Top Movies of 1970


The top movies of 1970 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

31. Two Mules for Sister Sara

Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/War
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Don Siegel
Actors: Shirley MacLaine, Clint Eastwood, Manuel Fábregas, Alberto Morin, David Estuardo, Ada Carrasco
Plot: A nun is rescued from danger by Hogan, a man who is looking to recon a French fort. He soon learns she is a fugitive from the French herself, and helps her in exchange for knowledge of the fort. Even as they form a bond - there is a secret that still needs to come out.

32. Break Up, The ( rupture, La )

Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Chabrol
Actors: Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Michel Bouquet, Annie Cordy, Jean-Claude Drouot, Jean Carmet
Plot: A woman named Helene is being terrorized by her husband who is trying to ruin her reputation and put their child in danger.

33. Chisum

Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Actors: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Ben Johnson, Glenn Corbett, Christopher George, Bruce Cabot

34. THX 1138

Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Lucas
Actors: Robert Duvall, Maggie McOmie, Donald Pleasence, John Pearce, Sid Haig, Ian Wolfe
Plot: A 1984ish look at society several centuries into the future with a couple rebelling against the current political minds when they are not supposed to know better.

35. Loving

Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Irvin Kershner
Actors: George Segal, Eva Marie Saint, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Nancie Phillips, Janis Young

36. Let It Be

Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Actors: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, George Martin
Plot: Documentary focusing on The Beatles trying to reignite their passion for music but ultimately showcasing the tension and deterioration of the band. Includes the last time The Beatles played together: the legendary rooftop performance atop Apple.

37. The Boys in the Band

Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: William Friedkin
Actors: Kenneth Nelson, Peter White, Leonard Frey, Cliff Gorman, Frederick Combs, Laurence Luckinbill
Plot: A group of gay men gather for a birthday party and reflect on their lives.

38. Airport

Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: George Seaton
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Van Heflin
Plot: At a major airport, manager Mel Bakersfeld must deal with a powerful blizzard, a blocked runway and a mentally disabled passenger carrying a bomb.

39. Catch-22

Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike Nichols
Actors: Alan Arkin, Bob Newhart, Orson Welles, Jon Voight, Martin Sheen, Martin Balsam

40. Tristana

Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Luis Buñuel
Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero, Lola Gaos, Antonio Casas, Jesús Fernández

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