Lists and Recommendations : Gritty, Natural, Realistic Movies of the 1970s

Gritty, Natural, Realistic Movies of the 1970s

From all the ones I've checked out, they've all been really good and would love to find more. I know a few below are on YouTube, too.

-Fat City
-Minnie And Moskowitz
-The Visitors
-The Blue Motel
-Wanda

and "Les Chat" (The Cat) from France, featuring Jean Gabin and Simona Signoret


Some are very low-budget (maybe all), but it features some fine acting, script, and the general story… Some don't have much movement, some take place in one setting. By the mid-70s, it got stylized with "Taxi Driver" and seemed to have died down since in favor of blockbusters, instead of the more personal movie.


Does anyone have any favorites or recommendations?

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Are you an Indie film type of person?

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Chinatown
Husbands
Straight Time
The Last Detail
Five Easy Pieces
Mean Streets

These are all American- there are many. many European ones.

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Can you name some of your favorite European ones?

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Girlfriends.
Smile.

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is texas chainsaw gritty?

tobe hooper says its based on a guy who fled america after chain sawing 2 mormons.

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Soylent Green

Gone

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Omega Man

Gone

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I mentioned it elsewhere but it fits your description: Short Eyes.

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"Payday" is on YouTube in full, as is one of my favorite movies, "MIkey and Nicky"…. "Stroszek" is a fine movie, too.



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I've always thought there's something sort of…..off about 70's movies.



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Can you elaborate? Maybe use some examples?

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Okay: The Wicker Man, Vanishing Point, Black Sunday, Harold and Maude, Earthquake, Don't Look Now, Airport, Dog Day Afternoon, Who is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe?, Marathon Man, Coma, The China Syndrome, and The Stepford Wives.

To me, all of these films seem a bit…..off.



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Road Movie (1973) by Joseph Strick.
Wanda is a simply amazing movie.

Yes, this is really me.

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its too bad she died so young after starring, writing, directing

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Payday starring Rip Torn.

Yes, this is really me.

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A fun, but VERY good movie… It's on YouTube for anyone is interested.

Rip Torn is one of my favorite actors, especially in "The Larry Sanders Show", but plays a psychiatrist who records his sexual escapades. It's not a great movie (like the one where he plays Henry Miller), but they're worth watching, and might be more liked on the subsequent viewing.

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The Whole Shootin' Match by Eagle Pennell. I also recommend Last Night at the Alamo by the same director even though it's an 80's film.

Yes, this is really me.

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Dog Day Afternoon

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I don't know how I forgot my favorite movie ever – "Harry and Tonto"

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What about "Last Tango In Paris"? It might be stylish, but it still fits the criteria of "gritty, natural, and realistic" for its time.

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The Panic in Needle Park (1971)

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Trash.



LE TEMPS DETRUIT TOUT.

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Rabbit, Run. 1970

You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night!

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Why Does Herr R. Run Amok
Cría cuervos / Raise Ravens
Killer of Sheep
Opening Night
Mikey and Nicky
Le souffle au coeur / Murmur of the Heart
In a Year with 13 Moons
Badlands

🚫👻 I'm not Sophie 👻🚫

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Saw them all except "Cria Cuervos" (but I love Saura's first movie, "La Caza") but I did try a couple of times, and it wasn't clicking.

"Mikey and Nicky" is one of my favorites. 10/10.. It's such a funny (and tragic) movie.

"Mom, if anything happens to me, Nicky did it!"

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