Bell bottoms, big hair, and upbeat tunes were all the rage in the 1970s, a decade that has been depicted onscreen several times. Although years have passed since this period took place, its cultural ...

Most cinephiles consider the 1970s a high point for American movies. By the end of the 1960s, the studio system that ...

His work embodied a scrappy “B movie” tradition that ... producers who thrived in the 1970s, when “sexploitation” and ...

Thus, it’s worth looking at the best films set in the 1970s to see just how the US (and, to a lesser extent, the UK) has grappled with this fascinating period.

Some movies just sort of lose their luster. Some, but not all. Harkening back to the 1970s — to many the best decade of American movies — here are a selection of films that hold up and are ...