What are your top ten favorite movies from the 70s?

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By: Bob

• 10. Carrie
  
• 9. Heaven Can Wait
  
• 8. Halloween
  
• 7. The Last Picture Show
  
• 6. Taxi Driver
  
• 5. Jaws
  
• 4. The Godfather
  
• 3. Annie Hall
  
• 2. Apocalypse Now
  
• 1. The Godfather II
  

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By: Joe Sadowski

• 10. Heaven Can Wait
  The best remake since "His Girl Friday".
• 9. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
  But didn't Ken Kesey deserve more credit????
• 8. The Warriors
  EXCELLENT action.
• 7. The Godfather Part II
  Better than the first and much better than the third.
• 6. A Clockwork Orange
  What "Eyes Wide Shut" wanted to be.
• 5. Cabaret
  With "Singin' In The Rain", the greatest movie musical ever.
• 4. Nashville
  Should be required viewing for all Republicans.
• 3. Chinatown
  Ahhhh-Polanski!
• 2. Annie Hall
  Still the funniest Woody ever.
• 1. The Last Picture Show
  The "Citizen Kane" of the 70's, the greatest film decade since the 30's!

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By: Danny Schoppe

• 10. The Conversation
  
• 9. Dog Day Afternoon
  
• 8. Halloween
  
• 7. Serpico
  
• 6. Taxi Driver
  
• 5. The Deer Hunter
  
• 4. Apocalypse Now
  
• 3. Godfather Part 1
  
• 2. Godfather Part 2
  
• 1. Mean Streets
  Scorsese's first great movie and his best. Deniro and Keitel make a great duo and give stellar performances.

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By: Christopher

• 10. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  This isnt a very good movie, but it deserves to be mentioned for the sole purpose that it is the craziest thing i've ever seen.
• 9. Annie Hall
  Woody Allen's awesome movie. Diane Keaton ruled as well.
• 8. M*A*S*H
  This is a very funny movie. Alot of people say that the tv show was better, but personally I didnt even like the show. But the movie was spectacular.
• 7. The Exorcist
  WICKED!!!
• 6. Murder On The Orient Express
  This is a cool movie. Kinda long though, but good.
• 5. Deliverance
  After watching this you will run SCREAMING from anyone that invited you to go camping.
• 4. Taxi Driver
  Robert De Niro's best performance ever.
• 3. Dog Day Afternoon
  An awesome movie that takes place in just twelve hours, mostly in a bank.
• 2. American Graffiti
  The first teen movie is still better than any other teen movie ever made.
• 1. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
  This movie rules. The book is even better if you can believe it. It's awesome to see people come together like that in a psychiatric ward.

REQUIEM FOR A DREAM ROCKS!

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By: Andrew

• 10. Psycho (1960)
  The best Alfred Hitchcok movie ever made. One of the best horror movies ever made.
• 9. Robocop (1987)
  The best Robot movie ever made.
• 8. Dances With Wolves (1990)
  One of the best Romance movies ever made.
• 7. The Natural (1984)
  The best baseball movie of all time.
• 6. Apocalypse Now (1979)
  The best (fiction) war movie ever made.
• 5. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
  The best adventure movie of all time.
• 4. The Empire Strikes Back
  The best Star Wars movie of all time.
• 3. The Matrix (1999)
  The second best science fiction movie ever made. Full of symbolism about the world we live in.
• 2. Braveheart (1995)
  The best Mel Gibson movie of all time. The best epic of all time.
• 1. Aliens (1986)
  The best sci-fi movie of all time. One of the best sci-fi/horror/action movies of all time.

11. Red Dawn should be number #10 but you want to be a little more realistic when it comes to this list I guess.

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By: Austin

• 10. The Omega
  
• 9. Superman
  
• 8. One Flew Over The Coo Coo's Nest
  
• 7. Lord of the Rings (1973)
  
• 6. Star Wars
  Good Movie of the 70's
• 5. Soylent Green
  SCARY
• 4. The Godfather
  awesome
• 3. The Excorcist
  Scary as all hell...
• 2. Smokey And The Bandit
  Another Great Chase Movie, also Funny and Tricky...
• 1. Vanishing Point
  One of the greatest chase movies of ALL TIME!! Plus they had the all great Dodge Challenger! man who couldnt love it?

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By: Josh Pinkuss

• 10. Midnight Express
  Disturbing!!!!!!!
• 9. Deliverance
  Squeal like a pig!
• 8. Marathon Man
  How come I havent seen this movie on anybody's list
• 7. The French Connection
  Have you stepped in Poughkeepsie?
• 6. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
  Jack Nicholson rocks!
• 5. Chinatown
  A film noir masterpiece
• 4. Apocalypse Now
  a very compelling war epic
• 3. The Deer Hunter
  Gotta love this one
• 2. Taxi Driver
  Suck on This
• 1. The Godfather
  Marlon Brando is great!

Other great movies Clockwork Orange, Network, Scarface, Dog Day Afternoon, The Exorcist. The Last Picture Show, Three Days Of The Condor, 10, Nashville, The Untouchables,

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By: Jon

• 10. Superman the Movie
  
• 9. Shaft
  you're damn straight
• 8. Halloween
  the Boogeyman is not dead!
• 7. A Clockwork Orange
  Disturbing yet well done
• 6. Blazing Saddles
  the Sherriff is a n------!?!?!
• 5. Young Frankenstein
  what great knockers!
• 4. Star Wars
  def great movie
• 3. Jaws
  da na, da na, da na da na da na da na
• 2. The Exorcist
  pea soup anyone?
• 1. The Godfather
  unbelieveable

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By: kady margaret

• 10. Superman
  
• 9. Grease
  
• 8. Caddyshack
  
• 7. Teenage Mutan Ninga Turtles
  
• 6. Ghostbusters
  
• 5. The Never Ending Story
  
• 4. The Goonies
  
• 3. Carrie
  
• 2. Exorcist
  
• 1. The Breakfast Club
  

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By: Keith Hippard

• 10. The French Connection
  William Friedkin, 1971 A truly orignal movie, broke new ground. Filled with rich character, and plot. A true story.
• 9. Jaws
  Steven Spielberg, 1975 This movie established Spielberg's career. It's still far superior to other animal attack movies.
• 8. Chinatown
  Roman Polanski, 1975 The plot is not what makes this movie great, it's all about character. The characters are terrific.
• 7. Mash
  Robert Altman, 1970 My favorite comedy of all time. Altman has a style all his own.
• 6. Mean Streets
  Martin Scorsese, 1973 Raw, tough. Scorsese's first masterpiece.
• 5. Apocalypse Now
  Francis Ford Coppola, 1978 Possible the greatest war movie of all time.
• 4. Taxi Driver
  Martin Scorsese, 1976 A one of a kind movie experience. You'll never see anything like it.
• 3. The Godfather
  Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 Still the second greatest mafia movie of all time, next to part II.
• 2. Star Wars
  George Lucas, 1977 I love all the Star Wars movies.
• 1. The Godfather Part II
  Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 My favorite movie of all time. It is amazing.

Other favorites in alphabetical order. Alien, California Split, Carrie, Close Encounters, The Exorcist, Halloween, The Last Picture Show, Manhatten, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Young Frankenstein.

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