Thriller Movies of 1979
Winter Kills
Based on a novel by the iconoclastic Richard Condon (of Manchurian Candidate and Prizzi's Honor fame), Winter ... [ Thriller movie - 1979 ]
The China Syndrome
This gripping 1979 drama about the dangers of nuclear power carried an extra jolt when a real-life accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania occurred just ... [ Thriller movie - 1979 ]
The Lady Vanishes
Screenwriter George Axelrod turns Alfred Hitchcock's classic ... [ Thriller movie - 1979 ]
When a Stranger Calls
In this thriller, a baby-sitter is terrorized by an anonymous telephone caller who turns out to be a particularly persistent serial killer. When a stranger calls to ask, "Have you checked the children lately?" teenaged sitter Jill ... [ Thriller movie - 1979 ]
Il Fiume Del Grande Caimano
Il Fiume del Grande Caimano a low budget, monster-on-the-loose Italian horror film provides more chuckles than goosebumps in all but the least-sophisticated viewer. Joshua (Mel Ferrer) is a ... [ Thriller movie - 1979 ]
Tourist Trap
In this horror outing, a seemingly abandoned desert gas station turns out to be a grotesque museum filled with murderous mannequins who come to life when visitors ... [ Thriller movie - 1979 ]
La Noche de Los Asesinos
Cult director Jesus Franco's adaptation of John Willard's oft-filmed The Cat ... [ Thriller movie - 1979 ]
Snapshot
When Angela (Sigrid Thornton) becomes successful, the former hairdresser's assistant has to deal with the reactions of her old ... [ Thriller movie - 1979 ]
Beyond the Darkness
Joe D'Amato, notorious director of numerous Euro-porn epics, manages to exploit even more perverse ... [ Thriller movie - 1979 ]
Jack the Ripper
One of the better efforts from prolific cult director Jesus Franco, this Swiss-German horror film stars Klaus Kinski, in his final film for Franco, as the notorious Jack the Ripper. A respected ... [ Thriller movie - 1979 ]
Llamenme Mike
A crooked cop who was sent to prison for stealing drugs and brutally beaten by his fellow inmates suffers a serious concussion that ... [ Thriller movie - 1979 ]
Three Sickxty
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