BGRanks's Favorite Movies of the 1970s

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Dawn of the Dead https://www.flickchart.com/movie/7DE8F4F48C 1978, 126 min.

George A. Romero  •   Starring: David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger

Horror  •  Monster Film  •  Post-Apocalyptic Film

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Mad Max https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6CED6650B4 1979, 93 min.

George Miller  •   Starring: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Australian New Wave

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6F87A08822 1974, 83 min.

Tobe Hooper  •   Starring: Marilyn Burns, Jim Siedow, Paul A. Partain

Cannibal Film  •  Exploitation Film  •  Horror

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind https://www.flickchart.com/movie/57BD8F2B11 1977, 135 min.

Steven Spielberg  •   Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr

Adventure Drama  •  Adventure  •  Drama

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The Long Goodbye https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D4AFF4712F 1973, 112 min.

Robert Altman  •   Starring: Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Henry Gibson

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime