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Silver Screen - 1970's

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"Silver Screen - 1970's" is a nostalgic journey back in time to the golden era of cinema. Step into the captivating world of 1970's movies with this handcrafted collection, featuring iconic films that have stood the test of time. From thrilling block...
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Action/Adventure

 
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When a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.
Dirty Harry (1971) ⭐ 7.7 | Action, Crime, Thriller
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The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society, but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) ⭐ 6.3 | Action, Sci-Fi
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A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.
The French Connection (1971) ⭐ 7.7 | Action, Crime, Drama
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King Kong (1976) ⭐ 5.9 | Adventure, Horror
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) ⭐ 8.6 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Every Which Way But Loose (1978) ⭐ 6.3 | Action, Comedy
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Superman (1978) ⭐ 7.4 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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The Warriors (1979) ⭐ 7.5 | Action, Crime, Thriller
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Comedy

 
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A troubled young woman who visits a psychotherapist to help her quit smoking undergoes hypnosis and finds herself reliving a tragic Victorian romance from a past life.
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) ⭐ 6.3 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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A stuffy author enters into an explosive relationship with his neighbor, a foul-mouthed, freewheeling prostitute.
The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) ⭐ 6.4 | Comedy, Romance
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What's Up, Doc? (1972) ⭐ 7.7 | Comedy, Romance
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American Graffiti (1973) ⭐ 7.4 | Comedy, Drama
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Paper Moon (1973) ⭐ 8.1 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
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The Goodbye Girl (1977) ⭐ 7.4 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Smokey and the Bandit (1977) ⭐ 7.0 | Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Foul Play (1978) ⭐ 6.8 | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
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Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978) ⭐ 5.8 | Comedy
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Heaven Can Wait (1978) ⭐ 6.9 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
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National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) ⭐ 7.4 | Comedy
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Same Time, Next Year (1978) ⭐ 7.2 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Thank God It's Friday (1978) ⭐ 5.4 | Comedy, Music
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10 (1979) ⭐ 6.1 | Comedy, Romance
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A Little Romance (1979) ⭐ 7.4 | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
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The Main Event (1979) ⭐ 5.5 | Comedy, Romance, Sport
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Starting Over (1979) ⭐ 6.4 | Comedy, Romance
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Disaster

 
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A bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.
Airport (1970) ⭐ 6.6 | Action, Drama, Thriller
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The Poseidon Adventure (1972) ⭐ 7.1 | Action, Adventure, Drama
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Airport 1975 (1974) ⭐ 5.7 | Action, Drama, Thriller
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Earthquake (1974) ⭐ 5.9 | Action, Drama, Thriller
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The Towering Inferno (1974) ⭐ 7.0 | Action, Drama, Thriller
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Airport '77 (1977) ⭐ 5.8 | Action, Drama, Thriller
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Drama

 
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A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.
I Never Sang for My Father (1970) ⭐ 7.4 | Drama, Music
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A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.
Love Story (1970) ⭐ 6.9 | Drama, Romance
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The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and high jinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.
M*A*S*H (1970) ⭐ 7.4 | Comedy, Drama, War
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The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton.
Patton (1970) ⭐ 7.9 | Biography, Drama, War
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Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.
Brian's Song (TV Movie 1971) ⭐ 7.5 | Biography, Drama, Sport
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In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
The Last Picture Show (1971) ⭐ 8.0 | Drama, Romance
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The life of a disc jockey is turned upside down after a romantic encounter with an obsessed fan.
Play Misty for Me (1971) ⭐ 6.9 | Drama, Thriller
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During his summer vacation on Nantucket Island in 1942, a youth eagerly awaiting his first sexual encounter finds himself developing an innocent love for a young woman awaiting news on her soldier husband's fate in WWII.
Summer of '42 (1971) ⭐ 7.2 | Drama, Romance
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The Candidate (1972) ⭐ 7.0 | Comedy, Drama
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Deliverance (1972) ⭐ 7.7 | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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The Godfather (1972) ⭐ 9.2 | Crime, Drama
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Lady Sings the Blues (1972) ⭐ 7.0 | Biography, Drama, Music
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Last Tango in Paris (1972) ⭐ 6.9 | Drama, Romance
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The Paper Chase (1973) ⭐ 7.2 | Comedy, Drama
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Serpico (1973) ⭐ 7.7 | Biography, Crime, Drama
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The Sting (1973) ⭐ 8.3 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
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The Way We Were (1973) ⭐ 7.0 | Drama, Romance
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) ⭐ 7.3 | Drama, Romance
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Chinatown (1974) ⭐ 8.2 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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The Godfather Part II (1974) ⭐ 9.0 | Crime, Drama
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The Great Gatsby (1974) ⭐ 6.4 | Drama, Romance
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Dog Day Afternoon (1975) ⭐ 8.0 | Biography, Crime, Drama
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) ⭐ 8.7 | Drama
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All the President's Men (1976) ⭐ 7.9 | Drama, History, Thriller
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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (TV Movie 1976) ⭐ 5.7 | Biography, Drama, Romance
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Network (1976) ⭐ 8.1 | Drama
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Ode to Billy Joe (1976) ⭐ 6.5 | Drama
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Rocky (1976) ⭐ 8.1 | Drama, Sport
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A Star Is Born (1976) ⭐ 6.1 | Drama, Music, Romance
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Sybil (TV Mini Series 1976) ⭐ 8.0 | Biography, Drama
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Taxi Driver (1976) ⭐ 8.2 | Crime, Drama
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) ⭐ 7.6 | Drama, Sci-Fi
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Orca (1977) ⭐ 5.7 | Adventure, Drama, Horror
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Saturday Night Fever (1977) ⭐ 6.8 | Drama, Music
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Coming Home (1978) ⭐ 7.3 | Drama, Romance, War
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The Deer Hunter (1978) ⭐ 8.1 | Drama, War
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Ice Castles (1978) ⭐ 6.5 | Drama, Romance, Sport
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Jaws 2 (1978) ⭐ 5.8 | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
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Midnight Express (1978) ⭐ 7.5 | Biography, Crime, Drama
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Pretty Baby (1978) ⭐ 6.5 | Drama
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And Justice for All (1979) ⭐ 7.4 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Apocalypse Now (1979) ⭐ 8.4 | Drama, Mystery, War
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Breaking Away (1979) ⭐ 7.7 | Comedy, Drama, Sport
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The Champ (1979) ⭐ 6.8 | Drama, Sport
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Escape from Alcatraz (1979) ⭐ 7.6 | Action, Biography, Crime
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Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) ⭐ 7.8 | Drama
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Norma Rae (1979) ⭐ 7.3 | Drama
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Rocky II (1979) ⭐ 7.3 | Drama, Sport
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Family

 
Benji (1974) ⭐ 6.1 | Adventure, Family, Romance
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Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) ⭐ 6.3 | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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The Bad News Bears (1976) ⭐ 7.3 | Comedy, Drama, Family
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Freaky Friday (1976) ⭐ 6.3 | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Return from Witch Mountain (1978) ⭐ 5.7 | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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The Muppet Movie (1979) ⭐ 7.6 | Adventure, Comedy, Family
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Musical

 
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In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.
Fiddler on the Roof (1971) ⭐ 8.0 | Drama, Family, Musical
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A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) ⭐ 7.8 | Family, Fantasy, Musical
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Cabaret (1972) ⭐ 7.8 | Drama, Music, Musical
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Man of La Mancha (1972) ⭐ 6.5 | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
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Godspell (1973) ⭐ 6.5 | Comedy, Drama, Musical
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Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) ⭐ 7.3 | Drama, History, Musical
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Mame (1974) ⭐ 5.9 | Comedy, Musical
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Funny Lady (1975) ⭐ 6.2 | Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Grease (1978) ⭐ 7.2 | Comedy, Musical, Romance
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) ⭐ 4.2 | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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The Wiz (1978) ⭐ 5.5 | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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All That Jazz (1979) ⭐ 7.8 | Drama, Music, Musical
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Hair (1979) ⭐ 7.5 | Comedy, Drama, Musical
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Thriller/Horror

 
The Exorcist (1973) ⭐ 8.1 | Horror
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) ⭐ 7.4 | Horror
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Jaws (1975) ⭐ 8.1 | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
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Carrie (1976) ⭐ 7.4 | Horror, Mystery
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The Omen (1976) ⭐ 7.5 | Horror, Mystery
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Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) ⭐ 6.1 | Mystery, Thriller
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Halloween (1978) ⭐ 7.7 | Horror, Thriller
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) ⭐ 7.4 | Horror, Sci-Fi
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Magic (1978) ⭐ 6.8 | Drama, Horror
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Alien (1979) ⭐ 8.5 | Horror, Sci-Fi
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The Amityville Horror (1979) ⭐ 6.2 | Horror
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The China Syndrome (1979) ⭐ 7.4 | Drama, Thriller
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When a Stranger Calls (1979) ⭐ 6.4 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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