My favorite films from this decade are far too numerous to mention. I expect I will go to my grave believing that it was the best decade of filmmaking in the US for sure... until it invented the Blockbuster and killed mainstream cinema forever.

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May I recommend "Fat City".. The trailer is horrible, but it's in my Top 20. And John Huston directs. Stacy Keach delivers one of the best performances, too.


https://youtu.be/WncSPrCNblQ

There were no blockbusters before the 1970s?

Looking forward to more here…I’ve mentioned before on this site that I think the 70s were the best decade for the movies

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Kazan's last good movie.. James Woods first movie. Also on YouTube for free. "The Visitors"


https://youtu.be/Cb5TBNKMOrA

It's neither American nor the 70s, but Pixote was a movie that took that American New Wave energy and did something in the early 80s with it.


Equal parts grit and poetry. Not an easy watch though.

Some favorite 70s flicks...

https://film-grab.com/wp-content/upl...bwg=1547204418

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https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-...711&fit=bounds

https://www.bluscreens.net/uploads/1...ersation12.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b4/f2/ec/b...f60ebacbcc.jpg

https://film-grab.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/51.jpg

https://cinemasips.com/wp-content/up...aking-away.jpg

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@Sedai what movies are those screenshots from? Jaws #2? Alien#3? no clue about the rest.

Pixote was discussed here with reviews on the second post of this thread https://www.movieforums.com/communit...d.php?t=57811#

I have Pixote watch listed on Criterion. Plan on watching it within the next month or so.

Taking a stab at it:

Chinatown (had to cheat a bit on this)
Jaws
Alien
The Conversation
Taxi Driver
The Exorcist
Breaking Away

Correct! :)

Never saw Chinatown. I’m going to rectify that. Was the only picture of the bunch I didn’t know.

It gives an idea of Robert Redford's prolificness, for starters. I understand that a movie getting to $50 million was considered impressive, and Redford was in several of those in a row: https://www.ultimatemovierankings.co...edford-movies/

https://i.imgur.com/i7PsJQZ.png

Have you watched Mahoney's Last Stand, also from 1972?
https://youtu.be/8US2Hdm8Yw4

I haven't.
Is it a Drama?

If we define "blockbuster" as a widely successful film, of course. However, Jaws is widely referred to as the film that invented the concept of the "summer blockbuster" in regards to how it was marketed and its resulting box office success, thus turning summer into the bona fide time for big budget releases.