Best Films Of 1970
by TheAnimalMother | created - 16 Jul 2014 | updated - 6 months ago | PublicEvery list of this nature is obviously a work in progress...
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1. Tristana (1970)
PG-13 | 99 min | Drama
Shortly after her mother's death, an innocent and youthful woman will find refuge into the household of her middle-aged aristocratic guardian, who will submit her to his sexual advances.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero, Lola Gaos
Votes: 12,817 | Gross: $0.01M
An amazing work by Buñuel. One of his very best in my view. The film may indeed haunt you with the feelings of real life like few other films in history. As usual, Buñuel is doing things like few, if any others have ever done in the world of film. Only a well seasoned mind could come up with such a mature film all in all. Unique films like this are exactly why I still love movies so much. 9/10
2. Woodstock (1970)
R | 184 min | Documentary, History, Music
Oscar-winning musical chronicle that brilliantly captures the three-day rock concert and celebration of peace and love that became a capstone for the Sixties.
Director: Michael Wadleigh | Stars: Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Roger Daltrey, Joe Cocker
Votes: 18,448 | Gross: $50.00M
8/10
3. Gimme Shelter (1970)
GP | 91 min | Documentary, Music, Thriller
When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on this film.
Directors: Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin | Stars: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Charlie Watts
Votes: 12,865 | Gross: $0.25M
8/10
4. The Vampire Lovers (1970)
R | 91 min | Horror
Seductive vampire Carmilla Karnstein and her family target the beautiful and the rich in a remote area of late eighteenth-century Gemany.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Ingrid Pitt, Pippa Steel, Madeline Smith, Peter Cushing
Votes: 7,454
7.5/10
5. Five Easy Pieces (1970)
R | 98 min | Drama
A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
Director: Bob Rafelson | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg
Votes: 40,487 | Gross: $19.40M
7.5/10
6. Zabriskie Point (1970)
R | 113 min | Drama
At a time of chronic civil unrest in late 1960s America, a young idealist and an anthropology student cross paths at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley, California. They start an unrestrained relationship by making love on the dusty terrain.
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni | Stars: Mark Frechette, Daria Halprin, Paul Fix, G.D. Spradlin
Votes: 17,138 | Gross: $1.05M
6/10
7. Rider on the Rain (1970)
PG-13 | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A US Army colonel in France tries to track down an escaped sex maniac.
Director: René Clément | Stars: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Marlène Jobert, Gabriele Tinti
Votes: 3,862 | Gross: $0.71M
A strong film in many ways, I can see why many people love it. For me however the story is a little underwhelming overall, especially with such a predictable ending. 6/10
8. The Rebel Rousers (1970)
R | 78 min | Crime, Drama
Bikers beat up on some squares who turn to the law for help and get a shrug.
Director: Martin B. Cohen | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Jack Nicholson
Votes: 799
5.5/10
9. Roxanna (1970)
51 min | Drama
Roxanna, an omnisexual 19-year-old debauchee, finds herself trapped in a world of hedonism and sensual self-indulgence. Now, her sanity is at stake. Is there an escape from the mind's dark prison?
Director: Nick Millard | Stars: Uschi Digard, Monica Gayle, Lynn Harris, Nick Millard
Votes: 278
5/10
10. Country Cuzzins (1972)
X | 90 min | Comedy
The Peabodys are about to assemble everyone from the clan, including that snobby, well-off urbanite Cousin Prudence. The real fun begins when the merry family from the mountains actually pay Pru a visit.
Director: Bethel Buckalew | Stars: Rene Bond, John Tull, Debbie Osborne, Pamella Princess
Votes: 355
5/10
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