To ask what are the best 70s films?

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In bed, waiting for results of a covid test and feel horrid.
I want to watch a film (I have Netflix) I want something from the 70s as it’s my favourite decade.
Sadly I wasn’t able to experience it (I’m 38)
Could I get some film recommendations? I never watch films it’s mostly tv shows. Never seen any of the classics either.

That'll Be The Day
and the sequel, Stardust.
Both starting David Essex, Oliver Reed and Ringo Starr following the take of a teenage years day from working on the fairground to rock superstar and his eventual fall.

If

My a’level teacher showed us this film. It’s worth watching.

Yep, “If” is good - saw it on the telly years ago

For a bit of light relief how about “Shampoo”

Silent Movie

Juggernaut

Carry on camping

@MyCatEatsPrawnCrackers

Carry on camping

That's a 60s film (just) - 1969.

Carry on Abroad is the best 70s Carry On in my opinion.

The beguiled
The graduate
Scepticism
Not sure you can get them on Netflix though

Scerpico not scepticism!!

Grease
Jaws
Saturday Night Fever

@LunaNorth
Your list is excellent
I would add Serpico , deer Hunter and Dog Day afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon is such a sad film I felt - Al Pacino's character trying so hard to keep everyone happy - his wife, his boyfriend - and getting himself into such a mess because of it.

@Scout2016

Dog Day Afternoon is one of my favourite films, glad it's had a few mentions. I looked up co star John Cazale a while back wondering why I hadn't seen him in much else given how good he was. Turns out he was only in a few films, all classics, filmed The Deer Hunter while terminally ill and died before it was finished.

I'll recommend Badlands. Like Dog Day Afternoon it's based on real life crime.
A bit marmite but a classic. Stylistically
great and probably quite an easy watch when you're ill. And at risk of boring with fact overload, it's an influence for Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska.

Badlands is a classic it’s about charlie starkweather and there is an excellent remake called ‘murder in the heartland’ starring Tim roth as Charlie and fairuza balk as carol, i used to have it ‘on video’ would love to watch that again

@Scout2016

It’s on you tube 😃

@dancealittleclosertome

Dog Day Afternoon is such a sad film I felt - Al Pacino's character trying so hard to keep everyone happy - his wife, his boyfriend - and getting himself into such a mess because of it.

No one can do ‘sad eyes’ like a young Al Pacino too🥺

Grease
The Cassandra crossing
Jaws
Picnic at hanging rock
Love story
Carrie

Second the David Essex movies great insight into rock n roll. Any james bond or caŕry on films.

God, how could I have missed Badlands? It’s up there with my favourite films of all time.

Some others to try

Klute
The Man Who Fell To Earth
Suspiria
All The President’s Men
Network
The Jerk

My brothers went to the local all boys grammar school in the 60s and 70s and always said that If was a good representation of their school. That and Tomkinson's School days from the Ripping Yarns tv series.

@SappysCurry thank you I'll have a watch. I do like Tim Roth.

I’ve just watched Dog Day Afternoon off the back of this thread. Great film, but if it wasn’t a true story it’d be totally unbelievable

Have not rtft yet but:
Harold and Maud

Some of my favourite comedies are from the 70s:
Foul Play
Young Frankenstein
Murder by Death
The Jerk
Month Python and the Holy Grail
The Life of Brian
Blazing Saddles

Five Easy Pieces
Get Carter

Oh, and the Pink Panther Strikes Again