The best dramas of 1979

50 dramas 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 Rose Score 49.5 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 67
  2. North Dallas Forty Score 49.3 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 80
  3. Nosferatu the Vampyre Score 49.0 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 79
  4. Quadrophenia Score 47.0 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 79
  5. My Brilliant Career Score 45.9 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 77
  6. Woyzeck Score 45.5 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 86%
  7. Wise Blood Score 45.3 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 84
  8. A Little Romance Score 45.0 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 52
  9. The Electric Horseman Score 45.0 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 62% · Metascore 64
  10. Over the Edge Score 45.0 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 67