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Cinephile 101: 50 Popular Movies of the 1970s

Cinephile 101 is a cinephile/film buff list series, aiming to cover a diverse range of different areas that anyone who claims this distinction should really know their stuff in.
In this entry of the series, we continue looking at the kind of movies you need to watch to cover the basic groundwork of being a cinephile. Some may think they're clever for jumping in at the deep end, but no one will be impressed with you if you haven't seen the most basic of movie standards. Today we're looking at 50 well known movies from the 1970s, five from each year (data source: Rate Your Music, top 5 for each year, skipping any low rated movies), that will help you build up a basic knowledge of film.
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El Topo (1970)
El Topo (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
2
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
3
The Aristocats (1970)
The Aristocats (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
4
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
5
M*A*S*H (1970)
M*A*S*H (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
6
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
7
Dirty Harry (1971)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
8
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
9
The French Connection (1971)
The French Connection (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
10
Harold and Maude (1971)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
11
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
12
Solaris (1972)
Solaris (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
13
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
14
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
15
Cries and Whispers (1972)
Cries and Whispers (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
16
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
17
Badlands (1973)
Badlands (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
18
Mean Streets (1973)
Mean Streets (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
19
The Holy Mountain (1973)
The Holy Mountain (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
20
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
21
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
22
Chinatown (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
23
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
24
The Conversation (1974)
The Conversation (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
25
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
26
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
27
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
28
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
29
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
30
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
31
Taxi Driver (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
32
Rocky (1976)
Rocky (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
33
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
34
Network (1976)
Network (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
35
The Tenant (1976)
The Tenant (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
36
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
37
Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
38
Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
39
Suspiria (1977)
Suspiria (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
40
House (1977)
House (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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