Francis Ford Coppola’s mafia epic is now fixed in American culture.
Category Archives: 1970s Movies
BLAZING SADDLES (1974)
Mel Brooks takes a western pastiche and pushes the boundaries of comedy about racism. Oh, and it’s super funny.
AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
Before “Star Wars,” George Lucas made this ancestor of a million teenager movies.
NASHVILLE (1975)
Robert Altman’s magnum opus provides a cross-section of humanity at a time not-so-different from our own, plus a full hour of country music performances.
THE WICKER MAN (1973)
This classic 70s horror film laid bare the fragility of our modern world through being so, so weird
THE DEER HUNTER (1978)
Called a “nightmare” and “endless” by its own studio, it ended up winning Best Picture and being the first big hit movie about the Vietnam War.
NETWORK (1976)
The most biting satire of the mid-70s feels, if anything, more relevant in 2020.
THE GRADUATE (1967)
Why are all these beautiful women attracted to young, neurotic Dustin Hoffman? Let’s find out!
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975)
Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher star in a drama about an insane asylum that is actually a metaphor for LIFE.
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