1979

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Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love
7.2

Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love

A young couple is overjoyed when they find out that, after having had two girls, the wife is pregnant again, and this time it will be a son. ...
The Bronte Sisters
6.4

The Bronte Sisters

May. 09, 1979

The Bronte Sisters

In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, England, living under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father, a strict Anglican pastor, the Bronte ...
Snapshot
5.4

Snapshot

Jun. 01, 1979

Snapshot

A young hairdresser enters into the modeling world while fearing retaliation from her puritanical mother and stalker ex-boyfriend.
Skatetown, U.S.A.
4.9

Skatetown, U.S.A.

Oct. 01, 1979

Skatetown, U.S.A.

A street-gang leader challenges a handsome young skater in a championship contest at the local roller-disco rink.
The Shape of Things to Come
3.2

The Shape of Things to Come

Planet Earth is a devastated wasteland, and what’s left of humanity has colonized the Moon in domed cities. Humanity’s continued ...
Shaolin Abbot
6.4

Shaolin Abbot

Jul. 11, 1979

Shaolin Abbot

While international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning, streetwise, fighter in many Chang Cheh-directed classics, ...
Legend of the Mountain
7.4

Legend of the Mountain

A traveling scholar, intent on translating a Buddhist sutra that is said to have power over the creatures of the afterlife. He slowly finds ...
Seven
5.8

Seven

Sep. 07, 1979

Seven

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.
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
6.1

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

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 ...
Scum
7.5

Scum

Sep. 12, 1979

Scum

Powerful, uncompromising drama about two boys’ struggle for survival in the nightmare world of Britain’s notorious Borstal Reformatory.
Screams of a Winter Night
4.8

Screams of a Winter Night

Ten college friends take a winter weekend camping trip to Lake Durand. The group holes up in an old cabin where the original owners were once ...
Scavenger Hunt
5.8

Scavenger Hunt

Dec. 21, 1979

Scavenger Hunt

An eccentric games inventor dies and leaves behind an inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars – which will only be given to the ...
Savage Weekend
4.5

Savage Weekend

Mar. 09, 1979

Savage Weekend

Several couples head upstate to the country to watch a boat being built. Unfortunately they are stalked by a murderer behind a ghoulish mask.
Saint Jack
7

Saint Jack

Apr. 27, 1979

Saint Jack

Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by ...
The Runner Stumbles
6.1

The Runner Stumbles

Nov. 16, 1979

The Runner Stumbles

Dick Van Dyke stars as a priest accused of murdering a nun. Directed by Stanley Kramer, this 1979 drama also features Kathleen Quinlan, Maureen ...
The Rose
6.9

The Rose

Nov. 07, 1979

The Rose

Rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster’s romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperilled by the demands of life on the road.
Roller Boogie
4.7

Roller Boogie

Dec. 19, 1979

Roller Boogie

Teen lovers Bobby and Terry band together with other roller skaters to try and prevent a powerful mobster taking over the land their favourite ...
Rocky II
7.3

Rocky II

Jun. 15, 1979

Rocky II

After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but ...
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School
6.6

Rock ‘n’ Roll High School

A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
The Riddle of the Sands
6.4

The Riddle of the Sands

In the early years of the 20th Century, two British yachtsmen (Michael York and Simon MacCorkindale) stumble upon a German plot to invade the ...
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
8

Richard Pryor: Live in Concert

Richard Pryor delivers monologues on race, sex, family and his favorite target—himself, live at the Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, California.
Rich Kids
6.4

Rich Kids

Aug. 17, 1979

Rich Kids

Two 12-year-olds, the products of Upper West Side broken homes, struggle to make sense of their parents lives and their own adolescent feelings.
Return to the Beloved
5.7

Return to the Beloved

May. 02, 1979

Return to the Beloved

Julien seeks to reconquer Jeanne, his ex-wife, of whom he is separated and who lives with another man. He is prepared to go far to make it happen.
Real Life
7

Real Life

Mar. 02, 1979

Real Life

A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ...
Ravagers
4.6

Ravagers

Jun. 26, 1979

Ravagers

In a post-apocalyptic world divided between two groups called the Flockers and the Ravagers, an adventurer and his “pleasure girl” ...
Radio On
6.5

Radio On

Nov. 30, 1979

Radio On

A London radio DJ receives news of his brother’s suicide and travels west to Bristol to find out more.