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- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.43 critics and 31 directors put this in their top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsRyan O'NealMarisa BerensonPatrick MageeAn Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.25 critics and 19 directors listed this in their top 10 of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. Nominated for 7 Oscars; won 4.
- DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael BerrymanIn the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.2nd highest grossing movie of 1975. 4 critics and 11 directors put this on their top ten list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn HustonA private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.21 critics and 7 directors put this on their top ten list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsRyan O'NealTatum O'NealMadeline KahnDuring the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.Currently holds a 90 percent approval rating from critics, based on 22 reviews, at Rotten Tomatoes. Tatum O'Neal remains the youngest competitive winner in the history of the Academy Awards.
- DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul NewmanRobert RedfordRobert ShawTwo grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.1 director put this in his top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. 2nd highest grossing film of '73.
- DirectorJohn BoormanStarsJon VoightBurt ReynoldsNed BeattyIntent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.1 critic and 1 director put this on their top ten list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. 3rd highest grossing movie of '72
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherLuke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.The highest grossing movie of 1977. 10 critics and 3 directors put this on their top ten list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungA small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.The highest grossing movie of 1976. Deserved the best picture Oscar it received. One director put this on his top ten list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard DreyfussWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.The first movie to gross $100 million in North America. 5 critics and 8 directors, including Tarantino, put this on their top ten list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill ShepherdA mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.38 critics and 34 directors, including Tarantino, put this on their top ten list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorTerry GilliamTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleKing Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert DuvallThe early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.6th highest grossing movie of 1974. 38 critics and 14 directors put this in their top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsGene HackmanRoy ScheiderFernando ReyA pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.4th highest grossing movie of 1971. 1 critic and 3 directors put this in their top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael BatesIn the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.7 critics and 8 directors put this in their top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. 8th highest grossing movie of 1971.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGene HackmanJohn CazaleAllen GarfieldA paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.Directed by Francis Coppola between Godfather movies. 9 critics and 3 directors put this in their top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. On both Siskel & Ebert's top 10 lists for 1974. Siskel also put it on his list of 10 best films of the decade. Nominated for best picture, original screenplay and sound.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonMariel HemingwayThe life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.Deserved best picture of 1979, but wasn't nominated. 8 critics and 6 directors put this in their top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsAl PacinoJohn CazalePenelope AllenThree amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.4th highest grossing movie of 1975. 1 critic and 4 directors put this on their all-time top-10 list in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. On both Siskel & Ebert's top-10 for 1975. Won Oscar for original screenplay. Nominated for best picture, director, actor, supporting actor and editing.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsKlaus KinskiRuy GuerraHelena RojoIn the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.18 critics and 10 directors put this in their top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroHarvey KeitelDavid ProvalIn New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic lover, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.3 critics put this in their top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. On both Siskel & Ebert's top 10 lists for 1974. Siskel also put it on his list of 10 best films of the decade.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairWhen a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.2 critics and 1 director put this in their top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. Highest grossing movie of '73.
- DirectorTerrence MalickStarsMartin SheenSissy SpacekWarren OatesAn impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town, and her older greaser boyfriend, embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota Badlands.Malick's best film. 8 critics and 9 directors put this in their top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsSteve McQueenAli MacGrawBen JohnsonA recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.7th highest grossing movie of '72. Peckinpah's best film.
- DirectorMichael CrichtonStarsSean ConneryDonald SutherlandLesley-Anne DownEngland, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out.
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsRobert RedfordGeorge SegalRon LeibmanDortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
- DirectorGilbert CatesStarsMelvyn DouglasGene HackmanDorothy StickneyA man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.Pauline Kael says, "Bargain-basement dramaturgy is used to surprisingly powerful effect. The dramatist keeps things on that truthful level. Cates doesn't cheat; the film develops valid emotion. Performed unsentimentally and intelligently".
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsDiane KeatonGeraldine PageKristin GriffithThree sisters find their lives spinning out of control in the wake of their parents' sudden, unexpected divorce.One director, Bruce LaBruce, put this in his top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorJan TroellStarsMax von SydowLiv UllmannEddie AxbergSmåland, Sweden, mid-19th century. A farming family struggle with their rocky, unyielding land, and decide to embark on the arduous journey to new hope in America.Nominated for 5 Oscars: best picture, director, actress, adapted screenplay and foreign language film. Mike Leigh put this #3 on his list of best films of all time in the Sight & Sound poll. Siskel & Ebert both listed this, paired with The New Land, in their top 10 lists of 1973; Siskel put them on his list of 10 best films of the decade. AKA "Utvandrarna".
- DirectorJan TroellStarsMax von SydowLiv UllmannEddie AxbergA Swedish immigrant family struggle to establish a new life for themselves in the forest of Minnesota in the mid 19th Century.Sequel to "The Emigrants". Nominated for best foreign language film. Pauline Kael says, "Max von Sydow has never given a better performance. (In his case, that's saying something.) And Liv Ullmann, pale and fragile, intense and determined, has a delicacy that isn't evident in her performances for Bergman." AKA "Nybyggarna".
- DirectorMike NicholsStarsJack NicholsonCandice BergenArt GarfunkelChronicling the lifelong sexual development of two men who meet and become friends in college.6th highest grossing movie of 1971.
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDavid EmgeKen ForeeScott H. ReinigerDuring an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.Max Brooks', author of "World War Z" & "Zombie Survival Guide", favorite zombie movie. 5 critics put this in their top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsFaye DunawayWilliam HoldenPeter FinchA television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.3 directors put this in their top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorDon SiegelClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodAndrew RobinsonHarry GuardinoWhen a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.Number 8 on Gene Siskel's top 10 list for 1971. Critic, Jan Lumholdt, put this in her top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. 7th highest grossing movie of 1971.
- DirectorBob RafelsonStarsJack NicholsonKaren BlackBilly Green BushA dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.3 critics and 4 directors put this in their top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. Roger Ebert's #1 pick of 1970. Siskel's #4.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony RobertsAlvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.13 critics and 5 directors listed this in their top 10 movies of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. On Gene Siskel's list of best films of the decade; #1 for the year. Ebert's #8 for the year. Won best picture, director, actress and original screenplay. Nominated for best actor. 11th highest grossing movie of '77
- DirectorUlu GrosbardDustin HoffmanStarsDustin HoffmanTheresa RussellGary BuseyThe difficulties of a career burglar to reinsert himself after being released on parole.#1 on Gene Siskel's top 10 list of 1978. The best of many great Hoffman movies in the 70's.
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsClint EastwoodGeraldine PageElizabeth HartmanWhile recuperating in a Confederate girls' boarding school, a Union soldier cons his way into each of the lonely women's hearts, causing them to turn on each other, and eventually, on him.1 Critic and 1 director listed this in their top 10 movies of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorRobin HardyStarsEdward WoodwardChristopher LeeDiane CilentoA puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.Critic Nicolas Barbano put this in his top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsHarriet AnderssonLiv UllmannKari SylwanWhen a woman dying of cancer in early twentieth-century Sweden is visited by her two sisters, long-repressed feelings between the siblings rise to the surface.11 critics and 3 directors listed this in their top 10 movies of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. #1 on Roger Ebert's top 10 list of 1973. Gene Siskel put it at #4.
- DirectorMel BrooksStarsGene WilderMadeline KahnMarty FeldmanAn American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.1 critic and 1 director put this in their list of best films of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. 4th highest grossing movie of 1974.
- DirectorMichael CiminoStarsClint EastwoodJeff BridgesGeorge KennedyWith the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.
- DirectorMel StuartStarsGene WilderJack AlbertsonPeter OstrumA poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsGoldie HawnBen JohnsonMichael SacksA woman attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison and together kidnapping their son. But things don't go as planned when they are forced to take a police hostage on the road.Pauline Kael says, "This is one of the most phenomenal debut films in the history of movies".
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsRobert MitchumPeter BoyleRichard JordanAfter his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time.Number 10 on Roger Ebert's top 10 list of 1973.
- DirectorAlbert BrooksStarsDick HaynesAlbert BrooksMatthew TobinA film crew sets out to record a year in the life of an average family, but things quickly start going wrong.
- DirectorJames BridgesStarsJane FondaJack LemmonMichael DouglasA reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.On both Siskel & Ebert's top 10 lists for 1979.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsRobert DuvallDonald PleasenceDon Pedro ColleyIn the 25th century, a time when people have designations instead of names, a man, THX 1138, and a woman, LUH 3417, rebel against their rigidly controlled society.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsEllen BurstynKris KristoffersonMia BendixsenA recently widowed woman is on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.1 critic put this in his top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. Number 3 on Roger Ebert's top 10 list for 1975.
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsEdward FoxTerence AlexanderMichel AuclairIn the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.On Siskel & Eberts top 10 lists for 1973.
- DirectorBob FosseStarsLiza MinnelliMichael YorkHelmut GriemA female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.3 critics and 1 director put this in their top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. 6th highest grossing movie of '72
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsKeith CarradineKaren BlackRonee BlakleyOver the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.22 critics and 5 directors put this on their top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. #1 on both Siskel & Ebert's top 10 lists for 1975.
- DirectorTerrence MalickStarsRichard GereBrooke AdamsSam ShepardA hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.14 critics and 5 directors put this in their top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. Siskel put this #3, Ebert #2, on their top 10 lists for 1978.
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsRachel RobertsAnne-Louise LambertVivean GrayDuring a rural summer picnic, a few students and a teacher from an Australian girls' school vanish without a trace. Their absence frustrates and haunts the people left behind.2 critics and 3 directors put this in their top 10 lists of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsClint EastwoodPatrick McGoohanRoberts BlossomAlcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possibly successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world.
- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsSteve McQueenDustin HoffmanVictor JoryA French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.The 4th highest grossing movie of 1973.
- DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsAlain DelonBourvilGian Maria VolontèAfter leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist.3 critics and 2 directors put this on their top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsTimothy BottomsJeff BridgesCybill ShepherdIn 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.3 critics and 4 directors put this on their top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. Number 1 on Roger Ebert's list for 1971. #5 on Siskel's. 9th highest grossing movie of 1971.
- DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsDustin HoffmanRobert RedfordJack Warden"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.1 critic and 1 director put this on their top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. 6th highest grossing movie of '76
- DirectorWalter HillStarsCharles BronsonJames CoburnJill IrelandThe saga of a drifter who turns to illicit bare-knuckle boxing in Depression-era New Orleans.Walter Hill's first and best film. Bronson's finest performance. Pauline Kael calls it, "unusually effective pulp, perhaps even great pulp." Ebert calls it, "a tough, bitter, evocative document." Mick Martin & Marsha Porter give it a 4.5 star rating.
- DirectorMichael CrichtonStarsYul BrynnerRichard BenjaminJames BrolinA robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park.
- DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsKen WahlKaren AllenJohn FriedrichThe Wanderers is a teenage, Italian gang in Bronx, NYC, 1963. They have their confrontations with other gangs. Drugs and weapons are uncool. Adult life awaits them.Critic, Ant Timpson, put this on his list of best films of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonJohn BeckA nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government.Pauline Kael calls it "a modern slapstick-comedy classic, the most stable and sustained of Allen's comedies".
- DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsBarbra StreisandRyan O'NealMadeline KahnThe accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.2nd highest grossing movie of 1972.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsAl PacinoJohn RandolphJack KehoeAn honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.Pauline Kael says, "The theme is richly comic, and the film is great fun . . . ". Did we watch the same movie?
- DirectorRobert BentonStarsDustin HoffmanMeryl StreepJane AlexanderAfter his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.3rd highest grossing movie of '80. Won best picture of 1979, and was the best of the 5 nominated films. Also won best actor, supporting actress, director and adapted screenplay. Nominated for 4 others. 2 directors put this on their top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorHal AshbyStarsJane FondaJon VoightBruce DernIn 1968 California, a woman whose husband is a Marine officer fighting in Vietnam falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.Bruce Dern's best work. Effective use of Stones music. On Gene Siskel's top 10 list of 1978.
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsRoger MooreBarbara BachCurd JürgensJames Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads, with the help of a K.G.B. agent whose lover he killed.Moore's best Bond, and one of the best in the series. 10th highest grossing movie of '77
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsRichard DreyfussRon HowardPaul Le MatA group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.3rd highest grossing movie of 1973.
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsGeorge C. ScottTrish Van DevereRed ButtonsThree movie genres of the 1930s--boxing films, World War I aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals--are satirized using the same cast.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsRobert De NiroAllen GarfieldLara ParkerA Vietnam vet moves into an apartment and peers through other people's windows across the street, meets one of the women, and discovers Black theater.Pauline Kael says, "De Niro is at his most spontaneous in this amazing, freewheeling comedy. This underground vaudeville show may have been too hip even for 1970; it didn't have the success it deserved. De Palma's dialogue may be the best he has ever had to work with".
- DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn CazaleAn in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.4 critics and 7 directors put this on their top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.6 critics and 3 directors put this on their top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. 5th highest grossing movie of '79
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsPeter FalkAlan ArkinRichard LibertiniOn the eve of their children's marriage, NYC in-laws Sheldon Kornpett and Vince Ricardo embark on a series of misadventures involving the CIA, the Treasury Department and Central American dictators.One of Premiere's "50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006. Marlon Brando told Arkin he'd seen it 20 times. It's because of this film that Brando wanted to be in The Freshman, also written by Bergman.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRobert ShawBruce DernMarthe KellerWhen a Black September terrorist group begins a plot to carry out a massive terrorist attack in the United States, an Israeli commando works with the FBI to identify the target and conspirators, and prevent the plan from succeeding.Bruce Dern was in many great 70's movies, and he upstages the blimp in this one. The last hour is pretty exciting. John Williams score adds a lot.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsJack NanceCharlotte StewartAllen JosephHenry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.9 critics and 3 directors put this on their top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsRobert RedfordPeter BoyleMelvyn DouglasBill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsWalter MatthauRobert ShawMartin BalsamFour armed men hijack a New York City subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. The city's police are faced with a conundrum: Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
- DirectorJames BridgesStarsTimothy BottomsLindsay WagnerJohn HousemanA first-year law student at Harvard Law School struggles with balancing his coursework and a woman, unaware that she has a connection that affects their relationship.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsAustin StokerDarwin JostonLaurie ZimmerA Highway Patrol Officer, two criminals and a station secretary defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct office against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene HackmanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.One director put this on his top ten list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. On Roger Ebert's top 10 list of 1978. Highest grossing movie of '79
- DirectorFielder CookStarsPatricia NealRichard ThomasEdgar BergenOn Christmas Eve 1933, the Waltons prepare for the holiday, but they are becoming increasingly worried because John Walton, who was forced to take work in another part of the state, has not yet returned home.Patricia Neal, Edgar Bergen, Richard Thomas. We don't fault "M.A.S.H" for being the basis of a TV show, and we shouldn't fault this for being the basis of The Waltons. Running time is 120 min, not 60.
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsRichard HarrisOmar SharifDavid HemmingsA blackmailer demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he placed aboard the transatlantic liner Britannic.Pauline Kael says, "Fast, crackerjack entertainment by Richard Lester; he demonstrates what a sophisticated director with flair can do on a routine big-action project."
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsJoseph BolognaStockard ChanningJohn BeckA nuclear powered bus driving cross-country, from New York City to Colorado, is destined for disaster due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby.Before Airplane, there was The Big Bus. One of 2 disaster spoofs (along with "Drive-In") on this list. Very funny.
- StarsGeorge DiCenzoSteve RailsbackNancy WolfeThe investigation and trial of the horrific Tate-LaBianca mass murders orchestrated by the psychotic pseudo-hippie cult leader, Charles Manson.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDan O'BannonDre PahichBrian NarelleIn the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.Directed, co-written, produced and scored by John Carpenter, who has described it as "Waiting For Godot In Space". The official tagline: The Spaced Out Odyssey.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsRoy ScheiderBruno CremerFrancisco RabalFour unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.2 directors, including Tarantino, put this on their top ten list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. Excellent remake of Wages of Fear. Music by Tangerine Dream. On Ebert's top 10 list for 1977.
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsGene WilderRichard PryorJill ClayburghOn a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.5th highest grossing film of '76
- DirectorGordon ParksStarsRon LeibmanDavid SelbySheila FrazierThe true story of two New York City cops. Greenberg & Hantz fought the system, became detectives and were known on the streets as "Batman & Robin".Benjamin Safdie lists this #10 in his list of favorite films of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorPeter HallStarsCyril CusackIan HolmPaul RogersIn a dreary North London flat, the site of perpetual psychological warfare, a philosophy professor visits his family after a nine-year absence, and introduces the four men, father, uncle, and two brothers, to his wife.Written by Harold Pinter.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsRichard AttenboroughJudy GeesonJohn HurtWhat happened to the women at 10 Rillington Place? The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
- DirectorJohn MiliusStarsWarren OatesBen JohnsonMichelle PhillipsJohn Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down.The best Dillinger movie. Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Richard Dreyfuss, Cloris Leachman, Harry Dean Stanton.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsMarilyn BurnsEdwin NealAllen DanzigerFive friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.9 critics and 1 director put this in their top 10 of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll. Grossed more than Chinatown in '74.
- DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsNatalya BondarchukDonatas BanionisJüri JärvetA psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.11 critics and 3 directors put this on their top 10 list of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.
- DirectorMartin BrestStarsGeorge BurnsArt CarneyLee StrasbergThree friends living on the dole decide to rob a bank.George Burns' best performance.
- DirectorRobert MooreStarsPeter FalkAlec GuinnessPeter SellersFive famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks are invited to a bizarre mansion to solve an even stranger mystery.
- DirectorArthur PennStarsDustin HoffmanFaye DunawayChief Dan GeorgeJack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.Number 4 on Gene Siskel's list for 1971. 7th highest grossing movie of '70
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert DuvallA U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.Ranked #14 in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll where 53 critics and 33 directors, including Tarantino, put this in their top 10 of all time. 6th highest grossing movie of '79
- DirectorMartin RosenJohn HubleyStarsJohn HurtRichard BriersRalph RichardsonHoping to escape destruction by human developers and save their community, a colony of rabbits, led by Hazel and Fiver, seek out a safe place to set up a new warren.First of 7 animated features on this list. 6th highest grossing film of 1979 at the British box office.
- DirectorTed PostStarsClint EastwoodHal HolbrookMitchell RyanInspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan pursues a conspiracy of vigilante cops, who are not above going beyond the law to kill San Francisco's undesirables.6th highest grossing movie of '73
- DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsRoger MooreChristopher LeeBritt EklandJames Bond is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin, while he attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder.