Best 1970s TV Movie Movies
Looking for the best 1970s TV Movie movies? These are the 12 highest-rated 1970s TV Movie titles in our catalogue, led by Angel in the Rubble: The Genelle Guzman Story, Ski Lift to Death and George Carlin: Again!. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.
1. 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…
2. 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.
3. 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…
4. 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…
5. 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.
6. The Night That Panicked America (1975)
★ 6.8/10
A dramatization of the Oct. 30, 1938 mass panic that Orson Welles' radio play, "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provoked.
7. ...And Your Name Is Jonah (1979)
★ 6.6/10
A couple whose son had been institutionalized for three years are shocked to discover that the diagnosis was wrong, and that their son is, in fact, deaf.
8. The Immigrants (1978)
★ 6.0/10
The rags-to-riches saga of a young Italian immigrant who battles his way out of the San Francisco earthquake to become a shipping magnate, rise to the top of Nob Hill's society through a loveless marriage to the…
9. Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (1971)
★ 5.9/10
Four elderly ladies with a lot of time on their hands get the idea to create a fictional "girl" for a computer dating service. However, things take a turn for the worse when their description of the "girl" attracts a…
10. Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies (1977)
★ 5.8/10
Easter-themed showcase of classic Warner Bros. cartoons, hosted by Bugs Bunny and Granny.
11. Griffin and Phoenix (1976)
★ 5.3/10
Griffin has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Instead of quietly facing his death, he decides to have fun in the time remaining. At a college class on death, he meets Phoenix, who has terminal leukemia.
12. Earth II (1971)
★ 5.0/10
In the near future, a space station dubbed Earth II is built for the purpose of scientific research and world peace. However, that peace is shattered when the Chinese send up a nuclear bomb that is orbiting just a few…
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