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Subgenre Sampler
In-Laws, The (1979)- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini… - Alan Arkin and Peter Falk deliver some effortless comedy in this straightforward buddy–comedy, as a dentist and CIA–agent embroiled in a…
Junoon (1979)- Dir. Shyam Benegal
Feat. Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah… - Indian drama set during the 1857 War of Independence, where a feudal chieftain falls for an Anglo–Indian woman and encounters bitter opposition…
Lady Vanishes, The (1979)- Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury… - Curious, though lackluster remake of Hitchcock's classic train thriller. Angela Lansbury plays the vanishing lady whose disappearance is investigated…
Life of Brian (Monty Python's Life of Brian) (1979)
- Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin - This parody of the life and times of Jesus Christ is the funniest and most successful of the Monty Python features. A cult favourite.
Manhattan (1979)- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway - This classy introspective comedy from Woody Allen tributes his beloved city while his neurotic alter–ego searches for romantic and intellectual…
Meatballs (1979)- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray - A laidback Bill Murray injects some meat into the summer camp cliche, here playing a trainee counselor in charge of a group of misfit stereotypes:…
More American Graffiti (1979)- Dir. Bill L. Norton
Feat. Ron Howard, Bo Hopkins, Candy Clark… - College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s in this creaky sequel to the coming–of–age hit.
Murder by Decree (1979)- Dir. Bob Clark
Feat. Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings… - Sherlock Holmes and the ever faithful Watson are back, this time investigating the notorious Jack the Ripper and his gruesome fascination with…
My Brilliant Career (1979)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Judy Davis, Sam Neill - Landmark Australian film, with Judy Davis as a determinedly independent femme in the late 19th century. From the novel by Miles Franklin.
North Dallas Forty (1979)- Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Nick Nolte, Bo Svenson, Steve Forrest - A sports film set in late 1970s Texas, following American Football player Phil Elliott (Nolte), whose independent attitude and lifestyle of…
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