Top 25 New Hollywood Films

By: Lucas Lacámara

In no particular order. (“New Hollywood” refers to films released roughly between 1967 and 1980 in which the creative emphasis of filmmaking was shifting to the director, rather than the studio).

01

The Godfather

Francis Ford Coppola
02

Annie Hall

Woody Allen
03

Bonnie and Clyde

Arthur Penn
04

Chinatown

Roman Polanski
05

The Graduate

Mike Nichols
06

Apocalypse Now

Francis Ford Coppola
07

Manhattan

Woody Allen
08

Network

Sidney Lumet
09

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Miloš Forman
10

Eraserhead

David Lynch
11

The French Connection

William Friedkin
12

Dog Day Afternoon

Sidney Lumet
13

Midnight Cowboy

John Schlesinger
14

Taxi Driver

Martin Scorsese
15

Love and Death

Woody Allen
16

American Graffiti

George Lucas
17

Rosemary's Baby

Roman Polanski
18

Raging Bull

Martin Scorsese
19

The Godfather: Part II

Francis Ford Coppola
20

The Sting

George Roy Hill
21

The Conversation

Francis Ford Coppola
22

Rocky

John G. Avildsen
23

Star Wars

George Lucas
24

Alien

Ridley Scott
25

Blade Runner

Ridley Scott

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Fabio Penela

10Oct10

Check out my list about that period. I've excluded the big classics, that means, 90% of your list.

Lorenzo D.

27Sep10

The Long Goodbye...

Maximilian Bercovicz

7Feb10

Solid list, but I can't help but feel that Kubrick's icons "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "A Clockwork Orange" deserve a place on the list. Maybe a spot for "Mean Streets" too. Otherwise, great job.