Best action from the 70s
The catalogue's action films from 1970–1979, ranked by audience score. We bias against the cinephile-canonical picks (Letterboxd top-250) — if you've already seen the obvious entries, scroll past the first row.
Star Wars
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Space Battleship Yamato
Future Boy Conan
The Warriors
The Last Samurai
They Call Me Trinity
A Touch of Zen
The Day of the Jackal
Lady Snowblood
The Killing Game
The French Connection
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia
Enter the Dragon
Duel
The Execution Game
Dirty Harry
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Kaliman, the Incredible Man
Drunken Master
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Charley Varrick
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
The Ambitious
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
The Man Who Stole the Sun
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Miyamoto Musashi