Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1973
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American Graffiti
(1973) A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. Dir: George Lucas With: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat Comedy | Drama | Romance |
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The Exorcist
(1973) When a girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter. Dir: William Friedkin With: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair Horror | Thriller |
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Papillon
(1973) A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape. Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner With: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory Biography | Crime | Drama |
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The Sting
(1973) In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker. Dir: George Roy Hill With: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw Comedy | Crime | Drama |
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Enter the Dragon
(1973) A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover. Dir: Robert Clouse With: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller |
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Soylent Green
(1973) In an overpopulated futuristic Earth, a New York police detective finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff. Dir: Richard Fleischer With: Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller |
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Serpico
(1973) The true story about an honest New York cop who blew the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him. Dir: Sidney Lumet With: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe Action | Biography | Crime | Drama | Romance |
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Live and Let Die
(1973) 007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader. Dir: Guy Hamilton With: Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller |
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Mean Streets
(1973) A small-time hood struggles to succeed on the "mean streets" of Little Italy. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval Crime | Drama |
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Walking Tall
(1973) Based on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser whom almost single-handily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life. Dir: Phil Karlson With: Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman, Leif Garrett Crime | Drama | Thriller |










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