His films like Taxi Driver and Mean Streets capture the gritty urban underbelly and moral decay of 1970s America with unflinching authenticity.
Terrence Malick USABadlands and Days of Heaven explore the American landscape and mythology of the 1970s through poetic, introspective narratives about outsiders.
Robert Altman USANashville and M*A*S*H deconstruct American culture and institutions of the 1970s with ensemble casts and satirical social commentary.