Movies released in 1979

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

68/100

In 1932, in Boston, the tough Harvard graduated Dr. Meg Laurel lashes out at the corrupt and powerful Judge Adamson. Her husband Dr. Thom Laurel is worried with the damage that the judge ... See full summary »

The Golden Gate Murders

65/100

In San Francisco, a police detective, aided by a catholic nun, investigates the case of a priest who falls to his death from the Golden Gate bridge.

Das Schlitzohr mit dem Dampfhammer

69/100

Three young martial arts students and their teacher are beaten up badly by a wandering man who proclaims himself ''a corrector of bad kung-fu.'' Determined to avenge their teacher and ... See full summary »

The Outsider

70/100

A young American man joins the IRA in Ireland but soon finds out that he is being used for political purposes and propaganda.

Die Todesfalle der Shaolin

64/100

The heroes pose as gun dealers and acrobats in order to get close to the bad guys so they can avenge the death of one of their brothers. In the end they lock the bad guys in a warehouse for a final battle to the death.

Drei unter'm Dach

65/100

In the easy-going, sexually-liberated 1970's Tel Aviv, three young friends, struggling filmmaker Nati, his impressionable girlfriend Ossi and his geeky friend Mushon, move in together in a ... See full summary »

Aktorzy prowincjonalni

72/100

The film is set in a small town near Warsaw, to which a young and coming director comes to produce a...

Simhasan

74/100

When Chief Minister of Maharashtra gets an anonymous call to warn him against possible rebellion in his party, all is not well. The current government is being questioned by opposition on a... See full summary »

World of the Drunken Master

58/100

A winery owner and drunken boxing master trains two young boys in the art of drunken boxing after he catches them stealing from his winery.

Something Short of Paradise

44/100

A romantic comedy revolving around the on-again, off-again relationship of a young New York couple.

Jenseits der Barriere

71/100

In this picture, the barrier epitomizes the line between reality and dreams, the pattern of harmony and happiness. The delicate, pretty, sensitive Dorotea and the sedate middle-aged ... See full summary »

Penalty

69/100

Inder, a contractor who believes in the power of money, places a bet with his friend Prakash to woo Rama, a simple girl. Rama is charmed by Inder but an event forces her to leave the city.

Pleasure Shop on the Avenue

53/100

Two amateur armed robbers steal $5,000 from NY's red light district, only to discover it was an intended protection payment to the mob. With Mafia hit men after them they seek shelter in a sleazy sex shop.

The Rebels

69/100

Philip Kent takes part in the American Revolution and the newly formed Congress.

Tenshi no harawata: Nami

65/100

Henry IV Part I

80/100

Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered...

7 Kampfmaschinen des Todes

62/100

A ruthless white haired general intends to take over a small town with the help of his "Five Hands Gang"

Casper's First Christmas

72/100

Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, Huckleberry Hound and more Hanna-Barbera characters get lost and decide to spend Christmas by vising Casper, the friendly ghost. But soon they encounter a not-so-friendly ghost.

Mistress of the Apes

34/100

The wife of a famous anthropologist is rushed to hospital in labor. At the same time, druggies raid the hospital looking for drugs, causing the baby to be stillborn. While recovering from ... See full summary »

Vsyo reshayet mgnoveniye

71/100

The story of a Russian record-breaking female swimmer, Nadya Privalova, who suffered from a stage fright syndrome.

Nutcracker Fantasy

65/100

Anti-Clock

64/100

The Anti-Clock project takes Joseph Sapha though the shadows of his past to confront that mirror image of the self that condemns us all - a blind automaton whose words are simply the ... See full summary »

Cha-Cha

65/100

Bank robber tries to go straight by becoming a rock'n'roll star. Takes place in and around Amsterdam's punk/new wave scene, with appearances by Nina Hagen, Les Chappell, and Lene Lovich.

Zmory

69/100

Set before the first Wold War in part of Poland under Austrain occupation, the story of a young boy...

Neobyknovennoye leto

77/100

About life in the Russian city of Saratov in 1919 during the Russian Civil War.