Action Movies
The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
Anthony Hope’s classic tale gets a decidedly ‘un-classic’ treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his…
The Concorde… Airport ’79 (1979)
Aviation disaster-prone Joe Patroni must contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the threat of the plane splitting in two over the Alps.
Sunburn (1979)
A model and a private eye help a New York insurance investigator on a deadly case in Acapulco.
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid (1979)
A young humanoid alien who gets stranded on earth hooks up with a grizzled old sheriff in a western town and tries to help him solve a tough case, but…
Odd Couple (1979)
Hailed as possibly the greatest classical weapons movie ever made and starring world-renowned martial arts master, director and action-choreographer, Sammo Hung. This film showcases some of the most spectacular and…
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979)
A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to dominate the corporation that employs him…
City on Fire (1979)
Shaolin Abbot (1979)
The Story of the Drunken Master (1979)
Strategy for a Mission of Death (1979)
Moonraker (1979)
After Drax Industries’ Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company’s owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the…
Game for Vultures (1979)
The South African businessman David Swansey is delivering illegal German helicopters to Rhodesia. That makes the patriot Gideon Marunga an angry man.
Kung Fu vs. Yoga (1979)
Hunter in the Dark (1979)
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa…
The In-Laws (1979)
In preparation for his daughter’s wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom’s father. Vince, a manic fellow who claims to be a government agent, then proceeds to drag…
Bruce and the Iron Finger (1979)
Sunnyside (1979)
Nick Martin, a young street tough, has a change of heart and attempts to stop the gang violence in his neighborhood.
A Force of One (1979)
Karate champion Matt Logan is enlisted by the police to train officers in self-defense after narcotics agents are killed by an assailant using the martial arts.
Hot Rod (1979)
A freewheeling drag racer enters a local championship meet and finds himself head-to-head with the tyrannical town boss who has already arranged for his own son to win.
Hanover Street (1979)
Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot.
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…
Dynamite Johnson (1979)
Master Johnson Yap stars as Dynamite Johnson a crippled boy who undergoes an operation by bionic doctors to make him superbionic. In the same hospital is a man suffering from…
The Seven Commandments of Kung Fu (1979)
Monkey Kung Fu (1979)
Smokey and the Hotwire Gang (1979)
Some CB Outlaws attempt to rob an armored car.
Firepower (1979)
A mercenary is hired by the FBI to track down a powerful recluse criminal, a woman is also trying to track him down for her own personal vendetta.
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…
Mad Max (1979)
In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force…
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…