Best Based On Novel Or Book Movies & TV Series of the 1970s

3eyedraven's 163 top-rated based on novel or book movies and TV series of the 1970s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Godfather 1972 ★ 8.7
The Godfather Part II 1974 ★ 8.6
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975 ★ 8.4
Apocalypse Now 1979 ★ 8.3
A Clockwork Orange 1971 ★ 8.2
Stalker 1979 ★ 8.1
Future Boy Conan 1978 ★ 8.4
Barry Lyndon 1975 ★ 8.0
M*A*S*H 1972 ★ 7.9
The Exorcist 1973 ★ 7.7
Solaris 1972 ★ 7.8
Nobody's Boy: Remi 1977 ★ 8.2
Manhattan 1979 ★ 7.7
Jaws 1975 ★ 7.7
All the President's Men 1976 ★ 7.7
Fantastic Planet 1973 ★ 7.6
The Ascent 1977 ★ 7.8
Being There 1979 ★ 7.6
The Last Picture Show 1971 ★ 7.6
I, Claudius 1976 ★ 7.9
Escape from Alcatraz 1979 ★ 7.5
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 ★ 7.5
The Day of the Jackal 1973 ★ 7.5
The Chaos Class Failed the Class 1976 ★ 7.7