1979
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101. The Last Word (1979)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
A washed-up inventor takes matters into his own hands in a very extreme way when he learns that his house will be condemned and his beloved children left on the street.
Director: Roy Boulting | Stars: Richard Harris, Karen Black, Martin Landau, Dennis Christopher
Votes: 135
102. Murder by Decree (1979)
PG | 124 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Sherlock Holmes investigates the murders commited by Jack the Ripper and discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Susan Clark
Votes: 6,603
103. A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Crime
The two least likely bank robbers in the known universe plan and execute... kind of... the ultimate heist.
Director: Noel Black | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Paul Mazursky, Allan Kolman
Votes: 532
104. Bear Island (1979)
PG | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
On the remote Norwegian Bear Island, used as a submarine base by the Germans during World War II, U.N. scientist Larsen sends a distress signal using an emergency N.A.T.O. frequency, and is received by scientific vessel Morning Rose.
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee
Votes: 2,737
105. Letters from Frank (1979 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
When aging newspaper editor Frank Miller (Art Carney) is fired after decades of service and replaced by a computer, he cannot take this fate quietly. Frank becomes enraged and starts ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Parone | Stars: Art Carney, Maureen Stapleton, Mike Farrell, Gail Strickland
Votes: 60
106. Lost and Found (1979)
PG | 106 min | Comedy
An American widower and a British divorcée keep running into each other and marry. But when the marriage loses its bloom, they try to separate, yet can’t stop finding their way back together.
Director: Melvin Frank | Stars: George Segal, Glenda Jackson, Maureen Stapleton, Hollis McLaren
Votes: 394 | Gross: $3.22M
107. Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.
Stars: Debbi Morgan, Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo, Stan Shaw
Votes: 2,787
108. Paul Robeson (1979 TV Movie)
118 min | Biography, Drama
Major events in the life of Robeson are recounted in this one-man performance.
Director: Lloyd Richards | Stars: James Earl Jones, Burt Wallace
Votes: 62
109. The Seekers (1979)
240 min | Drama, History, War
The sons and grandchildren of Philip Kent make a life for themselves in America.
Stars: Randolph Mantooth, Edie Adams, Neville Brand, Delta Burke
Votes: 177
110. Transplant (1979 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama
Fact-based story about a hard-driving young executive who rebels against his failing heart and undergoes a risky transplant.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Kevin Dobson, Granville Van Dusen, Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch
Votes: 41
111. Arabian Adventure (1979)
G | 98 min | Adventure, Fantasy
An evil magician seeks to gain power by obtaining a magic rose. A peasant boy and a Prince join forces to stop him.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Christopher Lee, Milo O'Shea, Oliver Tobias, Emma Samms
Votes: 1,151
112. The Bitch (1979)
R | 89 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
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.
Director: Gerry O'Hara | Stars: Joan Collins, Antonio Cantafora, Kenneth Haigh, Ian Hendry
Votes: 1,238
113. 3 by Cheever (1979– )
59 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: John Harkins, Sigourney Weaver, Edward Herrmann, Baxter Harris
Votes: 21
114. Macbeth (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama
Macbeth (Ian McKellen) is a daring member of the Scottish military, who receives a revelation from three menacing sorceresses that he will someday become the King of Scotland. This ... See full summary »
Directors: Philip Casson, Trevor Nunn | Stars: Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, John Bown, Susan Dury
Votes: 917
115. Only When I Laugh (1979–1982)
30 min | Comedy
A rather naive, middle-class man is admitted to a hospital ward and finds that he is sharing it with a working-class layabout and an upper-class hypochondriac. All three of them cause headaches for the hospital staff.
Stars: James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Christopher Strauli, Richard Wilson
Votes: 994
116. The Great Santini (1979)
PG | 115 min | Drama
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated Marine pilot.
Director: Lewis John Carlino | Stars: Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe, Lisa Jane Persky
Votes: 6,952
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