1979 Movies

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My Top Picks

  1. Alien
  2. Mad Max
  3. Time After Time
  4. Monty Python's Life of Brian
  5. Apocalypse Now
  6. Frisco Kid, The
  7. 'Salem's Lot
  8. Rocky II

Notable Mentions ("Surprise" Films)

  1. Nosferatu ("Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht")
  2. Being There
  3. Love At First Bite
  4. The Tin Drum
  5. Woyzeck

The Biggest Disappointments

  1. Star Trek: The Motion Picture
  2. More American Graffiti
  3. Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
  4. The Black Hole
  5. Moonraker

All the films I've seen from 1979 at the Cinema

  1. C.H.O.M.P.S.
  2. Meteor
  3. Moonraker

All the films I've seen from 1979 on the Small Screen

  1. 10
  2. 1941
  3. Alien
  4. All Quiet on the Western Front
  5. Amityville Horror, The
  6. Apocalypse Now
  7. Being There
  8. Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
  9. Black Hole, The
  10. Brood, The
  11. Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
  12. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
  13. The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
  14. Caligula
  15. Carry On Emmannuelle
  16. Castle of Caligostro, The
  17. Cat and the Canary, The
  18. Changeling, The
  19. China Syndrome, The
  20. Concorde: Airport '79, The
  21. C.H.O.M.P.S.
  22. Dracula
  23. Electric Horseman, The
  24. Escape from Alcatraz
  25. Escape to Athena
  26. Frisco Kid, The
  27. Jack Frost
  28. Jerk, The
  29. Love At First Bite
  30. Mad Max
  31. The Main Event
  32. Manhattan
  33. Meatballs
  34. Meteor
  35. Monty Python's Life of Brian
  36. Moonraker
  37. More American Graffiti
  38. Muppet Movie, The
  39. Murder by Decree
  40. Nosferatu ("Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht")
  41. Odd Angry Shot, The
  42. Over the Edge
  43. Phantasm
  44. Plank, The
  45. Players
  46. Plumber, The
  47. Prisoner of Zenda, The
  48. Prophecy
  49. Rocky II
  50. Rose, The
  51. 'Salem's Lot
  52. Star Trek: The Motion Picture
  53. Thirst
  54. Time After Time
  55. Tin Drum, The
  56. Vengeance Is Mine
  57. Warriors, The
  58. When a Stranger Calls
  59. Wolfman
  60. Woyzeck
  61. Zulu Dawn

What's left to see from 1979?

There's still a few films I need to see from 1979. The boldfaced ones are the ones I'm most keen to see.

  1. ...And Justice for All
  2. Actress, the Dollars and the Transylvanians, The (Artista, dolarii şi ardelenii) – (Romania)
  3. Adventure of Sudsakorn, The
  4. Adventures of Sinbad
  5. Agatha – (U.K.)
  6. Ah! Nomugi Toge (Nomugi Pass) – (Japan)
  7. Air Crew (Ekipazh) – (U.S.S.R.)
  8. All That Jazz
  9. Almost Perfect Affair, An
  10. Americathon
  11. Anti-Clock – (U.K.)
  12. Apocalypse Now
  13. Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, The
  14. Arabian Adventure – (U.K.)
  15. Ashanti
  16. Autumn Marathon (Osenniy marafon) – (U.S.S.R.)
  17. Baby Snakes
  18. Ball Lightning (Kulový blesk) – (Czechoslovakia)
  19. Ballad of Tara (Tcherike-ye Tara) – (Iran)
  20. Bear Island
  21. Bell Jar, starring Marilyn Hassett, The
  22. Birth of the Beatles
  23. Bitch, The – (U.K.)
  24. Black Stallion, The
  25. Bloodline
  26. Bloody Kids – (U.K.)
  27. Boardwalk
  28. Boulevard Nights
  29. Breaking Away
  30. Breakthrough
  31. Buffet froid – (France)
  32. Butterfly Murders, The (Die bian) – (Hong Kong)
  33. Bye Bye Brazil – (Brazil/France/Argentina)
  34. California Dreaming
  35. Camera Buff – (Poland)
  36. Champ
  37. Chapter Two
  38. Christ Stopped at Eboli (Italian: Cristo si è fermato a Eboli) – (Italy/France)
  39. City on Fire
  40. Cuba
  41. David – (West Germany)
  42. Derek and Clive Get the Horn – (U.K.)
  43. Dirty Ho (Lan tou He) – (Hong Kong)
  44. Don Giovanni – (Italy/France/U.K./West Germany)
  45. Dreamer
  46. Eagle's Wing – (U.K.)
  47. Europeans – (U.K.)
  48. Fast Break
  49. Felicity – (Australia)
  50. Ffolkes – (U.K.)
  51. Fifth Musketeer – (Austria/West Germany)
  52. Firepower – (U.K.)
  53. First Case, Second Case (Qazieh, Shekl-e Avval, Shekl-e Dovom) – (Iran)
  54. First Great Train Robbery – (U.K.)
  55. Force of One, A *
  56. French Postcards
  57. Gal Young Un
  58. Genealogy, The (Jokbo) – (South Korea)
  59. Glove
  60. Going in Style
  61. Gol Maal (Confusion) – (India)
  62. Goldengirl
  63. Grass Labyrinth (Kusa Meikyū) – (Japan)
  64. Great Riviera Bank Robbery – (U.K.)
  65. Great Santini
  66. Hair
  67. Hanover Street – (US/UK)
  68. Hardcore
  69. Heart of the Forest (El corazón del bosque) – (Spain)
  70. Heartland
  71. Hot Stuff
  72. Human Factor – (U.K.)
  73. Hurricane
  74. Hussy, The (La drôlesse) – (France)
  75. Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting, The (L'Hypothèse du tableau volé) – (France)
  76. I as in Icarus (I... comme Icare) – (France)
  77. In-Laws
  78. J-Men Forever
  79. Jaguar – (Philippines)
  80. Jesus – (Australia/US/UK)
  81. Just You and Me, Kid
  82. Kaala Patthar (Black Stone) – (India)
  83. Kassbach – (Austria)
  84. Kids Are Alright, The – (U.K.)
  85. Knockabout – (Hong Kong)
  86. Kramer vs. Kramer
  87. L'adolescente (The Adolescent) – (France)
  88. La Luna – (Italy)
  89. La Tía Alejandra (Aunt Alejandra) – (Mexico)
  90. Lady Oscar – (France/Japan)
  91. Lady Vanishes, The
  92. Last Embrace
  93. Last of the Knucklemen, The – (Australia)
  94. Le Pétomane
  95. Les Bronzés font du ski (a.k.a. French Fried Vacation 2) – (France)
  96. Les petites fugues (The Little Fugitives) – (Switzerland)
  97. Little House Years
  98. Little Romance, A – (France/United States)
  99. Little Tragedies (Malenkie tragedii) – (U.S.S.R.)
  100. Love and Bullets
  101. Love on the Run (L'amour en fuite) – (France)
  102. Lovers and Liars (Viaggio con Anita) – (Italy/France)
  103. Magician of Lublin, The
  104. Magnificent Butcher (Lin shi rong) – (Hong Kong)
  105. Mamá cumple cien años (Mama Turns 100) – (Spain)
  106. Man, a Woman, and a Bank, A
  107. Marriage of Maria Braun – (West Germany)
  108. Maula Jatt – (Pakistan)
  109. Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed, The (Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya) – (U.S.S.R.)
  110. Meetings with Remarkable Men – (U.K.)
  111. Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
  112. Murder by Decree – (U.K./Canada)
  113. My Brilliant Career – (Australia)
  114. Nightwing
  115. Noorie – (India)
  116. Norma Rae
  117. North Avenue Irregulars
  118. North Dallas Forty
  119. Odd Couple, The (Bo ming chan dao duo ming qiang) – (Hong Kong)
  120. Onion Field
  121. Operación Ogro – (Spain/Italy)
  122. Over the Edge
  123. Passage, The
  124. Perfect Couple, A
  125. Peruvazhiyambalam – (India)
  126. Plank – (U.K.)
  127. Pleasure Doing Business, A
  128. Prince Nezha's Triumph Against Dragon King (Nezha nao hai) – (China)
  129. Prize Fighter, The
  130. Prophecy
  131. Quadrophenia – (U.K.)
  132. Real Life
  133. Rich Kids
  134. Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
  135. Rock 'n' Roll High School
  136. Running
  137. Saint Jack
  138. Scavenger Hunt
  139. Scream from Silence, A (Mourir à tue-tête) – (Canada)
  140. Scum – (U.K.)
  141. Seduction of Joe Tynan, The
  142. Sense of Freedom, A – (U.K.)
  143. Siberiade – (U.S.S.R)
  144. Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness (Schwestern oder Die Balance des Glücks) – (West Germany)
  145. Skatetown, U.S.A.
  146. Something Out of Nothing – (Bulgaria)
  147. Stalker – (U.S.S.R.)
  148. Starting Over
  149. Suhaag (a.k.a. Sign of Marriage) – (India)
  150. Survivors, The (Los sobrevivientes) – (Cuba)
  151. Série noire (Black Series) – (France)
  152. Take Down
  153. Tale of Tales (Skazka skazok) – (U.S.S.R.)
  154. Tarka the Otter – (U.K.)
  155. Tempest – (U.K.)
  156. Tess – (France/U.K.)
  157. That Summer! – (U.K.)
  158. Theme, The (Tema) – (U.S.S.R.)
  159. Third Generation, The (Die Dritte Generation) – (West Germany)
  160. Those Wonderful Movie Cranks, The (Báječní muži s klikou) – (Czechoslovakia)
  161. Tim – (Australia)
  162. To Forget Venice (Dimenticare Venezia) – (Italy)
  163. Tourist Trap
  164. Ultraman – (Japan)
  165. Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle – (Japan)
  166. Uncle Marin, the Billionaire (Nea Mărin miliardar) – (Romania)
  167. Vengeance Is Mine (fukushū suru wa ware ni ari) – (Japan)
  168. Villain, The
  169. Visitor, The
  170. Wanda Nevada
  171. Wanderers, The
  172. Winter Kills
  173. Wise Blood – (United States/West Germany)
  174. Woman Between Wolf and Dog (Femme entre chien et loup) – (Belgium/France)
  175. Wretches Are Still Singing, The (Τα Κουρέλια Τραγουδάνε Ακόμα) – (Greece)
  176. Yanks – (US/UK)
  177. Yesterday's Hero – (U.K.)
  178. Zombi 2 – (Italy)
  179. Zulu Dawn – (United States/South Africa/Netherlands)