Same deal as my last thread, all older than 1980.

Parallax View (1974) - My new favorite political thriller
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) - Gritty western mystery
McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) - Very beatifical set pieces
Soylent Green (1973) - Not a fan of the ending, feel like they should have wrapped it up better idk
Altered States (1980) - Trippiest movie ever

As always recommendations are welcomed. I think a few people mentioned some of these that I watched recently^

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Posted by Seldom Seen

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Posted on 6/17/25 at 2:35 pm to cinemaguy23

I'll give you some recommendations of movies from the same directors of those movies:

Klute (1971) - Mystery Thriller
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) - Western
The Long Goodbye (1973) - Neo Noir
The Vikings (1958) - Action Adventure

I've never seen Altered States or any other movie form that director so nothing I can recommend there.

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Posted by cinemaguy23

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Posted on 6/17/25 at 3:18 pm to Seldom Seen

Ken Russell did a piece called The Devils. pretty good.

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Posted by chinese58

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Posted on 6/17/25 at 5:02 pm to cinemaguy23

My favorite movies from 1973 in no particular order, and where to stream:

The Exorcist-Free on Prime
Papillon-Free on Kanopy
The Sting-$3.99 rental on Prime & Apple
Paper Moon-Free on Paramount
Serpico-Free on Paramount, Hoopla & Fubu
The Last Detail-$3.99 rental on Prime & Apple
Enter the Dragon-$3.99 rental on Prime & Apple
American Graffiti-Free on Netflix
The Three Musketeers-Free on Prime, Plex & Kanopy
The Sting-$3.99 rental on Prime & Apple
Soylent Green-$3.99 rental on Prime & Apple
Emperor of the North-Not available on streaming
Live and Let Die-Free on MGM
The Friends of Eddie Coyle-$3.99 rental on Prime & Apple
Westworld-$3.99 rental on Prime & Apple
Mean Streets-$3.99 rental on Prime & Apple
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid-$3.99 rental on Prime & Apple
High Plains Drifter-$3.99 rental on Prime & Apple
Cinderella Liberty-$3.99 rental on Prime & Apple
Enter the Dragon-$3.99 rental on Prime & Apple
The Wicker Man-Free on Pluto, Plex, Hoopla & Kanopy
The Day of the Jackal-$3.99 rental on Prime & Apple

Where to watch was determined by checking JustWatch.com

Some of the $3.99 rentals on Prime are actually $3.79 and others are $2.99.

The Best Movies of 1973 by IMDb rating (includes foreign movies)

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Posted by Seldom Seen

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Posted on 6/18/25 at 9:24 am to chinese58

1973 was a really strong year for movies. Here some 73 movies I like that didn't make your list:

Shamus
Walking Tall
Slither
Paper Moon
Electra Glide in Blue
The Last of Sheila
Dillinger
White Lightning
Charley Varrick
F for Fake
Don't Look Now
Badlands
The Outfit
Magnum Force
My Name Is Nobody
The Seven-Ups
Amarcord

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