Best Drama Movies & TV Series of the 1970s

Looking for the best Drama movies and TV series of the 1970s? These 677 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Godfather 1972 ★ 8.7

The Godfather Part II 1974 ★ 8.6

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975 ★ 8.4

Candy Candy 1976 ★ 8.5

Apocalypse Now 1979 ★ 8.3

We All Loved Each Other So Much 1974 ★ 8.3

Taxi Driver 1976 ★ 8.1

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion 1970 ★ 8.2

Stalker 1979 ★ 8.1

Jesus 1979 ★ 8.3

El Chavo del Ocho 1973 ★ 8.1

Columbo 1971 ★ 8.1

The Deer Hunter 1978 ★ 8.0

The Sting 1973 ★ 8.0

Barry Lyndon 1975 ★ 8.0

A Special Day 1977 ★ 8.1

The Rose of Versailles 1979 ★ 8.3

Autumn Sonata 1978 ★ 8.0

Mirror 1975 ★ 8.0

Little House on the Prairie 1974 ★ 7.9

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television 1977 ★ 8.6

Dog Day Afternoon 1975 ★ 7.8

Dersu Uzala 1975 ★ 7.9

Amarcord 1973 ★ 7.9