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
Adam at Six A.M.	Robert Scheerer	Michael Douglas, Lee Purcell, Joe Don Baker, Louise Latham	Drama
The Adventurers	Lewis Gilbert	Bekim Fehmiu, Candice Bergen, Charles Aznavour, Olivia de Havilland	Drama	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 film	Based on Arthur Hailey novel; 10 Oscar nominations
Alex in Wonderland	Paul Mazursky	Donald Sutherland, Ellen Burstyn, Federico Fellini	Comedy, drama
The Angel Levine	Ján Kadár	Zero Mostel, Harry Belafonte, Ida Kaminska	Drama
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 Pictures
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
Beneath the Planet of the Apes	Ted Post	James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Linda Harrison	Science fiction	Planet of the Apes sequel
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls	Russ Meyer	John Lazar, Dolly Read, Edy Williams	Sex comedy	Roger Ebert script
Bigfoot	Robert F. Slatzer	John Carradine	Horror
Bloody Mama	Roger Corman	Shelley Winters, Bruce Dern, Don Stroud	Crime	American International
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	Comedy, drama	Based on Mart Crowley play
Brewster McCloud	Robert Altman	Bud Cort, Sally Kellerman, Shelley Duvall	Fantasy, comedy	MGM

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
Cherry, Harry & Raquel!	Russ Meyer	Larissa Ely, Linda Ashton, Uschi Digard	Drama
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
Cold Sweat	Terence Young	Charles Bronson, Liv Ullmann, James Mason	Thriller
Colossus: The Forbin Project	Joseph Sargent	Susan Clark, Eric Braeden	Science fiction	Universal
Connecting Rooms	Franklin Gollings	Bette Davis, Michael Redgrave	Drama	Paramount
Cotton Comes to Harlem	Ossie Davis	Redd Foxx, Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques	Comedy	United Artists
Count Yorga, Vampire	Bob Kelljan	Michael Murphy	Horror
Darker than Amber	Robert Clouse	Rod Taylor, Theodore Bikel, Suzy Kendall	Action	National General
Darling Lili	Blake Edwards	Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson	Musical	Paramount
A Day at the Beach	Simon Hesera	Lily Bacberg, Peter Sellers	Comedy
The Delta Factor	Tay Garnett	Christopher George, Yvette Mimieux, Yvonne De Carlo	Action
Diary of a Mad Housewife	Frank Perry	Carrie Snodgress, Richard Benjamin, Frank Langella	Drama	Golden Globe for Snodgress
Dirty Dingus Magee	Burt Kennedy	Frank Sinatra, George Kennedy, Anne Jackson	Western	MGM
The Dunwich Horror	Daniel Heller	Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell	Horror
El Condor	John Guillermin	Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef	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
Equinox	Jack Woods	Frank Bonner	Horror
Five Easy Pieces	Bob Rafelson	Jack Nicholson, Susan Anspach, Karen Black	Drama	Columbia; 4 Oscar nominations
Flesh Feast	Brad F. Grinter	Veronica Lake	Horror	Lake's final film

G–I

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Getting Straight	Richard Rush	Elliott Gould, Candice Bergen	Comedy	Columbia
Gimme Shelter	Albert and David Maysles	The Rolling Stones	Documentary
The Great White Hope	Martin Ritt	James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander	Biography	Based on Howard Sackler play
The Hawaiians	Tom Gries	Charlton Heston, Tina Chen, Geraldine Chaplin, John Phillip Law	Drama	Based on James Michener novel
Hercules in New York	Arthur Allan Seidelman	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold Stang	Comedy	Schwarzenegger's first film
Hi, Mom!	Brian De Palma	Robert De Niro, Allen Garfield	Comedy
The Honeymoon Killers	Leonard Kastle	Shirley Stoler, Tony LoBianco	Crime, drama
Hornets’ Nest	Phil Karlson	Rock Hudson, Sylvia Koscina, Sergio Fantoni	War	United Artists
House of Dark Shadows	Dan Curtis	Jonathan Frid	Horror	Based on TV series Dark Shadows
How Do I Love Thee?	Michael Gordon	Jackie Gleason, Maureen O'Hara	Comedy
Husbands	John Cassavetes	Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara	Drama	Columbia
I Drink Your Blood	David E. Durston	Jadine Wong	Horror
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	Drama	Based on Robert Anderson play; 3 Oscar nominations
I Walk the Line	John Frankenheimer	Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld	Drama	Columbia
The Invincible Six	Jean Negulesco	Stuart Whitman, Elke Sommer, Curd Jürgens	Adventure	Negulesco's final film

J–M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Jenny	George Bloomfield	Marlo Thomas, Alan Alda	Drama	ABC Pictures
Joe	John G. Avildsen	Peter Boyle, Susan Sarandon	Drama	Cannon Films
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
The Kremlin Letter	John Huston	Richard Boone, Max von Sydow	Thriller	From a novel by Noel Behn
The Landlord	Hal Ashby	Beau Bridges, Louis Gossett, Jr., Lee Grant, Diana Sands, Pearl Bailey	Comedy	United Artists
The Last Grenade	Gordon Flemyng	Stanley Baker, Honor Blackman	War
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots	Sidney Lumet	James Coburn, Lynn Redgrave	Drama	based on Tennessee Williams play
The Last Warrior	Carol Reed	Anthony Quinn, Claude Akins, Shelley Winters, Tony Bill	Western	Warner Bros.
The Liberation of L.B. Jones	William Wyler	Roscoe Lee Browne, Lee J. Cobb, Lola Falana, Yaphet Kotto	Drama	Wyler's final film
Little Big Man	Arthur Penn	Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam, Chief Dan George	Western	From a novel by Thomas Berger
Little Fauss and Big Halsy	Sidney J. Furie	Robert Redford, Michael J. Pollard	Drama	Paramount
Love Story	Arthur Hiller	Ryan O'Neal, Ali MacGraw, Ray Milland, John Marley	Romance	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	From a play by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna
Loving	Irvin Kershner	George Segal, Eva Marie Saint	Drama
M"A*S*H	Robert Altman	Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman, Tom Skeritt, 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
Maidstone	Norman Mailer	Norman Mailer, Rip Torn	Drama	written by Mailer
A Man Called Horse	Elliot Silverstein	Richard Harris	Western	National General
The Molly Maguires	Martin Ritt	Sean Connery, Richard Harris	Drama	Paramount
Monty 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	From a novel by Elmore Leonard
Move	Stuart Rosenberg	Elliott Gould, Paula Prentiss, Joe Silver	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Myra Breckinridge	Michael Sarne	Raquel Welch, Mae West, Rex Reed, John Huston, Farrah Fawcett	Sex comedy	From a story by Gore Vidal

N–S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Nam's Angels	Jack Starrett	Paul Koslo	War, biker
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	Comedy	Salt and Pepper sequel
The Only Game in Town	George Stevens	Elizabeth Taylor, Warren Beatty	Drama	20th Century Fox
Operation Snafu	Nanni Loy	Martin Landau, Jason Robards, Peter Falk	Drama	Allied Artists
The Out-of-Towners	Arthur Hiller	Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis	Comedy	Screenplay by Neil Simon
The Owl and the Pussycat	Herbert Ross	Barbra Streisand, George Segal	Comedy	Screenplay by Buck Henry
Party at Kitty and Stud's	Morton Lewis	Sylvester Stallone	Adult
Patton	Franklin J. Schaffner	George C. Scott, Karl Malden	War, biography	20th Century Fox; Oscar for Scott
The People Next Door	David Greene	Eli Wallach, Julie Harris, Deborah Winters	Drama
The Phantom Tollbooth	Chuck Jones	Butch Patrick, Mel Blanc	Animation
The Phynx	Lee H. Katzin	Joan Blondell, Ultra Violet	Comedy
Puzzle of a Downfall Child	Jerry Schatzberg	Faye Dunaway, Roy Scheider, Barry Primus	Drama	Universal
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx	Waris Hussein	Gene Wilder, Margot Kidder	Comedy
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	From a novel by John Updike
The Rebel Rousers	Martin B. Cohen	Cameron Mitchell, Jack Nicholson	Biker
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	Hawks' final film
Satan's Harvest	George Montgomery	Tippi Hedren, George Montgomery	Action
Skullduggery	Gordon Douglas	Burt Reynolds, Susan Clark	Drama
Soldier Blue	Ralph Nelson	Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss	Western	Avco Embassy
Something for Everyone	Harold Prince	Angela Lansbury, Michael York, Anthony Higgins	Comedy	National General
Sometimes a Great Notion	Paul Newman	Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick, Michael Sarrazin, Richard Jaeckel	Drama	From Ken Kesey novel; 2 Oscar nominations
Start the Revolution Without Me	Bud Yorkin	Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland	Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Strawberry Statement	Stuart Hagmann	Bruce Davison, Kim Darby, Bud Cort	Drama	MGM
Street Scenes	Martin Scorsese		Documentary
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came	Hy Averback	Brian Keith, Tony Curtis, Don Ameche	Comedy	Cinerama Releasing Corp.

T–Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon	Otto Preminger	Liza Minnelli, Ken Howard	Comedy, drama	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	In the Heat of the Night sequel
...tick...tick...tick...	Ralph Nelson	Jim Brown, George Kennedy, Fredric March	Action	MGM
Too Late the Hero	Robert Aldrich	Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Henry Fonda	War	Cinerama Releasing
Tora! Tora! Tora!	Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku	Jason Robards, So Yamamura, Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, James Whitmore, E.G. Marshall	War, drama	20th Century Fox; 5 Oscar nominations
Trash	Paul Morrissey	Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn	Drama
Tribes	Joseph Sargent	Darren McGavin, Earl Holliman	Drama
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
Up in the Cellar	Theodore J. Flicker	Joan Collins, Larry Hagman	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	Romance	Columbia
Walk the Walk	Jac Zacha	Bernie Hamilton	Drama
Watermelon Man	Melvin Van Peebles	Godfrey Cambridge, D'Urville Martin	Comedy	Columbia
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?	Allen Funt	Richard Roundtree	Comedy
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	Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Wild Country	Robert Totten	Vera Miles, Steve Forrest	Adventure	Disney
The Wild Scene	William Rowland	John Craven	Drama
The Wizard of Gore	Herschell Gordon Lewis	Ray Sager	Horror
Woodstock	Michael Wadleigh	Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Sly and the Family Stone	Documentary	Warner Bros.; from August, 1969 music festival
You Can't Win 'Em All	Peter Collinson	Tony Curtis, Charles Bronson	War
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

External links

• 1970 films at the Internet Movie Database