From political thrillers to buddy comedies, these four 1974 movies remain as entertaining today as they were 50 years ago. Here's why you should watch them now.
A 50th birthday is a momentous occasion and marks a prodigious milestone — halfway to a century is nothing to squawk at. It’s only fair that we respect our movies the same way, especially considering film itself is less than 150 years old. We’ve only broken the surface on what the art form can be, and much like a museum patron appreciating Renaissance greats, it’s our job as the viewer to keep the legacy of these movies alive.
Recommended Videos Chinatown You have probably been told by a lot of people to watch Chinatown. Well, there’s a good reason for that. The neo-noir classic is a highlight of 1970s cinema and that’s due largely to Jack Nicholson’s Oscar-nominated performance as cop-turned-private eye J.J. “Jake” Gittes. What starts as simple surveillance of an apparent cheating husband turns into a web of lies surrounding the water supply of Los Angeles in 1937.
While not the only political conspiracy thriller from this year, Chinatown feels the most real as it ditches shadowy organizations for everyday criminal activities like bribery and exploitation. While it lacks the guttural impact of true-crime movies like 1967’s In Cold Blood and, much later, David Fincher’s Zodiac, it still packs a wallop, especially that now-iconic ending, and remains the benchmark that other modern film noirs are judged by today.The Parallax View Alan J.
Even though it came out a half-century ago, the film remains just as relevant today as it was in its post-Nixon era. At the time, conversation about conspiracies was almost taboo, but now it is impossible to escape the onslaught of “they don’t want you to know” viewpoints. The Parallax View is an engrossing political thriller with a twisty narrative that will keep you guessing until the very end.
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