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A list of American films released in 1979. Kramer vs. Kramer won the Academy Award for Best Picture and was the highest-grossing film of 1979.
The Amityville Horror. 1979 1h 57m R. 6.2 (45K) Rate. 28 Metascore. Newlyweds and their three children move into a large house where a mass murder was committed. They start to experience strange, inexplicable manifestations which have strong effects on everyone living in or visiting the house.
30 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Apocalypse Now. 1979 2h 27m R. 8.4 (713K) Rate. 94 Metascore. A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god. Director Francis Ford Coppola Stars Martin Sheen Marlon Brando Robert Duvall. 2. Dawn of the Dead. 1978 2h 7m Unrated.
- Alien. Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt. 445 votes. Ridley Scott's groundbreaking 1979 science fiction horror film, Alien, revolutionized the genre with its chilling atmosphere, stunning visual effects, and unforgettable protagonist, Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver).
- Escape from Alcatraz. Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Jack Thibeau. 337 votes. Clint Eastwood delivers a captivating performance in Don Siegel's gritty prison drama Escape from Alcatraz, based on the true story of three inmates who escaped from America's most infamous maximum-security prison in 1962.
- Apocalypse Now. Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall. 421 votes. Francis Ford Coppola's mesmerizing Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now offers a harrowing journey into the dark heart of humanity amid the chaos of war.
- Mad Max. Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne. 357 votes. George Miller's post-apocalyptic action thriller Mad Max introduced the world to a new kind of hero, Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson), whose pursuit of vengeance in a lawless wasteland would become the blueprint for countless films that followed.
Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possibly successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world. Director Don Siegel Stars Clint Eastwood Patrick McGoohan Roberts Blossom. 9/10. 4. All That Jazz. 7.8 (36K) Rate. 72Metascore.
The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows: International. Major events. March 2 – Buena Vista release their first film since the advent of U.S. movie ratings to not be G-rated, Take Down. March 5 – Production begins on The Empire Strikes Back. March – Frank Price becomes president of Columbia Pictures.
Captain America is a 1979 American made-for-television superhero film loosely based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, directed by Rod Holcomb and starring Reb Brown. The film was followed by the sequel Captain America II: Death Too Soon, also released in the same year.
