Year 1979 movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant year 1979 movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, weird, talky, unusual plot structure and tense films and TV shows about / with death, storytelling, society, runaway, catastrophe, mentor, dialogue, culture clash, chase and friendship plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, West Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as year 1979: Private Parts (1997), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Septembers of Shiraz (2015), The Old Man & the Gun (2018), Argo (2012), Super 8 (2011), Escape From Pretoria (2020), Scavenger Hunt (1979), Murder by Decree (1979), The Third Generation (1979).
Best films
New films
| Escape From Pretoria (2020) | 6.8 | |
| X (2022) | 6.5 | |
| Cry Macho (2021) | 5.7 | |
| The Kitchen (2019) | 5.6 | |
| Tetris (2023) | 7.4 |
List of year 1979 movies
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The auto-biographical story of Howard Stern, the radio-rebel who is now also a TV-personality, an author and a movie star.
Style:
sexy, humorous, funny, cult classic, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
nudity, satire, sorority, anti conformity, radio, public nudity, female nudity, adultery, lesbian, masturbation, lesbianism, public humiliation ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, year 1981, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
washington d.c., middle east, bronx new york city, new york, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, China, Croatia, Japan, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Five years after meeting her three fathers, Sophie Sheridan prepares to open her mother’s hotel. In 1979, young Donna Sheridan meets the men who each could be Sophie’s biological father.
Style:
feel good, saga, sincere, scenic, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, dancing, boyfriend, greek island, dating, holiday, pregnancy, grandmother, death of mother, singing, flashback, island ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 2010s
Place:
greece, stockholm sweden, paris france, europe, mediterranean sea ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, period piece, psychological ...
Plot:
political prisoner, revolution, danger, society, propaganda, party, fleeing, family relations, couples, friendship, rivalry, love ...
Time:
year 1979
Place:
tehran iran, iran
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, humorous, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
bank robber, prison, old man, bank, heist, widow, pursuit, criminal, investigation, lie, chase, secret ...
Time:
year 1960, year 1936, year 1979, year 1952, year 1962 ...
Place:
usa, dallas texas, texas, columbus ohio, montana ...
Is relevant?
663K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
Style:
clever, tense, captivating, political thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
cia, secret agent, politics, rescue mission, revolution, u.s. embassy, secret mission, propaganda, danger, hostage, undercover, espionage ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1979, year 1980, 20th century ...
Place:
middle east, iran, tehran iran, los angeles, istanbul turkey ...
Is relevant?
379K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In 1979 Ohio, several youngsters are making a zombie movie with a Super-8 camera. In the midst of filming, the friends witness a horrifying train derailment and are lucky to escape with their lives. They soon discover that the catastrophe was no ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, entertaining, retro ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot:
childhood, small town, monster, ufo, creature, alien, friendship, coming of age, train crash, young heroes, investigation, youth ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, year 1979, future, year 2011 ...
Place:
ohio, usa
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, USA, South Africa, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison…
Style:
political, suspense, tense, atmospheric, dramatic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, apartheid, prison escape, escape, political prisoner, political activism, political activist, politics, human spirit, prison break, rebelliousness, political persecution ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place:
south africa, africa, cape town south africa, adelaide south australia, australia ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Old Mr. Parker has made millions inventing and selling games. At the beginning of the movie, he dies and his relatives gather for the reading of the will. However, Old Mr. Parker is a game player to the last, and his will stipulates a Scavenger Hunt ...
Style:
entertaining, not serious, offbeat, humorous, slapstick comedy
Audience:
teens
Plot:
treasure hunt, blaxploitation, treasure map, lost treasure, buried treasure, family relations, car chase, competition, contest, disorder, fish out of water, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place:
california, san diego california
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have its ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, gothic, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sherlock holmes, conspiracy, jack the ripper, private detective, serial killer, secret society, murder, danger, anarchist, politics, killer, psychic ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, turn of the century, year 1979, 1800s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, scotland
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A mogul merrily funds terrorists to boost his computer sales, by panicking West German government and industry c. 1980, as the third generation of Western European left-wing activists forms, after crippling of the violent Red Army Faction. Released ...
Style:
political, black comedy, cult classic, postmodern, art house ...
Plot:
transvestism, businessman, junkie, terrorism, politics, satire, raf, gender bending, anarchist, female nudity, elimination, kidnapped man ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
berlin germany, west berlin west germany, europe, west germany, germany
Is relevant?
105K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.
Style:
dark comedy, captivating, exciting, entertaining, dramatic ...
Plot:
cold war, engineer, video game, salesman, biopic, job, game, puzzle, designer, computer, legal, friendship ...
Time:
80s, year 1979, 70s, year 1984
Place:
japan, ussr, moscow russia, russia, soviet union
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first ...
Style:
biting, existential, art house, poetic, realistic ...
Plot:
filmmaking, breast feeding, existentialism, art, renaissance, factory, friendship, factory worker, anti communist, photographer, obsession, social commentary ...
Time:
year 1979, near future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
poland, eastern europe, europe, warsaw poland, california ...
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a ...
Style:
inspirational, scenic, emotional, cute, touching ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
horse, horse race, beach, boy horse relationship, shipwreck, human animal relationship, child, survival, stallion, desert island, widow, single mother ...
Time:
1940s, year 1979, 20th century
Place:
detroit, bronx new york city, new york, astoria oregon
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to overcome his isolation.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, uplifting, sincere ...
Plot:
fascism, artist, world war two, painter, world war one, biopic, world war, anarchist, solar eclipse, italian fascism, priest, peasant ...
Time:
year 1979, year 1936, 1930s, year 1935
Place:
rome italy, naples italy, italy, europe, new york ...
Is relevant?
17K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in California to look for his runaway teenage daughter who is making porno films in the porno pits of Los Angeles.
Style:
neo noir, erotic, disturbing, harsh, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
private detective, sex, porn industry, hairy pussy, making love, father, female nudity, sex worker, group sex, strip club, perversion, violent ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, southern california, usa, san francisco ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Kermit the Frog is persuaded by agent Dom DeLuise to pursue a career in Hollywood. Along the way, Kermit picks up Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and a motley crew of other Muppets with similar aspirations. Meanwhile, Kermit must elude the grasp of ...
Style:
funny, humorous, slasher, fantasy adventure, aesthetic ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids, adult, preschool
Plot:
muppets, road trip, mad scientist, puppet, friendship, pig, desert, bear, inventor, children, eternal love, puppetry ...
Time:
70s, year 1979, 20th century, 80s
Place:
california, florida, georgia, usa, los angeles ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.
Style:
period piece, independent film, historical drama, romantic, uplifting ...
Plot:
ranch, writers, feminist, farm, coming of age, biopic, women, woman, female writer, child, feminism, female protagonist ...
Time:
year 1979, victorian era, 1900s, 1890s, 20th century ...
Place:
australia, new south wales, jerusalem, new zealand
Is relevant?
14K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the ...
Style:
political, touching, inspirational, aesthetic, sad ...
Plot:
labor union, working class, feminist, small town, union, women, labor, business, labor movement, courage, single mother, american politics ...
Time:
20th century, year 1979, 70s
Place:
north carolina, usa, alabama
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ghoulish Count Dracula lures a naive estate agent, Jonathan Harker, to his decaying Transylvanian castle with the promise of easy money. But when he spies a portrait of the man's beautiful young wife Lucy, the vampire becomes obsessed and sets ...
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, dark, bleak, creepy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
vampire, blood, castle, melancholy, plague, nosferatu, death, rat, medieval, loneliness, insanity, solitude ...
Time:
19th century, year 1979, 1850s, 1800s, 20th century ...
Place:
romania, transylvania, europe, germany, black sea ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The music of Cheap Trick, The Cars, and The Ramones highlights this realistic tale of alienated suburban youth on the rampage. Dillon makes his screen debut in this updated, well-done "Rebel Without a Cause." Shelved for several years, the ...
Style:
independent film, grindhouse, offbeat, cult classic, hood ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teen angst, teenage gang, marijuana, teenager, street gang, youth gang, lsd, youth, gang, punk rock, teensploitation ...
Time:
70s, year 1979, 20th century
Place:
colorado, usa, denver colorado
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.
Style:
cult classic, surreal, stylized, melancholic, depressing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
motorcycle, coming of age, music, gang, rock, pharmacy, rock and roll, dancing, teenage boy, sex scene, street fight, love interest ...
Time:
year 1965, 20th century, year 1979, 60s, 70s
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, brighton ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
Style:
grindhouse, teen, cult classic, hilarious, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rock and roll, high school, rock, music, punk rock, punk, school, youth, adolescence, rebellion, rock music, college ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, north america, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Compelling character study, revolving around Jack Flowers (Ben Gazzara), an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. He dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the ...
Style:
independent film, crime drama, neo noir, tense, biting ...
Plot:
prostitution, prostitute, sex show, pimp, lgbt, sex worker, chinese mafia, tattoo, heart disease, organized crime, government agent, friendship ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
singapore, asia, vietnam
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
This is the hard and shocking story of life in a British Borstal for young offenders. The brutal regime made no attempt to reform or improve the inmates and actively encouraged a power struggle between the 'tough' new inmate and the ...
Style:
tense, serious, controversial, independent film, grindhouse ...
Plot:
boy, rebellion, corruption, rape, criminal, prison, humiliation, youth, prison life, juvenile delinquent, racism, revenge ...
Time:
year 1979, near future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
england, britain, united kingdom
Is relevant?
20K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 186 min.
Story:
This multiple-Oscar-winning film by Roman Polanski is an exquisite, richly layered adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles. A strong-willed peasant girl (Nastassja Kinski, in a gorgeous breakthrough) is sent by her father to the ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, scenic, visually appealing, erotic ...
Plot:
love, breast feeding, rape, tragic love, relationships, literary, mansion, beautiful scenery, nobility, loneliness, peasant, autumn ...
Time:
19th century, year 1979, 1800s, turn of the century, victorian era ...
Place:
eastern europe, britain, england, europe, brazil
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The streets of the Bronx are owned by 60’s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’
Style:
grindhouse, cult classic, hood, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, cheerleader, street gang, street gangster, american football, rock and roll, bullying, gang, high school, bare chested male, male pubic hair, male orgasm ...
Time:
year 1979, year 1963, 20th century, 60s, 80s
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, new jersey, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
Style:
spiritual, existential, gothic, philosophical, surreal ...
Plot:
preacher, religion, redemption, satire, dream, deep south, religious fanatic, anti christianity, atheist, spirit, success, human development ...
Time:
year 1979, 20th century, 70s
Place:
southern usa, georgia
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Having fathered an illegitimate child with his lover, Marie, feckless soldier Franz Woyzeck takes odd jobs around his small town to provide some extra money for them. One of them is volunteering for experiments conducted by a local doctor, who puts ...
Style:
disturbing, atmospheric, bleak, psychological, dark comedy ...
Plot:
insanity, military, loser, brutality, murder, soldier, infidelity, obsession, adultery, jealousy, humiliation, hearing voices ...
Time:
year 1979, turn of the century, 19th century, 70s, 20th century ...
Place:
germany
Is relevant?
464K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, captivating, detective, anthology ...
Plot:
dark humor, psychopath, law enforcement, small town, police investigation, cop, scheme, small town life, snow, killer, police officer, policewoman ...
Time:
2010s, year 1979, year 2006, 2020s, 20th century ...
Place:
minnesota, north dakota, east germany, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, History, Thriller
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Maula Jatt 2 is an upcoming Pakistani action drama film directed and written by Bilal Lashari, co-produced by Faisal Rafi and Bilal Lashari under production banner of Crew Motion Pictures. It is a sequel to 1979 cult-classic Maula Jatt. The revealed ...
Style:
suspense, tense, unusual plot structure, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
heroes, vengeance, gangster, gang, murder, criminal's revenge, criminal underworld, rivalry, battles, brutality, society, chase ...
Time:
year 1979, 2020s
Place:
pakistan, asia
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