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Cultural Moment
1964-1975

Counterculture

Films reflecting 1960s-70s rejection of mainstream values, drug culture, and youth rebellion

6
Total Films
2
Primary Examples
5.0
Avg Arcplot Score
1971-2019
Year Range
Primary - Central to the film's identity
Secondary - Notable influence
Reference - Touches on theme

Primary Examples(2)

A Clockwork Orange
4.3

A Clockwork Orange

1971 • Stanley Kubrick

Youth rebellion; violence and state control

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
4.4

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975 • Miloš Forman

Individual vs. authoritarian system

Secondary Influences(4)

American Graffiti
5

American Graffiti

1973 • George Lucas

Nostalgia for pre-Vietnam innocence

Forrest Gump
7.6

Forrest Gump

1994 • Robert Zemeckis

Jenny's counterculture arc

Inside Llewyn Davis
4.8

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013 • Coen Brothers

Pre-Dylan Greenwich Village

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
3.8

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

2019 • Quentin Tarantino

1969 moment of cultural shift

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