Top Movies of 1979


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71. The Shout

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Actors: Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Tim Curry, Robert Stephens, Julian Hough

72. The Champ

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Actors: Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Rick Schroder, Jack Warden, Arthur Hill, Strother Martin

73. Great American Chase, The ( Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Movie, The )

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Chuck Jones, Phil Monroe
Actors: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Paul Julian, Nicolai Shutorov

74. The Passage

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Actors: Anthony Quinn, James Mason, Malcolm McDowell, Patricia Neal, Christopher Lee, Kay Lenz

75. Just You and Me, Kid

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Leonard Stern
Actors: George Burns, Brooke Shields, Burl Ives, Ray Bolger, Lorraine Gary, Christopher Knight
Plot: A former vaudevillian befriends a young girl who is being chased by drug dealers.

76. Head Over Heels ( Chilly Scenes of Winter )

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Actors: John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Riegert, Kenneth McMillan, Gloria Grahame, Nora Heflin

77. A Performance of Macbeth

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Philip Casson
Actors: Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Ian McDiarmid, John Bown, Susan Dury, Griffith Jones
Plot: Known as "The Scottish Play," the story follows the trials and tribulations of Macbeth (McKellan) as he becomes entangled in murderous schemes by his wife, Lady Macbeth (Dench), but succumbs to horrific nightmares and visions during his ascension to the throne. Once crowned King of Scotland, Macbeth's terrible feelings of guilt prove to be his downfall.

78. Glacier Fox, The ( Kita-kitsune monogatari )

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara
Actors: Eiji Okada, Arthur Hill

79. Tale of Tales ( Skazka skazok )

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Animation
Director: Yuriy Norshteyn
Plot: A surrealistic animated short following the little grey wolf.

80. The Devil's Playground

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Fred Schepisi
Actors: Arthur Dignam, Nick Tate, Simon Burke, Charles McCallum, John Frawley, Jonathan Hardy

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