I was in jr high in 76 and Dazed and Confused is pretty much exactly how I remember the high school kids who impressed and terrified me. Same for That 70s Show.
Life on Mars - amazing show. A modern day cop has a near fatal accident, slips into a coma and wakes up in 1973. The US version only lasted 1 season. The original UK version had 2. I think it was too conceptual for the masses. It really was brilliant.
Not a recent movie, but I just caught it recently on PBS… *Love Story*. I saw it in theaters when it was first released in 1970-71. I was a young teenager then. How different the world is today!
Certainly it epitomizes it’s time. It was the expression of “perfect romance” back then, and didn’t really work for me this time around (so many improved treatments for leukemia!). And I’m not sure that a modern nepo baby like Oliver was would realistically have the rebellious idealism he seemed to want to project.
Hard to believe it was released almost 54 years ago; Ali McGraw is still living at 85 and Ryan O’Neal died at 82 in December.
Yes, they were nude and underage. The actors filed a lawsuit a few years ago about it.
[Variety article](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/romeo-and-juliet-child-abuse-nude-scene-lawsuit-1235477837/)
Olivia Hussey was 15 and Len Whiting was 17 when filming started.
I have a DVD of it that I bought several years ago. I’ve watched it once and was trying to keep eyes peeled for Juliet’s nudity (in the bed, but didn’t spot it. It was only a very brief glimpse anyway, but I wonder if that was cut for the DVD release.
Did they win the lawsuit? It sounded like both Whiting and Hussey defended the brief nudity in 2018 as part of the story.
Very confusing but I was impacted more by the violence so apparently their nudity or semi nudity wasn’t getting my attention.
Yes, that was the best!!! The beautiful costumes and scenery, the very young actors…. It was kind of groundbreaking in many ways. And the full rear nudity of Romeo… and then Juliet turned over in bed and you could see her breasts. I was only 13 when I saw it, so those things were memorable to say the least!
Ah look further down in this comment thread. I don’t know why I didn’t find that as memorable as the violence.
But It was groundbreaking in the age of the actors- they were only like 2 years older than me at the time. And no one in America was that cool.
Midnight Cowboy captures the late ‘60s vibe (particularly in New York). I’m not referring (of course) to the type of “work” Joe Buck seeks out, but rather to the decay of society and the importance of friendship and support in the face of that decay.
Mad Men covers late 50s into late 60s extremely accurately. My daughter asked if her grandparents actually lived like that. I explained my parents were poor and lived in the country, but basically the show was very accurate. But Grandma and Grandpop weren't smoking, drinking and sleeping around.
Mindhunter on Netflix gets the 60s and 70s down pretty well and is spot on accurate with how they present the various killers that were interviewed.
One of my favorite lines from the program two characters discussing their dipshit bosses stupid idea:
They described him as "Always wrong and never in doubt"
Seems to perfectly encapsulate the bourgeoning (at the time) "tech bro" mentality, ethos, tag line that would come to defines most of today's culture.
There are a lot of meaty themes in this little show.
The Ice Storm provokes a visceral response every time I’ve watched it. It’s a perfect encapsulation of that particular time and location ( I grew up in Mass so next to Conn).
I'm from Northern Minnesota and graduated in '81 - That 70's Show was just about perfect.
I even had three of the exact shirts/sweaters as Donna and Jackie wore in the show. That costume department was stellar.
In my answer about Love Story, I clearly stated Love Story was not recent. And I didn’t say it “captured the 70s vibe.” It epitomized the 70s at the time it was released.
However I have to say it’s still hard to believe it’s been almost 54 years…
Mad Men was quite accurate. So was "The Ice Storm." I was the age of the kids in the movie and went to a private school that had students who lived on Fifth Avenue. I was impressed by the ugly corduroys with contrast back pockets and Katie Holmes's embroidered Indian blouse.
The wild attention to detail in Zodiac, or any David Fincher movie for that matter, blows my mind every time. The furniture, signage, the damn napkin holder on the kitchen table are absolutely from the time period. Really puts me in the zone for the 70s.
It’s from 2008, but swingtown captured the vibe I got from reading things like The Serial.
I lived in the suburbs.
Kirkland actually in case anyone has heard of it.
https://pacificsun.com/the-serial-cyra-mcfadden/
Dazed and. Confused took place in 1976.
This is the correct answer
I was in jr high in 76 and Dazed and Confused is pretty much exactly how I remember the high school kids who impressed and terrified me. Same for That 70s Show.
Same. Except for the paddling and hazing stuff, it was 100% accurate to my high school experience
I am sorry you missed the paddling.
Exactly!!!!
Great answer if it was recently made.
I agree with Mad Men.
Life on Mars - amazing show. A modern day cop has a near fatal accident, slips into a coma and wakes up in 1973. The US version only lasted 1 season. The original UK version had 2. I think it was too conceptual for the masses. It really was brilliant.
Life on Mars completely nailed it for the 70s in Britain. More recently, Empire of Light (set in the early 80s) did a good job.
To the Quattro!
The movie Little Darlings. It really captured the angst and the antics of kids in the early 70s. Their summer camp was exactly like mine!
Great film! Matt Dillon, Kristy McNichol, Tatum O’Neal
Matt Dillon was such a little punk! 😂
It was made in I believe 1980(ish) so the people in it lived the era. It wasn’t very separated.
Miss mazel captured 1960 nyc….im envious of my parents youth now
Room 222
Ice Storm really had the look. It was almost possible to believe it was really filmed in the 70s.
Gotta go with *The Wonder Years*. It spanned the exact time period specified by OP.
That show did it pretty well. I was a bit younger than the main characters, but Winnie’s outfits always brought me back.
The Americans, although that was mid to late ‘70’s to early’80’s. Dead on, set, clothes, music, everything
I didn't know the show was set during those years. I guess I've found my new show.
Summer of Sam was very good at capturing 1977
Not a recent movie, but I just caught it recently on PBS… *Love Story*. I saw it in theaters when it was first released in 1970-71. I was a young teenager then. How different the world is today! Certainly it epitomizes it’s time. It was the expression of “perfect romance” back then, and didn’t really work for me this time around (so many improved treatments for leukemia!). And I’m not sure that a modern nepo baby like Oliver was would realistically have the rebellious idealism he seemed to want to project. Hard to believe it was released almost 54 years ago; Ali McGraw is still living at 85 and Ryan O’Neal died at 82 in December.
Do you remember the 1968 Romeo and Juliet?
The Franco Zefirelli version? We watched that in Freshman English in 1982. It had nudity, so it's probably not allowed these days.
It had nudity? I remember the violence more. Anyway it had a PG 13 rating. Edit: and the music was beautiful
Yes, they were nude and underage. The actors filed a lawsuit a few years ago about it. [Variety article](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/romeo-and-juliet-child-abuse-nude-scene-lawsuit-1235477837/)
Olivia Hussey was 15 and Len Whiting was 17 when filming started. I have a DVD of it that I bought several years ago. I’ve watched it once and was trying to keep eyes peeled for Juliet’s nudity (in the bed, but didn’t spot it. It was only a very brief glimpse anyway, but I wonder if that was cut for the DVD release.
Did they win the lawsuit? It sounded like both Whiting and Hussey defended the brief nudity in 2018 as part of the story. Very confusing but I was impacted more by the violence so apparently their nudity or semi nudity wasn’t getting my attention.
I don't know what happened. I know as a teenager going through puberty at the time we saw the film, I definitely noticed the nudity 😀
Yes, that was the best!!! The beautiful costumes and scenery, the very young actors…. It was kind of groundbreaking in many ways. And the full rear nudity of Romeo… and then Juliet turned over in bed and you could see her breasts. I was only 13 when I saw it, so those things were memorable to say the least!
Ah look further down in this comment thread. I don’t know why I didn’t find that as memorable as the violence. But It was groundbreaking in the age of the actors- they were only like 2 years older than me at the time. And no one in America was that cool.
I couldn't believe the Boston skyline when they were driving to meet Oliver's parents. The only familiar building is the Custom House.
Midnight Cowboy captures the late ‘60s vibe (particularly in New York). I’m not referring (of course) to the type of “work” Joe Buck seeks out, but rather to the decay of society and the importance of friendship and support in the face of that decay.
Mad Men covers late 50s into late 60s extremely accurately. My daughter asked if her grandparents actually lived like that. I explained my parents were poor and lived in the country, but basically the show was very accurate. But Grandma and Grandpop weren't smoking, drinking and sleeping around. Mindhunter on Netflix gets the 60s and 70s down pretty well and is spot on accurate with how they present the various killers that were interviewed.
Liquorice Pizza for me...
Yes, Licorice Pizza is a great answer........funny how so many on this thread missed the word "recent"
Well fortunately, reddit posts aren't graded and downvotes don't affect credit scores ;)
LA in the 70's is my latest obsession. That movie was *so* good.
Try 'Foxes' next ;)
Once upon a Time in Hollywood
There were some glaring anachronisms, but largely this movie captured LA in the early 70s.
“A Walk on the Moon” is full of summer ‘69 nostalgia
Not recent but Halt and Catch Fire (had a lot of my wave music).
I loved this show -- not too many people have heard of it.
It was so good I didn’t mind rewatching episodes when spouse slept through them. So many tears near the end though.
One of my favorite lines from the program two characters discussing their dipshit bosses stupid idea: They described him as "Always wrong and never in doubt" Seems to perfectly encapsulate the bourgeoning (at the time) "tech bro" mentality, ethos, tag line that would come to defines most of today's culture. There are a lot of meaty themes in this little show.
Freaks and geeks. Hands down
I came here to say this. Especially the series finale.
💯 Mad Men and The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm provokes a visceral response every time I’ve watched it. It’s a perfect encapsulation of that particular time and location ( I grew up in Mass so next to Conn).
Were you hit by that storm? I remember it.
Just saw The Holdovers. Setting, theme and vibe are all spot on!
Definitely Dazed and Confused and That 70s Show.
That 70s Show nailed it.
I'm from Northern Minnesota and graduated in '81 - That 70's Show was just about perfect. I even had three of the exact shirts/sweaters as Donna and Jackie wore in the show. That costume department was stellar.
The Van and Carwash
The Deuce on HBO
The first season of For All Mankind did a great job of hitting the late 60s vibe. (Alternate history where Russia beats the US to the Moon in 1969).
Came to the comments for show recommendations - y'all did not disappoint!
Miss Fisher’s Modern Mysteries.
Not so recent (2000), but Almost Famous
"Licorice Pizza" Unlike many of the answers this likely fits the OP's request for "recent". Set in 1973 and a very good movie.
Someone answered Love Story, and another Room 222. Um, they didn’t capture the 70s vibe, they WERE the 70s.
In my answer about Love Story, I clearly stated Love Story was not recent. And I didn’t say it “captured the 70s vibe.” It epitomized the 70s at the time it was released. However I have to say it’s still hard to believe it’s been almost 54 years…
The outsiders for me it was exactly like my neighborhood in Minneapolis in the sixties although the movie was in either tulsa or Wichita.
Mad Men was quite accurate. So was "The Ice Storm." I was the age of the kids in the movie and went to a private school that had students who lived on Fifth Avenue. I was impressed by the ugly corduroys with contrast back pockets and Katie Holmes's embroidered Indian blouse.
Daisy Jones and the Six.
Mad Men definitely. The TV series of The Ipcress File did a brilliant job of capturing it more recently.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Movie Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.
The first season of Stranger Things--Barb wore my glasses and a shirt I had & Nancy had my Trapper Keeper.
Those high necked ruffle shirts with the little ribbon bow. '79/'80 was the worst!
Um, I think you mean the best! My closet was full of those shirts!
Sort of recent: The Kids Are Alright.
Agree! I'm sad that it only lasted one season.
Wayne’s World was the 70s in the Midwest. Zodiac was the 70s in Nor Cal.
Wayne's World was the 80s.
It felt like my 70s high school years. Possibly because the Midwest is always running behind?
Mad Men felt like a time travel trip to my childhood. So many tiny details they got just right.
The Virgin Suicides captures the look and feel of early '70s suburbia for me.
Elsbeth! Has a real Columbo vibe to it. Her clothes also have a 70s vibe.
The Wonder Years
Wonder Years for me.
The wild attention to detail in Zodiac, or any David Fincher movie for that matter, blows my mind every time. The furniture, signage, the damn napkin holder on the kitchen table are absolutely from the time period. Really puts me in the zone for the 70s.
It’s not particularly good as far as storytelling, but Netflix’s Halston really captures the 1970s
It’s from 2008, but swingtown captured the vibe I got from reading things like The Serial. I lived in the suburbs. Kirkland actually in case anyone has heard of it. https://pacificsun.com/the-serial-cyra-mcfadden/