Only those individuals who grew up in the 1970s will be able to guess these 12 movies by the description alone. Are you up for the challenge? Let's find out!
Question 1/12
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Guess the movie: Suffering from insomnia, a disturbed loner takes a job in New York City.
The Deer Hunter
Taxi Driver
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Question 2/12
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Guess the movie: The crew of the commercial starship is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules halfway through their journey.
A Clockwork Orange
Star Wars
Alien
Question 3/12
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Guess the movie: In Vietnam in 1970, a captain takes a perilous and increasingly hallucinatory journey to find and terminate a colonel.
Apocolpyse Now
Platoon
MASH
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Guess the movie: Nurse Ratched runs the psychiatric ward with an iron fist.
Ambulance
Halloween
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Question 5/12
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Guess the movie: A comedian examines the rise and fall of his relationship with struggling nightclub singer.
Love Story
When Harry Met Sally
Annie Hall
Question 6/12
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Guess the movie: A classical pianist opts for a blue-collar existence.
Chinatown
Rocky
Five Easy Pieces
Question 7/12
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Guess the movie: On the last day of summer vacation in 1962, friends cruise the streets of small-town California.
The Sting
American Graffiti
Dog Day Afternoon
Question 8/12
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Guess the movie: A man still lives at home and works as a paint store clerk living only for the weekends.
Grease
Saturday Night Fever
Dirty Harry
Question 9/12
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Guess the movie: Four city-dwelling friends decide to get away from their jobs, wives and kids.
Mean Streets
Deliverance
Blazing Saddles
Question 10/12
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Guess the movie: High school seniors and best friends live in a dying Texas town.
Serpico
Klute
The Last Picture Show
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Guess the movie: An idealistic New York City cop who refuses to take bribes, unlike the rest of the force.
The Conversation
Little Big Man
Serpico
Question 12/12
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Guess the movie: A young woman is killed while skinny dipping.
Friday the 13th
Jaws
Halloween
Uh-oh, this quiz revealed, that you're still a bit of a novice when it comes to movies of the 1970s. We get the feeling that you likely didn't grow up during this decade. Though you may appreciate these 12 films, matching them to a vague description proved difficult. Better luck next time!
C+, 1970s Movie Novice
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Based on the results of this quiz, you possess a great deal of 1970s movie know how! We strongly believe that you grew up in this decade! You're knowledge on the movies of this era is far superior to that of the average movie fan. Well done!
B+, 1970s Movie Know How
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Congratulations! This quiz revealed that you were definitely alive during this decade. Not only did this quiz take you on a lovely trip down memory lane, but it proved that you still remember the most impressive and important films of the 70s. Well done!
A+, 1970s Movie Knowledgable
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Right!
1
Guess the movie: Suffering from insomnia, a disturbed loner takes a job in New York City.
The Deer Hunter
Taxi Driver
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
2
Guess the movie: The crew of the commercial starship is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules halfway through their journey.
A Clockwork Orange
Star Wars
Alien
3
Guess the movie: In Vietnam in 1970, a captain takes a perilous and increasingly hallucinatory journey to find and terminate a colonel.
Apocolpyse Now
Platoon
MASH
4
Guess the movie: Nurse Ratched runs the psychiatric ward with an iron fist.
Ambulance
Halloween
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
5
Guess the movie: A comedian examines the rise and fall of his relationship with struggling nightclub singer.
Love Story
When Harry Met Sally
Annie Hall
6
Guess the movie: A classical pianist opts for a blue-collar existence.
Chinatown
Rocky
Five Easy Pieces
7
Guess the movie: On the last day of summer vacation in 1962, friends cruise the streets of small-town California.
The Sting
American Graffiti
Dog Day Afternoon
8
Guess the movie: A man still lives at home and works as a paint store clerk living only for the weekends.
Grease
Saturday Night Fever
Dirty Harry
9
Guess the movie: Four city-dwelling friends decide to get away from their jobs, wives and kids.
Mean Streets
Deliverance
Blazing Saddles
10
Guess the movie: High school seniors and best friends live in a dying Texas town.
Serpico
Klute
The Last Picture Show
11
Guess the movie: An idealistic New York City cop who refuses to take bribes, unlike the rest of the force.
The Conversation
Little Big Man
Serpico
12
Guess the movie: A young woman is killed while skinny dipping.
Friday the 13th
Jaws
Halloween
