A few of the words
- JAWS
- Released in June 1975, Jaws is widely credited as the first true Hollywood 'blockbuster', drawing audiences back to cinemas again and again throughout that long summer.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- ROOTS
- The 1977 TV adaptation of Alex Haley's novel drew an estimated 130 million viewers across its eight-night run — one of the most-watched broadcasts in American television history.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- ROCKY
- Shot in just 28 days on a modest budget, Rocky won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1977 and turned Sylvester Stallone into a household name overnight.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CHINATOWN
- Roman Polanski's 1974 neo-noir Chinatown is routinely placed among the greatest screenplays ever written, with Robert Towne's script earning an Oscar that year.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Seventies screen word search — free and large-print. Relive the decade's drive-ins, prime-time dramas, and that shark-attack summer.
About Nostalgia & Eras
The 1970s rewrote what a film could be — Spielberg's Jaws sent queues snaking round the block in the summer of 1975, and Star Wars lit up the skies two years later. On television, families gathered weekly for the warm Midwestern streets of Happy Days, the searing drama of Roots, and the sardonic humour of M*A*S*H. It was a decade that produced icons — the wisecracking detective, the underdog fighter, the disco queen — and somehow they all felt like neighbours.
How to play
- 1Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
- 2It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
- 3Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.
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