(1978) An in-depth examination of the way that the Vietnam war affects the lives of people in a small industrial town in the USA. Dir: Michael Cimino With: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale Drama | War 182 mins. |
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Rocky
(1976) A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the heavy-weight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Dir: John G. Avildsen With: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young Drama | Sport 119 mins. |
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Mad Max
(1979) A vengeful Australian policeman sets out to avenge his partner, his wife and his son whom were murdered by a motorcycle gang in retaliation for the death of their leader. Dir: George Miller With: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne Action | Adventure | Thriller 88 mins. |
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Carrie
(1976) A young, abused and timid 17-year-old girl discovers she has telekinesis, and gets pushed to the limit on the night of her school's prom by a humiliating prank. Dir: Brian De Palma With: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving Horror | Thriller 98 mins. |
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The Man with the Golden Gun
(1974) Bond is led to believe that he is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin and must hunt him down to stop him. Dir: Guy Hamilton With: Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller 125 mins. |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
(1975) A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Dir: Jim Sharman With: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick Comedy | Musical 100 mins. |
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MASH
(1970) The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war. Dir: Robert Altman With: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt Comedy | War | Drama 116 mins. |
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(1977) After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi 137 mins. |
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Young Frankenstein
(1974) Dr. Frankenstein's grandson, after years of living down the family reputation, inherits granddad's castle and repeats the experiments. Dir: Mel Brooks With: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman Comedy 106 mins. |
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Enter the Dragon
(1973) A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover. Dir: Robert Clouse With: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller 98 mins. |
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Chinatown
(1974) A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water. Dir: Roman Polanski With: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 130 mins. |
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
(1979) When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine and hopefully stop it. Dir: Robert Wise With: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi 132 mins. |
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Dog Day Afternoon
(1975) A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus. Dir: Sidney Lumet With: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen Crime | Drama 125 mins. |
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Life of Brian
(1979) Brian is born on the original Christmas, in the stable next door. He spends his life being mistaken for a messiah. Dir: Terry Jones With: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin Comedy 94 mins. |
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Escape from Alcatraz
(1979) A dramatization of the one possibly successful escape from the notorious prison. Dir: Don Siegel With: Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom Crime | Drama | History | Thriller 112 mins. |
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Deliverance
(1972) Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country. Dir: John Boorman With: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty Adventure | Drama | Thriller 110 mins. |
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Annie Hall
(1977) Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall. Dir: Woody Allen With: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts Comedy | Drama | Romance 93 mins. |
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The AristoCats
(1970) With the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country. Dir: Wolfgang Reitherman With: Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Music 78 mins. |
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Network
(1976) A TV network cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor's ravings and revelations about the media for their own profit. Dir: Sidney Lumet With: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch Drama 121 mins. |
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The Sting
(1973) In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker. Dir: George Roy Hill With: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw Comedy | Crime | Drama 129 mins. |
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American Graffiti
(1973) A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. Dir: George Lucas With: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat Comedy | Drama 110 mins. |
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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
(1975) Four fascist libertines round up 9 teenages boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental and sexual torture. Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini With: Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Umberto Paolo Quintavalle Drama | Thriller | War 116 mins. |
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Caligula
(1979) Details the graphic and shocking, yet undeniably tragic story of Rome's most infamous Caesar, Gaius Germanicus Caligula. Dir: Tinto Brass With: Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren Adult | Drama | History 156 mins. |
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Halloween
(1978) A psychotic murderer institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister, escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets. Dir: John Carpenter With: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran Horror | Thriller 91 mins. |
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The Last Woman
(1976) Dir: Marco Ferreri With: Gérard Depardieu, Ornella Muti, Michel Piccoli Drama 112 mins. |
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Moonraker
(1979) James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. Dir: Lewis Gilbert With: Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale Action | Adventure | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller 126 mins. |
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Dirty Harry
(1971) When a mad man calling himself 'the Scorpio Killer' menaces the city, tough as nails San Francisco Police Inspector Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath. Dir: Don Siegel With: Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, John Vernon Action | Crime | Thriller 102 mins. |
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
(1974) Five friends visiting their grandpa's old house are hunted down and terrorized by a chainsaw wielding killer and his family of grave-robbing cannibals. Dir: Tobe Hooper With: Marilyn Burns, Edwin Neal, Allen Danziger Horror 83 mins. |
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Papillon
(1973) A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape. Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner With: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory Biography | Crime | Drama 151 mins. |
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Robin Hood
(1973) The story of the legendary outlaw is portrayed with the characters as humanoid animals. Dir: Wolfgang Reitherman With: Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Roger Miller Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance 83 mins. |
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The Spy Who Loved Me
(1977) James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed. Dir: Lewis Gilbert With: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jürgens Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller 125 mins. |
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