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. Don't Go in the House Score 20.5 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 33%
  2. Beyond the Darkness Score 17.7 · IMDb 6.2
  3. The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials Score 15.7 · IMDb 6.3
  4. Caligula Score 14.5 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 18%
  5. The Concorde... Airport '79 Score 14.1 · IMDb 4.5 · Tomatometer 20% · Metascore 39
  6. Escape to Athena Score 12.3 · IMDb 5.7
  7. Meteor Score 10.8 · IMDb 5.1 · Tomatometer 5% · Metascore 27
  8. Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Score 8.6 · IMDb 4.7 · Tomatometer 10% · Metascore 22
  9. The Villain Score 8.0 · IMDb 5.3 · Tomatometer 0% · Metascore 22