The 30 best Romance movies of the 1970s

1. 1

   Annie Hall (1977)

   directed by Woody Allen · 93 min · 7.7 4,336 votes

2. 2

   Manhattan (1979)

   directed by Woody Allen · 96 min · 7.7 2,669 votes

3. 3

   Grease (1978)

   directed by Randal Kleiser · 110 min · 7.4 7,804 votes

4. 4

   A Special Day (1977)

   directed by Ettore Scola · 107 min · 8.1 788 votes

5. 5

   Harold and Maude (1971)

   directed by Hal Ashby · 91 min · 7.6 1,240 votes

6. 6

   Badlands (1974)

   directed by Terrence Malick · 94 min · 7.5 1,384 votes

7. 7

   Days of Heaven (1978)

   directed by Terrence Malick · 94 min · 7.5 1,203 votes

8. 8

   The Last Picture Show (1971)

   directed by Peter Bogdanovich · 118 min · 7.6 799 votes

9. 9

   Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

   directed by Norman Jewison · 181 min · 7.7 669 votes

10. 10

    A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

    directed by John Cassavetes · 155 min · 7.8 575 votes

11. 11

    Scenes from a Marriage (1974)

    directed by Ingmar Bergman · 170 min · 8.0 408 votes

12. 12

    Cabaret (1972)

    directed by Bob Fosse · 124 min · 7.4 1,005 votes

13. 13

    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

    directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder · 93 min · 7.7 464 votes

14. 14

    Play It Again, Sam (1972)

    directed by Herbert Ross · 85 min · 7.4 661 votes

15. 15

    What's Up, Doc? (1972)

    directed by Peter Bogdanovich · 94 min · 7.4 475 votes

16. 16

    Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)

    directed by Václav Vorlíček · 82 min · 7.5 390 votes

17. 17

    That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

    directed by Luis Buñuel · 103 min · 7.4 460 votes

18. 18

    Donkey Skin (1970)

    directed by Jacques Demy · 90 min · 7.2 564 votes

19. 19

    Swept Away (1974)

    directed by Lina Wertmüller · 116 min · 7.4 344 votes

20. 20

    Claire's Knee (1970)

    directed by Éric Rohmer · 106 min · 7.3 303 votes

21. 21

    Last Tango in Paris (1972)

    directed by Bernardo Bertolucci · 124 min · 6.9 1,371 votes

22. 22

    Tess (1979)

    directed by Roman Polanski · 171 min · 7.1 390 votes

23. 23

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

    directed by Martin Scorsese · 112 min · 7.0 552 votes

24. 24

    The Way We Were (1973)

    directed by Sydney Pollack · 118 min · 7.0 527 votes

25. 25

    Bed and Board (1970)

    directed by François Truffaut · 97 min · 7.1 316 votes

26. 26

    The Magnificent One (1973)

    directed by Philippe de Broca · 94 min · 7.0 391 votes

27. 27

    Love Story (1970)

    directed by Arthur Hiller · 101 min · 6.8 758 votes

28. 28

    The Panic in Needle Park (1971)

    directed by Jerry Schatzberg · 110 min · 6.8 379 votes

29. 29

    Heaven Can Wait (1978)

    directed by Buck Henry · 101 min · 6.7 457 votes

30. 30

    The Night Porter (1974)

    directed by Liliana Cavani · 118 min · 6.7 395 votes

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