1970s Movies & TV Shows

Discover the New Hollywood era. The 1970s gave us The Godfather, Star Wars, Jaws, Taxi Driver, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — a revolution in filmmaking that introduced auteur directors like Scorsese, Coppola, Kubrick, and Spielberg. Television saw the debut of Saturday Night Live, the miniseries format with Roots, and the end of the classic studio system. This page collects the most celebrated films and series from the decade that rewrote the rules of modern entertainment.