Best Movies of the 1970s

These are the 48 best-rated movies released in the 1970s, led by Kızgın Toprak, Persecution and Journey. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

1. Kızgın Toprak (1973)

★ 10.0/10

The story of Sirvan and his wife Sultan, who rebelled against Cello, the lord of the village.
2. Persecution (1972)

★ 9.0/10

Ayla is a conservatory student. Through a coincidence, she meets Tarık, a famous composer. They fall in love and soon become engaged. On a trip abroad, Tarık experiences one of Ayla's biggest traumas. This disaster…
3. Journey (1972)

★ 9.0/10

A woman with a troubled past is saved from drowning in a river and brought to a strange community hidden in the woods.
4. Ağlıyorum (1973)

★ 9.0/10

The film is about Gamze and Haldun's love that continues despite all obstacles. Gamze and her twin sister Nazan are students at the conservatory. They both fall in love with Haldun, whom they meet during this period…
5. Guns Blazin (1970)

★ 9.0/10

Experience the raw intensity of Guns Blazin' (2024), a gritty Western Action film set in the unforgiving landscape of 1903 Texas. Follow a lone Gunslinging Hero as he embarks on a dangerous mission to save a woman from…
6. The Godfather (1972)

★ 8.7/10

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son…
7. The Godfather Part II (1974)

★ 8.6/10

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and…
8. The Message (1976)

★ 8.5/10

In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and…
9. Yüreğimde Yare Var (1974)

★ 8.5/10

A young man who grew up with an orphan girl and realizes that one day he is in love with her, but he cannot express his love. The young girl also loves her, but she can't even say it to herself.
10. Angel in the Rubble: The Genelle Guzman Story (1970)

★ 8.5/10

A Lifetime original recounting the true story of Genelle Guzman, the last survivor pulled alive from the World Trade Center ruins after 27 hours. The biographical drama chronicles her harrowing experience during the…
11. Lament for Art Ó Laoghaire (1975)

★ 8.5/10

A group of unruly Irish stage actors refuse the orders of their British director as he orchestrates a dramatic retelling of Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill’s eighteenth-century keen about the the life and death of Irish rebel…
12. Ankara Ekspresi (1970)

★ 8.3/10

During World War II, Germany aims to conquer Turkey with an operation which is Ankara Express. German spy Hilda and Turkish major Seyfi engage in a dangerous relationship while they work for the Ankara Express operation.
13. Düşman (1973)

★ 8.0/10

The film tells the story of Murat and Helga, Turkish agents fighting against German spies during World War II. Helga's father, Alex, is a German spy who hates Turkey. Helga, who was born and raised in Turkey, does not…
14. The Fists of Vengeance (1974)

★ 8.0/10

Chinese mine workers are being cruelly suppressed by the Japanese, and a Chinese officer is sent to the scene. In an effort to hide the evil truth, the East Asia society decides to hire a samurai to kill the diligent…
15. Cup Bashi (1970)

★ 8.0/10

Cup Bashi follows 34-year-old Jitu, whose mother's strict belief in astrology creates a conflict when his prospective bride, Amruta, insists her horoscope must match with her future mother-in-law. A deceptive scheme…
16. Goodbye CP (1972)

★ 7.8/10

Kazuo Hara follows the lives and activities of Yokota Hiroshi and Yokozuka Koichi, members of an activist group made up of people with cerebral palsy.
17. Koshish (1972)

★ 7.8/10

A romantic drama which tells the story of a 20 year relationship between Hari and Aarti - a deaf-mute couple who try to live their lives to the fullest despite their handicaps.
18. Evlidir Ne Yapsa Yeridir (1978)

★ 7.7/10

Story of three married couples living in the same apartment.
19. Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)

★ 7.7/10

Days before the general election, after a girl from a rich family is murdered in an attempted rape, the editor-in-chief of a conservative tabloid tries to derail the police investigation in order to help the right-wing…
20. The Invincible Eight (1971)

★ 7.6/10

Everyday when General Xiao and his men ride through the Imperial City, inhabitants have to scatter around in order to keep out of their path. One day when Lei plans to assassinate Xiao but gets hurt, another three…
21. Mimino (1977)

★ 7.6/10

Local Georgian pilot Mimino dreams of flying airplanes for major international airlines. To realize his aspirations, he goes to Moscow where he encounters a fellow comrade from the Caucasus, the Armenian Rubik. Many…
22. Stephen the Great: Vaslui 1475 (1975)

★ 7.6/10

In 1475 when Stephen the Great, ruler of Moldavia is facing an invading Ottoman army of 120 000 men, the fate of Christian Europe largely depends on the battle's outcome.
23. Ski Lift to Death (1978)

★ 7.5/10

A sports promoter tries to matchmake for a pair of ski champions and, as a result, they end up trapped in a derailed ski-lift car along with a gangster and the hitman sent to kill him.
24. George Carlin: Again! (1978)

★ 7.4/10

Performing at the Celebrity Star Theater in Phoenix on July 23, 1978, Carlin mesmerizes his audience in the second of his 12 HBO specials. The show was originally planned as part of a concert/sketch movie, The…
25. Sakar Şakir (1977)

★ 7.4/10

Shakir, who lives in Kayseri, has a great legacy from his uncle who died in Istanbul. His uncle sends a telegram to Kayseri and dies before seeing Shakir, but a relative who does not want to share the legacy begins to…
26. Hitler: A Career (1977)

★ 7.4/10

A keen chronicle of the unlikely rise to power of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and a dissection of the Third Reich (1933-1945), but also an analysis of mass psychology and how the desperate crowd can be deceived and…
27. Paths (1978)

★ 7.4/10

Parallel tales of young couples desperately escaping cruel false fathers, each couple on the run across different regions of the country and during increasingly contemporary time periods.
28. The Castle of Sand (1974)

★ 7.4/10

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
29. Number Our Days (1976)

★ 7.4/10

Based on the book by anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff, this Academy Award-winning short documentary offers a tender portrait of a community of elderly yet resilient Jews living, loving, and at times struggling, in…
30. Johny Mera Naam (1970)

★ 7.3/10

When a gangster named Heeralal gets arrested, he befriends Johny, a petty thief, in prison. He seeks Jony's help in executing his mission of smuggling a few diamonds. Johny, however, is an undercover CID officer named…
31. Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? (1973)

★ 7.3/10

1940: During the chaotic running fights of the French army the 7th company disappears - nobody knows they've been taken captive. Only their scouting patrol, three witty but lazy guys, can escape and now wanders around…
32. How to Kill a Judge (1975)

★ 7.3/10

A filmmaker's popular movie about a corrupt judge who is killed by the Mafia seemingly foretells the murder of a magistrate who orders the film's seizure.
33. Of Cooks and Kung Fu (1979)

★ 7.3/10

Efforts of a grandfather teaching his grandson a style of fighting called "Cooking kung-fu"
34. My Way Home (1978)

★ 7.3/10

Jamie leaves the children's home to live with his paternal grandmother. After working in a mine and in a tailor's shop, he is conscripted into the RAF, and goes to Egypt, where he is befriended by Robert, whose…
35. A Wedding Suit (1976)

★ 7.2/10

A woman orders a suit from a tailor for her young son to wear to her sister's wedding. The tailor's apprentice, together with two other teenage boys who work in the same building, devise a plan to try on the suit at…
36. King of The Guards (1979)

★ 7.2/10

The story of a guard who revolts because of exploiting reeve and tradespeople. People start to think he has an uncle working in the ministry of the interior.
37. Benny's Bathtub (1971)

★ 7.2/10

A boy explores the hidden depths of his bathtub in a grey world dominated by boring adults.
38. Dynamo (1978)

★ 7.2/10

Nobody would think that Bruce Li and Yuen Wo Ping has much in common but this epic film proves otherwise. After the death of Bruce Lee a new star is chosen and mayhem follows. The whole Yuen Clan contributes in what…
39. Bawarchi (1972)

★ 7.1/10

Desperate for a cook, the disgruntled Sharmas are relieved when a multi-talented man, Raghu, takes up the job. However, when all seems well, the family jewels disappear and so does Raghu.
40. Whiffs (1975)

★ 7.1/10

Elliott Gould steals Army nerve gas to help him rob banks when he’s kicked out of the military after 15 years of service as a human guinea pig in its chemical warfare experiments.
41. 3 Supermen Against Godfather (1979)

★ 7.0/10

The German professor tries out his time machine in Turkey. Everybody is after this new invention - Superman Detective Murat, his cheating colleagues Atak and Matrak as well as the mob leader. Agatha, the daughter of…
42. Bir Garip Yolcu (1973)

★ 7.0/10

The film tells the story of a poor young man who falls in love with a girl who dreams of becoming rich. Halit Usta is a foreman at Turgut Bey's factory. He lives in a poor neighborhood with his daughter Fatma. He has…
43. Urgently Seeking Husband (1975)

★ 7.0/10

The events of a woman thought to have died in a plane crash when she returns five years later.
44. The Angry River (1971)

★ 7.0/10

The plot has to do with a reign of terror conducted by a mysterious killer dubbed "Poison Dart," who is hitting all kinds of prominent people with poison darts.
45. Darbe (1976)

★ 7.0/10

The film tells the story of two old friends, Ahmet and Kemal, who work together to solve a murder. Ahmet, nicknamed "Baba," makes a living as an accountant. His son Ali, who works as a laborer at the same factory, is a…
46. The Return of Mod Squad (1979)

★ 7.0/10

Pete, Linc and Julie are called back to the force when a series of sniper attacks are made on their old boss. But the three soon discover that they themselves are the intended targets of a gunman who lives in their old…
47. Surfacing (1970)

★ 7.0/10

After years of struggling with severe depression, a young man begins to open his heart, learning to love himself and others. When he becomes entangled in his therapist’s personal life, he discovers not only her need…
48. A Trace of Murder (1970)

★ 7.0/10

While investigating a murder of a millionaire's business rival, Columbo becomes suspicious when a police forensics expert and the millionaire's wife let slip an in-depth knowledge of the case - and each other.