Greatest 23 Thriller Movies Hits from 1979

Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possibly successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world. Find out about Escape from Alcatraz / IMDB / YouTube

A street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader. Learn about The Warriors / IMDB / YouTube

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

A lawyer is forced to defend a judge, while defending other clients, and trying to find punishment for the guilty and provide justice for the innocent. More about And Justice for All / IMDB / YouTube

A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant. Check out The China Syndrome / IMDB / YouTube

A martial arts movie star must fake his death to bring down the syndicate that is extorting him and other celebrities - including his pop singer girlfriend - for protection money. Learn about Game of Death / 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. Learn about The Great Train Robbery / IMDB / YouTube

A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again. Get info on When a Stranger Calls / IMDB / YouTube

During World War II, Dutch students join the resistance movement against the German occupation of the Netherlands. Get info on Soldier of Orange / IMDB / YouTube

A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions. Get info on The Last Wave / 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. Check out The In-Laws / IMDB / YouTube

An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill. Info on The Driller Killer / IMDB / YouTube

The U.S. must join forces with the U.S.S.R. in order to destroy a gigantic asteroid heading straight for Earth. Explore Meteor / IMDB / YouTube

A timid bank teller anticipates a bank robbery and steals the money himself before the crook arrives. When the sadistic crook realizes he's been fooled, he tracks down the teller and engages him in a cat-and-mouse chase for the cash. Info on The Silent Partner / IMDB / YouTube

A supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane. Learn about The Concorde... Airport '79 / IMDB / YouTube

Sherlock Holmes investigates the murders commited by Jack the Ripper and discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer. Info on Murder by Decree / IMDB / YouTube

Alphonse lives in an empty building. Empty but for one neighbour, the police captain Morvandieu. When the man who has killed Alphonse's wife appears, the three men will be thrown in a series of events in a surrealist world. See more about Buffet Froid / IMDB / YouTube

A government health inspector is dispatched to assess the damage a logging company is causing to a patch of forest claimed by Native Americans, and comes face to face with true terror wreaking havoc in the woods. Learn about Prophecy / IMDB / YouTube

When a suburban couple go camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isn't in an accommodating mood. Look into Long Weekend / IMDB / YouTube

A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host. Explore The Shout / IMDB / YouTube

Conspiracy thriller inspired by the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of JFK. After a fictional president is assassinated, a determined, tough prosecutor investigates the emerging conspiracy behind it. Read about I... For Icarus / 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. Read about A Force of One / IMDB / YouTube