Drama Movies

R.P.M. (1970)

R.P.M. (1970)

R.P.M. (1970)
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92

R.P.M. stands for (political) revolutions per minute. Anthony Quinn plays a liberal college professor at a west coast college during the hedy days of campus activism in the late 1960s….

Genre: Drama
Five Easy Pieces (1970)

Five Easy Pieces (1970)

Five Easy Pieces (1970)
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98

A drop-out 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.

Genre: Drama
House of Dark Shadows (1970)

House of Dark Shadows (1970)

House of Dark Shadows (1970)
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97

Barnabas Collins searches for a cure for vampirism in order to marry a woman resembling his long-lost fiancée Josette.

Bed and Board (1970)

Bed and Board (1970)

Bed and Board (1970)
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97

Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Hornets’ Nest (1970)

Hornets’ Nest (1970)

Hornets’ Nest (1970)
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110

An American commando who’s the sole survivor of a parachute jump into WWII-era Italy leads a group of children in a campaign of sabotage against the Nazis.

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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Love Is a Splendid Illusion (1970)

Love Is a Splendid Illusion (1970)

Love Is a Splendid Illusion (1970)
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86

A young London couple who have trouble remaining faithful to each other visit Italy, where the husband’s cheating ways come to a head when the secret lover of his equally…

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Genre: Drama, Romance
Wanda (1970)

Wanda (1970)

Wanda (1970)
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103

After a string of abusive relationships, Wanda abandons her family and seeks solace in the company of a petty criminal.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Strawberry Statement (1970)

The Strawberry Statement (1970)

The Strawberry Statement (1970)
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109

A college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goals.

Genre: Drama, Romance
The House of the Bories (1970)

The House of the Bories (1970)

The House of the Bories (1970)
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87

Julien, a renowned geologist, lives with his wife Isabelle and their two children in a country house. But his sullen, uncompromising attitude leaves tensions high. The arrival of Carl-Stephane, a…

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Genre: Drama, Romance
Weekend with the Babysitter (1970)

Weekend with the Babysitter (1970)

Weekend with the Babysitter (1970)
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93

A middle-aged husband falls for his childrens’ teenaged babysitter.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Company of Killers (1970)

Company of Killers (1970)

Company of Killers (1970)
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84

A gunman working for a crime ring is hunted by both the police and his employers after a cop is murdered.

The People Next Door (1970)

The People Next Door (1970)

The People Next Door (1970)
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93

A married couple struggle with the realities of their imperfect marriage as they fight to save and rehabilitate their teenage daughter from a life of drug addiction and ultimate committal…

Genre: Drama
WUSA (1970)

WUSA (1970)

WUSA (1970)
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115

Rheinhardt, a cynical drifter, gets a job as an announcer for right-wing radio station WUSA in New Orleans. Rheinhardt is content to parrot WUSA’s reactionary editorial stance on the air,…

Genre: Drama
Wind from the East (1970)

Wind from the East (1970)

Wind from the East (1970)
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100

A politically oriented film in which images suggestive of a mock western are accompanied by an attack on all cinematic conventions to date and a debate on the nature and…

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Genre: Drama, Western
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
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96

The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo’s underground via a rousing…

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The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970)

The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970)

The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970)
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89

A successful talent agent enjoys the good life until his wife leaves him. Moving in with his friend and igniting an affair with the man’s wife, he also acquires a…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
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104

Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy. Mike’s brother Richie and…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Soldier Blue (1970)

Soldier Blue (1970)

Soldier Blue (1970)
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115

After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with…

Genre: Drama, Western
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)

Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)

Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
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95

Tina Balser is a bored New York housewife-mother married to Jonathan, a pompous, social-climbing lawyer who ridicules her in front of their children, criticizing everything she does or wears. She…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
This Transient Life (1970)

This Transient Life (1970)

This Transient Life (1970)
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143

Near a remote Buddhist monastery, a young man falls in love with his sister and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, the young man becomes an assistant to…

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Genre: Drama
Goodbye Gemini (1970)

Goodbye Gemini (1970)

Goodbye Gemini (1970)
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89

Unnaturally close, jet-setting twins become enmeshed in the Swinging London scene, where their relationship is strained after they befriend a predatory hustler and his girlfriend.

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Performance (1970)

Performance (1970)

Performance (1970)
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106

In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a ‘performer,’ a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
A Lively Geisha (1970)

A Lively Geisha (1970)

A Lively Geisha (1970)
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100

Young geisha Koshizu’s wish of reuniting with the man, Yukichi, who helped her ten years ago comes true. When she learns of the trouble Yukichi’s business is facing, she stands…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Fruit of Paradise (1970)

Fruit of Paradise (1970)

Fruit of Paradise (1970)
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99

An experimental retelling of the story of Adam and Eve which then progresses into an allegorical depiction of the loss of innocence.

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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
The Angel Levine (1970)

The Angel Levine (1970)

The Angel Levine (1970)
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106

Morris Mishkin is a elderly religious Jew in New York. His wife Fanny is very ill. He’s a tailor, but he can’t work because his back has given out. He…

Genre: Drama
Gods of the Plague (1970)

Gods of the Plague (1970)

Gods of the Plague (1970)
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91

A man is released from prison and finds the society on the outside less than appealing. With several women as well as the police on his tail, he sets out…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Something For Everyone (1970)

Something For Everyone (1970)

Something For Everyone (1970)
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112

In post-war Austria, an opportunistic young man begins working as a footman to a widowed countess and uses his sexual talents to better his station in life.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
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109

An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Cromwell (1970)

Cromwell (1970)

Cromwell (1970)
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140

Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into…

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Genre: Drama, History, War
Hoffman (1970)

Hoffman (1970)

Hoffman (1970)
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113

A businessman blackmails his young secretary into spending a weekend with him.

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Genre: Drama
A Bullet for Pretty Boy (1970)

A Bullet for Pretty Boy (1970)

A Bullet for Pretty Boy (1970)
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89

A biography of Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd, a gangster who started his career at a young age after seeking revenge for his father’s murder.

The Revolutionary (1970)

The Revolutionary (1970)

The Revolutionary (1970)
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100

“A”, a member of a student protest organization, becomes disenchanted by his group’s inability to effect real change. Emboldened to pursue more radical methods by the older, experienced leftist organizer…

Genre: Drama
Joe (1970)

Joe (1970)

Joe (1970)
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107

After murdering his daughter’s drug-dealing boyfriend, a wealthy ad executive stumbles into a bar and strikes up an uneasy alliance with Joe Curran, a drunken bigot with a bloodlust who…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
King Lear (1970)

King Lear (1970)

King Lear (1970)
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137

King Lear is a proud man who solicits praise from his three daughters in return for inheritance of the kingdom. Daughters Goneril and Regan profess their affection vehemently. Cordelia, who…

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Genre: Drama
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
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108

A police detective’s investigation of a prostitute’s murder points to his best friend.

Angels Die Hard (1970)

Angels Die Hard (1970)

Angels Die Hard (1970)
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86

Gang of bikers try to save people in a mining disaster.

Genre: Action, Drama
The Adventures of Gerard (1970)

The Adventures of Gerard (1970)

The Adventures of Gerard (1970)
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92

Based on satirical short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about a vain, egotistical Etienne Gerard, a French brigadier serving during the Napoleonic Wars. He thinks he’s the best soldier…

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Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970)

Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970)

Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970)
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102

Lemuel Gulliver (Lubomír Kostelka) has had a car accident and continues his journey across the unknown countryside on foot. On the road he finds a dead rabbit dressed like a…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Goin’ Down the Road (1970)

Goin’ Down the Road (1970)

Goin’ Down the Road (1970)
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88

Two friends travel from Nova Scotia to Toronto in hope of finding a better life.

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Genre: Drama
Walk the Walk (1970)

Walk the Walk (1970)

Walk the Walk (1970)
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95

A young black theological student battles against his heroin addiction and alcoholism.

Genre: Drama