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| 51 |  | Jesus (1979) |  2.4446 13 reviews | NA | Drama, Family | N/A | Jesus of Nazareth,the son of God raised by a Jewish carpenter. Based on the gospel of Luke in the ...more about Jesus starring Brian Deacon and Rivka Neuman |
| 52 |  | Thirst (1979) | 2.4327 16 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$17.99
| The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of self-proclaimed supermen who achieve ...more about Thirst starring Chantal Contouri and Shirley Cameron |
| 53 |  | Prophecy (1979) | 2.4046 16 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$3.88
| A Savage beast, grown to monstrous size and driven mad by toxic wastes that are poisoning the ...more about Prophecy starring Robert Foxworth and Talia Shire |
| 54 |  | Fast Company (1979) | 2.4026 14 reviews | NA | Drama |
$9.99
| ...more about Fast Company starring William Smith and Claudia Jennings |
| 55 |  | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) | 2.3950 13 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
$8.63
| After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts ...more about Beyond the Poseidon Adventure starring Michael Caine and Sally Field |
| 56 |  | Electric Horseman, The (1979) | 2.3740 15 reviews | NA | Drama, Western, Romance, Comedy |
$3.92
| Sonny Steele used to be a rodeo star, but his next appearance is to be on a Las Vegas stage, ...more about Electric Horseman starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda |
| 57 |  | Heartland (1979) | 2.3706 3 reviews | NA | Drama, Western |
$24.99
| ...more about Heartland starring Rip Torn and Conchata Ferrell |
| 58 |  | Amour en fuite, L' (1979) | 2.3101 11 reviews | NA |
$68.95
| Antoine Doinel is now more than thirty. He divorces from Christine. He is a proofreader, and is in ...more about Amour en fuite starring Jean-Pierre Léaud | |
| 59 |  | Champ, The (1979) | 2.2965 14 reviews | NA | Drama, Sports |
$4.50
| Billy Flynn, an ex box champion, is now horse trainer in Hialeah. He makes just enough money to ...more about Champ starring Jon Voight and Faye Dunaway |
| 60 |  | More American Graffiti (1979) | 2.2747 10 reviews | NA | Comedy, Teen |
$11.67
| ...more about More American Graffiti starring Candy Clark and Bo Hopkins |
| 61 |  | Zulu Dawn (1979) | 2.2734 7 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History, War |
$11.07
| ...more about Zulu Dawn starring Burt Lancaster and Simon Ward |
| 62 |  | Spaceman and King Arthur, The (1979) | 2.2604 8 reviews | G | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family, Disney |
$10.98
| A NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, travelling faster than light, it ends up near King ...more about Spaceman and King Arthur starring Dennis Dugan and Jim Dale |
| 63 |  | Saint Jack (1979) | 2.2519 11 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | Absorbing character study of an amiable, ambitious pimp who thrives in Singapore during the early ...more about Saint Jack starring Ben Gazzara and Denholm Elliott |
| 64 |  | Real Life (1979) | 2.2512 9 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$17.99
| A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let he and his crew film their ...more about Real Life starring Dick Haynes and Albert Brooks |
| 65 |  | Quadrophenia (1979) |  2.2154 18 reviews | NA | Drama, Music | N/A | London, 1965: Like many other youths Jimmy's hates the philistine life, especially his parents and ...more about Quadrophenia starring Phil Daniels and Leslie Ash |
| 66 |  | ffolkes (1979) | 2.1586 10 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller |
$5.95
| A terrorist (Anthony Perkins) holds an offshore drilling rig and production platform for ransom in ...more about ffolkes starring Roger Moore and Anthony Perkins |
| 67 |  | Best Boy (1979) | 2.1534 9 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$18.09
| Portrait of a family in transition: a mother, a father, and their son, their "best boy." Pearl and ...more about Best Boy |
| 68 |  | Europeans, The (1979) | 2.1457 15 reviews | NA | Drama |
$15.52
| It's the fall of 1850, a few miles outside Boston. The household of the dour Mr. Wentworth receives ...more about Europeans starring Lee Remick and Robin Ellis |
| 69 | | Nightwing (1979) | 2.1351 13 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | A colony of vampire bats terrorize a small Indian community in New Mexico. Standard "Nature goes ...more about Nightwing starring David Warner and Kathryn Harrold |
| 70 | | Du ji (1979) | 2.1234 8 reviews | NA | N/A | ...more about Du ji | |
| 71 |  | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) | 2.0982 7 reviews | NA | Western |
$3.10
| ...more about Butch and Sundance: The Early Days starring William Katt and Tom Berenger |
| 72 |  | Frisco Kid, The (1979) | 2.0931 13 reviews | NA | Western, Comedy |
$8.63
| A Polish rabbi wanders through the Old West on his way to lead a synagogue in San Francisco. On the ...more about Frisco Kid starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford |
| 73 |  | Agatha (1979) | 2.0799 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Agatha starring Dustin Hoffman and Vanessa Redgrave |
| 74 |  | Dark, The (1979) | 2.0768 11 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$13.73
| At night the Mangler stalks the streets of Los Angeles, killing and mutilating random victims. On ...more about Dark starring William Devane and Philip Michael Thomas |
| 75 |  | Going in Style (1979) | 2.0692 11 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$5.49
| Joe, Al, and Willie are three old men who have resigned themselves to dying. One night, Joe hatches ...more about Going in Style starring George Burns and Art Carney |
| 76 |  | First Great Train Robbery, The (1979) | 2.0373 4 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime, Comedy |
$5.99
| Sutherland and Connery wish to rob a moving train's safe in Victorian England. They need wax ...more about First Great Train Robbery starring Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland |
| 77 | | Hurricane (1979) | 2.0350 12 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | ...more about Hurricane |
| 78 |  | Hanover Street (1979) | 2.0229 10 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance |
$3.92
| During the Second World War, an American Pilot stationed in England meets a young British nurse ...more about Hanover Street starring Harrison Ford and Lesley-Anne Down |
| 79 |  | Main Event, The (1979) | 2.0144 8 reviews | NA | Comedy, Sports |
$9.99
| Hillary Kramer, successful Perfume magnate awakes one morning to find that her accountant has ...more about Main Event starring Barbra Streisand and Paul Sand |
| 80 |  | Cuba (1979) | 2.0068 11 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, War, Thriller |
$5.99
| End fifties a British hireling is send to Cuba to train the Basistas. They must be trained to fight ...more about Cuba starring Sean Connery and Brooke Adams |
| 81 | | Felicity (1979) | 2.0007 1 reviews | NA |
$20.67
| Young Felicity lives in a monastic school. The only way to live out her sexual fantasies is ...more about Felicity starring Glory Annen and Joni Flynn | |
| 82 | | Long hu men (1979) | 2.0007 1 reviews | NA | Action | N/A | Two young kung fu experts are terrorized by an evil warlord whose weapon is known as the Hell's ...more about Long hu men starring Jang Lee Hwang and Yuen Man Meng |
| 83 | | Last of the Knucklemen, The (1979) | 1.9934 5 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | ...more about Last of the Knucklemen starring Gerard Kennedy and Michael Preston |
| 84 |  | Villain, The (1979) | 1.9916 4 reviews | NA | Western, Comedy |
$13.26
| The cowboy Handsome Stranger will escort miss Charming Jones to get a large sum of money from her ...more about Villain starring Kirk Douglas and Ann-Margret |
| 85 |  | Weasels Rip My Flesh (1979) | 1.9861 8 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$5.98
| Returning from the planet Venus, an errant NASA spacecraft crashes into the ocean, spilling its ...more about Weasels Rip My Flesh starring John Smihula and Fred Borges |
| 86 |  | Great Santini, The (1979) | 1.9779 7 reviews | NA | Drama |
$4.29
| The four Meechum kids and their mother move from Marine post to Marine post, following their ...more about Great Santini starring Robert Duvall and Blythe Danner |
| 87 |  | Baby Snakes (1979) | 1.9688 4 reviews | NA | Comedy, Animation, Documentary, Music |
$12.84
| Rock artist Frank Zappa hosts a concert in New York City. This movie contains tons of on-stage ...more about Baby Snakes starring Adrian Belew and Frank Zappa |
| 88 |  | H.O.T.S. (1979) | 1.9587 6 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$6.06
| College exploitation film focusing on the wild escapades of the women of H.O.T.S. Sorority. The ...more about H.O.T.S. starring Susan Kiger and Lisa London |
| 89 |  | Scum (1979) | 1.9551 16 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime |
$12.98
| This is the hard and shocking story of life in a British Borstal for young offenders. Luckily the ...more about Scum starring Ray Winstone and Mick Ford |
| 90 |  | Visitor, The (1979) | 1.9505 4 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi | N/A | ...more about Visitor starring Mel Ferrer and Glenn Ford |
| 91 |  | Kids Are Alright, The (1979) | 1.9277 6 reviews | NA | Documentary, Music |
$12.99
| Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us an "inside look" at this famous ...more about Kids Are Alright starring Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle |
| 92 |  | Human Factor, The (1979) | 1.9186 5 reviews | NA | Thriller | N/A | ...more about Human Factor starring Richard Attenborough and Joop Doderer |
| 93 |  | Prize Fighter, The (1979) | 1.9186 1 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$16.99
| ...more about Prize Fighter starring Bill Ash and Joan Benedict |
| 94 | | Demon, The (1979) | 1.9049 4 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery |
$9.99
| Similiar to HALLOWEEN and BLACK CHRISTMAS (which no doubt influenced the writer/director) this film ...more about Demon starring Jennifer Holmes and Craig Gardner |
| 95 |  | Chapter Two (1979) | 1.9003 6 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy | N/A | George Schneider is an author whose wife had just died. His brother Leo gives him the number of ...more about Chapter Two starring James Caan and Marsha Mason |
| 96 | | Last Embrace (1979) | 1.8692 5 reviews | NA | Thriller | N/A | When his wife is killed in a restaurant shoot-out, intelligence man Harry Hannan has a breakdown ...more about Last Embrace starring Roy Scheider and Janet Margolin |
| 97 |  | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) | 1.8668 8 reviews | NA | Adventure, Sci-Fi |
$16.99
| A 20th Century astronaut is transported through time to the 25th Century, where his "old" habits ...more about Buck Rogers in the 25th Century starring Gil Gerard and Pamela Hensley |
| 98 | | Town Bloody Hall (1979) | 1.8272 11 reviews | NA | Documentary | N/A | ...more about Town Bloody Hall starring Norman Mailer and Germaine Greer |
| 99 |  | War at Home, The (1979) | 1.7953 4 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$14.98
| ...more about War at Home |
| 100 | | Boxer Adventure (1979) | 1.7724 1 reviews | NA |
$16.99
| ...more about Boxer Adventure |
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