IMDb: Year: 1979

Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1979

1.		Alien (1979) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as distress call, their landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious lifeform. Continuing their journey back to Earth with the attacked crew having recovered and the critter deceased, they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt Horror \| Sci-Fi 117 mins.
2.		Apocalypse Now (1979) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola With: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall Drama \| War 153 mins.
3.		Mad Max (1979) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang. Dir: George Miller With: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne Action \| Adventure \| Sci-Fi \| Thriller 88 mins.
4.		Caligula (1979) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.3/10 X Details the graphic and shocking, yet undeniably tragic story of Rome's most infamous Caesar, Gaius Germanicus Caligula. Dir: Tinto Brass With: Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren Drama \| History 156 mins.
5.		The Warriors (1979) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X In the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of New York City in a bid to take it over. When he is killed, The Warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them down. Dir: Walter Hill With: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright Action \| Thriller 92 mins.
6.		Stalker (1979) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X A guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes. Dir: Andrei Tarkovsky With: Alisa Freyndlikh, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Anatoliy Solonitsyn Drama \| Sci-Fi 163 mins.
7.		Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X Ted Kramer's wife leaves her husband, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation. Dir: Robert Benton With: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander Drama 105 mins.
8.		Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine and hopefully stop the intruder. Dir: Robert Wise With: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley Adventure \| Mystery \| Sci-Fi 132 mins.
9.		Life of Brian (1979) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X Brian is born on the original Christmas, in the stable next door. He spends his life being mistaken for a messiah. Dir: Terry Jones With: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin Comedy 94 mins.
10.		Hair (1979) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X Claude leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly indoctrinated into the youth subculture and subsequently drafted. Dir: Milos Forman With: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo Comedy \| Drama \| Musical \| Romance \| War 121 mins.