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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 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 |  | 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 |
| 6 |  | 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 |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 |  | 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 |
| 9 |  | 10 (1979) | 2.7926 39 reviews | R | Romance, Comedy |
$1.96
| George Webber escapes from the bustle and headaches (and toothaches) of Los Angeles to the beaches ...more about 10 starring Dudley Moore and Bo Derek |
| 10 |  | North Dallas Forty (1979) |  2.6864 15 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy, Sports |
$3.90
| A semi-fictional account of life as a professional Football (American-style) player. Loosely based ...more about North Dallas Forty starring Mac Davis and Charles Durning |
| 11 |  | 1941 (1979) | 2.6825 29 reviews | PG | War, Comedy |
$6.76
| Hysteria grips California in the wake of the bombing of Pearl harbour as an assorted group of ...more about 1941 starring Dan Aykroyd and Ned Beatty |
| 12 |  | North Avenue Irregulars, The (1979) | 2.6400 9 reviews | G | Action, Crime, Comedy, Family, Disney |
$10.98
| When crooks set up operations in a traditional town, a minister and a group of church ladies are ...more about North Avenue Irregulars starring Edward Herrmann and Barbara Harris |
| 13 |  | Love at First Bite (1979) | 2.5747 19 reviews | NA | Horror, Romance, Comedy |
$5.99
| This vampire spoof has Count Dracula moving to New York to find his Bride, after being forced to ...more about Love at First Bite starring George Hamilton and Susan Saint James |
| 14 |  | Meatballs (1979) | 2.5710 17 reviews | NA | Comedy, Teen | N/A | Summer Camp highjinks centered around a camp counselor with a wacky sense of humor. He tries to ...more about Meatballs starring Harvey Atkin and Kate Lynch |
| 15 |  | 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 |
| 16 |  | 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 |
| 17 |  | More American Graffiti (1979) | 2.2747 10 reviews | NA | Comedy, Teen |
$11.67
| ...more about More American Graffiti starring Candy Clark and Bo Hopkins |
| 18 |  | 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 |
| 19 |  | 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 |
| 20 |  | 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 |
| 21 |  | 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 |
| 22 |  | 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 |
| 23 |  | 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 |
| 24 |  | 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 |
| 25 |  | 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 |
| 26 |  | 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 |
| 27 |  | Prize Fighter, The (1979) | 1.9186 1 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$16.99
| ...more about Prize Fighter starring Bill Ash and Joan Benedict |
| 28 |  | 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 |
| 29 |  | Perfect Couple, A (1979) | 1.7603 4 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$8.28
| ...more about Perfect Couple starring Paul Dooley and Marta Heflin |
| 30 |  | Starting Over (1979) |  1.7451 3 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$7.12
| ...more about Starting Over starring Burt Reynolds and Jill Clayburgh |
| 31 |  | Man, a Woman and a Bank, A (1979) | 1.7177 4 reviews | NA | Crime, Comedy |
$7.96
| ...more about Man starring Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams |
| 32 |  | J-Men Forever (1979) | 1.7116 3 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$9.99
| The Lightning Bug has a multi-prong scheme to enslave the earth. First, rock and roll, which the ...more about J-Men Forever starring Peter Bergman and Phil Proctor |
| 33 |  | Lady Vanishes, The (1979) | 1.6629 3 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Comedy | N/A | On an express train travelling through pre-World War II Germany, American heiress Amanda Kelly ...more about Lady Vanishes starring Elliott Gould and Cybill Shepherd |
| 34 | | Odd Angry Shot, The (1979) | 1.6172 5 reviews | NA | War, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Odd Angry Shot starring Graham Kennedy and John Hargreaves |
| 35 | | California Dreaming (1979) | 1.6081 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Comedy | N/A | Young T.T. comes from Chicago to spend the summer in California. He slowly becomes ...more about California Dreaming starring Glynnis O'Connor and Seymour Cassel |
| 36 | | Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979) | 1.5624 2 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | Russell Mulcahy (of "Highlander" fame) films British comedy luminaries Peter Cook and Dudley Moore ...more about Derek and Clive Get the Horn starring Dudley Moore and Peter Cook |
| 37 |  | Outer Touch (1979) | 1.5533 3 reviews | NA | Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$13.49
| ...more about Outer Touch starring Barry Stokes and Glory Annen |
| 38 | | King Frat (1979) | 1.5441 2 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | Set on the quiet campus of Yellowstream University, this comedy follows the rivalries that build ...more about King Frat starring John DiSanti and Charles Pitt |
| 39 |  | Black Jack (1979) | 1.5350 2 reviews | NA | Adventure, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Black Jack starring Jean Franval and Stephen Hirst |
| 40 |  | Almost Perfect Affair, An (1979) | 1.4985 2 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy |
$9.99
| ...more about Almost Perfect Affair starring Keith Carradine and Monica Vitti |
| 41 |  | Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, The (1979) | 1.4665 4 reviews | G | Western, Comedy, Family, Disney |
$7.02
| Amos and Theodore the two bumbling outlaw wannabees from The Apple Dumpling Gang are back. They are ...more about Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts |
| 42 | | Smokey and the Hotwire Gang (1979) | 1.4346 1 reviews | NA | Action, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Smokey and the Hotwire Gang starring James Keach and Tony Lorea |
| 43 |  | Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979) | 1.4254 3 reviews | NA | Comedy, Documentary |
$12.41
| ...more about Richard Pryor: Live in Concert starring Richard Pryor |
| 44 |  | Something Short of Paradise (1979) | 1.3615 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$5.49
| ...more about Something Short of Paradise starring Susan Sarandon and David Steinberg |
| 45 | | Akai kami no onna (1979) | 1.3524 3 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$21.99
| At his working place, Kozo and his colleague gangrape the boss' teenage daughter. Then, on the ...more about Akai kami no onna starring Junko Miyashita and Renji Ishibashi |
| 46 | | Hot Stuff (1979) |  1.0875 1 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | Three cops try to set up a sting by establishing their own Fencing operation. They have less than ...more about Hot Stuff starring Dom DeLuise and Suzanne Pleshette |
| 47 | | Americathon (1979) | 1.0437 6 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | In the not too distant future, the United States government is virtually bankrupt and in danger of ...more about Americathon starring John Ritter and Fred Willard |
| 48 | | Porridge (1979) | 1.0236 1 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | This prison comedy is based on the popular British televison series of the same name. Long time ...more about Porridge starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale |
| 49 |  | Meteor (1979) | 0.8197 10 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$6.62
| After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading ...more about Meteor starring Sean Connery and Natalie Wood |
| 50 | | Fast Break (1979) | 0.7679 2 reviews | NA | Comedy, Sports | N/A | David Greene is a New York basketball enthusiast, who wants to coach. He is then offered the ...more about Fast Break starring Harold Sylvester and Michael Warren |
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