Best Movies of 1970
The 37 most popular movies released in 1970, most watched first, with a vote floor so obscure titles do not crowd out the ones people remember.
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37 titles · updated 3rd October 2026
1.The Aristocats(1970)
7.3AnimationComedyFamily
When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, leaving them out on a country road. All seems lost until the wily Thomas O’Malley Cat and his jazz-playing alley cats come to the aristocats’…
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2.Beneath the Planet of the Apes(1970)
6.2AdventureScience FictionMystery
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.
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3.Tora! Tora! Tora!(1970)
7.2WarHistoryDrama
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl…
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4.Kelly's Heroes(1970)
7.4AdventureComedyWar
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
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5.M*A*S*H(1970)
6.9ComedyDramaWar
One of the world's most acclaimed comedies, M*A*S*H focuses on three Korean War Army surgeons brilliantly brought to life by Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt and Elliott Gould. Though highly skilled and deeply dedicated, they adopt a hilarious, lunatic lifestyle as an antidote to the tragedies of their Mobile Army…
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6.Patton(1970)
7.4WarDramaHistory
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards…
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7.Two Mules for Sister Sara(1970)
7.0Western
When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them…
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8.Beyond the Valley of the Dolls(1970)
6.1ComedyDramaMusic
An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.
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10.Soldier Blue(1970)
6.8WesternDrama
After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must try to reach the cavalry's main base…
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11.Love Story(1970)
6.8RomanceDrama
Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries…
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12.Five Easy Pieces(1970)
7.1Drama
Robert Dupea spends his days doing various odd jobs, drinking and womanizing until an encounter with his sister makes him revisit his past.
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14.Little Big Man(1970)
7.4WesternComedyAdventure
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
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16.The Ballad of Cable Hogue(1970)
7.0ComedyWesternAction
Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers. Hildy, a prostitute from the…
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18.A Man Called Horse(1970)
6.5WesternDrama
In 1825, English peer Lord John Morgan is cast adrift in the American West. Captured by Sioux Indians, Morgan is at first targeted for quick extinction, but the tribesmen sense that he is worthy of survival. He eventually passes the many necessary tests that will permit him to become a member of the tribe.
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19.The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes(1970)
6.8MysteryCrimeComedy
When a bored Sherlock eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon following an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster.
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20.The Twelve Chairs(1970)
6.2ComedyDrama
In 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost during the revolution.
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21.Scars of Dracula(1970)
5.9Horror
The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when his ashes are splashed with bat's blood and Dracula is resurrected. And two innocent victims search for a missing loved one... loved to death by Dracula's mistress. But after they discover his blood-drained corpse in…
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22.They Call Me Mister Tibbs!(1970)
5.9DramaActionThriller
A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
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23.Multiple Maniacs(1970)
6.3ComedyCrimeHorror
The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak show, acts as a front for Divine, who is out for blood after discovering her lover's affair.
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24.Kes(1970)
7.4Drama
Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose…
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25.The Dunwich Horror(1970)
5.3Horror
Dr. Henry Armitage, an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner, a student who went missing the previous night. He is turned away by Wilbur, the family's insidious heir, who has plans for the young girl. But Armitage won't be deterred. Through conversations with the…
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26.Ryan's Daughter(1970)
7.1RomanceHistoryDrama
In the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married schoolteacher in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.
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27.Gimme Shelter(1970)
7.4DocumentaryMusic
A detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous and tragic concert held on December 6 at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival, an event of historical significance, as it marked the end of an era: the generation of peace…
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28.The Grandmother(1970)
6.6AnimationHorror
To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.
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30.Scream and Scream Again(1970)
5.3HorrorScience Fiction
A serial killer who drains his victims of blood is on the loose and London police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist.
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31.Woodstock(1970)
7.6DocumentaryMusic
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud,…
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34.Performance.(1970)
6.8CrimeDrama
In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide—and the impact is both exotic and explosive.
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35.The Railway Children(1970)
6.8DramaFamily
At the dawn of the 20th century, following their father's arrest on suspicion of betraying state secrets, the three Waterbury children—Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter—move with their mother to Yorkshire, where they find themselves involved in unexpected dramas along the railway by their new home.
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36.Crimes of the Future(1970)
4.8Science Fiction
In a dystopic world where a plague is killing off pubescent human females, an esoteric researcher seeks his missing mentor while trying to retain morality in the sex-obsessed society he lives in.
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37.The Honeymoon Killers(1970)
6.5CrimeDramaRomance
Martha Beck, an obese nurse who is desperately lonely, joins a "correspondence club" and finds a romantic pen pal in Ray Fernandez. Martha falls hard for Ray, and is intent on sticking with him even when she discovers he's a con man who seduces lonely single women, kills them and then takes their money. She poses as…
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