Film Movement
1967-1980New Hollywood
American film renaissance emphasizing director vision, anti-establishment themes, and artistic ambition
15
Total Films
10
Primary Examples
4.7
Avg Arcplot Score
1972-2019
Year Range
Primary - Central to the film's identity
Secondary - Notable influence
Reference - Touches on theme
Primary Examples(10)
4.4
The Godfather
1972 • Francis Ford Coppola
Coppola's definitive crime epic
4.5
The Godfather Part II
1974 • Francis Ford Coppola
Coppola's ambitious sequel
5.8
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 • Steven Spielberg
Spielberg's personal blockbuster
5
American Graffiti
1973 • George Lucas
Lucas pre-Star Wars; personal filmmaking
5.6
Jaws
1975 • Steven Spielberg
Birth of summer blockbuster
4.3
Taxi Driver
1976 • Martin Scorsese
Scorsese/Schrader collaboration
4.4
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 • Miloš Forman
Forman's institutional critique
5.1
Apocalypse Now
1979 • Francis Ford Coppola
Coppola's ambitious auteur vision
3.9
Chinatown
1974 • Roman Polanski
Polanski's New Hollywood masterpiece
5.5
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 • George Lucas
End of New Hollywood; blockbuster birth
