Pam Grier · 1970s

5 Pam Grier movies from the 1970s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.

Decade

All 10 1970s 5 1990s 3 2000s 1 2020s 1

Year

All 5 1970 0 1971 0 1972 0 1973 1 1974 1 1975 3 1976 0 1977 0 1978 0 1979 0

Bucktown(1975)

6.2/10

dir. Arthur Marks

Duke Johnson visits a small Southern town, intent on burying his brother. After the funeral, he learns that he must stay for 60 days, for the estate to be processed. A few locals convince Duke to reopen his late brother's nightclub, and soon the local redneck policemen are intimidating Duke with threats of violence. Duke refuses to pay the bribes they demand, so then he and his lady friend Aretha are threatened and attacked by the crooked cops. Rather than take them on himself, Duke calls on his old pal Roy. Roy brings a few buddies to Bucktown, and they bring justice to the small town. With the redneck cops out of the way, Duke lets his guard down. Then the situation gets out of hand again. Finally, Duke must settle the score himself.

Coffy(1973)

6.8/10

dir. Jack Hill

After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.

Foxy Brown(1974)

6.5/10

dir. Jack Hill

A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.

Friday Foster(1975)

6.0/10

dir. Arthur Marks

Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man in America. Three men attempt to assassinate Tarr. Foster photographs the melee and is plunged into a web of conspiracy involving the murder of her childhood friend, a US senator, and a shadowy plan called "Black Widow".

Sheba, Baby(1975)

5.7/10

dir. William Girdler

Sheba, a Chicago private detective returns back home to Louisville, Kentucky, to help her father fight mobsters.