Best Movies of 1979

These are the 20 best-rated movies released in 1979, led by Of Cooks and Kung Fu, King of The Guards and 3 Supermen Against Godfather. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

1. Of Cooks and Kung Fu (1979)

★ 7.3/10

Efforts of a grandfather teaching his grandson a style of fighting called "Cooking kung-fu"
2. King of The Guards (1979)

★ 7.2/10

The story of a guard who revolts because of exploiting reeve and tradespeople. People start to think he has an uncle working in the ministry of the interior.
3. 3 Supermen Against Godfather (1979)

★ 7.0/10

The German professor tries out his time machine in Turkey. Everybody is after this new invention - Superman Detective Murat, his cheating colleagues Atak and Matrak as well as the mob leader. Agatha, the daughter of…
4. The Return of Mod Squad (1979)

★ 7.0/10

Pete, Linc and Julie are called back to the force when a series of sniper attacks are made on their old boss. But the three soon discover that they themselves are the intended targets of a gunman who lives in their old…
5. First Case, Second Case (1979)

★ 7.0/10

A documentary about a teacher who sends a group of pupils out of the classroom when one of them does not own up to talking behind the master's back.
6. ...And Your Name Is Jonah (1979)

★ 6.6/10

A couple whose son had been institutionalized for three years are shocked to discover that the diagnosis was wrong, and that their son is, in fact, deaf.
7. Getting Started (1979)

★ 6.6/10

A concert pianist prepares to begin his practising for a major concert coming up. Unfortunately, he has this procrastination problem that prevents him from getting any serious time done, even when his frustration with…
8. Kick Me in the Traditions! (1979)

★ 6.5/10

Based on Leif Panduro's 1958 satire classic. David, a senior high-school student, aims a swift kick at his principal's behind and is committed to a psychiatric ward from the perspective of which he takes a close look…
9. Velvet Hands (1979)

★ 6.4/10

Engineer Quiller has become rich by selling his completely indestructible shop-window glass to jeweleries around the world. But this got him lots of enemies too: the insurance agencies, who've lost hundreds of…
10. Mama Turns 100 (1979)

★ 6.3/10

Ana and her husband Antonio arrive in the manor in the countryside of Spain where she worked as a nanny many years ago, for the centennial birthday of the matriarch.
11. Mimi (1979)

★ 6.2/10

Home from boarding school after years abroad, a precocious teenager, Mimmina, becomes obsessed with seducing her journalist father.
12. Boardwalk (1979)

★ 6.2/10

In this drama, David Rosen and his wife Becky have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood for nearly all their married life. But the area is not what it used to be, and a gang leader named Strut has decided to…
13. Gardenia (1979)

★ 6.1/10

A businessman comes into conflict with a gangster when he refuses to allow drugs to be sold through his restaurant.
14. Savage Hunt of King Stakh (1979)

★ 5.4/10

A mystical drama based on a story by V. Korotkevich. The film is set in out-of-the-way Belarusian woodlands at the end of the 19th century. A young ethnographer, Andrej Bielarecki, comes here to research local folk…
15. The Squirrel (1979)

★ 5.3/10

It tells the story of the struggle between gangs of thieves chasing after a jeweled necklace. A very valuable piece of jewelry made by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent for Hürrem Sultan is put up for sale. At the end of…
16. Pay or Die (1979)

★ 5.0/10

An underworld kingpin's daughter is kidnapped by his own men. So, he calls in Cleopatra Wong, a beautiful karate queen. She brings a team with her - a 300+ pound psychic and a female impersonator.
17. Canikom (1979)

★ 5.0/10

The film tells the story of two lovers who find each other. Fikret is a womanizer who works as a manager at a company. He is engaged to Serap, the daughter of the company's owner. He goes to Şile on his yacht for a…
18. Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979)

★ 4.9/10

A lusty young woman decides to use her sexual powers to "tame" the evil and murderous Dr. Jekyll.
19. The Great Gambler (1979)

★ 4.8/10

A gambler works for a villain not knowing that he's being used to entrap a patriot and gain military secrets. The cops assign a lookalike to nab him, but not having gambling skills could give him away.
20. A Woman Like Eve (1979)

★ 4.6/10

A devoted yet stressed out housewife takes a holiday to relax, and falls in love with another woman: a guitar-playing hippie who lives in a commune.