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Movies in the 1970s came in a wide variety, as the socially-conscious young directors that emerged in the late '60s grew in different directions, influenced by music, literature, and the nature of crime and war. The early part of the decade focused on increasingly realistic, gritty movies, including Francis Ford Coppola's first two Godfather
pictures and Robert Altman's black comedy M*A*S*H. A trend that lasted through the decade was the popularity of disaster movies, starting with Airport in 1970. Another trend was the birth of the big-budget horror film, initiated by William Friedkin's The Exorcist
which spawned numerous imitators. A pivotal moment in movies was the 1975 release of Steven Spielberg's first major hit, Jaws
, widely regarded as the birth of the blockbuster motion picture (a trend sealed two years later with the release of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The end of the decade saw two epic Vietnam War movies, from directors Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter
) and Coppola (Apocalypse Now
).

List of 1970s movies

Movies made in the 1970s include:

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Aguirre: The Wrath of God
Airport
Alien
All That Jazz
All the President's Men
Amarcord
American Graffiti
Animal House
Annie Hall
Apocalypse Now
The Aristocats
Bananas
Barry Lyndon
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Blazing Saddles
The Boys from Brazil
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

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