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1. Apocalypse Now (1979) Apocalypse Now (1979)
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During the U.S.-Viet Nam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola With: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall Drama | War 153 mins.
2. Alien (1979) Alien (1979)
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The crew of a commercial deep space mining ship, investigating a suspected S.O.S., lands on a distant planet and discovers a nest of strange eggs. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt Horror | Sci-Fi 117 mins.
3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  
When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine and hopefully stop it. Dir: Robert Wise With: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi 132 mins.
4. Mad Max (1979) Mad Max (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X  
A vengeful Australian policeman sets out to avenge his partner, his wife and his son whom were murdered by a motorcycle gang in retaliation for the death of their leader. Dir: George Miller With: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne Action | Adventure | Thriller 88 mins.
5. Life of Brian (1979) Life of Brian (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  
Brian is born on the original Christmas, in the stable next door. He spends his life being mistaken for a messiah. Dir: Terry Jones With: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin Comedy 94 mins.
6. The Warriors (1979) The Warriors (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
In a future, dystopian New York City, turf gangs and cops rule the streets. When one gang leader tries to bring all gangs together against the cops Coney Island's The Warriors are framed for his murder and the entire city turns on them. Dir: Walter Hill With: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright Action | Thriller 92 mins.
7. Caligula (1979) Caligula (1979)
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Details the graphic and shocking, yet undeniably tragic story of Rome's most infamous Caesar, Gaius Germanicus Caligula. Dir: Tinto Brass With: Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren Adult | Drama | History 156 mins.
8. Escape from Alcatraz (1979) Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
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A dramatization of the one possibly successful escape from the notorious prison. Dir: Don Siegel With: Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom Crime | Drama | History | Thriller 112 mins.
9. Manhattan (1979) Manhattan (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X  
A divorced New Yorker currently dating a high-schooler brings himself to look for love in the mistress of his best friend instead. Dir: Woody Allen With: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway Comedy | Drama | Romance 96 mins.
10. The Jerk (1979) The Jerk (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  
A complete imbecile struggles to make it through life on his own, until a strange invention makes him unbelievably wealthy. Dir: Carl Reiner With: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams Comedy 104 mins.
11. Stalker (1979) Stalker (1979)
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A guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes. Dir: Andrei Tarkovsky With: Alisa Freyndlikh, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Anatoliy Solonitsyn Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi 163 mins.
12. Rocky II (1979) Rocky II (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch. Dir: Sylvester Stallone With: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young Drama | Sport 119 mins.
13. Hair (1979) Hair (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  
Claude leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly indoctrinated into the youth subculture and subsequently drafted. Dir: Milos Forman With: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo Comedy | Drama | Musical 121 mins.
14. Moonraker (1979) Moonraker (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  
James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. Dir: Lewis Gilbert With: Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale Action | Adventure | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller 126 mins.
15. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  
A just-divorced man must learn to care for his son on his own, and then must fight in court to keep custody of him. Dir: Robert Benton With: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander Drama 105 mins.
16. 10 (1979) 10 (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  
A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blond newlywed. Dir: Blake Edwards With: Dudley Moore, Bo Derek, Julie Andrews Comedy | Romance 122 mins.
17. Being There (1979) Being There (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X  
Chance, a simple gardener, has never left the estate until his employer dies. His simple TV-informed utterances are mistaken for profundity. Dir: Hal Ashby With: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas Drama | Comedy 130 mins.
18. The Black Hole (1979) The Black Hole (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.8/10 X  
A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole. Dir: Gary Nelson With: Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi 98 mins.
19. The Muppet Movie (1979) The Muppet Movie (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
Kermit and his new found friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog-legs merchant is after Kermit. Dir: James Frawley With: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson Adventure | Comedy | Family | Musical 95 mins.
20. 1941 (1979) 1941 (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7/10 X  
Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Treat Williams Action | Comedy | Drama | Romance | War 118 mins.
21. Zombie (1979) Zombie (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  
Strangers looking for a woman's father arrive at a tropical island where a doctor desperately searches for the cause and cure of a recent epidemic of the undead. Dir: Lucio Fulci With: Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson Horror 91 mins.
22. ...And Justice for All. (1979) ...And Justice for All. (1979)
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An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is asked to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial. But if he doesn't do it, the judge will have him disbarred. Dir: Norman Jewison With: Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe Drama | Thriller | Crime 119 mins.
23. Breaking Away (1979) Breaking Away (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
A small-town teen obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl. Dir: Peter Yates With: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern Comedy | Drama | Sport 101 mins.
24. Quadrophenia (1979) Quadrophenia (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  
London, 1965: Like many other youths, Jimmy hates the philistine life, especially his parents and his job in a company's mailing division... Dir: Franc Roddam With: Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Philip Davis Crime | Drama | Music 117 mins.
25. When a Stranger Calls (1979) When a Stranger Calls (1979)
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A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again. Dir: Fred Walton With: Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Rutanya Alda Horror | Thriller 97 mins.
26. Meatballs (1979) Meatballs (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  
Wacky hijinks of counselors and campers at a less-than-average summer camp. Dir: Ivan Reitman With: Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Kate Lynch Comedy 99 mins.
27. Phantasm (1979) Phantasm (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  
A young boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man, who keeps a mysterious arsenal of terrible weapons with him. Dir: Don Coscarelli With: A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi 88 mins.
28. All That Jazz (1979) All That Jazz (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid life of Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider), a womanizing, drug-using dancer. Dir: Bob Fosse With: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Leland Palmer Drama | Fantasy | Music | Musical 123 mins.
29. The Amityville Horror (1979) The Amityville Horror (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.0/10 X  
Newlyweds move into a house where a murder was committed, and experience strange manifestations which drive them away. Dir: Stuart Rosenberg With: James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger Horror 117 mins.
30. The Wanderers (1979) The Wanderers (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  
Set against the urban jungle of 1963 New York's gangland subculture, this coming of age teenage movie is set around the Italian gang the Wanderers... Dir: Philip Kaufman With: Ken Wahl, Karen Allen, John Friedrich Drama 117 mins.
31. The Champ (1979) The Champ (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  
Billy Flynn, an ex box champion, is now horse trainer in Hialeah. He makes just enough money to raise his little boy T.J... Dir: Franco Zeffirelli With: Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Ricky Schroder Drama | Sport 121 mins.
32. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  
Jonathan and Lucy live in Wismar and the Count wants a house there. Varna is a port on the Black Sea, close to Dracula's castle. Dir: Werner Herzog With: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz Horror 107 mins.
33. The Tin Drum (1979) The Tin Drum (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
Danzig in the 1920s/1930s. Oskar Matzerath, son of a local dealer, is a most unusual boy. Equipped with... Dir: Volker Schlöndorff With: David Bennent, Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler Drama | War 142 mins.
34. The Brood (1979) The Brood (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband's investigation. Dir: David Cronenberg With: Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle Horror | Sci-Fi 92 mins.
35. The China Syndrome (1979) The China Syndrome (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  
A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant. Dir: James Bridges With: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas Drama | Thriller 122 mins.
36. Tess (1979) Tess (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  
A young strong-willed peasant girl, becomes the affection of two men, in the end tragically falling into the arms of one. Dir: Roman Polanski With: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson Drama | Romance 186 mins.
37. Luna (1979) Luna (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  
While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his heroin addiction. Dir: Bernardo Bertolucci With: Jill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry, Veronica Lazar Drama 142 mins.
38. The Black Stallion (1979) The Black Stallion (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  
While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that... Dir: Carroll Ballard With: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr Adventure | Family | Sport 118 mins.
39. Time After Time (1979) Time After Time (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  
H.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to the 20th Century when the serial murderer uses the future writer's time machine to escape his time period. Dir: Nicholas Meyer With: Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, David Warner Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller 112 mins.
40. Hardcore (1979) Hardcore (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  
A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in California to look for his runaway teenage daughter who is making porno films in California's porno pits. Dir: Paul Schrader With: George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley Drama 109 mins.
41. Scum (1979) Scum (1979)
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This is the hard and shocking story of life in a British Borstal for young offenders. Luckily the regime has changed since this film was made... Dir: Alan Clarke With: Ray Winstone, Mick Ford, Julian Firth Crime | Drama 98 mins.
42. Dracula (1979) Dracula (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  
Romanticized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 classic. Set in 1913 England, the bloodsucking, but handsome, charming and seductive, Count Dracula seeks an immortal bride. Dir: John Badham With: Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence Horror | Romance 109 mins.
43. The Onion Field (1979) The Onion Field (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  
Greg Powell is a disturbed ex-con who recruits Jimmy Smith (aka Jimmy Youngblood), a petty thief, as his partner in crime... Dir: Harold Becker With: John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales Crime | Drama 122 mins.
44. The Electric Horseman (1979) The Electric Horseman (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.0/10 X  
Sonny Steele used to be a rodeo star, but his next appearance is to be on a Las Vegas stage, wearing a suit covered in lights... Dir: Sydney Pollack With: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine Comedy | Western | Drama | Romance 122 mins.
45. Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration. Dir: Allan Arkush With: P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard Comedy | Music 93 mins.
46. Norma Rae (1979) Norma Rae (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  
A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved. Dir: Martin Ritt With: Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman Drama 110 mins.
47. The Villain (1979) The Villain (1979)
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Handsome Stranger has agreed to escort Charming Jones to collect her inheritance from her father. But Avery Jones wants the money... Dir: Hal Needham With: Kirk Douglas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ann-Margret Comedy | Western 89 mins.
48. Io sto con gli ippopotami (1979) Io sto con gli ippopotami (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  
In Africa, many years ago, Slim and Tom don't like it when a German tyrant, starts selling all of the African wildlife to Canadian Zoo's... Dir: Italo Zingarelli With: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Joe Bugner Adventure | Comedy | Action 108 mins.
49. Ffolkes (1979) Ffolkes (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  
When terrorists take over two oil rigs and threaten to explode them if their demands are not met, a unique commando unit is sent in to stop them. Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen With: Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins Action | Adventure | Thriller 100 mins.
50. Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
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A flamboyant thief and his gang struggle to free a princess from an evil count's clutches and to learn the hidden secret to a fabulous treasure that she holds part of a key to. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy 110 mins.
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