The best adventure films of 1979

16 adventure films from 1979, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. The Muppet Movie Score 68.0 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 74 · Family, Comedy, Adventure
  2. The Black Stallion Score 64.5 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 84
  3. The In-Laws Score 55.0 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 69
  4. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Score 53.3 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 72
  5. Mad Max Score 52.9 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 73
  6. A Little Romance Score 45.0 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 52
  7. Time After Time Score 44.5 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 69
  8. Moonraker Score 41.9 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 59% · Metascore 66
  9. Star Trek: The Motion Picture Score 39.6 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 51% · Metascore 50
  10. I'm for the Hippopotamus Score 31.6 · IMDb 6.6