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The 15 Most Underrated 1970s Thriller Movies

"We'd kill for breezy, buddy comedies like "Thunderbolt & Lightfoot", "California Split", or "The Hot Rock" today. Hell, when was the last time you scrolled through Netflix and found a thriller half as good as "Sorcerer", "Klute", or "Marathon Man"? Pick any random year from 1970 to 1979 and you'll find a dozen forgotten bangers that never cracked the mainstream or got the Criterion treatment, but still run circles around most of today's streaming fodder. No need to, though, since we've done the homework for you. Here are 15 Seventies thrillers worth your time."
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State of Siege (1972)
State of Siege (1972)
1
71%7.7
Framed (1975)
Framed (1975)
2
6.4
Executive Action (1973)
Executive Action (1973)
3
67%6.7
Capricorn One (1977)
Capricorn One (1977)
4
62%6.9
The Dion Brothers (1974)
The Dion Brothers (1974)
5
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
6
7.4
Hickey & Boggs. (1972)
Hickey & Boggs. (1972)
7
67%6.3
The Yakuza (1974)
The Yakuza (1974)
8
59%7.2
The Seven-Ups (1973)
The Seven-Ups (1973)
9
80%6.8
French Connection II (1975)
French Connection II (1975)
10
84%6.8
Un Flic (1972)
Un Flic (1972)
11
81%7.1
The Offence (1973)
The Offence (1973)
12
71%6.9
Winter Kills (1979)
Winter Kills (1979)
13
89%6.1
The China Syndrome (1979)
The China Syndrome (1979)
14
87%7.4
Bone (1972)
Bone (1972)
15
67%6.7
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