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.

81. City on Fire

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alvin Rakoff
Actors: Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, Ava Gardner, Henry Fonda

82. Long Weekend

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Colin Eggleston
Actors: John Hargreaves, Briony Behets, Mike McEwen, Roy Day, Michael Aitkens, Sue Kiss von Soly
Plot: A suburban couple decide to spend the weekend camping at a remote beach but what is supposed to be a calm, relaxing vacation turns into something sinister when nature decides not to play nice.

83. Saint Jack

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Actors: Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott, James Villiers, Joss Ackland, George Lazenby, Peter Bogdanovich

84. The Black Hole

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Gary Nelson
Actors: Robert Forster, Anthony Perkins, Maximilian Schell, Ernest Borgnine, Roddy McDowall, Yvette Mimieux
Plot: A small research ship is at the outskirts of a black hole in which they discover a long missing ship manned by a scientist who's vessel is run by robots.

85. Starting Over

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Actors: Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning, Mary Kay Place, Frances Sternhagen
Plot: A recently-divorced man embarks cautiously on a new relationship. Then his
ex-wife returns and says she wants him back.

86. The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Actors: Alan Alda, Barbara Harris, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Melvyn Douglas, Carrie Nye

87. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Daniel Haller
Actors: Gil Gerard, Pamela Hensley, Erin Gray, Henry Silva, Tim O'Connor, Joseph Wiseman

88. Moonraker

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Actors: Roger Moore, Richard Kiel, Michael Lonsdale, Lois Chiles, Corinne Clery, Geoffrey Keen
Plot: It's Bond in space as the secret agent is on the trail of a missing space shuttle that leads to a plot to no less than global genocide by Hugo Drax, who has his own plans for civilization.

89. Agatha

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Apted
Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Dalton, Helen Morse, Celia Gregory, Paul Brooke

90. Newsfront

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Phillip Noyce
Actors: Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, Gerard Kennedy, Chris Haywood, John Ewart, Don Crosby

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