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1Movie reviews for Manhattan (1979)Manhattan (1979)Movie critics combined give Manhattan a score of 3.5666 out of 4
3.5666
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RDrama, 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
2Movie reviews for Muppet Movie, The (1979)Muppet Movie, The (1979)Movie critics combined give Muppet Movie a score of 3.3201 out of 4
3.3201
51
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GAdventure, 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
3Movie reviews for Life of Brian (1979)Life of Brian (1979)Movie critics combined give Life of Brian a score of 3.2139 out of 4
3.2139
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RComedy $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
4Movie reviews for Breaking Away (1979)Breaking Away (1979)Movie critics combined give Breaking Away a score of 3.1799 out of 4
3.1799
44
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PGDrama, 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
5Movie reviews for Jerk, The (1979)Jerk, The (1979)Movie critics combined give Jerk a score of 3.1424 out of 4
3.1424
54
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RComedy $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
6Movie reviews for Being There (1979)Being There (1979)Movie critics combined give Being There a score of 3.1081 out of 4
3.1081
26
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NADrama, 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
7Movie reviews for Hair (1979)Hair (1979)Movie critics combined give Hair a score of 2.8674 out of 4
2.8674
25
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NADrama, 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
8Movie reviews for Cat and the Canary, The (1979)Cat and the Canary, The (1979)Movie critics combined give Cat and the Canary a score of 2.7938 out of 4
2.7938
21
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NAHorror, 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
9Movie reviews for 10 (1979)10 (1979)Movie critics combined give 10 a score of 2.7926 out of 4
2.7926
39
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RRomance, 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
10Movie reviews for North Dallas Forty (1979)North Dallas Forty (1979)Movie critics combined give North Dallas Forty a score of 2.6864 out of 4
2.6864
15
reviews
NADrama, 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
11Movie reviews for 1941 (1979)1941 (1979)Movie critics combined give 1941 a score of 2.6825 out of 4
2.6825
29
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PGWar, 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
12Movie reviews for North Avenue Irregulars, The (1979)North Avenue Irregulars, The (1979)Movie critics combined give North Avenue Irregulars a score of 2.6400 out of 4
2.6400
9
reviews
GAction, 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
13Movie reviews for Love at First Bite (1979)Love at First Bite (1979)Movie critics combined give Love at First Bite a score of 2.5747 out of 4
2.5747
19
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NAHorror, 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
14Movie reviews for Meatballs (1979)Meatballs (1979)Movie critics combined give Meatballs a score of 2.5710 out of 4
2.5710
17
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NAComedy, TeenN/ASummer 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
15Movie reviews for Prisoner of Zenda, The (1979)Prisoner of Zenda, The (1979)Movie critics combined give Prisoner of Zenda a score of 2.4573 out of 4
2.4573
5
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NAAdventure, ComedyN/AAnthony 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
16Movie reviews for Electric Horseman, The (1979)Electric Horseman, The (1979)Movie critics combined give Electric Horseman a score of 2.3740 out of 4
2.3740
15
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NADrama, 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
17Movie reviews for More American Graffiti (1979)More American Graffiti (1979)Movie critics combined give More American Graffiti a score of 2.2747 out of 4
2.2747
10
reviews
NAComedy, Teen $11.67 ...more about More American Graffiti  starring Candy Clark and Bo Hopkins
18Movie reviews for Spaceman and King Arthur, The (1979)Spaceman and King Arthur, The (1979)Movie critics combined give Spaceman and King Arthur a score of 2.2604 out of 4
2.2604
8
reviews
GAdventure, 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
19Movie reviews for Real Life (1979)Real Life (1979)Movie critics combined give Real Life a score of 2.2512 out of 4
2.2512
9
reviews
NAComedy $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
20Movie reviews for Frisco Kid, The (1979)Frisco Kid, The (1979)Movie critics combined give Frisco Kid a score of 2.0931 out of 4
2.0931
13
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NAWestern, 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
21Movie reviews for Going in Style (1979)Going in Style (1979)Movie critics combined give Going in Style a score of 2.0692 out of 4
2.0692
11
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NADrama, 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
22Movie reviews for First Great Train Robbery, The (1979)First Great Train Robbery, The (1979)Movie critics combined give First Great Train Robbery a score of 2.0373 out of 4
2.0373
4
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NAAction, 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
23Movie reviews for Main Event, The (1979)Main Event, The (1979)Movie critics combined give Main Event a score of 2.0144 out of 4
2.0144
8
reviews
NAComedy, 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
24Movie reviews for Villain, The (1979)Villain, The (1979)Movie critics combined give Villain a score of 1.9916 out of 4
1.9916
4
reviews
NAWestern, 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
25Movie reviews for Baby Snakes (1979)Baby Snakes (1979)Movie critics combined give Baby Snakes a score of 1.9688 out of 4
1.9688
4
reviews
NAComedy, 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
26Movie reviews for H.O.T.S. (1979)H.O.T.S. (1979)Movie critics combined give H.O.T.S. a score of 1.9587 out of 4
1.9587
6
reviews
NAComedy $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
27Movie reviews for Prize Fighter, The (1979)Prize Fighter, The (1979)Movie critics combined give Prize Fighter a score of 1.9186 out of 4
1.9186
1
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NAComedy $16.99 ...more about Prize Fighter  starring Bill Ash and Joan Benedict
28Movie reviews for Chapter Two (1979)Chapter Two (1979)Movie critics combined give Chapter Two a score of 1.9003 out of 4
1.9003
6
reviews
NADrama, ComedyN/AGeorge 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
29Movie reviews for Perfect Couple, A (1979)Perfect Couple, A (1979)Movie critics combined give Perfect Couple a score of 1.7603 out of 4
1.7603
4
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NAComedy $8.28 ...more about Perfect Couple  starring Paul Dooley and Marta Heflin
30Movie reviews for Starting Over (1979)Starting Over (1979)Movie critics combined give Starting Over a score of 1.7451 out of 4
1.7451
3
reviews
NAComedy $7.12 ...more about Starting Over  starring Burt Reynolds and Jill Clayburgh
31Movie reviews for Man, a Woman and a Bank, A (1979)Man, a Woman and a Bank, A (1979)Movie critics combined give Man a score of 1.7177 out of 4
1.7177
4
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NACrime, Comedy $7.96 ...more about Man  starring Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams
32Movie reviews for J-Men Forever (1979)J-Men Forever (1979)Movie critics combined give J-Men Forever a score of 1.7116 out of 4
1.7116
3
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NAComedy $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
33Movie reviews for Lady Vanishes, The (1979)Lady Vanishes, The (1979)Movie critics combined give Lady Vanishes a score of 1.6629 out of 4
1.6629
3
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NAAction, Thriller, Mystery, Romance, ComedyN/AOn an express train travelling through pre-World War II Germany, American heiress Amanda Kelly ...more about Lady Vanishes  starring Elliott Gould and Cybill Shepherd
34Movie reviews for Odd Angry Shot, The (1979)Odd Angry Shot, The (1979)Movie critics combined give Odd Angry Shot a score of 1.6172 out of 4
1.6172
5
reviews
NAWar, ComedyN/A ...more about Odd Angry Shot  starring Graham Kennedy and John Hargreaves
35Movie reviews for California Dreaming (1979)California Dreaming (1979)Movie critics combined give California Dreaming a score of 1.6081 out of 4
1.6081
1
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NADrama, Romance, ComedyN/AYoung 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
36Movie reviews for Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979)Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979)Movie critics combined give Derek and Clive Get the Horn a score of 1.5624 out of 4
1.5624
2
reviews
NAComedyN/ARussell 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
37Movie reviews for Outer Touch (1979)Outer Touch (1979)Movie critics combined give Outer Touch a score of 1.5533 out of 4
1.5533
3
reviews
NASci-Fi, Comedy $13.49 ...more about Outer Touch  starring Barry Stokes and Glory Annen
38Movie reviews for King Frat (1979)King Frat (1979)Movie critics combined give King Frat a score of 1.5441 out of 4
1.5441
2
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NAComedyN/ASet on the quiet campus of Yellowstream University, this comedy follows the rivalries that build ...more about King Frat  starring John DiSanti and Charles Pitt
39Movie reviews for Black Jack (1979)Black Jack (1979)Movie critics combined give Black Jack a score of 1.5350 out of 4
1.5350
2
reviews
NAAdventure, ComedyN/A ...more about Black Jack  starring Jean Franval and Stephen Hirst
40Movie reviews for Almost Perfect Affair, An (1979)Almost Perfect Affair, An (1979)Movie critics combined give Almost Perfect Affair a score of 1.4985 out of 4
1.4985
2
reviews
NARomance, Comedy $9.99 ...more about Almost Perfect Affair  starring Keith Carradine and Monica Vitti
41Movie reviews for Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, The (1979)Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, The (1979)Movie critics combined give Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again a score of 1.4665 out of 4
1.4665
4
reviews
GWestern, 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
42Movie reviews for Smokey and the Hotwire Gang (1979)Smokey and the Hotwire Gang (1979)Movie critics combined give Smokey and the Hotwire Gang a score of 1.4346 out of 4
1.4346
1
reviews
NAAction, ComedyN/A ...more about Smokey and the Hotwire Gang  starring James Keach and Tony Lorea
43Movie reviews for Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)Movie critics combined give Richard Pryor: Live in Concert a score of 1.4254 out of 4
1.4254
3
reviews
NAComedy, Documentary $12.41 ...more about Richard Pryor: Live in Concert  starring Richard Pryor
44Movie reviews for Something Short of Paradise (1979)Something Short of Paradise (1979)Movie critics combined give Something Short of Paradise a score of 1.3615 out of 4
1.3615
1
reviews
NADrama, Romance, Comedy $5.49 ...more about Something Short of Paradise  starring Susan Sarandon and David Steinberg
45Movie reviews for Akai kami no onna (1979)Akai kami no onna (1979)Movie critics combined give Akai kami no onna a score of 1.3524 out of 4
1.3524
3
reviews
NADrama, 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
46Movie reviews for Hot Stuff (1979)Hot Stuff (1979)Movie critics combined give Hot Stuff a score of 1.0875 out of 4
1.0875
1
reviews
NAComedyN/AThree 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
47Movie reviews for Americathon (1979)Americathon (1979)Movie critics combined give Americathon a score of 1.0437 out of 4
1.0437
6
reviews
NAComedyN/AIn 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
48Movie reviews for Porridge (1979)Porridge (1979)Movie critics combined give Porridge a score of 1.0236 out of 4
1.0236
1
reviews
NAComedyN/AThis 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
49Movie reviews for Meteor (1979)Meteor (1979)Movie critics combined give Meteor a score of 0.8197 out of 4
0.8197
10
reviews
NADrama, 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
50Movie reviews for Fast Break (1979)Fast Break (1979)Movie critics combined give Fast Break a score of 0.7679 out of 4
0.7679
2
reviews
NAComedy, SportsN/ADavid 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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