The best films of 1979

89 films from 1979, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, the Oscars and box office, compared only with films from the same year.

1. Kramer vs. Kramer Score 91.8 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 77
2. Apocalypse Now Score 88.3 · IMDb 8.4 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 94
3. All That Jazz Score 81.6 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 72
4. Alien Score 79.2 · IMDb 8.4 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 89
5. Stalker Score 70.9 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 85
6. Manhattan Score 70.0 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 83
7. Being There Score 69.4 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 83
8. The Muppet Movie Score 68.2 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 74
9. The China Syndrome Score 67.3 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 81
10. Escape from Alcatraz Score 66.8 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 76