The Most Popular Movies of 1979
July 27, 2026The most popular 1979 movie right now is Apocalypse Now. Rankings reflect today's audience buzz for all 49 movies released in 1979, not box office or critic scores. Updated daily.
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Movie
Attention ScoreAttention
1
Apocalypse Now
3.4
2
Alien
3.3
3
Rocky II
1.6
4
The Warriors
1.5
5
Mad Max
1.1
6
Kramer vs. Kramer
1.0
7
Moonraker
0.7
8
Phantasm
0.7
9
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
0.7
10
Meatballs
0.6
11
10
0.4
12
The Jerk
0.4
13
The Muppet Movie
0.4
14
Hardcore
0.3
15
Hair
0.3
16
The China Syndrome
0.3
17
Tess
0.3
18
Norma Rae
0.3
19
Manhattan
0.3
20
Zulu Dawn
0.2
21
Saint Jack
0.2
22
The Champ
0.2
23
Firepower
0.1
24
Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens
0.1
25
Love at First Bite
0.1
26
Tourist Trap
0.1
27
Murder by Decree
0.1
28
A Little Romance
0.1
29
Boulevard Nights
0.1
30
The Bell Jar
0.1
31
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
0.1
32
Real Life
0.1
33
Quintet
0.1
34
The Fifth Musketeer
0.1
35
Agatha
0.1
36
Ashanti
0.1
37
The North Avenue Irregulars
0.1
38
The Odd Angry Shot
0.1
39
The Riddle of the Sands
0.1
40
The Passage
0.0
41
Fast Break
0.0
42
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
0.0
43
Last Embrace
0.0
44
Love on the Run
0.0
45
An Almost Perfect Affair
0.0
46
A Perfect Couple
0.0
47
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde
0.0
48
Ravagers
0.0
49
In Search of Historic Jesus
0.0
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