Underrated movies from the 70's
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- DirectorDaniel PetrieSidney SheldonStarsJan-Michael VincentJoan GoodfellowPamela Sue MartinIn a rural 1940s southern town, a socially awkward high school girl is taken advantage of by the boys, because it's the only way she knows to relate to boys.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsNancy AllenBobby Di CiccoMarc McClureIn 1964, six teenagers from New Jersey run off to see The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) in the hope of meeting their idols. However, they don't have tickets. Along the way, they learn new things about friendship and growing up.
- DirectorJohn PalmerDavid WeismanStarsEdie SedgwickWesley HayesIsabel JewellThis parallels the life of Andy Warhol Factory star Edie Sedgwick. The film chronicles "Susan Superstar's" (Sedgwick) glory days in the late 1960s through her inevitable downfall and the tragic addiction that would claim her life only weeks after filming wrapped in 1971.
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsShelley DuvallSissy SpacekJanice RuleTwo roommates/physical therapists, one a vain woman and the other an awkward teenager, share an increasingly bizarre relationship.
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsCarol BurnettDesi Arnaz Jr.Geraldine ChaplinThe daughter of a Louisville truck driver marries the scion of a very wealthy family, but the reception at the family estate is boycotted by the invited guests.
- DirectorGiuseppe Patroni GriffiStarsCharlotte RamplingOliver TobiasFabio TestiAnnabella marries Soranzo, when she is pregnant by her brother Giovanni. Destiny, and jealousies will expose her past, and Soranzo broods revenge. But he is not alone in that - and death will unite all.
- DirectorRaphael D. SilverStarsJohn HeardThomas G. WaitesMike KellinIn prison, one prisoner buys some smokes from another. Then he admits he can't pay for it and becomes indebted to him and the interest is rising daily.
- DirectorRobert BentonStarsJeff BridgesBarry BrownJim DavisA God-fearing Ohio boy dodging the Civil War draft arrives in St. Joseph, MO where he joins up with a hardscrabble group of like runaways heading west
- DirectorAnthony PageStarsBibi AnderssonKathleen QuinlanBen PiazzaA disturbed, institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsDiane KeatonRichard GereTuesday WeldA dedicated schoolteacher spends her nights cruising bars, looking for abusive men with whom she can engage in progressively extreme sexual encounters.
- DirectorFrank PiersonStarsEric RobertsJudd HirschSusan SarandonIn the criminal and violent world of modern-day Gypsies based in New York City, their 'king' Zharko Stepanowicz passes his leadership to his unwilling grandson, leaving the skipped father resentful.
- DirectorJohn ByrumStarsRichard DreyfussJessica HarperBob HoskinsA young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.
- DirectorRobert MarkowitzStarsMichael OntkeanAmy IrvingAlex RoccoA young man meets a deaf teacher and finds she is a great dancer. He encourages her to follow her dream of becoming a professional dancer.
- DirectorDon TaylorStarsRichard HarrisJodie FosterLois NettletonA couple whose daughter has a life-threatening heart condition decides to make her last days of life as meaningful for her as possible by taking her to the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsKirk DouglasHenry FondaHume CronynA charming but totally ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison. He enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.
- DirectorRobert KlaneStarsDonna SummerValerie LandsburgTerri NunnA Friday in the life of the disco club The Zoo, where the staff and clients meet and dance their lives away.
- DirectorMarvin J. ChomskyStarsAnne HeywoodDonald PleasenceRobert VaughnAn abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions.
- DirectorMark RydellStarsJames CaanMarsha MasonKirk CallowayA lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his service records being lost.
- DirectorJerry SchatzbergStarsGene HackmanAl PacinoDorothy TristanAn ex-con drifter with a penchant for brawling is amused by a homeless ex-sailor, so they partner up as they head east together.
- DirectorAlan BridgesStarsVanessa RedgraveCliff RobertsonSusan GeorgeAnn and Joanna, a mother-daughter duo, run a hotel on an island. When they receive an unexpected guest, Joe, who had an affair with Ann years ago, Joanna express her feelings for him.
- DirectorHerbert RossStarsBarbra StreisandGeorge SegalRobert KleinA stuffy author enters into an explosive relationship with his neighbor, a foul-mouthed, freewheeling prostitute.
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsBarbra StreisandMichael SarrazinEstelle ParsonsA housewife tries to finance her cab-driving husband's education.
- DirectorDick RichardsStarsAlan ArkinSally KellermanMackenzie PhillipsHapless driving instructor and former Gunnery Sergeant Rafferty, living in squalor near Hollywood, California, doesn't put up too much of a fight when two ladies hitch a ride and attempt to kidnap him in their attempt to get to New Orleans; while initially put off, Rafferty finds he's charmed by the kooky pair of misfits and the three of them drive to Las Vegas, Nevada and later Tucson, Arizona, where their bond eventually unravels.
- DirectorKirk DouglasStarsKirk DouglasBruce DernBo HopkinsAn unscrupulous politico marshal and his deputies chase a gang of train robbers whose leader proves that every man has his price.
- DirectorStan DragotiStarsMichael J. PollardRichard EvansLee PurcellA more realistic, based-on-reality, unsensationalistic portrayal of the gritty early years of one of the most famous Wild West outlaws in history, Billy the Kid.