1979

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Ten Tigers of Kwangtung
6.3

Ten Tigers of Kwangtung

Ming partisan Chu who is on the run from Manchu forces. Local merchant and kung fu enthusiast Li Chen-chau gives the fugitive shelter in his ...
The Electric Horseman
6.4

The Electric Horseman

Dec. 21, 1979

The Electric Horseman

A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he’s ...
Being There
7.9

Being There

Dec. 19, 1979

Being There

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 Magnificent Butcher
7.2

The Magnificent Butcher

A plump butcher student of Wong Fei Hung, Lam Sai-Wing gets into trouble with a rival kung-fu school known as Five Dragons. He is accused of ...
I… For Icarus
7.8

I… For Icarus

Dec. 19, 1979

I… For Icarus

Following the assassination of President Marc Jarry, a member of the investigation committee refuses to sign off on the committee’s final ...
The Black Hole
5.9

The Black Hole

Dec. 18, 1979

The Black Hole

The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a ...
The Human Factor
6.1

The Human Factor

Dec. 18, 1979

The Human Factor

A low-ranking Secret Service agent is conned into supplying information to Eastern Bloc countries. Although he is not a suspect due to his ...
All That Jazz
7.8

All That Jazz

Dec. 16, 1979

All That Jazz

Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world ...
1941
5.8

1941

Dec. 14, 1979

1941

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
The Jerk
7.1

The Jerk

Dec. 14, 1979

The Jerk

After discovering he’s not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that ...
Jack Frost
6.8

Jack Frost

Dec. 13, 1979

Jack Frost

Pardon-me Pete, the official groundhog of Groundhog Day, tells the story of Jack Frost, who falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begs ...
Kramer vs. Kramer
7.8

Kramer vs. Kramer

Dec. 07, 1979

Kramer vs. Kramer

Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted ...
I’m for the Hippopotamus
6.6

I’m for the Hippopotamus

In Africa, Slim and Tom don’t like it when a German tyrant starts selling all of the African wildlife to Canadian zoos. Slim and Tom must ...
Laura
5.6

Laura

Nov. 28, 1979

Laura

A blinded French sculptor completes a statue of a friend’s daughter by using his sense of touch.
French Fried Vacation 2
7.4

French Fried Vacation 2

In this sequel to Les Bronzes (1978) summer has passed, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end for Bernard, Nathalie, Gigi, Jerome, ...
Hot Potato
6.4

Hot Potato

Nov. 16, 1979

Hot Potato

A factory worker known for his tough attitude and for fighting for workers’ rights starts losing credibility when friends and co-workers ...
Beyond the Darkness
6.2

Beyond the Darkness

Nov. 15, 1979

Beyond the Darkness

A disturbed young embalmer digs the grave of his recently deceased girlfriend and brings her body to his family villa with help from his strange ...
All Quiet on the Western Front
7.1

All Quiet on the Western Front

At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated with propaganda at school, he and his friends ...
El tahúr
6.9

El tahúr

Nov. 01, 1979

El tahúr

Three childhood friends; when they grow up, the poor boy is shut out from the possibility of romancing the girl because of class issues. He ...
Fascination
6

Fascination

Nov. 01, 1979

Fascination

A runaway criminal breaks into an eerie chateau, taking its two frightened chambermaids hostage. As night falls, a group of mysterious ...
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
5.9

Star of David: Beauty Hunting

The film portrays the life of Tatsuya, a young man of proper descent whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture. This ...
…And Justice for All
7.4

…And Justice for All

An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the ...
Meteor
5.1

Meteor

Oct. 19, 1979

Meteor

After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid “Orpheus” is heading towards Earth. If it hits it will cause ...
Jesus
7.1

Jesus

Oct. 19, 1979

Jesus

Three and a half years of Jesus’ ministry, as told in the Gospel of Luke.
The Black Stallion
7.4

The Black Stallion

Oct. 13, 1979

The Black Stallion

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship ...
The Man Who Stole the Sun
7.5

The Man Who Stole the Sun

A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students’ jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more ...
Tess
7.3

Tess

Oct. 06, 1979

Tess

A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from ...
10
6.1

10

Oct. 05, 1979

10

A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.