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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 |  | 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 |
| 3 |  | Warriors, The (1979) | 3.2899 85 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Teen |
$7.96
| The Warriors are wrongly accused of killing a rival gang leader in NYC during an "all gang meeting" ...more about Warriors starring Michael Beck and James Remar |
| 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 |  | 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 |
| 6 |  | China Syndrome, The (1979) | 3.0877 43 reviews | PG | Drama, Thriller |
$9.78
| While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, an opportunistic reporter Kimberly ...more about China Syndrome starring Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 |  | All That Jazz (1979) | 3.0020 45 reviews | NA | Drama, Fantasy, Musical |
$5.99
| Overworked, exhausted dancer Joe Gideon relies on a slew of drugs to keep up with is hectic ...more about All That Jazz starring Roy Scheider and Jessica Lange |
| 9 |  | Hardcore (1979) | 2.9895 22 reviews | R | Drama |
$3.95
| Jake Van Dorn is businessman from American heartland who shares strong Calvinist convictions with ...more about Hardcore starring George C. Scott and Peter Boyle |
| 10 |  | ...And Justice for All (1979) | 2.9632 17 reviews | R | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$3.92
| When a corrupt judge is charged with rape, Arthur Kirkland must defend him. Kirkland has had ...more about ...And Justice for All starring Al Pacino and Jack Warden |
| 11 |  | Over the Edge (1979) | 2.9166 21 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Teen |
$12.71
| New Grenada is a planned community set in the desert where there is nothing for the kids to do, ...more about Over the Edge starring Michael Eric Kramer and Pamela Ludwig |
| 12 |  | Escape from Alcatraz (1979) | 2.9094 22 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller |
$2.10
| A group of inmates attempt a daring escape from the notorious Alcatraz prison island, from where ...more about Escape from Alcatraz starring Clint Eastwood and Roberts Blossom |
| 13 |  | 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 |
| 14 |  | Rocky II (1979) | 2.8150 24 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Sports |
$5.69
| After his fight with Apollo Creed, Rocky decides to live a peaceful life with his wife Adrian. ...more about Rocky II starring Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire |
| 15 |  | Norma Rae (1979) | 2.8102 17 reviews | NA | Drama |
$3.41
| Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. ...more about Norma Rae starring Sally Field and Beau Bridges |
| 16 |  | Arven (1979) | 2.8050 14 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | I et blomstersmykket kapell er en sørgerskare forsamlet til begravelse. Kai Skag, den vellykkede ...more about Arven starring Espen Skjønberg and Anita Björk |
| 17 | | Amator (1979) | 2.8026 17 reviews | NA | Drama |
$20.95
| Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, ...more about Amator |
| 18 |  | Driller Killer, The (1979) | 2.7934 40 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror |
$18.95
| An artist slowly loses his mind as he and his two female friends scrape to pay the bills. The punk ...more about Driller Killer starring Carolyn Marz and Baybi Day |
| 19 |  | Onion Field, The (1979) | 2.7854 18 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime |
$5.69
| Greg Powell is a disturbed ex-con who recruits Jimmy Smith (aka Jimmy Youngblood), a petty thief, ...more about Onion Field starring James Woods and Franklyn Seales |
| 20 |  | Tess (1979) | 2.7660 20 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance |
$8.99
| A rural clergyman in 19th century England tells Durbeyfield, a simple farmer, that he is descended ...more about Tess starring Nastassja Kinski and Peter Firth |
| 21 |  | Amityville Horror, The (1979) |  2.7383 84 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$4.99
| Based on a true story that was claimed by writer Jay Anson, The Amityville Horror is about a large ...more about Amityville Horror starring James Brolin and Margot Kidder |
| 22 |  | My Brilliant Career (1979) | 2.7002 22 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Romance |
$18.95
| ...more about My Brilliant Career starring Judy Davis and Wendy Hughes |
| 23 |  | 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 |
| 24 |  | Winter Kills (1979) | 2.5932 14 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller |
$4.99
| 19 years after President Timothy Keegan was assassinated, his brother Nick discovers a dying man ...more about Winter Kills starring Jeff Bridges and John Huston |
| 25 |  | Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) | 2.5239 13 reviews | NA | Drama |
$10.23
| Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take ...more about Kramer vs. Kramer starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep |
| 26 |  | Wanderers, The (1979) | 2.5056 16 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Teen |
$13.79
| ...more about Wanderers starring Ken Wahl and John Friedrich |
| 27 | | Coriolanus (1979) | 2.4573 1 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | ...more about Coriolanus |
| 28 | | 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 |
| 29 |  | Fast Company (1979) | 2.4026 14 reviews | NA | Drama |
$9.99
| ...more about Fast Company starring William Smith and Claudia Jennings |
| 30 |  | 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 |
| 31 |  | 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 |
| 32 |  | Heartland (1979) | 2.3706 3 reviews | NA | Drama, Western |
$24.99
| ...more about Heartland starring Rip Torn and Conchata Ferrell |
| 33 |  | 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 |
| 34 |  | Zulu Dawn (1979) | 2.2734 7 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History, War |
$11.07
| ...more about Zulu Dawn starring Burt Lancaster and Simon Ward |
| 35 |  | 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 |
| 36 |  | 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 |
| 37 |  | 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 |
| 38 |  | Agatha (1979) | 2.0799 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Agatha starring Dustin Hoffman and Vanessa Redgrave |
| 39 |  | 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 |
| 40 |  | 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 |
| 41 | | Hurricane (1979) | 2.0350 12 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | ...more about Hurricane |
| 42 |  | 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 |
| 43 | | 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 |
| 44 |  | 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 |
| 45 |  | 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 |
| 46 |  | 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 |
| 47 |  | Bitch, The (1979) | 1.7664 5 reviews | NA | Drama |
$13.76
| ...more about Bitch starring Joan Collins and Kenneth Haigh |
| 48 |  | Seduction of Joe Tynan, The (1979) |  1.7496 6 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court ...more about Seduction of Joe Tynan starring Alan Alda and Barbara Harris |
| 49 | | Music Machine, The (1979) | 1.7268 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Music | N/A | ...more about Music Machine starring Gerry Sundquist and David Easter |
| 50 | | Old Boyfriends (1979) | 1.6355 3 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | ...more about Old Boyfriends starring Talia Shire and Richard Jordan |
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