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.


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Title Director Cast Genre/Note
10Blake EdwardsDudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Bo Derek, Robert Webber, Brian Dennehy, Dee WallaceRomance, Comedy6 Golden Globe nominations
1941Steven SpielbergJohn Belushi, Ned Beatty, Dan Aykroyd, Toshirō Mifune, John Candy, Robert Stack, Warren Oates, Tim Matheson, Nancy Allen, Bobby Di Cicco, Treat Williams, Slim PickensWar, ComedyColumbia
Universal; 3 Academy Award nominations
AlienRidley ScottSigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, Veronica Cartwright, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet KottoScience Fiction, HorrorOscar for Visual Effects; 3 sequels and 2 prequels
The Alien EncountersJames T. FlockerAugie Tribach, Bonnie HenryScience FictionB-Movie
All That JazzBob FosseRoy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Ben VereenMusical, Dramawon 4 Oscars
An Almost Perfect AffairMichael RitchieMonica Vitti, Keith CarradineRomance, Comedy, Drama
AmericathonNeal IsraelJohn Ritter, Harvey Korman, Fred WillardComedyUnited Artists
The Amityville HorrorStuart RosenbergJames Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod SteigerHorror1st of series
...And Justice for AllNorman JewisonAl Pacino, John Forsythe, Christine Lahti, Jack Warden, Jeffrey TamborLegal Drama, Comedy2 Oscar nominations
Angels' BrigadeGreydon ClarkSylvia Anderson, Peter Lawford, Jim Backus, Jack PalanceAction, Comedy
Apocalypse NowFrancis Ford CoppolaMartin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Dennis Hopper, Albert HallWar, Drama8 Oscar nominations; winner of Palme d'Or
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides AgainVincent McEveetyTim Conway, Don Knotts, Tim MathesonWestern, Comedy, FamilyDisney, sequel
AshantiRichard FleischerMichael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Beverly JohnsonAction, AdventureWarner Bros.
Avalanche ExpressMark RobsonLee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Joe NamathAdventure, Thrillerfinal film of Robson, Shaw

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
Baby SnakesFrank ZappaFrank Zappa, Dale BozzioConcert
Being ThereHal AshbyPeter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Basehart, Jack Warden, Richard A. DysartComedy, DramaBased on Jerzy Kosinski novel; Oscar for Douglas; Golden Globe for Sellers
The Bell JarLarry PeerceMarilyn Hassett, Julie Harris, Meg Mundy, Jameson Parker, Mary Louise Weller, Robert KleinDramaBased on a book by Sylvia Plath
Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-VixensRuss MeyerKen Kerr, Kitten Natividad, Uschi DigardSexploitation
Best BoyIra WohlPhilip Wohl, Zero MostelDocumentaryOscar for Best Documentary
Beyond the Poseidon AdventureIrwin AllenMichael Caine, Sally Field, Telly Savalas, Shirley Jones, Karl Malden, Mark HarmonDisaster, Action, Adventure, DramaThe Poseidon Adventure sequel
Birth of The BeatlesRichard MarquandStephen MacKenna, Rod CulbertsonBiography
The Black HoleGary NelsonErnest Borgnine, Anthony Perkins, Yvette Mimieux, Maximilian SchellScience FictionDisney
The Black StallionCarroll BallardTeri Garr, Mickey Rooney, Kelly Reno, Clarence Muse, Hoyt AxtonAdventure, Family2 Oscar nominations
BloodlineTerence YoungAudrey Hepburn, James Mason, Gert Frobe, Michelle Phillips, Ben Gazzara, Omar SharifDrama, Thrillerfrom Sidney Sheldon novel
BoardwalkStephen VeronaRuth Gordon, Lee Strasberg, Janet LeighDrama
Breaking AwayPeter YatesDennis Christopher, Jackie Earle Haley, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Paul Dooley, Barbara BarrieComedy, Drama5 Oscar nominations; Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy
Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyDaniel HallerGil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor, Henry SilvaScience Fiction, Adventure
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner MoviePhil Monroe, Chuck JonesVoices of Mel BlancAnimated
Butch and Sundance: The Early DaysRichard LesterTom Berenger, William KattWesternprequel to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
C.H.O.M.P.S.Don ChaffeyWesley Eure, Valerie BertinelliScience Fiction, FamilyAIP
California DreamingJohn D. HancockGlynnis O'Connor, Dennis Christopher, Seymour CasselComedy, DramaA.I.P.
CaligulaTinto BrassMalcolm McDowell, John Gielgud, Peter O'Toole, Helen MirrenHistorical, Erotic, Drama, Historyproduced by Penthouse magazine
Captain AmericaRod HolcombReb Brown, Heather Menzies, Steve ForrestSuperheroMade-for-TV
Captain America II: Death Too SoonIvan NagyReb Brown, Christopher Lee, Connie Sellecca, William Lucking, Lana WoodSuperheroMade-for-TV
The Cat and the CanaryRadley MetzgerOlivia Hussey, Honor BlackmanHorror, Mysteryremake of 1927 film
The ChampFranco ZeffirelliJon Voight, Rick Schroder, Faye DunawaySports, Drama, Neo-Noirremake of 1931 film
Chapter TwoRobert MooreJames Caan, Marsha Mason, Joseph Bologna, Valerie HarperRomance, Comedy, DramaBased on Neil Simon play
Cheerleaders' Wild WeekendJeff WernerKristine DeBellComedy
The Children of SanchezHall BartlettAnthony Quinn, Dolores del Río, Katy JuradoDramafrom Oscar Lewis book; Del Río's last film
The China SyndromeJames BridgesJane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Wilford Brimley, James Hampton, Richard HerdDisaster, Thriller4 Academy Award nominations
City on FireAlvin RakoffSusan Clark, Barry Newman, Ava GardnerDisasterEmbassy
The Concorde ... Airport '79David Lowell RichGeorge Kennedy, Alain Delon, Robert Wagner, Charo, Susan BlakelyDisaster, Drama, Thriller3rd and final sequel to Airport
The Corn Is GreenGeorge CukorKatharine HepburnDramaMade-for-TV; Remake of 1945 film
CubaRichard LesterSean Connery, Brooke Adams, Chris Sarandon, Jack WestonAdventure, Drama, ThrillerUnited Artists
Death Car on the FreewayHal NeedhamShelley Hack, George Hamilton, Peter Graves, Harriet Nelson, Dinah Shore, Frank Gorshin, Barbara Rush, Abe VigodaCrime, ThrillerMade-for-TV
Disaster on the CoastlinerRichard C. SarafianLloyd Bridges, Raymond Burr, William Shatner, Robert Fuller, E.G. Marshall, Yvette Mimieux, Michael Pataki, Pat Hingle, Rockne Tarkington, Sandy McPeak, Lane Smith, Peter JasonDisasterMade-for-TV
Disco GodfatherJ. Robert WagonerRudy Ray Moore, Carol SpeedAction, Comedy
DraculaJohn BadhamFrank Langella, Laurence OlivierGothic, HorrorBased on Bram Stoker novel
DreamerNoel NosseckTim Matheson, Jack Warden, Susan BlakelySports, DramaMagnetic Video
The Driller KillerAbel FerraraAbel Ferrara, Carolyn MarzBlack Comedy, Slasher
The Electric HorsemanSydney PollackRobert Redford, Jane Fonda, Willie NelsonWestern, Comedy, DramaColumbia
Universal; with 5 songs by Nelson
ElvisJohn CarpenterKurt Russell, Bing Russell, Shelley Winters, Season Hubley, Pat Hingle, Joe Mantegna, Melody Anderson, Charles Cyphers, Ed Begley Jr.,BiopicMade-for-TV
Escape from AlcatrazDon SiegelClint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Fred WardPrison, Action, ThrillerParamount
The EuropeansJames IvoryLee Remick, Lisa EichhornDramaBased on Henry James novel
The EvictorsCharles B. PierceVic Morrow, Michael Parks, Jessica HarperHorror, CrimeAIP
Fast BreakJack SmightGabe Kaplan, Harold SylvesterSports, ComedyColumbia
The Fish That Saved PittsburghGilbert MosesJonathan Winters, Julius Erving, Flip WilsonSports, Fantasy, ComedyLorimar
Five Days from HomeGeorge PeppardGeorge Peppard, Neville BrandDramaUniversal
A Force of OnePaul AaronChuck Norris, Jennifer O'Neill, Clu GulagerMartial Arts, Action, ThrillerACR
French PostcardsWillard HuyckMiles Chapin, Blanche Baker, Debra WingerRomance, Comedy, DramaParamount
The Frisco KidRobert AldrichGene Wilder, Harrison FordWestern, ComedyWarner Bros.
Gal Young UnVictor NuñezDana Preu, David PeckDrama
Gas Pump GirlsJoel BenderKirsten Baker, Dennis Bowen, Huntz HallComedyCannon Films
The Girls in the OfficeTed PostSusan Saint James, Barbara Eden, Jonathan Goldsmith, Joe PennyRomance, DramaMade-for-TV
The GloveRoss HagenJohn Saxon, Joanna Cassidy, Aldo Ray, Roosevelt Grier, Michael Pataki, Howard Honig, Keenan Wynn, Joan Blondell, Jack CarterActionTroma Entertainment
Going in StyleMartin BrestGeorge Burns, Art Carney, Lee StrasbergHeist, Comedy, Crime, DramaBrest's first film
GoldengirlJoseph SargentSusan Anton, James Coburn, Robert Culp, Michael Lerner, Jessica Walter, Leslie CaronScience Fiction, Sports, DramaEmbassy
The Great SantiniLewis John CarlinoRobert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe, Theresa Merritt, Stan Shaw, David KeithDramafrom Pat Conroy novel; 2 Oscar nominations

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
HairMiloš FormanTreat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, John SavageMusicalUnited Artists; Based on the stage musical
Hanging by a ThreadGeorg FenadySam Groom, Patty Duke, Bert Convy, Donna Mills, Oliver Clark, Cameron Mitchell, Lonny ChapmanDisasterMade-for-TV
Hanover StreetPeter HyamsHarrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Max Wall, Christopher PlummerRomance, DramaColumbia
HardcorePaul SchraderGeorge C. Scott, Season Hubley, Peter BoyleNeo-Noir, Crime, Drama, ThrillerColumbia
Head Over HeelsJoan Micklin SilverMary Beth Hurt, John HeardRomance, ComedyBased on Ann Beattie novel
HeartlandRichard PearceConchata Ferrell, Rip TornDramaGolden Bear winner
Hot StuffDom DeLuiseDom DeLuise, Suzanne Pleshette, Jerry ReedAction, Crime, ComedyColumbia
Human ExperimentsGregory GoodellAldo Ray, Linda Haynes, Geoffrey Lewis, Aldo RayHorror
HurricaneJan TroellMia Farrow, Jason Robards, Max von SydowRomance, AdventureBased on 1937 film
The In-LawsArthur HillerPeter Falk, Alan ArkinAction, Comedyremade in 2003
Jaguar Lives!Ernest PintoffChristopher Lee, Barbara Bach, CapucineSpy, ActionA.I.P.
The Jericho MileMichael MannPeter Strauss, Roger E. Mosley, Brian Dennehy, Ed Lauter, Richard Lawson, Geoffrey LewisCrimeMade-for-TV, Winner of three Emmy Awards
The JerkCarl ReinerSteve Martin, Bernadette PetersComedyMartin's first starring role
JesusPeter Sykes, John KrishBrian Deacon, Eli CohenDrama, Family
Just You and Me, KidLeonard B. SternGeorge Burns, Brooke Shields, Lorraine Gary, Keye Luke, Ray Bolger, Burl Ives, Leon Ames, Carl BallantineComedyColumbia
Killer FishAntonio MargheritiLee Majors, Karen Black, James Franciscus, Gary CollinsHorror
Kramer vs. KramerRobert BentonDustin Hoffman, Justin Henry, Meryl Streep, Howard Duff, Jane Alexander, JoBeth WilliamsLegal Dramawon 5 Oscars; based on a novel by Avery Corman
The Lady VanishesAnthony PageElliott Gould, Cybill ShepherdMystery, Comedyremake of 1938 film
La LunaBernardo BertolucciJill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry, Veronica LazarDrama20th Century Fox
Last EmbraceJonathan DemmeRoy Scheider, Janet MargolinNeo-Noir, SuspenseUnited Artists
A Little RomanceGeorge Roy HillLaurence Olivier, Sally Kellerman, Diane LaneRomance, ComedyLane's first film
Lost and FoundMelvin FrankGlenda Jackson, George SegalRomance, ComedyColumbia
Love and BulletsStuart RosenbergCharles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Rod Steiger, Henry SilvaAction, CrimeITC
Love at First BiteStan DragotiGeorge Hamilton, Susan Saint JamesHorror, Comedyspoof of Dracula
The Main EventHoward ZieffBarbra Streisand, Ryan O'NealSports, Romance, ComedyWarner Bros.
The Magician of LublinMenahem GolanAlan Arkin, Valerie PerrineDramaCannon Films
ManhattanWoody AllenWoody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Meryl StreepRomance, Comedy, Drama2 Oscar nominations
MeteorRonald NeameSean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Trevor Howard, Richard Dysart, Bibi Besch, Henry Fonda, Joseph CampanellaSci-Fi, DisasterAIP
Microwave MassacreWayne BerwickJackie VernonBlack Comedy, Horror
MoonrakerLewis GilbertRoger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael LonsdaleSpy-Fi, ActionUnited Artists
More American GraffitiBill L. NortonRon Howard, Candy Clark, Paul LeMatComedy, DramaAmerican Graffiti sequel
Mr. Mike's Mondo VideoMichael O'DonoghueDan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Teri GarrComedy
The Muppet MovieJames FrawleyJim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Bob Hope, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Charles Durning, Austin Pendleton, Edgar Bergen, James Coburn, Mel Brooks, Orson Welles, Cloris Leachman, Richard Pryor, Dom DeLuise, Caroll Spinney, Milton Berle, Steve Martin, Telly Savalas, Madeline Kahn, Elliott Gould, Carol Kane, Paul Williams, James FrawleyMusical, Road, Comedy, FamilyBased on characters of Jim Henson
Murder by DecreeBob ClarkJames Mason, Christopher PlummerMystery, ThrillerSherlock Holmes

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareRalph ThomasDavid Niven, Elke Sommer, Richard JordanHeist, Crime, ComedyThomas's final film
NightwingArthur HillerNick Mancuso, David Warner, Kathryn HarroldHorrorColumbia
Norma RaeMartin RittSally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau BridgesDramaOscar for Field; 8 nominations
The North Avenue IrregularsBruce BilsonEdward Herrmann, Cloris Leachman, Susan Clark, Karen ValentineComedy, Crime, FamilyDisney
North Dallas FortyTed KotcheffNick Nolte, Mac Davis, G. D. Spradlin, Charles Durning, Dabney Coleman, Dayle HaddonSports, DramaBased on Peter Gent novel
Old BoyfriendsJoan TewkesburyTalia Shire, Richard Jordan, Keith Carradine, John BelushiDrama
The Onion FieldHarold BeckerJames Woods, John Savage, Ted DansonNeo-Noir, Crime, DramaBased on Joseph Wambaugh book
Over the EdgeJonathan KaplanMatt Dillon, Vincent SpanoCrime, DramaDillon's 1st film
Parts: The Clonus HorrorRobert S. FivesonPeter Graves, Keenan Wynn, Dick SargentSci-Fi, Horror
PenitentiaryJamaa FanakaLeon Isaac Kennedy, Badja DjolaBlaxploitation, Action, Dramafollowed by two sequels
A Perfect CoupleRobert AltmanPaul Dooley, Marta Heflin, Henry GibsonRomance, Comedy20th Century Fox
PhantasmDon CoscarelliReggie Bannister, Angus ScrimmHorror
The Prisoner of ZendaRichard QuinePeter Sellers, Elke Sommer, Lionel Jeffries, Gregory SierraComedyBased on Anthony Hope novel
The Prize FighterMichael PreeceDon Knotts, Tim ConwaySports, ComedyNew World Pictures
The PromiseGilbert CatesKathleen Quinlan, Stephen CollinsRomance, DramaUniversal
Promises in the DarkJerome HellmanMarsha Mason, Ned BeattyDramaOrion
ProphecyJohn FrankenheimerRobert Foxworth, Talia Shire, Armand AssanteSci-Fi, Monster, Horror, ThrillerParamount
The Punk Rock MovieDon LettsJohn Lydon, Joe Strummer, Siouxsie SiouxDocumentary
QuintetRobert AltmanPaul Newman, Fernando ReyPost-Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, Drama20th Century Fox
Real LifeAlbert BrooksAlbert Brooks, Charles GrodinComedyBrooks' 1st film; spoof of An American Family
Rich KidsRobert M. YoungTrini Alvarado, Jeremy Levy, John LithgowComedy, DramaUnited Artists
Richard Pryor: Live in ConcertJeff MargolisRichard PryorComedyConcert film
Rock 'n' Roll High SchoolAllan ArkushP. J. Soles, Clint Howard, Mary Woronov, RamonesMusical, ComedyNew World
Rocky IISylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Burt YoungSports, Dramasequel to Oscar-winning Rocky
Roller BoogieMark L. LesterLinda Blair, Jim Bray, Beverly Garland, Mark GoddardTeen, Musical, DramaCompass
The RoseMark RydellBette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, David KeithMusical, Drama20th Century Fox; 4 Oscar nominations
Saint JackPeter BogdanovichBen Gazzara, Denholm ElliottDramafrom Paul Theroux novel
Salem's LotTobe HooperJames Mason, Lew AyresVampire, HorrorBased on 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King
Savage WaterPaul W. KenerBridget Agnew, Ron Berger, Gil Van WaggonerHorror, Thriller
Scavenger HuntMichael SchultzCloris Leachman, Cleavon Little, Tony RandallComedyalso stars Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Seduction of Joe TynanJerry SchatzbergAlan Alda, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Barbara Harris, Melvyn DouglasPolitical DramaUniversal; written by Alda
SevenAndy SidarisWilliam Smith, Barbara LeighActionA.I.P.
SiddharthaConrad RooksShashi Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Romesh SharmaDrama, MysteryColumbia Pictures
Silent ScreamDenny HarrisRebecca Balding, Yvonne De Carlo, Barbara Steele, Cameron MitchellSlasher
Skatetown, U.S.A.William A. LeveyScott Baio, Flip Wilson, Patrick Swayze, Maureen McCormick, Ruth BuzziMusical, ComedyColumbia
Something Short of ParadiseDavid HelpernSusan Sarandon, David SteinbergRomance, ComedyA.I.P.
Star Trek: The Motion PictureRobert WiseWilliam Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Persis Khambatta, Nichelle Nichols, George TakeiSci-Fifirst film based on the TV series
Starting OverAlan J. PakulaBurt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice BergenRomantic Comedy2 Oscar nominations
SunburnRichard C. SarafianFarrah Fawcett, Art Carney, Charles Grodin, Joan Collins, John HillermanAction, Comedy, Detective

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
Take DownKieth MerrillLorenzo Lamas, Edward Herrmann, Kathleen LloydSports, Comedy, DramaBuena Vista
The Tale of Tiffany LustRadley MetzgerCandida Royalle, Desiree Cousteau, Ron Jeremy, Dominique Saint Claire, George Payne, Vanessa del Rio, Samantha Fox, Veronica HartAdultVCA Pictures
TiltRudy DurandBrooke Shields, Charles DurningComedy, DramaWarner Bros.
Time After TimeNicholas MeyerMalcolm McDowell, David Warner, Charles Cioffi, Mary SteenburgenSci-Fi, Dramawon 3 Saturn Awards
Tourist TrapDavid SchmoellerChuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Tanya RobertsSupernatural, SlasherCompass
The Two Worlds of Jennie LoganFrank De FelittaLindsay Wagner, Marc Singer, Henry Wilcoxon, Gloria Stuart, Linda GraySci-Fi, Drama, RomanceMade-for-TV
The VillainHal NeedhamKirk Douglas, Ann-Margret, Arnold SchwarzeneggerWestern, ComedyColumbia
The VisitorGiulio ParadisiGlenn Ford, Shelley Winters, Steve SomersSci-Fi, HorrorItaly/U.S.
Wanda NevadaPeter FondaPeter Fonda, Brooke ShieldsWesternUnited Artists
The WanderersPhilip KaufmanKen Wahl, Karen Allen, Val AveryComedy, DramaBased on Richard Price novel
The War at HomeBarry Alexander Brown, Glenn SilberDwight D. Eisenhower, Allen GinsbergDocumentary
The WarriorsWalter HillJames Remar, Michael Beck, Roger Hill, David Harris, Lynne Thigpen, Dorsey Wright, David Patrick KellyAction, ThrillerBased on Sol Yurick novel
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?Milton KatselasMarjoe Gortner, Hal Linden, Lee Grant, Stephanie Faracy, Candy Clark, Pat HingleDramaBased on Mark Medoff play
When a Stranger CallsFred WaltonCarol Kane, Charles DurningPsychological ThrillerColumbia
Winter KillsWilliam RichertJeff Bridges, Anthony Perkins, Eli Wallach, Sterling Hayden, Richard BooneThrillerBased on Richard Condon novel
Wise BloodJohn HustonBrad Dourif, John Huston, Ned BeattyDramaBased on Flannery O'Connor novel
WolfmanWorth Keeter, Earl OwensbyEarl Owensby, Ed GradyHorror
YanksJohn SchlesingerRichard Gere, Vanessa Redgrave, Lisa EichhornWar, DramaUniversal

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