Best Romance Movies of the 1970s

1. 1
   A Special Day 1977

   Directed by Ettore Scola
   7.9

   8.1 · 803 votes
2. 2
   Scenes from a Marriage 1974

   Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
   7.7

   8.1 · 414 votes
3. 3
   Annie Hall 1977

   Directed by Woody Allen · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
   7.7

   7.7 · 4.4K votes
4. 4
   Manhattan 1979

   Directed by Woody Allen · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
   7.6

   7.7 · 2.7K votes
5. 5
   Fiddler on the Roof 1971

   Directed by Norman Jewison · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
   7.6

   7.7 · 680 votes
6. 6
   A Woman Under the Influence 1974

   Directed by John Cassavetes · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.5

   7.7 · 588 votes
7. 7
   Ali: Fear Eats the Soul 1974

   Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.5

   7.7 · 474 votes
8. 8
   Harold and Maude 1971

   Directed by Hal Ashby · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
   7.5

   7.6 · 1.3K votes
9. 9
   The Last Picture Show 1971

   Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
   7.5

   7.6 · 814 votes
10. 10
    Office Romance 1977

    Directed by Eldar Ryazanov
    7.4

    7.8 · 282 votes
11. 11
    Days of Heaven 1978

    Directed by Terrence Malick · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.2K votes
12. 12
    Badlands 1973

    Directed by Terrence Malick · Streaming on YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.4K votes
13. 13
    Grease 1978

    Directed by Randal Kleiser · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.4

    7.4 · 7.9K votes
14. 14
    Love and Death 1975

    Directed by Woody Allen · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.3

    7.5 · 994 votes
15. 15
    Cabaret 1972

    Directed by Bob Fosse · Streaming on Hoopla, YouTube Free, Plex Channel
    7.3

    7.4 · 1K votes
16. 16
    Play It Again, Sam 1972

    Directed by Herbert Ross · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.5 · 667 votes
17. 17
    Three Wishes for Cinderella 1973

    Directed by Václav Vorlíček · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.5 · 393 votes
18. 18
    Only Old Men Are Going to Battle 1974

    Directed by Leonid Bykov · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Brew, Plex
    7.2

    7.9 · 144 votes
19. 19
    That Obscure Object of Desire 1977

    Directed by Luis Buñuel
    7.2

    7.4 · 471 votes
20. 20
    What's Up, Doc? 1972

    Directed by Peter Bogdanovich · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
    7.2

    7.4 · 484 votes
21. 21
    Afonya 1975

    Directed by Georgiy Daneliya
    7.2

    7.7 · 170 votes
22. 22
    The King of the Street Cleaners 1977

    Directed by Zeki Ökten
    7.1

    7.8 · 139 votes
23. 23
    Swept Away 1974

    Directed by Lina Wertmüller · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Kino Film Collection
    7.1

    7.4 · 346 votes
24. 24
    Indian Summer 1972

    Directed by Valerio Zurlini
    7.1

    7.6 · 174 votes
25. 25
    Donkey Skin 1970

    Directed by Jacques Demy · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.2 · 573 votes
26. 26
    The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 1972

    Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.0

    7.4 · 246 votes
27. 27
    Claire's Knee 1970

    Directed by Éric Rohmer · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 304 votes
28. 28
    The Girl with the Red Scarf 1977

    Directed by Atıf Yılmaz
    7.0

    7.7 · 117 votes
29. 29
    Love and Anarchy 1973

    Directed by Lina Wertmüller · Streaming on Kanopy, Kino Film Collection
    7.0

    7.7 · 123 votes
30. 30
    A New Leaf 1971

    Directed by Elaine May · Streaming on Kanopy
    6.9

    7.3 · 214 votes
31. 31
    The Mother and the Whore 1973

    Directed by Jean Eustache
    6.9

    7.3 · 207 votes
32. 32
    The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! 1976

    Directed by Eldar Ryazanov
    6.9

    7.2 · 284 votes
33. 33
    Love in the Afternoon 1972

    Directed by Éric Rohmer · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.3 · 228 votes
34. 34
    Conversation Piece 1974

    Directed by Luchino Visconti · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    6.9

    7.3 · 172 votes
35. 35
    Tess 1979

    Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.1 · 395 votes
36. 36
    A Drama of Jealousy (and other things) 1970

    Directed by Ettore Scola
    6.9

    7.2 · 239 votes
37. 37
    Bed and Board 1970

    Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.1 · 319 votes
38. 38
    The Way We Were 1973

    Directed by Sydney Pollack · Streaming on YouTube TV, Sony Pictures Core
    6.9

    7.0 · 532 votes
39. 39
    The Things of Life 1970

    Directed by Claude Sautet
    6.9

    7.1 · 277 votes
40. 40
    Cesar and Rosalie 1972

    Directed by Claude Sautet
    6.9

    7.2 · 196 votes
41. 41
    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1974

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on YouTube Free, Howdy
    6.8

    7.0 · 560 votes
42. 42
    The Blue Bead 1975

    Directed by Ertem Eğilmez
    6.8

    7.5 · 98 votes
43. 43
    The Man Who Loved Women 1977

    Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, MGM Plus
    6.8

    7.1 · 225 votes
44. 44
    Beauty and the Beast 1979

    Directed by Juraj Herz · Streaming on Eternal Family
    6.8

    7.5 · 96 votes
45. 45
    The Magnificent One 1973

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

    7.0 · 399 votes
46. 46
    Last Tango in Paris 1972

    Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    6.8

    6.9 · 1.4K votes
47. 47
    La Ley Del Monte 1976

    Directed by Alberto Mariscal · Streaming on fuboTV, The Roku Channel, NBC
    6.8

    7.6 · 75 votes
48. 48
    Ryan's Daughter 1970

    Directed by David Lean · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
    6.8

    7.1 · 185 votes
49. 49
    Love on the Run 1979

    Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on Criterion Channel, France Channel
    6.8

    7.0 · 223 votes
50. 50
    C'était un rendezvous 1976

    Directed by Claude Lelouch
    6.8

    7.4 · 92 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
   Space Battleship Yamato 1977

   Directed by Toshio Masuda
   6.3

   7.8 · 14 votes
2. 2
   The Truce 1974

   Directed by Sergio Renán
   6.3

   7.5 · 21 votes
3. 3
   Follow Me! 1972

   Directed by Carol Reed
   6.3

   7.8 · 12 votes
4. 4
   Abhimaan 1973

   Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee · Streaming on Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
   6.3

   7.4 · 21 votes
5. 5
   Ah Müjgân Ah 1970

   Directed by Mehmet Dinler
   6.3

   7.7 · 13 votes
6. 6
   The Return 1972

   Directed by Türkan Şoray
   6.3

   7.5 · 17 votes
7. 7
   Little Black Angels 1970

   Directed by Joselito Rodríguez
   6.3

   7.4 · 16 votes
8. 8
   Lovefilm 1970

   Directed by István Szabó
   6.2

   7.6 · 12 votes
9. 9
   Please Accuse Klava K. of My Death 1979

   Directed by Ernest Yasan
   6.3

   7.3 · 20 votes
10. 10
    16 Vayathinile 1977

    Directed by Bharathiraja · Streaming on Eros Now Select
    6.2

    7.5 · 12 votes