Top 24 Adventure Movies Fan Favorites from 1979

James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. See more about Moonraker / IMDB / YouTube

When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it. Info on Star Trek: The Motion Picture / IMDB / YouTube

Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit. Get info on The Muppet Movie / IMDB / YouTube

A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to. Find out about Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro / IMDB / YouTube

A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole. Get info on The Black Hole / IMDB / YouTube

H.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to the 20th Century when the serial murderer uses the future writer's time machine to escape his time period. Read about Time After Time / IMDB / YouTube

England, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out. Explore The Great Train Robbery / IMDB / YouTube

After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue. Get info on The Black Stallion / IMDB / YouTube

A Polish rabbi wanders through the Old West on his way to lead a synagogue in San Francisco. On the way, he is nearly burned at the stake by Native Americans and almost killed by outlaws. Explore The Frisco Kid / IMDB / YouTube

On the eve of their children's marriage, NYC in-laws Sheldon Kornpett and Vince Ricardo embark on a series of misadventures involving the CIA, the Treasury Department and Central American dictators. See more about The In-Laws / IMDB / YouTube

After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth. More about Battlestar Galactica / IMDB / YouTube

In Africa, 2 expat brothers are usually at each other's throats but now have a common enemy. Ormond's men are shooting or catching much of the wildlife for export as well as forcing the locals off their land. Lots of fun fights follow. Check out I'm for the Hippopotamus / IMDB / YouTube

An outlaw smuggler and her alien companion are recruited by the Emperor of the Galaxy to rescue his son and destroy a secret weapon by the evil Count Zarth Arn. Learn about Starcrash / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatization of the Battle of Isandlwana, where the British Army met its match against the Zulu nation. Get info on Zulu Dawn / IMDB / YouTube

20th century astronaut Buck Rogers emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into the 25th century where Earth is nearly devastated by nuclear warfare and now threatened by alien invaders. Find out about Buck Rogers in the 25th Century / IMDB / YouTube

American teenager Lauren King living in Paris, meets and falls in love with a local boy named Daniel Michon. They befriend storyteller Julius and take a trip to Venice in George Roy Hill's romantic comedy. Read about A Little Romance / IMDB / YouTube

Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot. See more about Hanover Street / IMDB / YouTube

A World War II adventure involving a group of Allied P.O.W.s, Nazis, black market priceless art treasures, Greek resistance, a Greek monastery, and a secret German rocket base. Details on Escape to Athena / IMDB / YouTube

An extension of the previous film, wherein a group of adventurers return to the overturned ship to seek several fortunes. Check out Beyond the Poseidon Adventure / IMDB / YouTube

The Groundhog tells the story of how, for once, Jack Frost became human, and helped a knight win his lady love. More about Jack Frost / IMDB / YouTube

A woman is aided by her brother, a professor and an explorer as they search the jungles of New Guinea for her anthropologist husband, who vanished near a mountain that is said to be cursed. See more about Slave of the Cannibal God / IMDB / YouTube

When the detectives of an undercover police unit are being mysteriously killed by a martial artist, a professional kickboxer is hired to assist them. Look into A Force of One / IMDB / YouTube

A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train General Batista's Army against Castro's guerrillas while he also romances a former lover now married to an unscrupulous plantation owner. Read about Cuba / IMDB / YouTube

The blind masseur and swordsman, Zatoichi, learns of a powerful political figure's secret and is quickly tailed by a group of killers. Info on The Tale of Zatoichi Continues / IMDB / YouTube