A runaway criminal breaks into an eerie chateau, taking its two frightened chambermaids hostage. As night falls, a group of mysterious aristocratic women arrive and the criminal begins to realize the women are hiding a sinister secret.

Roller Boogie

1979

English

4.7

♡ 11

Mark L. Lester Director

Sean McClory as Jammer Delany

Stoney Jackson as Phones

Patrick Wright as Sgt. Danner

Linda Blair as Terry Barkley

Teen lovers Bobby and Terry band together with other roller skaters to try and prevent a powerful mobster taking over the land their favourite skating rink sits on, and compete in the Boogie Contest.

Faro Document 1979

1979

Swedish

6.7

♡ 2

Action

Documentary

Ingmar Bergman Director

Jan Nordberg as Himself

Joe Nordberg as Himself

Per Nordberg as Himself

Ingmar Bergman as Interviewer

In 1969, with Sven Nykvist as cinematographer, Ingmar Bergman made The Fårö Document, a film that ended with a rather pessimist view of the island’s future. One of the scenes in the film is of a school-bus and its young passengers. To these and to the realities ten years later Bergman returns in the long documentary Fårö Document 1979.

Dragon Fist

1979

Chinese

6.1

♡ 29

46%

Action

Drama

Wei Lo Director

Kang Peng as

Li-Peng Wan as

Nora Miao as San-Thye's Daughter

Jackie Chan as Tang How-Yuen

After the death of his master, martial arts student Tong Huo-wan travels with his adoptive family to seek redress from the man responsible but finds himself torn between righteousness and filial piety after becoming entangled in a feud between a local clan and gangsters.

Scavenger Hunt

1979

English

5.8

♡ 13

75%

san diego, california

scavenger hunt

Michael Schultz Director

Hal Landon Jr. as Cornfield

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Lars

Richard Mulligan as Marvin Dummitz

Vincent Price as Milton Parker

An eccentric games inventor dies and leaves behind an inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars - which will only be given to the person or team, amongst his family and hired help, who wins a madcap scavenger hunt.

Savage Weekend

1979

English

4.5

♡ 10

David Paulsen Director

Yancy Butler as Little Girl

Christopher Allport as Nicky

William Sanderson as Otis

Caitlin O'Heaney as Shirley Sales

Several couples head upstate to the country to watch a boat being built. Unfortunately they are stalked by a murderer behind a ghoulish mask.

Wanda Nevada

1979

English

5.5

♡ 9

39%

Peter Fonda Director

Geno Silva as Apache Ghost

Peter Fonda as Beaudray Demerille

Henry Fonda as Old Prospector

Brooke Shields as Wanda Nevada

In the American Southwest of the 1950s, middle-aged vagabond Beaudray Demerille survives as a cardsharp who moves from town to town. But his latest victory brings him unwanted spoils in the form of Wanda Nevada, a fiery 13-year-old. At first Beaudray does everything he can to ditch Wanda -- until the girl chances upon a treasure map. But Wanda and Beaudray aren't the only ones after the loot, and they must contend with a ruthless pair of crooks.

The China Syndrome

1979

English

7.4

♡ 35

88%

James Bridges Director

Peter Donat as Don Jacovich

Richard Herd as Evan McCormack

Lewis Arquette as Hatcher

Michael Douglas as Richard Adams

While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.

Tarka the Otter

1979

English

6.7

♡ 6

74%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

David Cobham Director Reg Lye

Reg Lye as Dairy Farmer

Stanley Lebor as Farm Labourer

George Waring as Farm Labourer

Peter Ustinov as The story talker

Set in the English countryside of the 1920s - when otter hunting was still legal - this film follows the life of Tarka the Otter from his birth into adulthood. We witness his close shaves, and his struggle with a man who tries to keep our furry hero as a pet.

Arrebato

1979

Spanish

6.8

♡ 12

ex-boyfriend ex-girlfriend relationship

Iván Zulueta Director

Cecilia Roth as Ana Turner

Pedro Almodóvar as Gloria

Marta Fernández Muro as Marta

Luis Ciges as Portero

José Sirgado is a low-budget filmmaker whose heroin addiction distorts his perspective of the real world. Although he is a depressed and unstable individual, his mood improves when he receives the mysterious films of Pedro, with whom he shares his passion for cinema.

The Tempest

1979

English

6.3

♡ 7

60%

Derek Jarman Director

Karl Johnson as Ariel, an airy spirit

Jack Birkett as Caliban, a savage and deformed slave

David Meyer as Ferdinand, his son

Toyah Willcox as Miranda, his daughter

Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples. Providence brings these enemies near; aided by his vassal the spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures a tempest to wreck the Italian ship. The king's son, thinking all others lost, becomes Prospero's prisoner, falling in love with Miranda and she with him. Prospero's brother and the king wander the island, as do a drunken cook and sailor, who conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. Prospero wants reason to triumph, Ariel wants his freedom, Miranda a husband; the sailors want to dance.

The Proud Twins

1979

Chinese

6.2

♡ 8

Yuen Chor Director

Chok Chow Cheung as

Jen Kwan as

Ming Fung as

Bun Yuen as (as Pin Yuan)

After his parents are murdered, Jiang Xiao Yu is separated from his twin as a baby and taken by a family friend to Villains Valley, where he is raised to be a villain by a host of outlaws, each of whom has a special skill. When he's old enough, he devises clever means to trap each of his uncles and escape the valley to head off into the outside world. A chance encounter with a beautiful girl dressed as a man leads to a treasure hunt and eventually a confrontation with the Princess of Yi Hua Palace, the one who murdered Xiao's parents in the first place. Eventually, a reunion with his twin will occur.

The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone

1979

English

6.6

♡ 18

56%

Ray Patterson Director

Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone

Don Messick as Igor

Lennie Weinrib as Mr. Silika

Jean Vander Pyl as Wilma Flintstone / Gladys

The Flintstones and the Rubbles win a trip on "Make a Deal or Don't" to Count Rockula's castle in Rocksylvania, where they have an unpleasant meeting with the Count and his servant, Frankenstone.

Raining in the Mountain

1979

Chinese

7.3

♡ 6

100%

King Hu Director

Lin Tung as Chiu Ming

Yueh Sun as Esquire Wen

Chia-Hsiang Wu as Master Wu Wai Su Han

Su Han as The Abbot

In Ming Dynasty China, the retiring abbot of a Buddhist monastery invites two dignitaries to help him choose a successor, not suspecting that both of them have hired help to steal a priceless parchment kept in the temple.

A Little Romance

1979

English

7.4

♡ 13

72%

George Roy Hill Director

Thelonious Bernard as Daniel

David Dukes as George de Marco

Sally Kellerman as Kay King

Diane Lane as Lauren

Intellectually precocious teenager Lauren King lives in Paris with her somewhat ditzy mother. On a movie set, she strikes up a friendship with teenage film buff Daniel Michon. After Lauren's mother forbids her to date the outspoken Daniel, the young lovebirds team up with eccentric pickpocket Julius to run away to Venice, where, according to legend, a couple who kiss under the Bridge of Sighs will stay together forever.

Tropic of Desire

1979

English

5.2

♡ 56

Bob Chinn Director

Marlene Munroe as Actress in Stag Film

Tim Wade as Marine

Greg Anderson as Marine

Terrence Soo as Suiki

The “Rosa Flamingo” brothel is known throughout the world during the Second World War because of its warm-hearted ladies. Love-starved soldiers from all over the world come together here for a few precious moments that the war leaves them.

Shaolin Daredevils

1979

Chinese

6.0

♡ 6

Cheh Chang Director

Chok Chow Cheung as

Yu Lung Hsiao as

Jen Kwan as Meng Lo

Meng Lo as Yang Ta-ying

The General's son Yang escapes a massacre at his home that subsequently sees a corrupt, criminal syndicate in charge of the local forces. Seeking shelter with four good friends who are street performers, Yang plots his revenge though refuses to acknowledge the fearsome odds he faces. The quartet try to convince him to bide his time, but the young avenger sneaks into his former home and, after a battle against a few top fighters, is killed by their leader. When Yang's friends discover his tragic fate, they devise a way of defeating the killers without having to face their mighty army directly.

The Great Alligator

1979

Italian

4.5

♡ 10

21%

Action

alligator

Horror

Sergio Martino Director

Barbara Bach as Alice Brandt

Mel Ferrer as Joshua

Bobby Rhodes as Joshua's forman

Enzo Fisichella as Maurice, lover of Minou's Mother

Tourists on a tropical island anger an island god, who turns himself into a giant alligator and stalks them.

The Europeans

1979

English

6.1

♡ 4

84%

James Ivory Director

Lee Remick as Eugenia Young

Tim Woodward as Felix Young

Helen Stenborg as Mrs. Acton

Wesley Addy as Mr. Wentworth

An adaptation of Henry James' novel about the Countess Eugenia Münster and her brother Robert, expatriate Americans who have grown up in Europe. Returning to prosperous relatives in New England, Eugenia hopes to make an advantageous marriage with a wealthy cousin. While Eugenia encounters obstacles, Robert finds his suit bearing fruit.