Best Adventure Movies of the 1970s

1. 1
   Star Wars 1977

   Directed by George Lucas · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.2

   8.2 · 23K votes
2. 2
   Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975

   Directed by Terry Gilliam · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium
   7.8

   7.8 · 6.7K votes
3. 3
   Dersu Uzala 1975

   Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.7

   7.9 · 663 votes
4. 4
   Jaws 1975

   Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Netflix, YouTube TV, TNT
   7.7

   7.7 · 12K votes
5. 5
   The Castle of Cagliostro 1979

   Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on Hoopla, Tubi TV
   7.4

   7.5 · 1.2K votes
6. 6
   Aguirre, the Wrath of God 1972

   Directed by Werner Herzog · Streaming on fuboTV, Philo, Kanopy
   7.4

   7.4 · 1.3K votes
7. 7
   The Man Who Would Be King 1975

   Directed by John Huston · Streaming on Hoopla, YouTube Free, Plex Channel
   7.3

   7.5 · 748 votes
8. 8
   Sorcerer 1977

   Directed by William Friedkin
   7.3

   7.5 · 715 votes
9. 9
   Little Big Man 1970

   Directed by Arthur Penn · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
   7.3

   7.4 · 753 votes
10. 10
    Robin Hood 1973

    Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.8K votes
11. 11
    The 36th Chamber of Shaolin 1978

    Directed by Lau Kar-leung · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hi-YAH, Eternal Family
    7.3

    7.5 · 529 votes
12. 12
    The Aristocats 1970

    Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.3 · 5.5K votes
13. 13
    Kelly's Heroes 1970

    Directed by Brian G. Hutton
    7.3

    7.4 · 868 votes
14. 14
    The Twelve Tasks of Asterix 1976

    Directed by René Goscinny
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.4K votes
15. 15
    Deliverance 1972

    Directed by John Boorman
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.9K votes
16. 16
    A Touch of Zen 1970

    Directed by King Hu · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.6 · 239 votes
17. 17
    Superman 1978

    Directed by Richard Donner · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.5K votes
18. 18
    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 1977

    Directed by John Lounsbery · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.2K votes
19. 19
    The Story of Heidi 1979

    Directed by Isao Takahata
    7.2

    7.8 · 142 votes
20. 20
    Hedgehog in the Fog 1975

    Directed by Yuri Norstein · Streaming on Eternal Family, Klassiki
    7.1

    7.5 · 277 votes
21. 21
    12 Chairs 1971

    Directed by Leonid Gaidai
    7.1

    7.6 · 184 votes
22. 22
    The Muppet Movie 1979

    Directed by James Frawley · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.1

    7.2 · 731 votes
23. 23
    Walkabout 1971

    Directed by Nicolas Roeg · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Cinemax
    7.1

    7.3 · 479 votes
24. 24
    Watership Down 1978

    Directed by Martin Rosen · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
    7.1

    7.2 · 741 votes
25. 25
    The Poseidon Adventure 1972

    Directed by Ronald Neame
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.1K votes
26. 26
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance 1972

    Directed by Kenji Misumi · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.4 · 257 votes
27. 27
    The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix 1975

    Directed by Ivo Caprino
    7.0

    7.8 · 109 votes
28. 28
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx 1972

    Directed by Kenji Misumi · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.4 · 201 votes
29. 29
    The Message 1976

    Directed by Moustapha Akkad
    7.0

    8.5 · 53 votes
30. 30
    The Chaos Class Is on Vacation 1977

    Directed by Ertem Eğilmez
    7.0

    7.6 · 131 votes
31. 31
    The Message 1976

    Directed by Moustapha Akkad
    6.9

    7.1 · 424 votes
32. 32
    El Topo 1970

    Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
    6.9

    7.0 · 708 votes
33. 33
    Smokey and the Bandit 1977

    Directed by Hal Needham · Streaming on YouTube TV, YouTube Free
    6.9

    7.0 · 844 votes
34. 34
    The Black Stallion 1979

    Directed by Carroll Ballard · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    6.9

    7.1 · 347 votes
35. 35
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril 1972

    Directed by Buichi Saitō · Streaming on Criterion Channel, HBO Max
    6.9

    7.3 · 160 votes
36. 36
    El Arracadas 1978

    Directed by Alberto Mariscal · Streaming on NBC
    6.9

    7.9 · 65 votes
37. 37
    The Cowboys 1972

    Directed by Mark Rydell · Streaming on MGM Plus, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    6.9

    7.1 · 278 votes
38. 38
    Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia 1974

    Directed by Eldar Ryazanov
    6.8

    7.3 · 151 votes
39. 39
    The Magnificent One 1973

    Directed by Philippe de Broca · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, France Channel
    6.8

    7.0 · 399 votes
40. 40
    Snoopy, Come Home 1972

    Directed by Bill Melendez · Streaming on Hoopla
    6.8

    7.2 · 169 votes
41. 41
    Brancaleone at the Crusades 1970

    Directed by Mario Monicelli
    6.8

    7.2 · 168 votes
42. 42
    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders 1970

    Directed by Jaromil Jireš · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.0 · 331 votes
43. 43
    The Spy Who Loved Me 1977

    Directed by Lewis Gilbert · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    6.8

    6.8 · 2.3K votes
44. 44
    Nezha Conquers the Dragon King 1979

    Directed by Wang Shuchen
    6.8

    7.7 · 65 votes
45. 45
    How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms 1970

    Directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski
    6.8

    7.6 · 76 votes
46. 46
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons 1973

    Directed by Kenji Misumi · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.2 · 141 votes
47. 47
    The Rescuers 1977

    Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.8

    6.8 · 2.8K votes
48. 48
    Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General 1974

    Directed by Nobutaka Nishizawa
    6.8

    8.2 · 42 votes
49. 49
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades 1972

    Directed by Kenji Misumi · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Tubi TV
    6.7

    7.1 · 168 votes
50. 50
    Westworld 1973

    Directed by Michael Crichton
    6.7

    6.8 · 1.5K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Johnny Corncob 1973

   Directed by Marcell Jankovics · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
   6.5

   7.9 · 28 votes
2. 2
   Trapito 1975

   Directed by Manuel García Ferré
   6.5

   7.8 · 32 votes
3. 3
   Train in the Snow 1976

   Directed by Mate Relja
   6.5

   7.9 · 25 votes
4. 4
   Adventures of Mowgli: The Fight 1970

   Directed by Roman Davydov
   6.4

   7.8 · 24 votes
5. 5
   Vacation with Kids 1972

   Directed by Dimitar Petrov
   6.3

   8.2 · 14 votes
6. 6
   Kalimán in the Sinister World of Humanón 1976

   Directed by Alberto Mariscal
   6.4

   7.7 · 24 votes
7. 7
   Space Battleship Yamato 1977

   Directed by Toshio Masuda
   6.3

   7.8 · 14 votes
8. 8
   Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia 1978

   Directed by Rintaro
   6.3

   7.4 · 23 votes
9. 9
   The Wretches Are Still Singing 1979

   Directed by Nikos Nikolaidis
   6.3

   7.5 · 19 votes
10. 10
    Pero the Lump's Gang 1970

    Directed by Vladimir Tadej
    6.3

    7.4 · 22 votes