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Crime Movies of 1979

The Big Scam

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square was the original title of this British caper film. David Niven does his suave 'n' blase bit as a ... [ Crime movie - 1979 ]

Going in Style

Joe (George Burns), Al (Art Carney), and Willie (Lee Strasberg) are three senior citizens who share a small apartment in New York City. They live off social ... [ Crime movie - 1979 ]

The North Avenue Irregulars

One of the bigger non-cartoon moneymakers for Disney in the 1970s, The North Avenue Irregulars is predicated on the premise of ... [ Crime movie - 1979 ]

The Great Train Robbery

Not a remake of the landmark 1903 Edwin S. Porter film, The Great Train Robbery is a ... [ Crime movie - 1979 ]

A Man, a Woman, and a Bank

In this crime comedy, Donald Sutherland and Paul Mazursky play Reese and Norman, two charming computer whizzes who tie into a bank under construction, and arrange to withdraw a huge sum of ... [ Crime movie - 1979 ]

The Dark

This well-acted but wildly disjointed sci-fi/horror film stars William Devane as a writer who takes a ... [ Crime movie - 1979 ]

Vengeance Is Mine

A gut-wrenching, violent psychological crime drama from start to finish, this award-winning film by noted Japanese director Shohei Imamura is based on a true story. Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata) is a murderous sociopath who kills two money ... [ Crime movie - 1979 ]

10 Violent Women

This women's prison drama from exploitation filmmaker Ted ... [ Crime movie - 1979 ]

Disco Godfather

J. Robert Wagoner directs the 1979 ... [ Crime movie - 1979 ]

Cocaine Cowboys

Cocaine Cowboys is an odd, simply dreadful little film which tries to be chic and innovative but merely succeeds in being confusing and tiresome. The film purports to tell the story of ... [ Crime movie - 1979 ]

Killer Wears White

Killers Wear White is listed in some sources as a Japanese film. The plot is revved up by the ... [ Crime movie - 1979 ]

The Stomp

The plot of this film is motivated by a missing book. Not just any book, mind you -- this one contains kung fu secrets, and woe betide us if it should fall ... [ Crime movie - 1979 ]


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