Best movies of 1979

Actors : John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as a distress call, its landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious life-form, and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.

Actors : Frederic Forrest, Robert Duvall, Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen,
Directors : Francis Ford Coppola,

During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe.

Actors : Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry, Jane Alexander,
Directors : Robert Benton,

Ted Kramer's wife leaves her husband, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation.

Actors : Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Murphy,
Directors : Woody Allen,

The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

Actors : Hugh Keays-Byrne, Mel Gibson, Steve Bisley, Joanne Samuel,
Directors : George Miller,

In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.

Actors : Daniel Stern, Dennis Christopher, Jackie Earle Haley, Dennis Quaid,
Directors : Peter Yates,

A small-town boy obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl.

Actors : Brian Tyler, Michael Beck, Dorsey Wright, James Remar,
Directors : Walter Hill,

In the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of New York City in a bid to take it over. When he is killed, The Warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them down.

Actors : John Savage, Annie Golden, Beverly D'Angelo, Treat Williams,
Directors : Milos Forman,

Claude Bukowski leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly embraced into the hippie group of youngsters led by Berger, yet he's already been drafted. He soon falls in love with Sheila Franklin, a rich girl but still a rebel inside.

Actors : Jim Henson, Richard Hunt, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson,
Directors : James Frawley,

Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog-legs merchant is after Kermit.

Actors : Reggie Bannister, A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Kathy Lester,
Directors : Don Coscarelli,

A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man, who keeps a lethal arsenal of terrible weapons with him.

Actors : Leonard Nimoy, James Doohan, William Shatner, DeForest Kelley,
Directors : Robert Wise,

When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine and hopefully stop the intruder.

Actors : Mickey Rooney, Kelly Reno, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse,
Directors : Carroll Ballard,

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion who is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks ...

Actors : Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam,
Directors : Terry Jones,

Brian is born on the original Christmas, in the stable next door. He spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.

Actors : Phil Davis, Mark Wingett, Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash,
Directors : Franc Roddam,

Jimmy loathes his job and parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs only to be disappointed.

Actors : Roger Moore, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel, Lois Chiles,
Directors : Lewis Gilbert,

James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.

Actors : Vincent Van Patten, P.J. Soles, Dey Young, Clint Howard,

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

Actors : Pat Hingle, Sally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau Bridges,
Directors : Martin Ritt,

A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved.

Actors : Nancy Allen, Treat Williams, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd,
Directors : Steven Spielberg,

Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.

Actors : Melvyn Douglas, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Warden, Peter Sellers,
Directors : Hal Ashby,

A simple, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful businessman and an insider in Washington politics.

Actors : Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, Bette Midler,
Directors : Mark Rydell,

The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.