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| 1 |  | Manhattan (1979) |  3.5666 56 reviews | R | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$5.69
| This movie focuses on the life of 42-year-old Isaac Davis (Woody Allen) who is going through a ...more about Manhattan starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton |
| 2 |  | Muppet Movie, The (1979) | 3.3201 51 reviews | G | Adventure, Musical, Comedy, Family, Disney |
$13.99
| Convinced by a big time Hollywood agent named Dom DeLuise that he belongs on the big screen ...more about Muppet Movie starring Jim Henson and Frank Oz |
| 3 |  | Grease (1978) | 3.2578 111 reviews | PG | Musical, Romance, Comedy, Teen |
$8.26
| After a world wind summer fling, bad boy Greaser, Danny, spends his senior year trying to impress ...more about Grease starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John |
| 4 |  | Harold and Maude (1971) | 3.2572 39 reviews | PG | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$7.18
| Harold is a depressed, death-obsessed 20-year-old man-child who spends his free time attending ...more about Harold and Maude starring Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort |
| 5 |  | Young Frankenstein (1974) |  3.2497 80 reviews | PG | Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$6.86
| Dr. Frederick Frankenstein denounces his relationship to his famous grandfather, but he is lured by ...more about Young Frankenstein starring Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle |
| 6 |  | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) | 3.2351 149 reviews | PG | Adventure, Comedy |
$11.99
| King Arthur sets on his quest for the Holy Grail. Along the way, he meets gallant and not so ...more about Monty Python and the Holy Grail starring Graham Chapman and John Cleese |
| 7 |  | MASH (1970) | 3.2245 31 reviews | R | Drama, War, Comedy |
$7.49
| Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. That's where two young surgeons, Duke and Hawkeye end up during the ...more about MASH starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould |
| 8 |  | Life of Brian (1979) | 3.2139 109 reviews | R | Comedy |
$14.99
| Brian was born in a manger the same night as the man who would be Christ. For the rest of his life ...more about Life of Brian starring Graham Chapman and John Cleese |
| 9 |  | Animal House (1978) | 3.2014 80 reviews | R | Comedy, Teen |
$4.81
| This year Dean Wormer promises to expel a group of ragtag fraternity misfits that insists on ...more about Animal House starring John Belushi and Tim Matheson |
| 10 |  | Breaking Away (1979) | 3.1799 44 reviews | PG | Drama, Comedy, Sports |
$3.99
| One reviewer subtitled it, the Boy Who Wanted to be Italian. The Stollers only child has graduated ...more about Breaking Away starring Dennis Christopher and Dennis Quaid |
| 11 |  | Dark Star (1974) | 3.1718 58 reviews | G | Thriller, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$6.98
| A space parody about four astronauts whose mission is to destroy unstable planets. After 20 years, ...more about Dark Star starring Brian Narelle and Dan O'Bannon |
| 12 |  | Jerk, The (1979) | 3.1424 54 reviews | R | Comedy |
$6.31
| Navin was born a poor black boy, but when his family informs him he is white he is distraught. ...more about Jerk starring Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters |
| 13 |  | Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975) | 3.1124 66 reviews | R | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Musical, Comedy |
$5.84
| Brad and Janet are stranded in the mansion of a crazy, transsexual, transvestite scientist on the ...more about Rocky Horror Picture Show starring Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon |
| 14 |  | Being There (1979) | 3.1081 26 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$13.41
| A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old ...more about Being There starring Peter Sellers and William Dance |
| 15 |  | Late Show, The (1977) | 3.1046 14 reviews | PG | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Comedy |
$7.00
| Art Carney stars as aging gumshoe Ira Wells in Robert Benton's affectionately offbeat homage to the ...more about Late Show starring Art Carney and Lily Tomlin |
| 16 |  | Robin Hood (1973) | 3.0672 32 reviews | G | Adventure, Musical, Comedy, Family, Animation, Disney |
$10.99
| Retelling of the Robin Hood legend with animals for the characters. Robin Hood is an outlaw who ...more about Robin Hood starring Brian Bedford and Phil Harris |
| 17 |  | Abominable Dr. Phibes, The (1971) | 3.0574 60 reviews | PG-13 | Horror, Mystery, Comedy |
$8.70
| When his wife dies on the operating table, the vengeful Dr. Phibes begins killing her doctors ...more about Abominable Dr. Phibes starring Vincent Price and Virginia North |
| 18 |  | Heaven Can Wait (1978) | 3.0376 34 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Comedy |
$3.90
| Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed ...more about Heaven Can Wait starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie |
| 19 |  | Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) | 3.0196 69 reviews | NA | Comedy, Music |
$16.19
| This film is a sequel in name only to Valley of the Dolls (1967). An all-girl rock band goes to ...more about Beyond the Valley of the Dolls starring Dolly Read and Marcia McBroom |
| 20 |  | Little Big Man (1970) | 3.0062 37 reviews | PG-13 | Adventure, Drama, War, Western, Comedy |
$8.97
| At 120 years old, Jack Crabb tells his life story about being adopted by Indians, "saved" by a ...more about Little Big Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Faye Dunaway |
| 21 |  | Blazing Saddles (1974) | 2.9916 98 reviews | NA | Western, Comedy |
$2.87
| In a Wild West parody, the sheriff is killed and replaced with Bart, a black man. A tactic used by ...more about Blazing Saddles starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder |
| 22 |  | Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | 2.9911 21 reviews | G | Adventure, War, Fantasy, Musical, Romance, Comedy, Family, Animation, Disney |
$10.98
| During WWII in England, Charlie, Carrie, and Paul Rawlins are sent to live with Eglantine Price, an ...more about Bedknobs and Broomsticks starring Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson |
| 23 |  | California Split (1974) | 2.9890 24 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy | N/A | A down on his luck gambler (George Seagal) links up with free spirit Elliot Gould at first to have ...more about California Split starring George Segal and Elliott Gould |
| 24 |  | Sleeper (1973) | 2.9882 33 reviews | NA | Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$5.69
| A clarinet player who also runs a health food store is frozen and brought back in the future by ...more about Sleeper starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton |
| 25 |  | Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978) | 2.9868 29 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Musical, Comedy |
$9.99
| After a wave of reports of mysterious attacks involving people and pets being eaten by the ...more about Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! |
| 26 |  | Slap Shot (1977) | 2.9761 48 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy, Sports |
$8.11
| The player-coach of a nowhere small town hockey team must deal with an intractable owner, hostile ...more about Slap Shot starring Michael Ontkean and Jennifer Warren |
| 27 |  | Pink Panther Strikes Again, The (1976) | 2.9737 25 reviews | NA | Crime, Comedy |
$4.99
| Charles Dreyfus escapes from the mental asylum and tries to kill Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. ...more about Pink Panther Strikes Again starring Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom |
| 28 |  | Longest Yard, The (1974) | 2.9491 44 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy, Sports |
$3.90
| A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison ...more about Longest Yard starring Burt Reynolds and Eddie Albert |
| 29 |  | Wattstax (1973) | 2.9365 35 reviews | NA | Comedy, Documentary, Music |
$11.64
| Documentary with a selection from a non-stop 7-hour musical event at Watts, the Los Angeles ...more about Wattstax |
| 30 |  | Fiddler on the Roof (1971) | 2.9352 19 reviews | NA | Drama, Musical, Comedy, Family |
$12.99
| Film version of the stage musical, based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem. Tevye the Milkman is a ...more about Fiddler on the Roof starring Topol and Norma Crane |
| 31 |  | Murder by Death (1976) | 2.9246 31 reviews | NA | Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Comedy |
$15.69
| Millionnaire Lionel Twain invites the five most brilliant private eyes to a dinner - and a murder. ...more about Murder by Death starring Eileen Brennan and Truman Capote |
| 32 |  | And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) | 2.9216 26 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$5.99
| A collection of re-filmed sketches from the first and second series of the cult TV comedy show ...more about And Now for Something Completely Different starring Graham Chapman and John Cleese |
| 33 |  | I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) | 2.9212 28 reviews | NA | Comedy, Teen |
$8.89
| Six teenagers from New Jersey set off for New York to see the Beatles live on the Ed Sullivan ...more about I Wanna Hold Your Hand starring Nancy Allen and Bobby Di Cicco |
| 34 |  | Big Bad Mama (1974) | 2.9109 25 reviews | NA | Action, Comedy |
$10.98
| After the death of her lover, Wilma takes over his bootlegging business, but without much success. ...more about Big Bad Mama starring Angie Dickinson and William Shatner |
| 35 |  | Sunshine Boys, The (1975) | 2.8906 15 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$9.76
| Lewis and Clark were famous comedians during the vaudeville era; off-stage, though, they couldn't ...more about Sunshine Boys starring Walter Matthau and George Burns |
| 36 |  | Paper Moon (1973) | 2.8743 25 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$5.97
| Adapted from the novel, "Addie Pray" (1971) by Joe David Brown, PAPER MOON is the story of Moses ...more about Paper Moon starring Tatum O'Neal and Madeline Kahn |
| 37 |  | Hair (1979) | 2.8674 25 reviews | NA | Drama, Musical, Comedy |
$6.59
| This movie, based on cult Broadway musical of the '60ties, tells a story about Claude, young man ...more about Hair starring Treat Williams and Beverly D'Angelo |
| 38 |  | Catch-22 (1970) | 2.8625 29 reviews | NA | War, Comedy |
$3.90
| A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, ...more about Catch-22 starring Alan Arkin and Marcel Dalio |
| 39 |  | Big Wednesday (1978) | 2.8413 29 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy, Teen |
$8.63
| In the 60's three friends lived for the waves, but over the course of 15 years the three, with ...more about Big Wednesday starring Jan-Michael Vincent and William Katt |
| 40 |  | Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) | 2.8354 35 reviews | NA | Adventure, Horror, Romance, Comedy |
$6.62
| The moon rises at a predestined angle and awakens the sleeping Dr. Phibes three years later. To his ...more about Dr. Phibes Rises Again starring Vincent Price and Robert Quarry |
| 41 |  | Bad News Bears, The (1976) | 2.8352 39 reviews | NA | Comedy, Sports |
$5.75
| First of a trilogy of films takes an unflinching look at the underbelly of little league baseball ...more about Bad News Bears starring Walter Matthau and Chris Barnes |
| 42 |  | Kentucky Fried Movie, The (1977) | 2.8284 19 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$6.36
| A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung fu ...more about Kentucky Fried Movie starring Marilyn Joi and Saul Kahan |
| 43 |  | Silver Streak (1976) | 2.8279 21 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Crime, Romance, Comedy |
$9.99
| A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a ...more about Silver Streak starring Gene Wilder and Jill Clayburgh |
| 44 |  | Allegro non troppo (1977) | 2.8272 19 reviews | PG | Fantasy, Musical, Comedy, Animation |
$16.13
| An enthusiastic filmmaker thinks he's come up with a totally original idea: animation set to ...more about Allegro non troppo starring Mirella Falco and Maurizio Nichetti |
| 45 |  | Bananas (1971) | 2.8234 29 reviews | PG-13 | Comedy |
$6.62
| Fielding Mellish (a consumer products tester) becomes infatuated with Nancy (a political activist). ...more about Bananas starring Woody Allen and Louise Lasser |
| 46 |  | Junior Bonner (1972) | 2.8205 24 reviews | NA | Drama, Western, Comedy |
$6.62
| Living from rodeo to rodeo Junior Bonner returns to Arizona to find the solid, loving family he ...more about Junior Bonner starring Robert Preston and Ida Lupino |
| 47 |  | Bugsy Malone (1976) | 2.8193 20 reviews | NA | Crime, Musical, Comedy, Family | N/A | A gangster movie where all the gangsters are children. Instead of real bullets they use "splurge ...more about Bugsy Malone starring Scott Baio and Jodie Foster |
| 48 |  | Freaky Friday (1976) | 2.8170 11 reviews | G | Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Disney |
$7.34
| Schoolgirl Annabel is hassled by her mother, and Mrs. Andrews is annoyed with her daughter, Annabel. ...more about Freaky Friday starring Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster |
| 49 |  | Phantom of the Paradise (1974) | 2.8060 32 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Musical, Comedy |
$6.33
| Rock Opera version of Phantom Of The Opera with elements of Faust. Record producer Swan steals both ...more about Phantom of the Paradise starring Archie Hahn and Jeffrey Comanor |
| 50 |  | Cat and the Canary, The (1979) | 2.7938 21 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery, Comedy |
$7.99
| When an elderly man dies, some of his relatives gather to hear the reading of the will. When it is ...more about Cat and the Canary starring Honor Blackman and Michael Callan |
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