1971 Ranked Films
The ranked list of 1971 films that I have seen so far.
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- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsTopolNorma CraneLeonard FreyIn pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.10/10
Deftly riding the line between playful satire and empathetic rendering, Fiddler on the Roof is a musical adaptation that retains the full personality of the source material. - DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsTimothy BottomsJeff BridgesCybill ShepherdIn 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.10/10
With director Peter Bogdanovich deftly capturing the malaise of a small Texas town, The Last Picture Show is a soft-spoken yet thoroughly affective coming-of-age drama. - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael BatesIn the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.10/10
Equal parts sociologically profound and caustically witty, A Clockwork Orange finds Stanley Kubrick testing viewer limitations but rewarding them with a unique cinematic experience. - DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsGene HackmanRoy ScheiderFernando ReyA pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.9/10
Boasting some of the best tailing sequences ever put to film, The French Connection is a grounded yet heart-pounding crime drama masterfully directed by William Friedkin. - DirectorDon SiegelStarsClint EastwoodGeraldine PageElizabeth HartmanWhile recuperating in a Confederate girls' boarding school, a Union soldier cons his way into each of the lonely women's hearts, causing them to turn on each other, and eventually, on him.9/10
With enough narrative range to accommodate its fine actors, The Beguiled utilizes taut camera direction and some hearty themes to deliver an effective manipulative thriller. - DirectorMel StuartStarsGene WilderJack AlbertsonPeter OstrumA poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.9/10
Candy-coated and wonderfully weird, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a delightful fantasy adventure featuring a tour-de-force performance from Gene Wilder. - DirectorDon SiegelClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodAndrew RobinsonHarry GuardinoWhen a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.8/10
Living up to the first word in its title, Dirty Harry is simple but effective in delivering a visceral crime thriller worthy of the classic Clint Eastwood character. - DirectorTed KotcheffStarsDonald PleasenceGary BondChips RaffertyAfter a bad gambling bet, a schoolteacher is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.8/10
While much of the development is subtextual, Wake in Fright is tightly shot and remains a watershed moment in Australian cinema. - DirectorDon TaylorStarsRoddy McDowallKim HunterBradford DillmanThe world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society, but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.8/10
Able to take the franchise into fresh and surprisingly humorous new directions, Escape from the Planet of the Apes lacks a satisfying denouement but thrives off the magnetism of its stars. - DirectorGordon ParksStarsRichard RoundtreeMoses GunnCharles CioffiA crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.7/10
Shaft's central concept is simple enough, and with a righteous turn from Richard Roundtree as the title character, it ushers in the blaxsploitation genre with style. - DirectorRichard FleischerStarsRichard AttenboroughJudy GeesonJohn HurtWhat happened to the women at 10 Rillington Place? The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.6/10
Featuring an unnervingly soft-spoken performance from Richard Attenborough, 10 Rillington Place remains a thoroughly intriguing true crime despite plodding along in the third act. - DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsSean ConneryJill St. JohnCharles GrayA diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.5/10
A more middling Sean Connery outing as James Bond, Diamonds Are Forever proves that the franchise's infallible formula isn't. - DirectorTom LaughlinStarsTom LaughlinDelores TaylorClark HowatEx-Green Beret hapkido expert saves wild horses from being slaughtered for dog food and helps protect a desert "freedom school" for runaway.4/10
While wanting to be a neo-Western commentary on modern day relations, Billy Jack proves much too slight and unconvincing to get its point across.