1979
by moimoi2 | created - 28 Jul 2016 | updated - 10 months ago | PublicMovies I've watched that were released in 1979. Listed alphabetically.
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1. Alien (1979)
R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 951,868 | Gross: $78.90M
2. All That Jazz (1979)
R | 123 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid career of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.
Director: Bob Fosse | Stars: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer
Votes: 35,432 | Gross: $37.82M
3. The Amityville Horror (1979)
R | 117 min | Horror
Newlyweds and their three children move into a large house where a mass murder was committed. They start to experience strange, inexplicable manifestations which have strong effects on everyone living in or visiting the house.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud
Votes: 44,623 | Gross: $86.43M
4. Apocalypse Now (1979)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, War
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
Votes: 710,851 | Gross: $83.47M
5. Asparagus (1979)
Not Rated | 20 min | Animation, Short
An animated, surreal, visually stunning as well as rather uniquely imaginative candy-colored nightmare from indie artist Suzan Pitt.
Director: Suzan Pitt
Votes: 1,470
6. Bloodline (1979)
R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When her father is murdered, a pharmaceutical heiress becomes the next target of an unknown killer amid the international jet set.
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason, Claudia Mori
Votes: 1,916
7. The Brood (1979)
R | 92 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle, Henry Beckman
Votes: 34,341
8. Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol (1979 TV Short)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When nasty Ebenezer Scrooge (Yosemite Sam) fires Bob Crachit (Porky Pig) on Christmas Eve, Bugs Bunny sets out to change the miser's mind that night.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 429
9. Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979 TV Short)
22 min | Animation, Short, Family
Bugs Bunny and the others "Looney Tunes" stars show their own version of "A Christmas Carol". In addition, Wile E. is still chasing Road Runner and Taz impersonates Santa Claus.
Directors: Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 555
10. Doctor of Doom (1979)
11 min | Animation, Short
The Doctor of Doom unleashes a monster designed to destroy all things beautiful.
Directors: Tim Burton, Jerry Rees | Stars: Brad Bird, Chris Buck, Tim Burton, Randy Cartwright
Votes: 453
11. Doctor Pink (1979)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The panther gets a job as janitor in a hospital. He dreams of becoming a doctor himself, and initiatively helps out patients by pulling a banana out of a man's ear and bandaging another ... See full summary »
Director: Sid Marcus
Votes: 120
12. Dream Doll (1979)
12 min | Animation, Short
A lonely old man finds his true love, a blowup doll, in a sex shop, only to lose her. But for lovers, there are sometimes happy endings.
Directors: Bob Godfrey, Zlatko Grgic
Votes: 155
13. Every Child (1979)
6 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
An abandoned baby is repeatedly left on a series of doorsteps in a well-to-do community, only to be rejected by each in turn until the infant arrives at the one social group that shows any concern and compassion.
Director: Eugene Fedorenko | Stars: Bernard Carez, Sophie Cowling, Raymond Pollender
Votes: 1,014
14. The Fearless Hyena (1979)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Action
A young man whose sickly grandfather has taught him a secret form of Kung Fu, starts to make a living off of his unique fighting style, only to attract the attention of his grandfather's mortal enemy.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, James Tien, Dean Shek, Hui-Lou Chen
Votes: 5,403
15. Hair (1979)
PG | 121 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Claude Bukowski leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly embraced into the hippie group of youngsters led by Berger, yet he's already been drafted. He soon falls in love with Sheila Franklin, a rich girl but still a rebel inside.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, Annie Golden
Votes: 40,905 | Gross: $15.28M
16. Ei om zeep (1977)
3 min | Animation, Short
A man's dinner that inexplicably starts speaking to him is merely the start to a very strange series of events.
Director: Paul Driessen | Star: Peter Bierman
Votes: 187
17. Life of Brian (1979)
R | 94 min | Comedy
Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
Director: Terry Jones | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam
Votes: 421,978 | Gross: $20.05M
18. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue
Votes: 33,607
19. Manhattan (1979)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Murphy
Votes: 147,345 | Gross: $45.70M
20. Moonraker (1979)
PG | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel
Votes: 108,850 | Gross: $70.31M
21. Murder by Decree (1979)
PG | 124 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Sherlock Holmes investigates the murders commited by Jack the Ripper and discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Susan Clark
Votes: 6,603
22. Nocturna Artificialia (1979)
Not Rated | 21 min | Animation, Short
An enigmatic story told in seven chapters, each introduced by an elliptical sentence on a title card. A man is in an apartment. He goes outside where a red tram runs beside a cathedral. He ... See full summary »
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 480
23. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
PG | 107 min | Drama, Horror
Count Dracula moves from Transylvania to Wismar, spreading the Black Plague across the land. Only a woman pure of heart can bring an end to his reign of horror.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor
Votes: 40,580
24. Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
The life of actor and activist Paul Robeson.
Director: Saul J. Turell | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Paul Robeson, Margaret Webster
Votes: 501
25. Macbeth (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama
Macbeth (Ian McKellen) is a daring member of the Scottish military, who receives a revelation from three menacing sorceresses that he will someday become the King of Scotland. This ... See full summary »
Directors: Philip Casson, Trevor Nunn | Stars: Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, John Bown, Susan Dury
Votes: 918
26. Pink Breakfast (1979)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Pink Panther's attempts to make an ordinary breakfast for himself result in nothing but mishaps.
Director: Brad Case
Votes: 120
27. Pink in the Woods (1979)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Pink Panther gets a job as a lumberjack. The trouble immediately begins when the axe blade flies off and cuts down the wrong tree, which destroys the manager's car as it falls down. ... See full summary »
Director: Brad Case
Votes: 109
28. Pink Pull (1979)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The panther drops a coin while walking on the street, and it falls down a sewer. He buys a strong magnet, attempting to use it to get the coin back. Unfortunately, the magnet rips off ... See full summary »
Director: Sid Marcus
Votes: 108
29. Pink Quackers (1979)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A toy duck a street vendor is selling takes on a life of its own and starts following the panther. He tries to get rid of the persistent duck, even sending it to Japan in a package. Come ... See full summary »
Director: Brad Case
Votes: 105
30. Pink Suds (1979)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Pink Panther visits the laundromat, where he unintentionally causes misfortune to his fellow customer, the Little Man.
Director: Arthur Davis
Votes: 118
31. Quadrophenia (1979)
R | 120 min | Drama, Music
Jimmy Cooper loathes his dead-end job and his working-class parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed.
Director: Franc Roddam | Stars: Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Phil Davis, Mark Wingett
Votes: 20,884
32. Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Music
Ramones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battles it out with the strict new principal of Vince Lombardi High School, Miss Togar, with help from the Ramones.
Directors: Allan Arkush, Joe Dante | Stars: P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard, Dey Young
Votes: 11,212
33. Scooby Goes Hollywood (1979 TV Movie)
TV-G | 49 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When Scooby tries to make it big in Hollywood with little success, the rest of the gang try to convince him to return to his normal Saturday morning cartoon.
Director: Ray Patterson | Stars: Michael Bell, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, Paul DeKorte, Ginny McSwain
Votes: 1,518
34. Spark Plug Pink (1979)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Pink Panther wants to mow his lawn, but his mower needs a new spark plug. However, the new plug falls from his hands, and it's found by a vicious watchdog who thinks it's a bone. The ... See full summary »
Director: Brad Case
Votes: 108
35. Stalk of the Celery Monster (1979)
2 min | Animation, Short
What are the devilish goals of this mad doctor?
Director: Tim Burton | Star: Ralph Votrian
Votes: 938
36. Stalker (1979)
Not Rated | 162 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky | Stars: Alisa Freyndlikh, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Nikolay Grinko
Votes: 144,884 | Gross: $0.23M
37. String Along in Pink (1979)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
This cartoon consists of a series of string gags, as the Pink Panther finds a long string on the street and starts following it, leading him into various incidents in and outside the town. ... See full summary »
Director: Gerry Chiniquy
Votes: 108
38. The Tale of Tales (1979)
29 min | Animation, Short
Distant, well-worn memories of childhood are inhabited by a little gray wolf. Through astonishing imagery, the memory of all of Russia is depicted.
Director: Yuri Norstein | Star: Aleksandr Kalyagin
Votes: 4,137
39. The Tempest (1979)
R | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy
Banished to a forsaken island, the Right Duke of Milan and Sorcerer Prospero gets the chance to take his revenge on the King of Naples with the assistance of his airy spirit-servant, Ariel.
Director: Derek Jarman | Stars: Peter Bull, David Meyer, Neil Cunningham, Heathcote Williams
Votes: 1,245
40. The Tin Drum (1979)
R | 142 min | Drama, War
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: David Bennent, Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, Katharina Thalbach
Votes: 25,764
41. Toro Pink (1979)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When the little white guy doesn't want to take part in a bullfight, he offers it to the Pink Panther, who steps into the ring.
Director: Sid Marcus
Votes: 123
42. Nous étions un seul homme (1979)
Unrated | 91 min | Drama, Romance
During the final days of World War II, a simple French peasant rescues a wounded German soldier and nurses him back to health. As their playful camaraderie grows, two young men who should ... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Vallois | Stars: Serge Avedikian, Piotr Stanislas, Catherine Albin, Lucien Guérin
Votes: 644
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