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Best Music Movies of the 1970s

Music films released 1970–1979, ranked by TMDB rating among titles with at least 500 votes.

1. 
   #1 Autumn Sonata (1978) · ★ 8.0 · 732 votes · 1h 33m · drama, music

   After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva. The pair have a troubled relationship: Charlotte sacrificed the responsibilities…

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   #2 Phantom of the Paradise (1974) · ★ 7.5 · 772 votes · 1h 32m · comedy, fantasy, drama

   Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock…

3. 
   #3 Cabaret (1972) · ★ 7.4 · 1,009 votes · 2h 4m · romance, drama, music

   Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows in…

4. 
   #4 Hair (1979) · ★ 7.3 · 777 votes · 2h 1m · comedy, drama, music

   Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.…

5. 
   #5 The Muppet Movie (1979) · ★ 7.2 · 725 votes · 1h 37m · comedy, adventure, family

   The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywoo…

6. 
   #6 Donkey Skin (1970) · ★ 7.2 · 569 votes · 1h 30m · comedy, fantasy, romance

   A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.…

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   #7 Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) · ★ 7.1 · 630 votes · 1h 48m · drama, history, music

   As played out by a theatre troupe, the last days of Jesus Christ are depicted from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer. As Jesus' following increases, Judas begins to w…

8. 
   #8 Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) · ★ 7.0 · 1,028 votes · 1h 57m · comedy, fantasy, adventure

   Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a t…

9. 
   #9 Saturday Night Fever (1977) · ★ 6.7 · 2,157 votes · 1h 58m · drama, music

   Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attra…

10. 
    #10 New York, New York (1977) · ★ 6.5 · 522 votes · 2h 43m · romance, drama, music

    An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long uphill climb.…

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