Year 1979 movies and TV shows – page 7
Best films
List of year 1979 movies
101
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Woman is kidnaped by hitman who discovers that he is the target of another hitman.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime thriller, dark, neo noir ...
Plot:
hitman, kidnapping, abduction, assassination, cat and mouse, survival, paranoia, chase, betrayal, female victim, revenge, violent ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Three adventurers lead an expedition into darkest Africa in search of the treasure of King Solomon, and on the way encounter hostile natives, volcanoes, dinosaurs and a lost Phoenician city ruled by a beautiful queen.
Style:
independent film, exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, psychotronic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dinosaur, treasure hunt, colonialism, archaeologist, treasure hunter, lost world, kaiju, explorer, sorcery, lost treasure, jungle adventure, danger ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
africa
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1K
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Dynamite fishing in a rural swamp revives a prehistoric gill monster that must have the blood of human females in order to survive.
Style:
independent film
Plot:
swamp, monster, swamp monster, prehistoric creature, creature feature, animal attack, survival horror, lake, water monster, sea creature, sexploitation, fishing ...
Time:
year 1979
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
Two narrators, one seen and one unseen, discuss possible connections between a series of paintings. The on-screen narrator walks through three-dimensional reproductions of each painting, featuring real people, sometimes moving, in an effort to ...
Style:
experimental, realistic, serious, captivating, stylized ...
Plot:
art, painter, painting, riddles and clues, art collector, surrealism, conspiracy theory, artist, lgbt, art theft, underdog, logic ...
Time:
year 1979, 19th century
Place:
europe, france
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA, UK, France, Brazil
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.
Style:
natural horror, grindhouse, psychotronic, surprise ending, independent film
Plot:
piranha, killer fish, animal attack, killer animal, monster, underwater, diamond, sea monster, cryptozoology, sea creature, scuba diving, jewel thief ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: West Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut Griem) orders Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton) to blow up a railway tunnel to prevent Russian forces from using it. Steiner's platoon fails in ...
Plot:
world war two, eastern front, world war, ss, nazi, german soldier, military, occupied france, holocaust, revolution, war, revolutionary ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944, year 1979
Place:
normandy, france, paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Because of a local blood feud, a peasant family decides to sell its sheep - a most precious commodity - in far away Ankara. During their long train ride, bribes must be paid to petty officials, sheep are stolen or die in the packed, airless wagons, ...
Style:
art house, family saga, bleak, period piece, political ...
Plot:
kurd, social realism, poverty, survival, feud, political corruption, loss, journey, bribery, train travel, class struggle, migration ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
Place:
kurdistan, turkey, balkan
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
From the back cover: Oscar winner Keith Carradine ("Nashville," "The Duelists") stars in this sparkling romantic comedy about two unlikely lovers who find each other amid the glitz, glamour and frenzy of the Cannes Film Festival. ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, witty, sexual ...
Plot:
nudity, injustice, couples, rise and fall, idealism, lovers on the run, innocence lost, ego clash, dishonesty, artists and showbiz, goofy hero, twins ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
Style:
political, clever, witty, black comedy, satirical ...
Plot:
politics, satire, comedy of errors, lawyer, secret service, impotence, mansion, funeral, eviction, country estate, wealth, garden ...
Time:
year 1979, 20th century, 70s
Place:
washington d.c., north carolina, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Adaptation of the 1963 novel by Sylvia Plath. Details a young woman's summer in New York working for a Mademoiselle-like magazine, return home to New England, and subsequent breakdown all amidst the horrors of the fifties, from news of the ...
Style:
independent film
Plot:
mental illness, illness, trouble, suicide, biopic, feminism, psychology, mental health, woman, drunken woman, insanity, business ...
Time:
year 1979, 1950s, 50s
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
disaster, ship, ocean liner, sinking ship, rescue, terrorist, natural disaster, plutonium, race against time, cruise, shootout, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 80s, future
Place:
san francisco
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The owner of a trendy disco starts having problems with the men in her life and the Mafia, which is trying to move in on her place.
Style:
sex comedy, erotic, independent film
Plot:
female nudity, adultery, disco, erotica, lesbianism, sex, female protagonist, nightclub, stripper, gigolo, unfaithfulness, horse race ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
london, england
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The explorer craft U.S.S. Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the magnificent U.S.S. Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled ...
Style:
futuristic, suspense, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens
Plot:
space travel, outer space, mad scientist, robot, black hole, spacecraft, astronaut, space battle, artificial intelligence, heroic mission, danger, escapades ...
Time:
future, year 1979, 22nd century
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: West Germany, France, Poland
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Oskar is born in Germany in 1924 with an advanced intellect. Repulsed by the hypocrisy of adults and the irresponsibility of society, he refuses to grow older after his third birthday.
Style:
surreal, disturbing, controversial, clever, epic ...
Plot:
world war two, fascism, coming of age, boy, circus, nazi, wartime life, magic realism, cheating wife, extramarital affair, infidelity, beach ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century, 1920s, year 1939 ...
Place:
germany, middle east, israel, europe, central europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
When her father is murdered, a cosmetics heiress becomes the next target of an unknown killer amid the international jet set.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, independent film, captivating ...
Plot:
murder of a nude woman, woman strangled to death, murder, manipulation, who done it, uncover truth, police investigation, danger, couples, love affair, law enforcement, obsession ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
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228
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In this drama, David Rosen and his wife Becky have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood for nearly all their married life. But the area is not what it used to be, and a gang leader named Strut has decided to make Coney Island his new turf. ...
Style:
crying, independent film
Plot:
mugging, anniversary, bare chested male, chase, biker, fight, synagogue, widower, hospital, violence, hairdresser, vigilante justice ...
Time:
year 1979, 20th century, 70s
Place:
coney island brooklyn new york city, new york, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A "prequel" of sorts to "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," chronicling the two outlaws' lives in the years before the events portrayed in the Newman/Redford movie.
Style:
detective, exciting, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
partner, outlaw, old west, two man army, male bonding, friendship between men, fugitive, sheriff, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, bank robbery, train robbery ...
Time:
year 1979, 19th century
Place:
wyoming, utah
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young man invents a robot dog that has super strength, x-ray vision and can detect crimes being committed. A greedy businessman tries to steal the boy's invention from him.
Style:
independent film, semi serious, exciting, humorous
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, robot, robot dog, families, strength, invention, partner, animal life, hitman, disorder, criminal heroes, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Young T.T. comes from Chicago to spend the summer in California. He slowly becomes "California-ized," while learning about love and life in the Golden State.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, realistic, semi serious, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
surfing, beach, coming of age, surf, voyeurism, lifestyle, fish out of water, infidelity, nudity, summer, youth, human nature ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place:
california, chicago, usa
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12K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Romanticized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 classic. Set in 1913 England, the bloodsucking, but handsome, charming and seductive, Count Dracula seeks an immortal bride.
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, sexy, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
vampire, dracula, supernatural, macabre, female vampire, blood, nobleman, vampire human love, countryside, gangster, betrayal, greed ...
Time:
19th century, edwardian era, 1910s, year 1979, 1800s ...
Place:
cornwall, europe, united kingdom, england, yorkshire
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Genre: Western
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Two men, an aging Native American and a ne'er-do-well trapper from North America, race to claim the stallion Eagle's Wing in antebellum Mexico, meeting marauded stagecoach travelers and garrisoned Mexicans along the way.
Style:
euro western, semi serious, independent film
Plot:
stallion, desert, indian burial ground, horse thief, indian attack, cowboy, horseman, apache, native, kidnapping, desertion, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1979, 19th century, victorian era, 1830s
Place:
europe, england
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Near the end of World War II, Maria marries Hermann, who is immediately sent off to battle. When the war concludes, Maria believes that Hermann is dead. She starts working at an Allied bar, where she meets American soldier Bill. They start a ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, thought provoking, touching, surreal ...
Plot:
marriage, world war two, female nudity, wartime life, lovers reunited, infidelity, rise to the top, couples, life is a bitch, battle of the sexes, couple relations, love and romance ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 1950s, year 1979, 20th century ...
Place:
berlin germany, europe, germany, west germany, canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Sonny Steele used to be a rodeo star, but his next appearance is to be on a Las Vegas stage, wearing a suit covered in lights, advertising a breakfast cereal. When he finds out they are going drug the horse in case its too frisky, he rides off into ...
Style:
captivating, feel good, sincere, road movie, light ...
Plot:
horse, cowboy, redemption, desert, freedom, stallion, obsessive quest, hopes, escapades, modern western, horse riding, modern west ...
Time:
20th century, year 1979, 70s, 80s
Place:
usa, las vegas, utah, nevada, california
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Escape from Alcatraz tells the story of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, prison escape, alcatraz, escape, prison life, freedom, jail, island, prison warden, harassment, prison guard, convict ...
Time:
year 1960, 20th century, year 1979, year 1961, year 1962 ...
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, canada
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a greek island are trying to escape. They don't want only their freedom, but they also seek for an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the top of the island's mountain.
Style:
exciting, suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, escape, chase, soldier, archaeologist, daring rescue, danger, survival, relic, military, world war, archeological dig ...
Time:
1940s, year 1979, year 1944
Place:
greece, europe, athens greece, balkan
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on Henry James' novel with the same title. It's the fall of 1850, a few miles outside Boston. The household of the dour Mr. Wentworth receives two unannounced visitors from Europe, Eugenia and Felix, the daughter and son of his half ...
Style:
independent film, costume drama, historical drama, romantic drama, biting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
culture clash, baroness, couple relations, autumn, sister sister relationship, cousin cousin relationship, incest, uncle nephew relationship, femme fatale, puritan, social climber, expatriate ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 1979, 1850s
Place:
massachusetts, usa, europe, boston, vienna ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the 1940s, a young couple moves into a remote house near a small town in Louisiana. The house has a history of violence that seems to be repeating itself…
Style:
psychological, grindhouse, creepy, suspense, surprise ending ...
Plot:
serial killer, plot twist, macabre, killer, haunted house, silly humor, supernatural ability, danger, mentally unstable, ghost, supernatural, domestic disturbance ...
Time:
1940s, year 1979, 70s, year 1934, year 1939 ...
Place:
louisiana, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
David Greene is a New York basketball enthusiast, who wants to coach. He is then offered the coaching job at a small Nevada college. He brings along some players, who are a bit odd but good. Like Swish who unknown to the rest of the team is a girl. ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
teens
Plot:
basketball, teenager, transsexual, student athlete, culture clash, college, stoner, disorder, power relations, sport team, rivalry, fugitives ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
nevada, usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A World War I deserter competes in the first long-distance motorcycle race.
Style:
suspense, road movie, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
biker, motorcycle racing, racing, auto racing, competition, endurance, world war one, redemption, rivalry, desertion, spectacle, trick ...
Time:
1920s, year 1979
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: Austria, West Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
King Louis XIV has without his knowledge a twin brother, Philippe, but when he is told, he immediately locks up his brother in the Bastille. The king wants to increase his popularity and stages an assassination against himself where Philippe is ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
twins, swashbuckler, female nudity, nude women, naked woman, royalty, conspiracy, assassination attempt, mistaken identity, prison, plan, weakness ...
Time:
17th century, year 1979
Place:
france, europe, paris france
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