Best of the 1970's
by rleegray-569-58158 | created - 06 Jul 2022 | updated - 2 weeks ago | PublicWhat movies, TV series, episodes, etc. which aired between 1970 and 1979 that I love best.
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1. Alien (1979)
R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 951,694 | Gross: $78.90M
2. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,243
3. Maude (1972–1978)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
"All In The Family" spin-off centered around Edith's cousin, Maude Findlay, a liberal, independent woman living in Tuckahoe, New York.
Stars: Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Conrad Bain, Adrienne Barbeau
Votes: 4,703
4.
Maude (1972–1978)
Episode:
The New Housekeeper
(1974)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy
Since Florida has left, Maude hires a new maid, sight unseen. At first, she seems like a dream, but then she caters only to Walter since he is the master of the house. Maude corrects her.
Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Adrienne Barbeau, Conrad Bain
Votes: 83
5. All in the Family (1971–1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A working class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 18,677
6.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Cousin Liz
(1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
After Edith's cousin Liz dies her female roommate admits to Edith that they were lovers.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 194
7.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Edith's 50th Birthday: Part 1
(1977)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Archie, Mike and Gloria plan a surprise party for Edith to celebrate her 50th birthday. But an unwelcome visitor to the Bunker's home - while Edith is home alone - has a much different surprise in mind for the Bunker matriarch.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 279
8.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Edith's 50th Birthday: Part 2
(1977)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Edith encounters a life-threatening rapist on her 50th birthday.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 237
9.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Archie and the KKK: Part 1
(1977)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
A power outage and reports of looting in the city prompt Mike to write a letter to the editor about how greedy governments do the same in the name of free enterprise. At the bar, Archie ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 189
10.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Archie and the KKK: Part 2
(1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Archie learns that Gordie and Mitch - the two men he met earlier at his bar - plan to burn a cross on the Stivic's lawn and must come up with a way to stop them. When Archie tries to ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 182
11.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Edith's Crisis of Faith: Part 1
(1977)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Edith's faith is severely shaken when their friend Beverly, a female impersonator, is murdered saving Mike at Christmastime.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 257
12.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Edith's Crisis of Faith: Part 2
(1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Mike recovers from the injuries he sustained in the mugging. But the Christmas Day gift exchange is still strained due to Edith's depression due to Beverly Lasalle's death, so the family rallies around her.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 204
13.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Two's a Crowd
(1978)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Mike and Archie get locked together in the storage room at Archie's Place and have a long talk.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 212
14.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
The Stivics Go West
(1978)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Saying goodbye to Mike and Gloria proves traumatic for the Bunkers. Before they leave for their new life in California, Mike and Gloria share some long-hidden feelings, confused tears, and much, much more with Archie and Edith.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 228
15. The Godfather (1972)
R | 175 min | Crime, Drama
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton
Votes: 2,014,055 | Gross: $134.97M
16. Match Game (1973–1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Game-Show
The five-day-a-week syndicated successor to the popular CBS game show, where two could compete to match fill-in-the-blank phrases with those of the celebrities.
Stars: Gene Rayburn, Johnny Olson, Brett Somers, Richard Dawson
Votes: 2,480
17.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?
(1974)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Mary refuses to name a source for her news story and ends up in jail.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 207
18. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home.
Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper
Votes: 10,180
19.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Lou and That Woman
(1974)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Lou's prospective new girlfriend is a lounge singer with a shady past.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 171
20. How the West Was Won (1976–1979)
16+ | Drama, Western
The Macahans, a family from Virginia, headed by Zeb Macahan, travel across the country to pioneer a new land and a new home in the American West.
Stars: James Arness, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb, William Kirby Cullen
Votes: 2,574
21.
How the West Was Won (1976–1979)
Episode:
The Macahans
(1976)
16+ | 119 min | Drama, Western
Zeb Macahan returns to the farm of Macahan to take his family to Oregon.
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: James Arness, Eva Marie Saint, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb
Votes: 780
22.
How the West Was Won (1976–1979)
Episode:
Provost Marshal
(1977)
16+ | 96 min | Drama, Western
An Ex-Captain by the name of Martin Grey, who is now a bounty hunter and who also holds a commission as a Provost Marshal is hunting down army deserters, with Luke Macahan currently at the top of his list.
Directors: Burt Kennedy, Daniel Mann | Stars: James Arness, Eva Marie Saint, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb
Votes: 79
23.
How the West Was Won (1976–1979)
Episode:
Erika
(1977)
16+ | 97 min | Drama, Western
Zeb finds Luke with the Simonites but before Luke is strong enough to leave, Zeb must take the opportunity to find a friend who has started a vendetta against an Indian tribe. Luke has ... See full summary »
Directors: Burt Kennedy, Daniel Mann, Bernard McEveety, Vincent McEveety | Stars: James Arness, Eva Marie Saint, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb
Votes: 87
24.
How the West Was Won (1976–1979)
Episode:
Bowie John Christie
(1977)
16+ | 89 min | Drama, Western
Zeb must make the hardest choice in his life when attempting to save the life of his friend who has been taken captive by the Indians. Luke realizes that he can not stay with the Simonites ... See full summary »
Directors: Burt Kennedy, Daniel Mann, Bernard McEveety, Vincent McEveety | Stars: James Arness, Eva Marie Saint, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb
Votes: 82
25. The Young and the Restless (1973– )
TV-PG | 37 min | Drama, Romance
Set in Genoa City, this is the long-running soap that tells the story of the struggle behind the business, and sex-savvy Abbott and Newman clans.
Stars: Eric Braeden, Doug Davidson, Peter Bergman, Joshua Morrow
Votes: 6,843
26.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
A New Sue Ann
(1974)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A fan of Sue Ann's joins the show and then starts to push her out ala All About Eve.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 206
27.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Not a Christmas Story
(1974)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Everyone is getting on each other's nerves when they are trapped in the newsroom by a snowstorm.
Director: John C. Chulay | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 207
28.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
A Girl Like Mary
(1974)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
When Lou wants a female newscaster in the mold of Mary Richards, Mary tries out for the job.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 160
29.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Mary Richards: Producer
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Mary doesn't feel that she has earned the title of producer until she produces the Six O'clock News by herself.
Director: Norman Campbell | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 153
30.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Phyllis Whips Inflation
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
When Phyllis goes to look for a job she finds that she has no current skills.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 162
31.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
You Try to Be a Nice Guy
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Mary helps a street girl she met in prison to go straight.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 169
32.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
After a conman promises to start a broadcasting school for Ted and swindles him out of his money, the newsroom staff help Ted out.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 204
33. The Godfather Part II (1974)
R | 202 min | Crime, Drama
The 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.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,365,092 | Gross: $57.30M
34. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke 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.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,450,587 | Gross: $322.74M
35. Rocky (1976)
PG | 120 min | Drama, Sport
A 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.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 628,799 | Gross: $117.24M
36. M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
The staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.
Stars: Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr
Votes: 63,848
37. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 579
38. The Ropers (1979–1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Stanley and Helen Roper sold their apartment complex and moved into a new one. Their characteristic quirks are intact as they deal with new neighbors and frequent visits from Helen's sister.
Stars: Norman Fell, Audra Lindley, Jeffrey Tambor, Patty McCormack
Votes: 1,138
39. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The Captain of the NYPD 12th Precinct and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come into the squad room.
Stars: Hal Linden, Abe Vigoda, Max Gail, Steve Landesberg
Votes: 7,381
40.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
Inquisition
(1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Lieutenant Scanlon investigates an anonymous letter that identifies a member of the precinct as a homosexual. An angry shopper destroys to an elevator's MUZAK machine.
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg
Votes: 109
41.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
The Photographer
(1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A prisoner claims to be Jesus Christ. A drug dealer is caught with a large stash. An elderly mugger poses as a photographer to entice lonely women.
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg
Votes: 108
42.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
Vacation
(1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The detectives are preoccupied with Barney's posted vacation schedules. A string of false alarms suggests that a sniper may be after a cop. A man won't donate a kidney to his ailing brother.
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg
Votes: 96
43.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
The Bird
(1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The clerk that sold Wojo a sick bird changes his strict no-return policy when he learns that the detective is a police officer. A suicide hot line operator becomes suicidal. Harris's book ... See full summary »
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg
Votes: 102
44.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
The Desk
(1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A former master criminal becomes incoherent following his lobotomy. A victim is unable to use the telephone to report being mugged because he's Amish.
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg
Votes: 115
45.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
The Judge
(1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A judge overrules an attorney by hitting him on the head with a gavel. A woman reports crimes that actually happen on soap operas.
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg
Votes: 103
46.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
The Dentist
(1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A detective goes undercover to trap a dentist with instruments that seem to go missing. One man's hands are a nuisance to others and a musical instrument to himself.
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg
Votes: 108
47. Good Morning America (1975– )
TV-G | 120 min | News, Talk-Show
They present the news and information source of the day's topics and journalism.
Stars: Lara Spencer, Ginger Zee, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos
Votes: 2,027
48. Donahue (1967–1995)
60 min | Talk-Show
Phil Donahue's show started off similar to other shows of its day, featuring celebrities and musical acts, but he soon started pushing the envelope by discussing health and social topics previously considered taboo.
Stars: Phil Donahue, Bob Hope, Maria von Trapp, Sammy Davis Jr.
Votes: 407
49. Dinah! (1974–1980)
90 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home ... See full summary »
Stars: Dinah Shore, Charles Nelson Reilly, Betty White, Norm Crosby
Votes: 312
50.
How the West Was Won (1976–1979)
Episode:
The Slavers
(1979)
16+ | 99 min | Drama, Western
When letters from Tap Henry's daughter are returned from Mexico, Zeb and Josh head south to find out what happened to her. When they arrive in her home town, no one is willing to answer their questions.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: James Arness, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb
Votes: 67
51.
How the West Was Won (1976–1979)
Episode:
Buffalo Story
(1978)
16+ | 93 min | Drama, Western
Kate Macahan's sister, Molly Culhane, joins the family. A Mormon family arrives at the homestead while fleeing religious persecution, but the patriarch soon charms Laura. Zeb mediates ... See full summary »
Directors: Bernard McEveety, Vincent McEveety | Stars: James Arness, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb
Votes: 82
52.
How the West Was Won (1976–1979)
Episode:
Mormon Story
(1978)
16+ | 96 min | Drama, Western
Zeb sides with the Sioux after the Russian incident triggers a war - and the clash leads to a great leader's sacrifice. Luke's feelings for Hillary Gant intensify, but when her father ... See full summary »
Directors: Bernard McEveety, Vincent McEveety | Stars: James Arness, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb
Votes: 73
53.
How the West Was Won (1976–1979)
Episode:
Interlude
(1978)
16+ | 97 min | Drama, Western
Luke's attempt to foil the Flint gang's gold robbery scheme doesn't go as planned. Zeb rescues a woman from two hide-cutters and is surprised to find a love from his past. When a certain ... See full summary »
Directors: Bernard McEveety, Vincent McEveety | Stars: James Arness, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb
Votes: 68
54. Mannix (1967–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Private detective Joe Mannix uses force to solve crimes.
Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Ward Wood, Ron Nyman
Votes: 4,288
55.
Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode:
The Survivor Who Wasn't
(1974)
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man survives a plane crash and undergoes plastic surgery but when his wife second guesses his identity, she hires Mannix to uncover the truth.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Paul Burke, Carol Lawrence
Votes: 90
56.
Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode:
A Choice of Victims
(1974)
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
It's not Hooray For Hollywood when Joe must solve the murder of a wealthy businessman and protect his wife, who was performing in a charity show and may have been the intended victim.
Director: Harry Harvey Jr. | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Gail Kobe, Karen Jensen
Votes: 96
57.
Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode:
Man in a Trap
(1975)
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The violent shooting of an old detective friend, leads Joe Mannix to investigate a syndicate don, that his friend had somehow ended up working for.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Madlyn Rhue, Pamela Bellwood
Votes: 89
58.
Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode:
Edge of the Web
(1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Mannix must find and learn the truth, when a former college student's accused of killing his former anthropology professor.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, James A. Watson Jr., Joshua Bryant
Votes: 94
59.
Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode:
A Ransom for Yesterday
(1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A suddenly demanded ransom of $250,000, leads to Mannix to becoming involved in an unsolved and closed case regarding a kidnapped boy....which took place over 5 years ago.
Director: Bill Bixby | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Diana Hyland, Dabney Coleman
Votes: 111
60.
Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode:
The Empty Tower
(1975)
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
At the start of a long weekend, off to a fishing vacation with friend Tony Elliott, Mannix stops at Tonys office so Tony can pick up a set of fishing flies. They walk in on a methodical ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Bixby | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Bill Bixby, Pat Renella
Votes: 123
61.
Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode:
Search for a Dead Man
(1975)
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A hit man shoots his victim, a notorious crime boss, from a sniper's perch, but moments later can find no body where the man fell. Unable to convince the men who hired him that the crime ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Krasny | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, John Hillerman, Robert Symonds
Votes: 98
62.
Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode:
Hardball
(1975)
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In the series' final show: To ensure a safe release of 6 hostages taken by a desperate drug dealer, Mannix, with no other choice, must find and deliver a member who turned informer against the dealer and his men.
Director: Bill Bixby | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, William Windom, James Hampton
Votes: 125
63. The Shootist (1976)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart
Votes: 26,845
64. Whew! (1979–1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Game-Show
Try to win two games in order to get a chance to beat the Gauntlet of Villains for US$25,000 in cash.
Stars: Tom Kennedy, Rod Roddy, Mary Ann Mobley, Gary Collins
Votes: 60
65. Serpico (1973)
R | 130 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire
Votes: 134,924 | Gross: $29.80M
66. Rio Lobo (1970)
G | 114 min | Drama, War, Western
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the two traitors whose treachery caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O'Neill, Jack Elam
Votes: 13,674 | Gross: $9.27M
67.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Chuckles Bites the Dust
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Mary thinks that the death of Chuckles the Clown is nothing to laugh about--until she attends the funeral.
Director: Joan Darling | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 526
68.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Ted's Wedding
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Ted and Georgette get married in Mary's apartment on an hour's notice.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 170
69.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
The Happy Homemaker Takes Lou Home
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Mary sets up a blind date for Lou with Sue Ann Nivens.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 156
70.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
The Seminar
(1976)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
At a seminar in Washington Lou tries to impress Mary with all his former contacts that just don't seem to exist anymore. Betty Ford makes a cameo.
Director: Stuart Margolin | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 152
71. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
TV-G | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, this mini-series brings to life all of the sweeping drama in the life of Jesus, as told by the Gospels.
Stars: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason
Votes: 25,000
72. Sesame Street (1969– )
TV-Y | 55 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 15,386
73. Match Game PM (1975–1981)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Game-Show
A group of celebrities would be given a sentence with a missing word, which they would then have to fill in. The contestants would then give their own answer, and scored points according to how many celebrities gave the same answer.
Stars: Gene Rayburn, Johnny Olson, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly
Votes: 550
74. Jaws (1975)
PG | 124 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
When 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.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary
Votes: 659,921 | Gross: $260.00M
75. Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A wealthy mystery man named Charlie runs a detective agency via a speakerphone and his personal assistant, John Bosley. His detectives are three beautiful women, who end up in a variety of difficult situations.
Stars: Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, David Doyle
Votes: 14,400
76.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Once I Had a Secret Love
(1976)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Lou spends the night with Sue Ann and Mary can't keep the secret.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 178
77.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Sue Ann Falls in Love
(1976)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Sue Ann falls in love with a jerk.
Director: Doug Rogers | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 146
78. Molly and Lawless John (1972)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Western
In New Mexico, a sheriff's unhappy mid-aged wife aids a condemned prisoner escape her husband's jail and elopes with the young and attractive outlaw to Mexico, pursued by the sheriff's posse.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Vera Miles, Sam Elliott, Clu Gulager, John Anderson
Votes: 334
79. Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest.
Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 26,916
80. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A nouveau riche, African-American family who move into a luxury apartment building develop close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants.
Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 10,618
81.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
Louise Gets Her Way
(1976)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
After Florence has been evicted from her apartment (which is scheduled to be torn down), Louise allows her to move in. Big problem....George, who is tired of Florence's sass, has not been consulted on the matter.
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 102
82.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
Florence in Love
(1976)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
An argument over a "no guests" rule prompts Florence to quit her job.
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 118
83.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
The Christmas Wedding
(1976)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
Lionel and Jenny plan to get married on Christmas, even though the minister they choose doesn't meet George's criteria for religious denomination or skin color.
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 112
84.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
A Case of Black and White
(1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
George invites Frank Howard, a man he hopes to do business with--and who is in an interracial marriage--to his apartment to meet his "dear friends" Tom and Helen to show Frank that he is ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 109
85.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Mary's Insomnia
(1976)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Lou is concerned about Mary's possible addiction to sleeping pills.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 166
86.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Sue Ann's Sister
(1976)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Sue Ann's sister gets an offer to do a rival cooking show in Minneapolis.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 195
87.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Mary Midwife
(1976)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Georgette gives birth at Mary's apartment with Lou and Mary attending. Ted and Georgette have a little girl named Mary Lou, the most exciting thing to ever happen in Mary's bedroom according to Sue Ann.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 190
88.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
The Critic
(1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The new Six O'Clock News critic starts attacking the residents of Minneapolis.
Director: Martin Cohan | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 184
89.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Sue Ann Gets the Ax
(1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
After Sue Ann Niven's Happy Homemaker show is canceled she gets a job in the newsroom.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 170
90.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Murray Ghosts for Ted
(1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Ted refuses to give Murray credit after an article he ghost writes for Ted becomes popular.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 157
91.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
The Last Show
(1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
In the upside world of WJM, there's a shake up in the newsroom and everybody but Ted gets fired including Mary who is left to turn out the lights.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 363
92. Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The rich Collins family of Collinsport, Maine is tormented by strange occurrences.
Stars: Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Alexandra Isles, Nancy Barrett
Votes: 5,433
93. The Unknown War (1978– )
1,040 min | Documentary, History, War
Documentary film history of the Nazi-Soviet conflict in world War II.
Stars: Burt Lancaster, Averell Harriman
Votes: 297
94. The Last Waltz (1978)
PG | 117 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robbie Robertson, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Van Morrison
Votes: 20,184 | Gross: $0.32M
95. Centennial (1978–1979)
TV-PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The economic and cultural growth of Colorado spanning two centuries from the mid 1700s to the late 1970s.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Carrera, Richard Chamberlain, Robert Conrad
Votes: 3,671
96.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
California, Here We Are
(1978)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
When the Bunkers visit the Stivics in California, Mike and Gloria are hiding the fact that they have separated.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Danielle Brisebois, Rob Reiner
Votes: 179
97.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
The Return of Stephanie's Father
(1979)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Archie's fighting instincts are aroused when Stephanie's derelict father returns and uses blackmail to try an get his daughter back. Edith panics at the thought of losing Stephanie, and does her best to help Archie with a plan.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Danielle Brisebois, Ben Slack
Votes: 168
98.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Too Good Edith
(1979)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
In the series last episode before the name change, Archie has given Edith the task of cooking all the food for his big Saint Patrick's Day bash at Archie's Place. In the process, Edith has ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Danielle Brisebois, George Wyner
Votes: 225
99.
How the West Was Won (1976–1979)
Episode:
Orville Gant
(1978)
16+ | 90 min | Drama, Western
With the sheriff's son held hostage by Flint, the robbery goes forward, leaving two men dead. Jessie's condition worsens as the doctor can't help her. Zeb's and Beth's accounts of her ... See full summary »
Directors: Bernard McEveety, Vincent McEveety | Stars: James Arness, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb
Votes: 64
100.
How the West Was Won (1976–1979)
Episode:
Amnesty
(1978)
16+ | 89 min | Drama, Western
Zeb learns Beth's husband is supposedly a dead, guilt-ridden Army hero involved in a military massacre. As Jessie nears death, Zeb decides to take her to an Arapaho medicine man - with a skeptical Luke and Josh in close pursuit.
Directors: Bernard McEveety, Vincent McEveety | Stars: James Arness, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb
Votes: 62
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