Top Movies of 1979


The top movies of 1979 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

131. Real Life

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Albert Brooks
Actors: Albert Brooks, Dick Haynes, Matthew Tobin, J.A. Preston, Joseph Schaffler, James L. Brooks

132. The Dark

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John 'Bud' Cardos
Actors: William Devane, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard Jaeckel, Keenan Wynn, Casey Kasem, Warren J. Kemmerling
Plot: An alien is loose on the streets of Los Angeles, killing and mutilating its victims at random.

133. Dreamer

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Noel Nosseck
Actors: Tim Matheson, Susan Blakely, Jack Warden, Richard B. Shull, Barbara Stuart, Mews Small
Plot: Comedy about a young man who dreams, and struggles, to become a championship bowler.

134. Peppermint Soda ( Diabolo menthe )

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Diane Kurys
Actors: Eléonore Klarwein, Odile Michel, Anouk Ferjac, Michel Puterflam, Yves Rénier, Robert Rimbaud

135. Prophecy

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Frankenheimer
Actors: Robert Foxworth, Talia Shire, Armand Assante, Richard Dysart, Victoria Racimo, George Clutesi

136. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John De Bello
Actors: David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor, J. Stephen Peace, Ernie Meyers, Eric Christmas
Plot: When a rash of attacks is linked to the fruit/vegetable a group of unique individuals comes together to stop the tomatoes from destroying mankind.

137. Caligula ( Caligola )

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Director: Tinto Brass
Actors: Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Teresa Ann Savoy, John Steiner
Plot: The rise and fall of Rome's mad Emperor, Caligula: from his infatuation with his sister, to his harsh and arbitrary executions - nothing is glossed over in this graphic, brutal depiction.

138. Vanishing Fiancee, The ( chambre verte, La )

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: François Truffaut
Actors: François Truffaut, Nathalie Baye, Jean Dasté, Patrick Maléon, Jeanne Lobre, Antoine Vitez

139. Jack the Ripper

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jesus Franco
Actors: Klaus Kinski, Josephine Chaplin, Andreas Mannkopff, Herbert Fux, Lina Romay, Nikola Weisse

140. The Legacy

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Marquand
Actors: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Roger Daltrey, John Standing, Ian Hogg, Charles Gray

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