List of American films of 1970

This is a list of American films released in 1970.

Patton won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

The top-grossing film at the U.S. box office was Airport.

A–B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre/note	Notes
A.k.a. Cassius Clay	Jimmy Jacobs	Muhammad Ali	Documentary, Sports	United Artists
Adam at Six A.M.	Robert Scheerer	Michael Douglas, Lee Purcell, Joe Don Baker, Louise Latham	Drama	National General
Adam's Woman	Philip Leacock	Beau Bridges, Jane Merrow, John Mills, James Booth	Historical	Warner Bros.
The Adventurers	Lewis Gilbert	Bekim Fehmiu, Candice Bergen, Charles Aznavour, Olivia de Havilland	Drama	Paramount. From Harold Robbins novel
Airport	George Seaton	Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, Maureen Stapleton, Van Heflin, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes, Lloyd Nolan, Dana Wynter, Barbara Hale	Disaster	Universal. Based on Arthur Hailey novel; 10 Oscar nominations
Alex in Wonderland	Paul Mazursky	Donald Sutherland, Ellen Burstyn, Federico Fellini	Comedy, Drama	MGM
The Angel Levine	Ján Kadár	Zero Mostel, Harry Belafonte, Ida Kamińska	Drama	United Artists
Angel Unchained	Lee Madden	Larry Bishop, Tyne Daly, Aldo Ray	Drama	AIP
The Aristocats	Wolfgang Reitherman	Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Gary Dubin	Animation	Disney
The Baby Maker	James Bridges	Barbara Hershey, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Scott Glenn	Drama	National General
The Ballad of Cable Hogue	Sam Peckinpah	Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner	Western	Warner Bros.
Barquero	Gordon Douglas	Lee Van Cleef, Warren Oates	Western	United Artists
Beneath the Planet of the Apes	Ted Post	James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Linda Harrison	Science fiction	20th Century Fox. Planet of the Apes sequel
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls	Russ Meyer	Cynthia Myers, Dolly Read, Edy Williams	Sex comedy	20th Century Fox. Roger Ebert script
Bigfoot	Robert F. Slatzer	John Carradine, Joi Lansing, John Mitchum	Horror	Independent
Bloody Mama	Roger Corman	Shelley Winters, Bruce Dern, Don Stroud	Crime	AIP
The Boatniks	Norman Tokar	Robert Morse, Stefanie Powers, Phil Silvers, Norman Fell, Don Ameche	Comedy	Disney
The Boys in the Band	William Friedkin	Kenneth Nelson, Cliff Gorman, Leonard Frey	Comedy, Drama	National General. Based on Mart Crowley play
Brewster McCloud	Robert Altman	Bud Cort, Sally Kellerman, Shelley Duvall	Fantasy, Comedy	MGM
A Bullet for Pretty Boy	Larry Buchanan	Fabian Forte, Jocelyn Lane, Adam Roarke	Crime	AIP

C–F

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Cannon for Cordoba	Paul Wendkos	George Peppard, Raf Vallone	Western	United Artists
Catch-22	Mike Nichols	Alan Arkin, Jon Voight, Bob Newhart, Orson Welles, Buck Henry, Martin Sheen, Bob Balaban, Richard Benjamin, Charles Grodin, Art Garfunkel, Paula Prentiss	War, Comedy	Paramount; from novel by Joseph Heller
C.C. and Company	Seymour Robbie	Joe Namath, Ann-Margret, Jennifer Billingsley	Action	Embassy
The Cheyenne Social Club	Gene Kelly	James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Shirley Jones	Western	National General
Chisum	Andrew V. McLaglen	John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Ben Johnson, Glenn Corbett, Geoffrey Deuel, Christopher George	Western	Warner Bros.
The Christine Jorgensen Story	Irving Rapper	John Hansen	Biography
Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County	Anton Leader	Dan Blocker, Nanette Fabray, Jim Backus	Western, Comedy	Universal
Colossus: The Forbin Project	Joseph Sargent	Susan Clark, Eric Braeden	Science fiction	Universal
Cotton Comes to Harlem	Ossie Davis	Redd Foxx, Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques	Comedy	United Artists
Count Yorga, Vampire	Bob Kelljan	Robert Quarry, Michael Murphy, Roger Perry	Horror	AIP
Darker than Amber	Robert Clouse	Rod Taylor, Theodore Bikel, Suzy Kendall	Action	National General
Darling Lili	Blake Edwards	Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson, Jeremy Kemp	Musical	Paramount
The Delta Factor	Tay Garnett	Christopher George, Yvette Mimieux, Yvonne De Carlo	Action	Independent
Diary of a Mad Housewife	Frank Perry	Carrie Snodgress, Richard Benjamin, Frank Langella	Drama	Universal. Golden Globe for Snodgress
Dirty Dingus Magee	Burt Kennedy	Frank Sinatra, George Kennedy, Anne Jackson	Western	MGM
The Dunwich Horror	Daniel Haller	Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, Talia Shire	Horror	AIP
El Condor	John Guillermin	Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Marianna Hill	Western	National General
Elvis: That's the Way It Is	Denis Sanders	Elvis Presley	Documentary	MGM
End of the Road	Aram Avakian	Stacy Keach, Harris Yulin, Dorothy Tristan	Drama	Allied Artists
Equinox	Jack Woods	Frank Bonner	Horror
Five Easy Pieces	Bob Rafelson	Jack Nicholson, Susan Anspach, Karen Black	Drama	Columbia; 4 Oscar nominations
Flap	Carol Reed	Anthony Quinn, Claude Akins, Shelley Winters, Victor French, John War Eagle	Western	Warner Bros.
Flesh Feast	Brad F. Grinter	Veronica Lake	Horror	Independent. Lake's final film
Fools	Tom Gries	Jason Robards, Katharine Ross, Scott Hylands	Drama	Cinerama

G–I

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Gas-s-s-s	Roger Corman	Ben Vereen, Talia Shire, Elaine Giftos	Comedy	AIP
Getting Straight	Richard Rush	Elliott Gould, Candice Bergen, Jeff Corey	Comedy	Columbia
Gimme Shelter	Albert and David Maysles	The Rolling Stones	Documentary	Independent
The Grasshopper	Jerry Paris	Jacqueline Bisset, Jim Brown, Joseph Cotten	Drama	National General
The Great White Hope	Martin Ritt	James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Chester Morris	Sports, Romance, Drama	20th Century Fox. Based on Howard Sackler play; 2 Oscar nominations
Halls of Anger	Paul Bogart	Calvin Lockhart, Janet MacLachlan, Jeff Bridges	Drama	United Artists
The Hawaiians	Tom Gries	Charlton Heston, Tina Chen, Geraldine Chaplin, John Phillip Law	Drama	United Artists. Based on James Michener novel
Hercules in New York	Arthur Allan Seidelman	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold Stang, James Karen	Comedy	Independent. Schwarzenegger's first film
Hi, Mom!	Brian De Palma	Robert De Niro, Allen Garfield, Lara Parker	Comedy	Independent
The Honeymoon Killers	Leonard Kastle	Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Doris Roberts	Crime drama	Cinerama
Hornets' Nest	Phil Karlson	Rock Hudson, Sylva Koscina, Sergio Fantoni	War	United Artists
House of Dark Shadows	Dan Curtis	Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Kathryn Leigh Scott	Horror	MGM. Based on TV series Dark Shadows
How Do I Love Thee?	Michael Gordon	Jackie Gleason, Maureen O'Hara, Shelley Winters	Comedy	Cinerama
Husbands	John Cassavetes	Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara, Jenny Runacre	Drama	Columbia
I Love My Wife	Mel Stuart	Elliott Gould, Brenda Vaccaro, Dabney Coleman, Angel Tompkins	Comedy	Universal
I Never Sang for My Father	Gilbert Cates	Melvyn Douglas, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons	Drama	Columbia. Based on Robert Anderson play; 3 Oscar nominations
I Walk the Line	John Frankenheimer	Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld, Estelle Parsons	Drama	Columbia
The Invincible Six	Jean Negulesco	Stuart Whitman, Elke Sommer, Curd Jürgens	Adventure	Independent. Negulesco's final film

J–M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Jenny	George Bloomfield	Marlo Thomas, Alan Alda, Marian Hailey	Drama	Cinerama
Joe	John G. Avildsen	Peter Boyle, Susan Sarandon, Dennis Patrick	Drama	Cannon
Kelly's Heroes	Brian G. Hutton	Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, Donald Sutherland	War, Action	MGM
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis	Sidney Lumet	Paul Newman, James Earl Jones	Documentary	Independent
The Kremlin Letter	John Huston	Richard Boone, Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson	Thriller	20th Century Fox. From a novel by Noel Behn
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun	Anatole Litvak	Samantha Eggar, Oliver Reed, John McEnery	Thriller	Columbia
The Landlord	Hal Ashby	Beau Bridges, Louis Gossett Jr., Lee Grant, Diana Sands, Pearl Bailey	Comedy	United Artists
Land Raiders	Nathan H. Juran	Telly Savalas, George Maharis, Arlene Dahl, Janet Landgard	Western	Columbia
The Last Escape	Walter Grauman	Stuart Whitman, John Collin, Martin Jarvis	War	United Artists
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots	Sidney Lumet	James Coburn, Lynn Redgrave, Robert Hooks	Drama	Warner Bros. Based on Tennessee Williams play
The Last Warrior	Carol Reed	Anthony Quinn, Claude Akins, Shelley Winters, Tony Bill	Western	Warner Bros.
The Lawyer	Sidney J. Furie	Barry Newman, Diana Muldaur, Harold Gould	Drama	Paramount
The Liberation of L.B. Jones	William Wyler	Roscoe Lee Browne, Lee J. Cobb, Lola Falana, Yaphet Kotto	Drama	Columbia. Wyler's final film
Little Big Man	Arthur Penn	Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam, Chief Dan George	Western	National General. From a novel by Thomas Berger
Little Fauss and Big Halsy	Sidney J. Furie	Robert Redford, Michael J. Pollard, Lauren Hutton	Drama	Paramount
Love Story	Arthur Hiller	Ryan O'Neal, Ali MacGraw, Ray Milland, John Marley	Tear jerker	Paramount. From novel by Erich Segal; 7 Oscar nominations
Lovers and Other Strangers	Cy Howard	Bea Arthur, Cloris Leachman, Vincent Gardenia, Richard Castellano, Bonnie Bedelia, Gig Young, Diane Keaton	Comedy	Cinerama. From a play by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna
Loving	Irvin Kershner	George Segal, Eva Marie Saint, Sterling Hayden	Drama	Columbia
The Man from O.R.G.Y.	James Hill	Robert Walker, Louisa Moritz, Lynne Carter	Comedy	Cinemation Industries
M*A*S*H	Robert Altman	Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman, Tom Skerritt, Jo Ann Pflug, John Schuck, Robert Duvall, René Auberjonois, Roger Bowen, Fred Williamson	Comedy, War	20th Century Fox; from a novel by Richard Hooker; 5 Oscar nominations
Macho Callahan	Bernard L. Kowalski	David Janssen, Jean Seberg, Lee J. Cobb	Western	Embassy
Maidstone	Norman Mailer	Norman Mailer, Rip Torn	Drama	Independent. Written by Mailer
A Man Called Horse	Elliot Silverstein	Richard Harris, Judith Anderson, Jean Gascon	Western	National General
The McMasters	Alf Kjellin	Burl Ives, Brock Peters, Nancy Kwan	Western	Independent
Menace on the Mountain	Vincent McEveety	Pat Crowley, Albert Salmi, Richard Anderson, Charles Aidman, Jodie Foster, Dub Taylor	Drama	Disney, Made for-TV
The Molly Maguires	Martin Ritt	Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar	Drama	Paramount
Monte Walsh	William A. Fraker	Lee Marvin, Jack Palance, Jeanne Moreau	Western	National General
The Moonshine War	Richard Quine	Alan Alda, Richard Widmark, Patrick McGoohan	Drama	MGM. From a novel by Elmore Leonard
Move	Stuart Rosenberg	Elliott Gould, Paula Prentiss, Joe Silver	Comedy	20th Century Fox
My Lover, My Son	John Newland	Romy Schneider, Donald Houston Dennis Waterman	Drama	MGM. Made in Britain
Myra Breckinridge	Michael Sarne	Raquel Welch, Mae West, Rex Reed, John Huston, Farrah Fawcett	Sex comedy	20th Century Fox. From a story by Gore Vidal

N–S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Nam's Angels	Jack Starrett	Paul Koslo, Bernie Hamilton, Adam Roarke	War, Biker	Independent
No Blade of Grass	Cornel Wilde	Nigel Davenport, Jean Wallace, Lynne Frederick	Science fiction	MGM
Norwood	Jack Haley Jr.	Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Joe Namath	Comedy	Paramount
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever	Vincente Minnelli	Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Jack Nicholson	Musical	Paramount; based on Broadway show
One More Time	Jerry Lewis	Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Esther Anderson	Comedy	United Artists. Salt and Pepper sequel
The Only Game in Town	George Stevens	Elizabeth Taylor, Warren Beatty, Hank Henry	Drama	20th Century Fox
The Out-of-Towners	Arthur Hiller	Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis, Anne Meara	Comedy	Paramount. Screenplay by Neil Simon
The Owl and the Pussycat	Herbert Ross	Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Robert Klein	Comedy	Columbia. Screenplay by Buck Henry
Patton	Franklin J. Schaffner	George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates	Biography, War	20th Century Fox; Oscar for Scott
The People Next Door	David Greene	Eli Wallach, Julie Harris, Deborah Winters	Drama	Embassy
The Phantom Tollbooth	Chuck Jones	Butch Patrick, Mel Blanc, June Foray	Family	MGM
The Phynx	Lee H. Katzin	Joan Blondell, Ultra Violet, Martha Raye	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Pieces of Dreams	Daniel Haller	Robert Forster, Lauren Hutton, Will Geer	Drama	United Artists
Pigeons	John Dexter	Jordan Christopher, Jill O'Hara, Robert Walden	Comedy	MGM
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes	Billy Wilder	Robert Stephens, Geneviève Page, Colin Blakely	Drama	United Artists
Promise at Dawn	Jules Dassin	Melina Mercouri, Assi Dayan, Didier Haudepin	Drama	Embassy
Pufnstuf	Hollingsworth Morse	Jack Wild, Billie Hayes, Martha Raye	Musical	Universal
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You	Rod Amateau	Ian McShane, Anna Calder-Marshall, John Gavin	Comedy	United Artists
Puzzle of a Downfall Child	Jerry Schatzberg	Faye Dunaway, Roy Scheider, Barry Primus	Drama	Universal
R. P. M.	Stanley Kramer	Anthony Quinn, Ann-Margret, Gary Lockwood	Drama	Columbia
Rabbit, Run	Jack Smight	James Caan, Carrie Snodgress, Anjanette Comer	Comedy, Drama	Warner Bros. From a novel by John Updike
The Rebel Rousers	Martin B. Cohen	Cameron Mitchell, Jack Nicholson, Diane Ladd	Biker	Independent
The Revolutionary	Paul Williams	Jon Voight, Seymour Cassel, Robert Duvall	Drama	United Artists
Rio Lobo	Howard Hawks	John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O'Neill	Western	National General. Hawks' final film
Ritual of Evil	Robert Day	Louis Jourdan	Horror	Made-for-TV
Savage Intruder	Donald Wolfe	Miriam Hopkins, Gale Sondergaard, Florence Lake	Thriller	Independent
Skullduggery	Gordon Douglas	Burt Reynolds, Susan Clark, Paul Hubschmid	Drama	Universal
Soldier Blue	Ralph Nelson	Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss, Donald Pleasence	Western	Embassy
Something for Everyone	Harold Prince	Angela Lansbury, Michael York, Anthony Higgins	Comedy	National General
Song of Norway	Andrew L. Stone	Florence Henderson, Christina Schollin, Robert Morley	Musical	Cinerama
Start the Revolution Without Me	Bud Yorkin	Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith	Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Strawberry Statement	Stuart Hagmann	Bruce Davison, Kim Darby, Bud Cort	Drama	MGM
Street Scenes	Martin Scorsese		Documentary
Sunflower	Vittorio De Sica	Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Lyudmila Savelyeva	Drama	Embassy
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came	Hy Averback	Brian Keith, Tony Curtis, Don Ameche	Comedy	Cinerama

T–Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon	Otto Preminger	Liza Minnelli, Ken Howard, Kay Thompson	Comedy, Drama	Paramount. From a novel by Marjorie Kellogg
There Was a Crooked Man...	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Warren Oates, Burgess Meredith, Hume Cronyn, Martin Gabel	Western, Comedy	Warner Bros.
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!	Gordon Douglas	Sidney Poitier, Martin Landau, Barbara McNair	Drama	United Artists. In the Heat of the Night sequel
...tick...tick...tick...	Ralph Nelson	Jim Brown, George Kennedy, Fredric March	Action	MGM
Tiger by the Tail	R. G. Springsteen	Christopher George, Tippi Hedren, Dean Jagger	Drama	Independent
Togetherness	Arthur Marks	George Hamilton, Peter Lawford, Olga Schoberová	Comedy	Independent
Too Late the Hero	Robert Aldrich	Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Henry Fonda	War	Cinerama
Tora! Tora! Tora!	Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku	Jason Robards, So Yamamura, Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, James Whitmore, E.G. Marshall, Edward Andrews, Richard Anderson, Neville Brand	War, Drama	20th Century Fox; 5 Oscar nominations
Trash	Paul Morrissey	Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn, Jane Forth	Drama	Independent
The Traveling Executioner	Jack Smight	Stacy Keach, Bud Cort, Marianna Hill	Western	MGM
The Twelve Chairs	Mel Brooks	Frank Langella, Ron Moody, Dom DeLuise	Comedy	Universal
Two Mules for Sister Sara	Don Siegel	Clint Eastwood, Shirley MacLaine	Western	Universal
Underground	Arthur H. Nadel	Robert Goulet, Danielle Gaubert	Drama	United Artists
Up in the Cellar	Theodore J. Flicker	Joan Collins, Larry Hagman, Judy Pace	Drama	AIP
WUSA	Stuart Rosenberg	Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Perkins	Drama	Paramount
A Walk in the Spring Rain	Guy Green	Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Quinn, Fritz Weaver	Romance	Columbia
Watermelon Man	Melvin Van Peebles	Godfrey Cambridge, D'Urville Martin, Estelle Parsons	Comedy	Columbia
The Way We Live Now	Barry Brown	Nicholas Pryor, Joanna Miles, Lois Smith	Drama	United Artists
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?	Allen Funt	Richard Roundtree	Comedy	United Artists
Where's Poppa?	Carl Reiner	George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Ron Leibman	Comedy	United Artists
Which Way to the Front?	Jerry Lewis	Jerry Lewis, Jan Murray, John Wood (English actor)	Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Wild Country	Robert Totten	Vera Miles, Steve Forrest, Ron Howard	Adventure	Disney
The Wizard of Gore	Herschell Gordon Lewis	Ray Sager, Judy Cler, Wayne Ratay	Splatter	Mayflower Pictures
Woodstock	Michael Wadleigh	Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Cocker, Santana, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Janis Joplin, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Sly and the Family Stone	Documentary	Warner Bros.; from August, 1969 music festival
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go	Burgess Meredith	James Mason, Jeff Bridges, Irene Tsu	Drama	National General Pictures
You Can't Win 'Em All	Peter Collinson	Tony Curtis, Charles Bronson, Michèle Mercier	War	Columbia
Zabriskie Point	Michelangelo Antonioni	Daria Halprin, G. D. Spradlin, Rod Taylor	Drama	MGM
Zig Zag	Richard A. Colla	George Kennedy, Anne Jackson, Eli Wallach	Thriller	MGM

See also

• 1970 in the United States

External links

• 1970 films at the Internet Movie Database
• List of 1970 box office number-one films in the United States