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Dance of the Drunk Mantis
1979 · Action
Alien
1979 · Horror
The Main Event
1979 · Romance
Game for Vultures
1979 · Action
Escape from Alcatraz
1979 · Biography
The Muppet Movie
1979 · Adventure
The Kung Fu Instructor
1979 · Action
Prophecy
1979 · Sci-Fi
The In-Laws
1979 · Action
The Driller Killer
1979 · Drama
Rocky II
1979 · Drama
The Plumber
1979 · Thriller
Autumn Marathon
1979 · Drama
Snapshot
1979 · Horror
Sunnyside
1979 · Action
The Double McGuffin
1979 · Mystery
Phantasm
1979 · Sci-Fi
Babylon XX
1979 · Drama
Stalker
1979 · Drama
The Brood
1979 · Sci-Fi
Dawn of the Dead
1979 · Thriller
Jaani Dushman
1979 · Mystery
Escape to Athena
1979 · Adventure
Meera
1979 · History
A Force of One
1979 · Action
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979 · Action
Over the Edge
1979 · Drama
Zulu Dawn
1979 · Drama
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love
1979 · Drama
Manzil
1979 · Romance
Quadrophenia
1979 · Drama
The Third Generation
1979 · Comedy
La Cage aux Folles
1979 · Comedy
Winter Kills
1979 · Drama
Killer Nun
1979 · Horror
The Bronte Sisters
1979 · Drama
Jubilee
1979 · Drama
Last Embrace
1979 · Thriller
Return to the Beloved
1979 · Drama
H.O.T.S.
1979 · Comedy
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