8 Best Movies of 1970

By Vlad Zakh · June 26, 2026

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A look back at 1970, one of cinema’s most memorable years, ranking the films that have best stood the test of time.

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) 01

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

IMDb ★ 6.2

An astronaut searching for a missing crewman discovers a mutant society worshipping a doomsday bomb beneath the ruined Earth.

M*A*S*H (1970) 02

M*A*S*H (1970)

IMDb ★ 6.9

Irreverent army surgeons cope with the horrors of the Korean War through dark humor and constant pranks.

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) 03

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)

IMDb ★ 7.1

An American writer in Rome becomes obsessed with solving a series of brutal murders after witnessing an attack.

The Aristocats (1970) 04

The Aristocats (1970)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A scheming butler abandons a wealthy Parisian cat and her kittens in the countryside to claim their owner's fortune.

Kelly's Heroes (1970) 05

Kelly's Heroes (1970)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A renegade group of American soldiers goes AWOL behind enemy lines to steal a fortune in Nazi gold.

Patton (1970) 06

Patton (1970)

IMDb ★ 7.4

The brilliant but controversial World War II general leads Allied forces across North Africa and Europe.

They Call Me Trinity (1970) 07

They Call Me Trinity (1970)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A lazy gunslinger and his outlaw brother team up to defend a peaceful Mormon settlement from a corrupt land baron.

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) 08

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

IMDb ★ 8.2

A powerful police chief murders his mistress and deliberately plants evidence implicating himself, testing whether his authority is truly untouchable.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.