The 1970s were the best decade for movies — especially sleazy movies. We aren’t talking about movies with an X The post 11 ...

6 on the list of the 10 top movies of 1977, by domestic box office, not adjusted for inflation. This is a very easy one if you were around in 1978. It's one of the biggest hit movies of the 1970s.

Thus, it’s worth looking at the best films set in the 1970s to see just how the US (and, to a lesser extent, the UK) has grappled with this fascinating period.

Movie soundtracks as albums were just beginning to take off by the 1970s. Of course, there were earlier examples, The Graduate featuring Simon and Garfunkel from 1967 for example. The 1970s though ...