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.

141. Wanda Nevada

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Peter Fonda
Actors: Peter Fonda, Brooke Shields, Fiona Lewis, Luke Askew, Ted Markland, Paul Fix

142. H.O.T.S.

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gerald Seth Sindell
Actors: Susan Kiger, Lisa London, Pamela Jean Bryant, Kimberly Cameron, Mary Steelsmith, Angela Aames

143. Disco Godfather

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: J. Robert Wagoner
Actors: Rudy Ray Moore, Carol Speed, Jimmy Lynch, Jerry Jones, Lady Reed, Frank Finn
Plot: A retired cop turned celebrity disco DJ takes to the streets to put an end to an underground drug ring that is corrupting his city.

144. Quintet

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Altman
Actors: Paul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Fernando Rey, Bibi Andersson, Brigitte Fossey, Craig Richard Nelson

145. Fascination

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean Rollin
Actors: Franca Mai, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean-Marie Lemaire, Fanny Magier, Muriel Montossé, Sophie Noël
Plot: A thief on the run takes refuge in a sprawling chateau where two servants await the arrival of some very special guests that night. When he is followed by the gang he deceived, he decides to stay and escape during the night, but the two women have other plans.

146. The Europeans

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Ivory
Actors: Lee Remick, Robin Ellis, Wesley Addy, Tim Choate, Lisa Eichhorn, Kristin Griffith

147. Meteor

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ronald Neame
Actors: Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Martin Landau, Henry Fonda, Richard Dysart
Plot: The US and the Soviets must put aside their differences to join forces and find a way to destroy an enormous asteroid heading toward Earth.

148. You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Phil Roman
Actors: Arrin Skelley, Patricia Patts, Casey Carlson, Michelle Muller, Daniel Anderson, Tim Hall

149. Jesus

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: John Krish, Peter Sykes
Actors: Brian Deacon, Rivka Neuman, Joseph Shiloach, Niko Nitai, Eli Cohen, Eli Danker

150. The Sacketts

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Totten
Actors: Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage, Glenn Ford, Ben Johnson, Gilbert Roland

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