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| 1 |  | Apocalypse Now (1979) |  3.4773 316 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$10.30
| During the height of the Vietnam War, Special Forces Captain Willard is given the assignment to ...more about Apocalypse Now starring Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen |
| 2 |  | Mad Max (1979) |  3.0981 73 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
$4.12
| In the future following the apocalypse pillage and plunder is a way of life. Mild-mannered, police ...more about Mad Max starring Mel Gibson and Joanne Samuel |
| 3 |  | Time After Time (1979) | 3.0297 15 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Romance |
$9.30
| H.G. Wells has just invented a time machine but hasn't tried it out yet. When he discovers that one ...more about Time After Time starring David Warner and Mary Steenburgen |
| 4 |  | Moonraker (1979) |  2.7250 23 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$43.91
| A Boeing 747 carrying a US space shuttle on loan to the UK crashes into the Atlantic Ocean. When ...more about Moonraker starring Roger Moore and Lois Chiles |
| 5 |  | Black Stallion, The (1979) | 2.5971 22 reviews | NA | Adventure, Family, Sports |
$5.79
| While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion ...more about Black Stallion starring Kelly Reno and Mickey Rooney |
| 6 |  | Prisoner of Zenda, The (1979) | 2.4573 5 reviews | NA | Adventure, Comedy | N/A | Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. ...more about Prisoner of Zenda starring Peter Sellers and Lynne Frederick |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 |  | Zulu Dawn (1979) | 2.2734 7 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History, War |
$11.07
| ...more about Zulu Dawn starring Burt Lancaster and Simon Ward |
| 9 |  | 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 |
| 10 |  | 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 |
| 11 |  | 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 |
| 12 |  | 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 |
| 13 |  | 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 |
| 14 |  | 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 |
| 15 | | Bo ming chan dao duo ming chuang (1979) |  1.6035 4 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure | N/A | ...more about Bo ming chan dao duo ming chuang starring Sammo Hung Kam-Bo |
| 16 |  | Ashanti (1979) | 1.5989 3 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama |
$11.43
| Dr. Anansa Linderby is kidnapped in a medical mission in Africa by a slave trader. From this ...more about Ashanti starring Michael Caine and Peter Ustinov |
| 17 |  | Legend of Black Thunder Mountain, The (1979) | 1.5533 1 reviews | NA | Adventure |
$3.43
| ...more about Legend of Black Thunder Mountain |
| 18 | | Bermuda Triangle, The (1979) | 1.5533 1 reviews | NA | Adventure, Sci-Fi | N/A | ...more about Bermuda Triangle starring Donald Albee and Lin Berlitz |
| 19 |  | Black Jack (1979) | 1.5350 2 reviews | NA | Adventure, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Black Jack starring Jean Franval and Stephen Hirst |
| 20 | | Tarka the Otter (1979) | 1.5168 1 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Family | N/A | ...more about Tarka the Otter starring Peter Bennett and Edward Underdown |
| 21 | | Mistress of the Apes (1979) | 1.3843 3 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | The wife of a famous anthropologist is rushed to hospital in labor. At the same time, druggies raid ...more about Mistress of the Apes starring Jenny Neumann and Barbara Leigh |
| 22 |  | Fifth Musketeer, The (1979) | 1.3387 2 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | King Louis XIV has without his knowledge a twin brother, Philippe, but when he is told, he ...more about Fifth Musketeer starring Sylvia Kristel and Ursula Andress |
| 23 |  | Arabian Adventure (1979) |  0.6355 3 reviews | NA | Adventure, Fantasy | N/A | ...more about Arabian Adventure starring Christopher Lee and Milo O'Shea |
| 24 |  | Capture of Bigfoot, The (1979) |  0.1926 2 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$14.04
| A small town has made an industry out of Bigfoot sightings and ancillary merchandising. All this ...more about Capture of Bigfoot starring Janus Raudkivi and Randolph Rebane |
| 25 | | Io sto con gli ippopotami (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Comedy | N/A | In Africa, many years ago, Slim (Hill) and Tom (Spencer) don't like it when a German tyrant, ...more about Io sto con gli ippopotami starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer |
| 26 | | Cry to the Wind (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | ...more about Cry to the Wind |
| 27 |  | Bear Island (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller | N/A | A group of people converge on a barren Arctic island. They have their reasons for being there but ...more about Bear Island starring Donald Sutherland and Vanessa Redgrave |
| 28 | | Escape to Athena (1979) | No Score 2 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, War | N/A | During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a greek island are trying to escape. ...more about Escape to Athena starring Roger Moore and Stefanie Powers |
| 29 |  | Mountain Family Robinson (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Family | N/A | ...more about Mountain Family Robinson starring Robert Logan and Susan Damante-Shaw |
| 30 | | Wild Horse Hank (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Family | N/A | A teenage girl (Hank) tries to save a herd of wild horses from a local gang intending on capturing ...more about Wild Horse Hank starring Linda Blair and Michael Wincott |
| 31 | | Great American Girl Robbery, The (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller, Horror, Crime | N/A | A busload containing three cheerleading teams from 3 different schools who are heading to compete ...more about Great American Girl Robbery starring Kristine DeBell and Jason Williams |
| 32 | | Treasure Seekers, The (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure | N/A | A chance meeting leads two former college friends into a search for sunken treasure, a search which ...more about Treasure Seekers starring Rod Taylor and Stuart Whitman |
| 33 | | Lao shu la gui (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
$4.99
| ...more about Lao shu la gui starring Dupar Singh |
| 34 | | Lionman II: The Witchqueen (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | ...more about Lionman II: The Witchqueen |
| 35 | | Spirit of the Wind (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Family | N/A | True life story of George Attla - famous Alaskan dog sled driver. The film shows the life of Attla ...more about Spirit of the Wind starring George Clutesi and Slim Pickens |
| 36 | | Umi no Triton (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about Umi no Triton |
| 37 | | Revenge of Bigfoot (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | ...more about Revenge of Bigfoot starring Rory Calhoun and Mike Hackworth |
| 38 | | Steel (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime | N/A | Mike Catton was once a world-renowned construction foreman (at least in the construction world), ...more about Steel starring Lee Majors and Jennifer O'Neill |
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