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Best 70s Action Movies

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Star Wars Poster

#1. Star Wars (1977)

★ 8.2/10 22,797 votes

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.

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#2. The Warriors (1979)

★ 7.7/10 2,454 votes

Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.

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#3. A Touch of Zen (1970)

★ 7.6/10 233 votes

Yang Hui-zhen, a mysterious princess on the run from corrupt government officials, is joined in her endeavors by skilled Buddhist monks and an unambitious painter named Gu Sheng-zhai.

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#4. They Call Me Trinity (1970)

★ 7.5/10 1,495 votes

The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Trinity and Bambino manage to save the Mormons and send the bad guys packing with slapstick humor instead of excessive violence, saving the day.

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#5. The Day of the Jackal (1973)

★ 7.5/10 705 votes

An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.

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#6. Lady Snowblood (1973)

★ 7.5/10 430 votes

A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.

The French Connection Poster

#7. The French Connection (1971)

★ 7.5/10 2,199 votes

Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin Poster

#8. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

★ 7.5/10 517 votes

During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its secretive brand of martial arts to seek revenge.

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#9. Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)

★ 7.5/10 904 votes

After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster destroys the car, they are determined to get it back.

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Poster

#10. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

★ 7.5/10 651 votes

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape.

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#11. Dirty Harry (1971)

★ 7.5/10 2,827 votes

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.

Enter the Dragon Poster

#12. Enter the Dragon (1973)

★ 7.4/10 2,151 votes

A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.

Duel Poster

#13. Duel (1971)

★ 7.4/10 2,133 votes

Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the California desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.

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#14. Drunken Master (1978)

★ 7.4/10 1,163 votes

After getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a brutal, but slovenly old beggar, who teaches him the secret of the Drunken Fist.

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#15. The Way of the Dragon (1972)

★ 7.4/10 1,327 votes

After a Chinese restaurant in Rome is threatened by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to acquire the property, the owner recruits a family friend in Hong Kong, kung fu expert Tang Lung, to help them defend their business.

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