List of American films of 1979

A list of American films released in 1979

Kramer vs. Kramer won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The Muppet Movie was the highest-grossing film of 1979.

A

Title	Director	Cast	Genre/Note
1979
10	Blake Edwards	Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Bo Derek	Comedy
1941	Steven Spielberg	John Belushi, Ned Beatty, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Stack, Warren Oates, Tim Matheson	Comedy
A Force of One	Paul Aaron	Chuck Norris, Jennifer O'Neill, Ron O'Neal	Action
Agatha	Michael Apted	Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave	Drama
Alien	Ridley Scott	Sigourney Weaver, Yaphet Kotto, Tom Skerritt	Science Fiction, Horror
The Alien Encounters	James T. Flocker	Bonnie Henry	Science Fiction
All That Jazz	Bob Fosse	Roy Scheider, Ann Reinking, Ben Vereen	Drama, Musical
Americathon	Neal Israel	John Ritter, Harvey Korman, Fred Willard	Comedy
The Amityville Horror	Stuart Rosenberg	James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger	Horror
An Almost Perfect Affair	Michael Ritchie	Monica Vitti, Keith Carradine	Romance, Drama
...And Justice for All	Norman Jewison	Al Pacino, John Forsythe, Jack Warden	Drama, Comedy
Angels' Brigade	Greydon Clark	Sylvia Anderson, Peter Lawford, Jim Backus	Action
Apocalypse Now	Francis Ford Coppola	Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Sam Bottoms, Laur. Fishburne, Harrison Ford	Drama, War
Avalanche Express	Mark Robson	Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Joe Namath	Thriller, Action

B-G

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Baby Snakes	Frank Zappa	Frank Zappa, Dale Bozzio	Concert, Comedy
Being There	Hal Ashby	Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvin Douglas	Comedy
Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens	Russ Meyer	Ken Kerr, Kitten Natividad, Uschi Digard	Comedy
Best Boy	Ira Wohl	Philip Wohl, Zero Mostel	Documentary
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure	Irwin Allen	Michael Caine, Telly Savalas	Thriller, Action
The Black Hole	Gary Nelson	Ernest Borgnine, Anthony Perkins, Yvette Mimieux	Science Fiction
The Black Stallion	Carroll Ballard	Teri Garr, Mickey Rooney	Family
Bloodline	Terrence Young	Audrey Hepburn, James Mason	Drama
Breaking Away	Peter Yates	Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Paul Dooley, Barbara Barrie	Drama, Comedy
The Brood	David Cronenberg	Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar	Horror
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie	Phil Monroe, Chuck Jones	Voices of Mel Blanc	Animated, Family
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days	Richard Lester	Tom Berenger, William Katt	Western
The Champ	Franco Zeffirelli	Jon Voight, Rick Schroder, Faye Dunaway	Drama
Chapter Two	Robert Moore	James Caan, Marsha Mason, Joseph Bologna	Comedy, Drama
Cheerleaders' Wild Weekend	Jeff Werner	Kristine DeBell	Thriller, Action
The Children of Sanchez	Hall Bartlett	Anthony Quinn, Dolores del Rio	Drama
The China Syndrome	James Bridges	Michael Douglas, Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon	Thriller, Drama
The Concorde: Airport '79	David Lowell Rich	George Kennedy, Alain Delon, Charo	Drama, Thriller
The Disco Godfather	J. Robert Wagoner	Rudy Ray Moore, Carol Speed	Action, Comedy
Dracula	John Badham	Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier	Horror, Drama
Dreamer	Noel Nosseck	Tim Matheson, Jack Warden, Susan Blakely	Drama
The Driller Killer	Abel Ferrara	Abel Ferrara, Carolyn Marz	Horror, Drama
The Electric Horseman	Sydney Pollack	Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Willie Nelson	Comedy, Romance
Escape from Alcatraz	Don Siegel	Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Fred Ward	Drama, Action
Escape to Athena	George P. Cosmatos	Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, Claudia Cardinale	Action, War
The Europeans	James Ivory	Lee Remick, Lisa Eichhorn	Drama
Fast Company	David Cronenberg	John Saxon, Claudia Jennings	Drama
The Fifth Floor	Howard Avedis	Sharon Farrell, Bo Hopkins	Horror, Thriller
The First Great Train Robbery	Michael Crichton	Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down	Drama, Action
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh	Gilbert Moses	Jonathan Winters, Julius Erving, Flip Wilson	Comedy, Sports
The Frisco Kid	Robert Aldrich	Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford	Comedy
The Glove	Ross Hagen	John Saxon, Joanna Cassidy, Roosevelt Grier	Action
Going in Style	Martin Brest	George Burns, Art Carney, Lee Strasberg	Comedy, Drama
The Great Santini	Lewis Carlino	Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe	Drama film

H-M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Hair	Milos Forman	Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo	Musical
Hanover Street	Peter Hyams	Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Plummer	Drama
Hardcore	Paul Schrader	George C. Scott, Season Hubley, Peter Boyle	Drama
Head Over Heels	Joan Micklin Silver	Mary Beth Hurt, John Heard	Drama
Heartland	Richard Pearce	Conchata Ferrell, Rip Torn	Drama
Hot Stuff	Dom DeLuise	Dom DeLuise, Suzanne Pleshette, Jerry Reed	Comedy
The Human Factor	Otto Preminger	Richard Attenborough, John Gielgud	Thriller
The In-Laws	Arthur Hiller	Peter Falk, Alan Arkin	Comedy
The Jerk	Carl Reiner	Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters	Comedy
Jesus	Peter Sykes, John Krish	Brian Deacon, Eli Cohen	Drama, Family
Just You and Me, Kid	Leonard B. Stern	George Burns, Brooke Shields	Comedy
The Kids Are Alright	Jeff Stein	The Who, Ringo Starr, Tom Smothers	Documentary, Music
Kramer vs. Kramer	Robert Benton	Dustin Hoffman, Justin Henry, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander	Drama
Last Embrace	Jonathan Demme	Roy Scheider, Janet Margolin	Drama
A Little Romance	George Roy Hill	Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane	Comedy
Lost and Found	Melvin Frank	Glenda Jackson, George Segal	Comedy
Love At First Bite	Stan Dragoti	George Hamilton, Susan Saint James	Comedy
La Luna	Bernardo Bertolucci	Jill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry	Drama
The Main Event	Howard Zieff	Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal	Comedy
A Man, a Woman, and a Bank	Noel Black	Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams	Comedy, Crime
Manhattan	Woody Allen	Woody Allen, Mariel Hemingway, Meryl Streep	Drama
Meatballs	Ivan Reitman	Bill Murray, Matt Craven	Comedy
Meteor	Ronald Neame	Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden	Thriller, Science Fiction
Moonraker	Lewis Gilbert	Roger Moore, Richard Kiel	Adventure, Science Fiction
More American Graffiti	Bill L. Norton	Ron Howard, Candy Clark, Paul LeMat	Comedy, Drama
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video	Michael O'Donoghue	Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Teri Garr	Comedy
The Muppet Movie	James Frawley	James Coburn, Mel Brooks, Orson Welles	Comedy, Family

N-S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square	Ralph Thomas	David Niven, Elke Sommer	Comedy
Norma Rae	Martin Ritt	Sally Field, Ron Leibman	Drama
The North Avenue Irregulars	Bruce Bilson	Edward Herrmann, Cloris Leachman	Comedy, Family
North Dallas Forty	Ted Kotcheff	Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, Charles Durning	Comedy, Sports
Over the Edge	Jonathan Kaplan	Matt Dillon, Vincent Spano	Drama
Parts: The Clonus Horror	Robert S. Fiveson	Peter Graves, Keenan Wynn	Science Fiction
Penitentary	Jamaa Fanaka	Leon Issac Kennedy, Badja Djola	Drama, Action
A Perfect Couple	Robert Altman	Paul Dooley, Marta Heflin, Henry Gibson	Comedy
Phantasm	Don Coscarelli	Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm	Horror
The Prisoner of Zenda	Richard Quine	Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer	Comedy
Prophecy	John Frankenheimer	Talia Shire, Armand Assante	Horror
The Punk Rock Movie	Don Letts	John Lydon, Joe Strummer, Siouxsie Sioux	Documentary
Quintet	Robert Altman	Paul Newman, Fernando Rey	Drama
Real Life	Albert Brooks	Albert Brooks, Charles Grodin	Comedy
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert	Jeff Margolis	Richard Pryor	Comedy, Concert
Rock 'n' Roll High School	Allan Arkush	P.J. Soles, Mary Woronov, The Ramones	Comedy
Rocky II	Sylvester Stallone	Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire	Drama, Sports
Roller Boogie	Mark L. Lester	Linda Blair, Beverly Garland	Drama, Romance
The Rose	Mark Rydell	Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest	Drama
Saint Jack	Peter Bogdanovich	Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott	Drama
Scavenger Hunt	Michael Schultz	Cloris Leachman, Cleavon Little, Tony Randall	Comedy
The Seduction of Joe Tynan	Jerry Schatzberg	Alan Alda, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn	Drama
Skatetown, U.S.A.	William A. Levey	Scott Baio, Flip Wilson, Patrick Swayze	Comedy
Star Trek: The Motion Picture	Robert Wise	William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Persis Khambatta	Science Fiction
Starting Over	Alan J. Pakula	Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen	Comedy
Sunburn	Richard C. Sarafian	Farrah Fawcett, Art Carney, Charles Grodin	Action, Comedy

T-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Take Down	Keith Merrill	Edward Herrmann, Kathleen Lloyd	Drama
The Promise	Gilbert Cates	Kathleen Quinlan, Stephen Collins	Drama
Tilt	Rudy Durand	Brooke Shields, Charles Durning	Drama
Time After Time	Nicholas Meyer	Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen	Drama, Sci-Fi
The Villain	Hal Needham	Kirk Douglas, Ann-Margret, Arnold Schwarzenegger	Comedy
The Visitor	Giulio Paradisi	Glenn Ford, Shelley Winters, Steve Somers	Horror
The Wanderers	Philip Kaufman	Ken Wahl, Karen Allen, Val Avery	Drama
The War at Home	Glenn Silber	Dwight D. Eisenhower, Allen Ginsberg	Documentary
The Warriors	Walter Hill	James Remar, Michael Beck	Action
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?	Milton Katselas	Marjoe Gortner, Candy Clark	Drama
When a Stranger Calls	Fred Walton	Carol Kane, Charles Durning	Thriller
Winter Kills	William Richert	Jeff Bridges, Anthony Perkins, Sterling Hayden	Drama
Wise Blood	John Huston	Brad Dourif, John Huston, Ned Beatty	Drama
Wolfman	Worth Keeter, Earl Owensby	Earl Owensby, Ed Grady	Horror
Yanks	John Schlesinger	Richard Gere, Lisa Eichhorn	Drama, War

External links

• American films of 1979 at the Internet Movie Database