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 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.

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.