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While every decade has its fair share of amazing movies, there's no denying that the 1970s were a truly special period for feature films. The decade gave the world "Star Wars," which is enough for most, but there are many more excellent examples of cinema at its finest. There's "Chinatown," "All the President's Men," and "American Graffiti," just to name a few. Still, despite the gravitas of these movies, none of them won the Academy Award for best picture.

The films that beat them are all up there in terms of the best ever made, so the competition was fierce throughout the '70s. When "The Conversation," "Dog Day Afternoon," and "Jaws" lose out on a golden statue, you know the movies that beat them are exemplary. Throughout the '7

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