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Malibu High

1979

Malibu High

1979
5.3
When a high school senior is dumped by her boyfriend, her grades fall drastically...to avoid failing, she begins seducing her male teachers. Thus begins her downward spiral into drug addiction and prostitution, and ultimately assassinations for a kingpin mob boss.
The Great Gambler

1979

The Great Gambler

1979
4.7
A gambler works for a villain not knowing that he's being used to entrap a patriot and gain military secrets. The cops assign a lookalike to nab him, but not having gambling skills could give him away.
Effects

1979

Effects

1979
5.2
Some crew members of a company shooting a horror film begin to suspect that the "killings" in the movie are real, and that they are actually making a "snuff" film.
The Dogs

1979

The Dogs

1979
6
After several inhabitants of a new city were bitten by dogs, a young doctor tries to stop to the climb of violence.
Vishwanath

1978

Vishwanath

1978
6
An honest lawyer, Vishwanath is implicated and imprisoned at the behest of powerful underworld don, GNK and his associates. After his release from prison, Vishwanath decides to seek vengeance, but finds out that it is virtually impossible to do this through due process of law. So he decides to change his identity, hire a gang of crooks and assassins, to carry out his vendetta. Not realizing that in doing this he is alienating himself from the love of his life, Soni; and making himself a wanted man by the police, leaving his crippled sister, Munni and mom, Shanti to fend for themselves, and at the mercy of GNK and his associates.
Bruce Lee in New Guinea

1978

Bruce Lee in New Guinea

1978
5
The tribe of a remote island worships the legendary Snake Pearl. Two masters of kung fu visit the isle and discover they must defend the daughter of the murdered chief against a evil wizard.
Absolution

1978

Absolution

1978
6.5
At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confesses to murder, the dogmatic but deeply repressed Goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control.
A Distant Thunder

1978

A Distant Thunder

1978
5.1
Patty is lying awake one night in a church basement, distraught and scared. She is to be executed the next morning for refusing to take the Mark of the Beast. Patty knows what lies ahead if she takes the mark but can still not believe in Christ.When those around her try to comfort her and encourage her to accept the Lord, she lashes out at them.
The Black Panther

1977

The Black Panther

1977
5.8
A gung-ho ex-military man pursues a secret life of crime, culminating in the kidnapping of a teenage heiress.
Goodbye & Amen

1977

Goodbye & Amen

1977
6.7
As John Dhannay, a CIA agent stationed in Rome, plans the overthrow of an African government, he discovers one of his men has been in contact with agents from the other side. Before he can confront the traitor, the man seemingly goes crazy, sniping several people before taking an adulterous couple hostage in a hotel room.
Target of an Assassin

1977

Target of an Assassin

1977
4.9
An ailing African leader is kidnapped by a nurse after being admitted to hospital, and finds himself stuck between two men who have different ideas of what to do with him.
Planet of Dinosaurs

1977

Planet of Dinosaurs

1977
3.8
A spaceship gets lost and is forced to make an emergency landing on an unknown planet. The planet looks much like Earth, only with no trace of civilization. Soon the crew discovers that there are bloodthirsty dinosaurs on the planet. The crew hopes to be found and rescued, but until then, they must fight to survive.
Rolling Thunder

1977

Rolling Thunder

1977
6.8
A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. He has a hard time adjusting, and things go badly. A movie about the walking dead, before that meant just flesh-eating zombies.
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

1977

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

1977
5.6
Criminals hijack an airplane carrying five beauty contest finalists, but unknowingly they've also kidnapped a government agent carrying a dangerous virus that is to be used in bacterial warfare.
Bare Knuckles

1977

Bare Knuckles

1977
5.4
A bounty hunter in Los Angeles sets out to track down and stop a masked serial killer who murders women by using kung-fu moves.
The Psychic

1977

The Psychic

1977
7
A woman with psychic powers has a vision of a murder that took place in a house owned by her husband.
Hitch Hike

1977

Hitch Hike

1977
7
A bickering couple driving cross-country pick up a murderous hitchhiker who threatens to kill them unless they take him to a sanctuary. In return he agrees to split some bank loot he has on him.
Dead of Night

1977

Dead of Night

1977
6.3
This anthology tells three stories: a man buys a car that takes him back and forth through time; a tale of vampires; and a distraught mother asks for her drowned son to come back to life and gets more than she bargained for.
The Domino Principle

1977

The Domino Principle

1977
5.9
Roy Tucker, a Vietnam war veteran with excellent shooting skills, is serving a long prison sentence when a mysterious visitor promises him that he will be released if he agrees to carry out a dangerous assignment.
Cop Killers

1977

Cop Killers

1977
5.6
Two hippies on their way to a cocaine deal get stopped by the police at a roadblock, resulting in a shootout where they kill the cops. They then go on a crime spree of robbery and murder.