Movies by Lists - MGM 100th Anniversary 1970s Movies (34 [36]) Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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...tick... tick... tick...Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected Sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the deep south. | 1970 | Ralph Nelson | Action, Crime, Drama | 6.6 (1.3K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
Boy Friend, TheWhen the leading lady of a low-budget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager is forced to understudy and perform in her place, becoming a star and finding love in the process. | 1971 | Ken Russell (*) | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 6.9 (3.2K votes) | 137 | 20211228 |
Brass TargetIn 1945, General Patton sends Germany's confiscated gold reserves to Frankfurt, but the Army train is robbed by plotters who also hire a Swiss hitman to kill the General. | 1978 | John Hough | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | 5.9 (1.2K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
Brewster McCloudAn introverted loner living in the bowels of the Astrodome plots to develop - with the aid of a mysterious guardian angel - a pair of wings that will help him fly. | 1970 | Robert Altman (*) | Comedy, Fantasy | 6.9 (4.9K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
Champ , TheBilly Flynn is an ex-champion boxer who was KO'd by booze and gambling. When the wealthy, estranged mother of his young son begins trying to lure the boy away from him, Flynn must return to the ring to provide for his child. | 1979 | Franco Zeffirelli | Drama, Sport | 6.9 (8.4K votes) | 121 | 20211228 |
ComaWhen a young female doctor notices an unnatural amount of comas occurring in her hospital she uncovers a horrible conspiracy. | 1978 | Michael Crichton | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 6.9 (18.8K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
Corvette SummerA high school grad and a hooker-in-training try to track down his stolen Corvette. | 1978 | Matthew Robbins | Adventure, Comedy | 5.6 (3.3K votes) | 105 | 20220806 |
Demon SeedA scientist creates Proteus--an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creators wife. | 1977 | Donald Cammell | Horror, Sci-Fi | 6.3 (8.9K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
Get CarterWhen his brother dies under mysterious circumstances in a car accident, London gangster Jack Carter travels to Newcastle to investigate. | 1971 | Mike Hodges (*) | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.4 (32.5K votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
Go-Between, TheA tale of torrid and forbidden love between a couple in the English countryside. | 1971 | Joseph Losey (*) | Drama, Romance | 7.3 (5.7K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
Goodbye Girl, TheAfter being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor. | 1977 | Herbert Ross | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7.4 (13.6K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
House of Dark ShadowsVampire Barnabas Collins is accidentally released from his centuries-long confinement at his family's estate in Maine. He targets his clueless descendants who live there now and pursues Maggie, the incarnation of his lost love. | 1970 | Dan Curtis | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.4 (3K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
International VelvetVelvet's orphaned niece Sarah follows her dream of Olympic glory with her horse Arizona Pie. | 1978 | Bryan Forbes | Drama, Family, Sport | 5.8 (1.6K votes) | 127 | 20240504 |
Kansas City BomberRoller derby skater K.C. Carr (Raquel Welch) tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams of stardom. | 1972 | Jerrold Freedman | Drama, Sport | 5.5 (1.3K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
Kelly's HerosA group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure. | 1970 | Brian G. Hutton | Adventure, Comedy, War | 7.6 (48.3K votes) | 144 | 20211228 |
Last Run, TheA getaway driver comes out of retirement to pull off one last run - one that could send him to an early grave instead. | 1971 | Richard Fleischer, John Huston | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.5 (1.6K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
Logan's RunA police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth. | 1976 | Michael Anderson | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 6.8 (55K votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
NetworkA television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control. | 1976 | Sidney Lumet (*) | Drama | 8.1 (154.7K votes) | 121 | 20211228 |
Night Digger, The [The Road Builder]The dreary existence of middle-aged spinster Maura Prince takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of young handyman Billy Jarvis, but there is more to Billy than meets the eye. | 1971 | Alastair Reid | Drama, Horror, Thriller | 6.3 (983 votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
Outfit, TheEarl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank. | 1973 | John Flynn | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.0 (3.4K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
Pat Garrett and Billy The KidPat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid. | 1973 | Sam Peckinpah (*) | Biography, Drama, Western | 7.3 (19.1K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
Phantom Tollbooth, TheMilo is a boy who is bored with life. One day he comes home to find a toll booth in his room. Having nothing better to do, he gets in his toy car and drives through - only to emerge in a world full of adventure. | 1970 | Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow, Dave Monahan | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical | 6.9 (3.2K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
Ryan's DaughterSet in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer. | 1970 | David Lean (*) | Drama, Romance | 7.4 (9.6K votes) | 200 | 20211228 |
ShaftCool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. | 1971 | Gordon Parks (*) | Action, Crime, Thriller | 6.6 (18.4K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
Soylent GreenA nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth. | 1973 | Richard Fleischer | Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.1 (62.7K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
Strawberry Statement, TheAn apolitical college student joins a group of campus protesters to meet girls but gets swept up in their cause and involved in a violent confrontation with police. | 1970 | Stuart Hagmann | Drama, Romance | 6.7 (1.6K votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
Sunshine Boys, TheA vaudeville duo agree to reunite for a television special, but it turns out that they can't stand each other. | 1975 | Herbert Ross | Comedy | 7.1 (6.1K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
TelefonA Russian officer is sent to the U.S. to try and stop sleeper agents who will mindlessly attack government entities when they hear certain coded words. | 1977 | Don Siegel (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.6 (5.5K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
That's Entertainment!Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favourite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history. | 1974 | Jack Haley Jr. | Documentary, Family, Musical | 7.7 (5K votes) | 135 | 20211228 |
That's Entertainment, Part IIThe second installment in the "That's Entertainment" trilogy features more classic scenes from MGM's vast musical library with the addition of comedy and drama films. | 1976 | Gene Kelly | Documentary, Family, Musical | 7.4 (2.2K votes) | 133 | 20211228 |
Tick, Tick, Tick [...tick... tick... tick...]Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected Sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the deep south. | 1970 | Ralph Nelson | Drama, Action | 6.7 (1K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
WestworldA robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park. | 1973 | Michael Crichton | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western | 7.0 (56.2K votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
Wild RoversTired of cow-punching for a living, two Montana cowboys rob a bank and flee but their employer's sons chase after them. | 1971 | Blake Edwards (*) | Western | 6.5 (1.7K votes) | 136 | 20211228 |
Wind and the Lion, TheA Berber chieftain triggers an international incident, drawing the involvement of Theodore Roosevelt, when he kidnaps an American widow and her children in 1900s Morocco. | 1975 | John Milius | Action, Adventure, Drama | 6.8 (9.2K votes) | 119 | 20220315 |
Elvis: That's the Way It Is | 1970 | Denis Sanders | Documentary, Music | 7.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Elvis on Tour | 1972 | Pierre Adidge, Robert Abel | Documentary, Music | 7.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |