That boiling point helped usher in a new era of cinema, making it the perfect movie to revisit right now. Not only was a portion of Five Easy Pieces shot in our own backyard, it happens to be turning 50 years old, and you are likely relate to Nicholson's malaise building into rage while sheltering at home during a pandemic. The acclaimed Bob Rafelson drama typifies '70s New Hollywood, with its roving character study, small-budget, patient camerawork and rejection of what passed for American values and storytelling.