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Top 25 War MoviesThese are the top 25 war movies of all time, as determined by aggregating multiple lists (see resources at bottom of page) and factoring in the films’ overall status in Dave’s Movie Database. 1. Apocalypse Now (1979) 2. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 3. The Hurt Locker (2009) 4. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957): 5. The Great Escape (1963)
6. Paths of Glory (1957)
11. Patton (1970)
16. The Dirty Dozen (1967)
21. Grand Illusion (La Grande Illusion) (1937) Resources:
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This page offers lists of the top 25 movies of the decade as determined by two different metrics. The first list is based on box office and the second is based on critics’ picks. |
 | Box Office:Top 25 of the 1970sThese are the top 25 movies of the decade as determined by worldwide box office gross. The first number indicates dollars made in millions. See sources for box office figures here. |
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1) 3753.70: Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) 2) 2712.00: Jaws (1975) 3) 2680.60: The Exorcist (1973) 4) 1938.60: Grease (1978) 5) 1851.00: The Sting (1973)
6) 1820.00: Enter the Dragon (1973)
11) 1132.89: Airport (1970)
16) 937.10: Rocky II (1979)
21) 519.93: Smokey and the Bandit (1977) |
 | Critics’ Picks:Top 25 of the 1970sThese are the top 25 movies of the decade as determined by a combination of the movies’ ratings points and awards points. |
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1) The Godfather (1972) 2) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) 3) The Godfather Part II (1974) 4) Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) 5) Apocalypse Now (1979)
6) The Deer Hunter (1978)
11) Rocky (1976)
16) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
21) American Graffiti (1973) |
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| The Deer HunterReleased: December 8, 1978 Studio: Universal Genre: war epic Box Office (numbers in millions):Domestic: 48.98 Worldwide: ? Adjusted for Inflation:Domestic: 176.50 Worldwide: ? |
Directing: Michael Cimino Screenwriting: Michael Cimino, Louis Garfinkle, Quinn K. Redeker, Deric Washburn Starring: Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep Directing: Michael Cimino Review:This is a “disturbing, emotionally powerful film” FS is “still America’s most controversial (and affecting) movie about the U.S. experience of the Vietnam War.” T98 “This sensitive, painful, evocative work packs an emotional wallop.” LM The story focuses specifically on Michael (De Niro), Nick (Walken), and Steven (Savage), three Pittsburgh steelworker buddies “who hang out in bars and hunt deer.” FS “Steven is getting married while Michael and Nick compete over the affections of Linda (Streep).” FS Their “lives are irrevocably changed by a tour of duty in Vietnam” A98 in which they are captured by the enemy and “among other things, …are forced to endure a game of Russian Roulette in the P.O.W. camp.” FS “De Niro is classic as the force that gets them out of a sadistic Vietnamese riverside prison.” VD He returns to Vietnam to try to rescue his “estranged friend Walken” A07 who regularly plays Russian Roulette “in a back alley of Saigon.” A07 This was director Michael Cimino’s second film. He’d debuted in 1974 with Thunderbolt & Lightfoot, “a cult crime caper starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges as the titular characters.” FS However, his career was destroyed by the disastrous epic Heaven’s Gate (1980).” FS Sources:
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Oscars:Wins: 5 – including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Walken), Best Film Editing, Best Sound Nominations: 9 – including Best Actor (De Niro), Best Supporting Actress (Streep), Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay Other Lists/Honors:
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