Drama Movies
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
After “The Poseidon Adventure”, in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting…
Zulu Dawn (1979)
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (1979)
A young couple is overjoyed when they find out that, after having had two girls, the wife is pregnant again, and this time it will be a son. However, the…
Winter Kills (1979)
The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter.
The Bronte Sisters (1979)
The Tin Drum (1979)
Oskar Matzerath is a very unusual boy. Refusing to leave the womb until promised a tin drum by his mother, Agnes, Oskar is reluctant to enter a world he sees…
Malibu High (1979)
When a high school senior is dumped by her boyfriend, her grades fall drastically…to avoid failing, she begins seducing her male teachers. Thus begins her downward spiral into drug addiction…
The Europeans (1979)
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,…
Pink Tush Girl: Love Attack (1979)
Saint Jack (1979)
Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and…
Manhattan (1979)
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend’s mistress.
The Kick of Sirocco (1979)
Good Luck Miss Wyckoff (1979)
An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions.
Hurricane (1979)
The story of the desperate love affair between a young Samoan chief and a beautiful American painter, against the will of her father, the powerful governor of the island. Amid…
Love and Bullets (1979)
Jackie Pruit is the girlfriend of notorious gangster Joe Bomposa. When it looks as if Bomposa’s goons are threatening Jackie’s life, the FBI moves in to protect her, hoping that…
California Dreaming (1979)
Young T.T. comes from Chicago to spend the summer in California. He slowly becomes “California-ized,” while learning about love and life in the Golden State.
Sooner or Later (1979)
Thirteen-year-old Jessie is in love with Michael, a 17-year-old guitar instructor and aspiring musician. When she finally captures his interest, she lies and tells him she’s 16. But what will…
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Boulevard Nights (1979)
A focus on life in a gang, Boulevard Nights portrays the dangers of street violence. Richard Yniguez plays a young Chicano who tries to get out of the gang, but…
Old Boyfriends (1979)
When her marriage falls apart, a psychiatrist seeks out those of her former boyfriends who left the biggest impact on her life, mostly in a bad way.
Le Navire Night (1979)
The Whole Shootin’ Match (1979)
Lloyd and Frank, two lifelong friends and self-styled entrepreneurs in Austin, try to find the get-rich-quick scheme that will actually get them rich. Lloyd has developed a new invention that…
Van Nuys Blvd. (1979)
A small-town kid hears about the wild nights of cruising the boulevard in Van Nuys, California. He drives out there to check it out, and gets involved with drag racers,…
The China Syndrome (1979)
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…
Hair (1979)
Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.
The Promise (1979)
A rich student’s fiancee has her face destroyed by a car accident, and refuses to return to him fearing the loss of his love.
Immoral Women (1979)
Beauty and the Beast (1979)
Julie, the youngest daughter of a bankrupt merchant, sacrifices her life in order to save her father. She goes to an enchanted castle in the woods and meets Netvor, a…