Top Movies of 1979


The top movies of 1979 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

151. H.O.T.S.

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gerald Seth Sindell
Actors: Susan Kiger, Lisa London, Pamela Jean Bryant, Kimberly Cameron, Mary Steelsmith, Angela Aames

152. Disco Godfather

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: J. Robert Wagoner
Actors: Rudy Ray Moore, Carol Speed, Jimmy Lynch, Jerry Jones, Lady Reed, Frank Finn
Plot: A retired cop turned celebrity disco DJ takes to the streets to put an end
to an underground drug ring that is corrupting his city.

153. Quintet

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Altman
Actors: Paul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Fernando Rey, Bibi Andersson, Brigitte Fossey, Craig Richard Nelson

154. The Europeans

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Ivory
Actors: Lee Remick, Robin Ellis, Wesley Addy, Tim Choate, Lisa Eichhorn, Kristin Griffith

155. Meteor

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ronald Neame
Actors: Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Martin Landau, Henry Fonda, Richard Dysart
Plot: The US and the Soviets must put aside their differences to join forces and find a way to destroy an enormous asteroid heading toward Earth.

156. The Sacketts

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Totten
Actors: Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage, Glenn Ford, Ben Johnson, Gilbert Roland

157. November 1828

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Teguh Karya
Actors: Slamet Rahardjo, Rachmat Hidayat, El Manik, Maruli Sitompul, Jenny Rachman, Sardono W. Kusumo

158. Tarka the Otter

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: David Cobham
Actors: Peter Ustinov, Peter Bennett, Edward Underdown, Brenda Cavendish, John Leeson, Reg Lye

159. The Jericho Mile

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Mann
Actors: Peter Strauss, Richard Lawson, Roger E. Mosley, Brian Dennehy, Geoffrey Lewis, Billy Green Bush

160. Rich Kids

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Robert M. Young
Actors: Trini Alvarado, Jeremy Levy, Kathryn Walker, John Lithgow, David Selby, Terry Kiser
Plot: The daughter of divorcing parents learns how to cope with the help of her best friend, whose parents are already divorced.

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