Year 1979 movies and TV shows – page 2
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List of year 1979 movies
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A group of people converge on a barren Arctic island. They have their reasons for being there but when a series of mysterious accidents and murders take place, a whole lot of darker motives become apparent. Could the fortune in buried Nazi gold be ...
Style:
psychotronic, serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
island, world war two, spy, treasure hunt, submarine, sabotage, murder, snow, corpse, betrayal, professor, avalanche ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
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119K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' ...
Style:
cult classic, neo noir, retro, grindhouse, grim ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
survival, street gang, gang, gang war, gang member, subway, violence, warrior, gangster, chase, murder, graffiti ...
Time:
future, 70s, year 1979, near future, 80s
Place:
new york, coney island brooklyn new york city, bronx new york city, usa, north america ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The Wildest Chase Of The Century! London 1893 is home to a killer with a macabre nickname... and also to a visionary genius who would write The Time Machine. But what if H.G. Wells' invention wasn't fiction? And what if Jack the Ripper ...
Style:
suspenseful, retro, psychotronic, cult classic, mysterious ...
Plot:
time travel, time machine, serial killer, time loop, jack the ripper, culture clash, murder, altering history, bank, writers, elevator, alternate history ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 70s, year 1979, 20th century ...
Place:
san francisco, london, california, usa, europe
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Scotty moves into Mrs. Engels' seaside mansion where three other college students are boarding. Mrs. Engels prefers to stay in her room in the attic, but her son Mason helps the students get settled. Soon one of the students is killed. The ...
Style:
slasher, rough, suspenseful, serious, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, college student, murder, danger, serial murder, campus, serial killer, brutality, investigation, female villain, psycho, exploitation ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Mexico, Switzerland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In the late 1970s, a Parisian TV executive seeks to restore her credibility with an ambitious production after it is initially disrupted by a serial killer.
Style:
slasher, queer horror, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
lgbtq, nightmare, film producer, serial killer, male nudity, lesbian, gay porn, police inspector, homosexual, filmmaking, drug, murder ...
Time:
year 1979, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An aspiring actress crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in '70s LA when they're cast on an episode of "The Dating Game."
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, period piece ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, murderer, sexual assault, problem, sexual predator, teenage runaway, rape victim, sex, based on real people, violence, actress ...
Time:
year 1978, year 1979, year 1971, year 1977, 70s ...
Place:
california, wyoming, new york, los angeles
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The Vatican sends a priest to verify some miracles, performed by a woman who has been nominated for sainthood...
Style:
independent film, controversial, biblical, contemplative, thought provoking ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
religion, investigation, world war two, saint, miraculous event, passion, village, atheist, alcoholism, nun, religious, philosophy ...
Time:
year 1979, year 1999, 90s, year 1944
Place:
slovakia, rome italy, chicago, usa
Is relevant?
99K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed "demons."
Style:
psychological, scary, suspenseful, tense, surprise ending ...
Plot:
serial killer, twists and turns, murder, insanity, plot twist, religious fanatic, psychopath, childhood, parents and children, punishment, father son relationship, child abuse ...
Time:
year 2001, 70s, year 1979, year 2000, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Three U.S. journalists (Nick Nolte, Joanna Cassidy, Gene Hackman) get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.
Style:
political, atmospheric, serious, emotional, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
photojournalist, journalism, politics, photographer, photograph, reporter, idealism, revolution, photography, military, media, political unrest ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1979, year 1983
Place:
nicaragua, latin america, central america, ireland
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
God and Satan are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals. The stories of the people in question are told in a trio of very strange vignettes. One involves an insane anylum with some very interesting treatment plans. Another involves a ...
Style:
anthology, claymation, classic horror, cult horror, slasher ...
Plot:
train, devil, railway, rock and roll, satan, exploitation, supernatural horror, rock band, monster, demon, surrealism, rape ...
Time:
year 1979, 80s, 1940s, 70s, year 1944
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Brothers Mike and Jody join family friend Reggie to battle the Tall Man and his evil minions from another dimension, for the final time.
Style:
suspense, exciting, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
tall man, desert, another dimension, disorder, youth, society, danger, friend, friendship, friends, alien invasion, dementia ...
Time:
year 1979, year 2016
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma. ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, neo noir, clever, dark comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
twists and turns, hitman, assassin, revenge, plot twist, mistaken identity, organized crime, disorder, secrets, mysterious character, mafia, master criminal ...
Time:
2000s, year 1979, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, seattle
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Colombia, Denmark, Mexico, Germany, Switzerland, France
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous Wayuu family get involved in a booming business of selling marijuana to American youth in the 1970s. When greed, passion ...
Style:
thought provoking, political, captivating, factual, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, marijuana, murder, drug trade, wealth, marriage, corruption, money, baby, humiliation, rivalry, danger ...
Time:
60s, year 1979, 80s, 70s, 2010s ...
Place:
south america, colombia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her young lover, British actor Peter Turner, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner ...
Style:
thought provoking, touching, captivating, melancholic, neo noir ...
Plot:
older woman younger man relationship, doctor, terminal illness, breast cancer, dying, femme fatale, promise, lie, mother daughter relationship, actress, life is a bitch, love ...
Time:
year 1979, year 2017, 70s, year 1981, 80s
Place:
liverpool, los angeles, new york, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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765
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A young man in his twenties leaves prison after a three-year sentence. He wants to start a new life in a place where he is not known and dreams only of a job, a wife and a family. He succeeds partially in fulfilling these dreams, but then runs into ...
Style:
bleak, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
corruption, class conflict, character study, social realism, working class, redemption, betrayal, alienation, solidarity, loneliness, realism, rehabilitation ...
Time:
year 1970, year 1980, year 1976, year 1978, year 1977 ...
Place:
poland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – ...
Style:
sentimental, stylized, philosophical, aesthetic, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
coming of age, teenager, feminism, feminist, parenting, teenage boy, teenage girl, women, loneliness, single mother, teenage son, parent child relationship ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1979, year 2016, 2010s ...
Place:
new york, california, usa
Is relevant?
665K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, suspense, neo noir, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, murder, journalism, maniac, murder mystery, mind game, journalist, true crime, paranoia, killer, uncover truth ...
Time:
70s, year 2007, year 1971, year 1969, year 1979 ...
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa, oakland california ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
Style:
realistic, stylized, factual, cult classic, period piece ...
Plot:
gay, pianist, aids, lgbtq, celebrity, couples, gays and lesbians, biopic, closeted homosexual, gay romance, music, showbiz ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 2013, year 1979, year 1986 ...
Place:
las vegas, southern california, indiana, usa, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the family he's never had. But once the unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men must fight the legal ...
Style:
sincere, sad, uplifting, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay adoption, gay parent, gay, gay couple, closeted homosexual, lgbtq, homosexuality, couples, lgbt, gay slur, male male relationship ...
Time:
70s, year 1979, year 2012, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
Style:
parody, humorous, absurd, realistic, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
journalism, satire, father son relationship, dog, reporter, workplace, stupidity, jealousy, friendship, rivalry, media, ambitious ...
Time:
20th century, year 2013, 70s, year 1979, year 1980 ...
Place:
new york, california, usa, manhattan new york city, san diego california
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. ...
Style:
realistic, serious, clever, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
politics, political corruption, infidelity, betrayal, state affairs, dishonesty, relationship vs career, moral dilemma, couple relations, workplace, legal, workplace situations ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
Is relevant?
1K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A government agent discovers a plot by a cartel of seven gangsters to take over the state of Hawaii. He hires a team of seven hitmen to stop them.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film
Plot:
female nudity, female pilot, bodybuilder, woman with a gun, explosions, assassin, syndicate, murder, gangster, crime boss, rape, swordsman ...
Time:
year 1979
Place:
hawaii
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Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Planet Earth is a devastated wasteland, and what's left of humanity has colonized the Moon in domed cities. Humanity's continued survival depends on an anti-radiation drug only available on planet Delta Three, which has been taken over by ...
Style:
psychotronic, independent film, apocalyptic, mysterious, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
planet, robot, time dilation, apocalypse, disaster, star wars, space opera, space travel, spaceship, radiation, outer space, computer ...
Time:
future, year 1979, near future
Place:
washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A street-gang leader challenges a handsome young skater in a championship contest at the local roller-disco rink.
Style:
retro, absurd, psychotronic, independent film
Audience:
teens
Plot:
disco, skater, nightclub, contest, pizza, dancing, exploitation, male protagonist, dj, vietnam veteran, roller skater, same actor playing two characters simultaneously on screen ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A demented prison doctor performs gruesome shock therapy experiments on inmates.
Style:
medical horror, terrifying, grindhouse, psychotronic, independent film
Plot:
women in prison, humiliation, women's prison, female nudity, cruelty, psychological torture, prison, nudity, marijuana, scorpion, gynecological exam, bare breasts ...
Time:
year 1979
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When Arthur Davis, a junior bachelor in the British secret service's African section, is seen taking a file with him to meet his girlfriend Cynthia- the brass fears he may be the leak to Moscow, and allows Dr. Percival to terminate the ...
Style:
medical drama, political thriller, independent film, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, cold war, espionage, interracial romance, double agent, conspiracy, covert operation, politics, suspicion, intrigue, interracial marriage, traitor ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
britain, england, africa, europe, south africa ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Karate experts attempt to rescue a girl who was kidnapped by a mother and her two psycho sons.
Style:
suspense, tense, action comedy, period piece, independent film
Audience:
kids
Plot:
martial arts, kidnapping, karate, grandfather, abduction, rescue, forest, woods, rescue mission, camping, heroism, tournament ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Mike Catton was once a world-renowned construction foreman (at least in the construction world), but an accident left him with a serious fear of heights. Unable to climb the big skyscrapers while under construction, he retired and became a truck ...
Style:
action thriller, sexy, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
explosions, stuntman, race against time, skyscraper, partner, ambition, danger, boss and employee, workplace, power relations, friends, workplace intrigue ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
kentucky
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
A high-school teacher (Kenji Sawada) builds an atomic bomb to hold Tokyo hostage, then cannot decide what he wants.
Style:
philosophical, semi serious, realistic, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
terrorism, atomic bomb, plutonium, high school teacher, technology, mental disorder, professor, sexploitation, satire, nuclear threat, car chase, law enforcement ...
Time:
70s, year 1979, 20th century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Influenced by the social and geopolitical situation of the early nineteen-seventies and the hippie youth movement of the late nineteen-sixties, Quatermass is set in a near future in which large numbers of young people are joining a cult, the ...
Style:
tense, sinister, suspense, atmospheric, bleak ...
Plot:
alien, ufo, possession, british, paranoia, social commentary, macabre, mass hysteria, religious fanaticism, brainwashing, occult, outer space ...
Time:
year 1979, 20th century, near future
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