11 Best Films of the '70s, According to Leonard Maltin

In the 1960s, American cinema began an artistic renaissance known as the American New Wave, where filmmakers defined their work, rather than the studios. The movement not only continued in the 1970s, it realized its full potential, with the decade defined by a new generation of writers and directors. These artists learned their craft outside the "establishment" studio system, which had been in decline for years and saw changes in leadership. The grittier films of the early 1970s reflected the cynicism of the times, but the rise of blockbusters late in the decade signaled another seismic shift in film, as America began going to the movies like never before.

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