List of science fiction films of the 1970s


A list of science fiction films released in the 1970s. These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres. They have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial film industry and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics.
During the 1970s, blockbuster science fiction films, which reached a much larger audience than previously, began to make their appearance. The financial success of these films resulted in heavy investment in special effects by the American film industry, leading to big-budget, heavily marketed science fiction film releases during the 1990s. Collectively, the science fiction films from the 1970s received 11 Academy Awards, 10 Saturn Awards, six Hugo Awards, three Nebula Awards and two Grammy Awards. Two of these films, Star Wars and Superman, were the highest grossing films of their respective years of release.

List

1970 in film|----
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
Beneath the Planet of the ApesTed PostJames Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice EvansUnited States
'Joseph SargentEric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon PinsentUnited States
Crimes of the FutureDavid CronenbergRonald Mlodzik, Jon Lidolt, Tania ZoltyCanada
Gamera vs. JigerNoriaki YuasaTsutomu Takakuwa, Kelly Varis, Katherine MurphyJapan
Gas-s-s-sRoger CormanRobert Corff, Elaine Giftos, Bud CortUnited States
The Mind of Mr. SoamesAlan CookeTerence Stamp, Robert Vaughn, Nigel Davenport
United States
No Blade of GrassCornel WildeNigel Davenport, Jean Wallace, John HamillUnited Kingdom
United States
On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverVincente MinnelliBarbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Larry BlydenUnited StatesMusical, comedy-drama, fantasy
On the CometKarel ZemanEmil Horváth, Magda Vášáryová, František FilipovskýCzechoslovakia
Scream and Scream AgainGordon HesslerVincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter CushingUnited Kingdom
Signals – A Space AdventureGottfried KolditzPiotr Pawłowski, Yevgeniy Zharikov, Gojko MitićEast Germany
Poland		German title: Signale – Ein Weltraumabenteuer. Polish title: Sygnały MMXX
SkullduggeryGordon DouglasBurt Reynolds, Susan Clark, Roger C. CarmelUnited States
Space Amoeba Ishirō HondaAkira Kubo, Atsuko Takahashi, Yukiko KobayashiJapan
ToomorrowVal GuestOlivia Newton-John, Benny Thomas, Vic CooperUnited Kingdom
When Dinosaurs Ruled the EarthVal GuestVictoria Vetri, Robin Hawdon, Patrick AllenUnited Kingdom
United States
1971 in film|----
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The Andromeda StrainRobert WiseJames Olson, Arthur Hill, David WayneUnited States
A Clockwork OrangeStanley KubrickMalcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael BatesUnited Kingdom
United States
Escape from the Planet of the ApesDon TaylorRoddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford DillmanUnited States
Gamera vs. ZigraNoriaki YuasaKoji Fujiyama, Daigo Inoue, Reiko KasaharaJapan
Glen and RandaJim McBrideSteven Curry, Shelley Plimpton, Woody ChamblissUnited States
Godzilla vs. HedorahYoshimitsu BannoAkira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, Hiroyuki KawaseJapan
The Hellstrom ChronicleWalon Green, Ed SpiegelLawrence Pressman, Conlan Carter, Ian McShane, Suzanne PleshetteUnited StatesDocumentary, horror, apocalyptic prophecy
The Incredible 2-Headed TransplantAnthony LanzaBruce Dern, Patricia Ann Priest, Casey KasemUnited States
The Million Dollar DuckVincent McEveetyDean Jones, Sandy Duncan, Joe FlynnUnited States
The Omega ManBoris SagalCharlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind CashUnited States
Out of the DarknessChatrichalerm YukolSorapong ChatreeThailand
Quest for LoveRalph ThomasJoan Collins, Tom Bell, Denholm ElliottUnited Kingdom
The Resurrection of Zachary WheelerBob WynnLeslie Nielsen, Bradford Dillman, James DalyUnited States
THX 1138George LucasRobert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro ColleyUnited States
You Are a Widow, SirVáclav VorlíčekIva Janžurová, Olga Schoberová, Eduard CupákCzechoslovakia
1972 in film|----
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
93° TunnelClaudinê Perina CamargoBrazilPortuguese title: Túnel 93°
Beware! The BlobLarry HagmanRobert Walker Jr., Gwynne Gilford, Richard StahlUnited States
The Boy Who Turned YellowMichael PowellMark Dightam, Robert Eddison, Helen WeirUnited Kingdom
Conquest of the Planet of the ApesJ. Lee ThompsonRoddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo MontalbánUnited States
Doomsday MachineHerbert J. LederBobby Van, Ruta Lee, Mala PowersUnited States
DoomwatchPeter SasdyIan Bannen, Judy Geeson, John PaulUnited Kingdom
EolomeaHerrmann ZschocheCox Habbema, Ivan Andonov, Rolf HoppeEast Germany
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Godzilla vs. GiganJun FukudaHiroshi Ishikawa, Yuriko Hishimi, Minoru TakashimaJapan
The Groundstar ConspiracyLamont JohnsonGeorge Peppard, Michael Sarrazin, Christine BelfordCanada
United States
The Happiness CageBernard GirardChristopher Walken, Joss Ackland, Ralph MeekerDenmark
United States
Horror ExpressEugenio MartínTelly Savalas, Christopher Lee, Peter CushingSpain
United Kingdom
Love 2002Joachim HellwigChris Wallasch, Susan Baker, Emöke PöstenyiEast GermanyScience fiction/documentary hybrid short film. German title: Liebe 2002
Man with the Transplanted BrainJacques Doniol-ValcrozeMathieu Carrière, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Marianne Eggerickx, Michel DuchaussoyFrance
Italy
West Germany
Night of the LepusWilliam F. ClaxtonStuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory CalhounUnited States
Now You See Him, Now You Don'tRobert ButlerKurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe FlynnUnited States
Phaethon - The Son of the SunVasiliy LivanovMariya Babanova, Aleksey Konsovskiy, Yuriy Yakovlev Soviet UnionAnimated short film. Russian title: Фаэтон - сын Солнца, tr. Faeton - syn Solntsa
Silent RunningDouglas TrumbullBruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron RifkinUnited States
Slaughterhouse-FiveGeorge Roy HillMichael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene RocheUnited States
SolarisAndrey TarkovskiyNatal'ya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri JärvetSoviet UnionArt film
The Thing with Two HeadsLee FrostRosey Grier, Ray Milland, Don MarshallUnited States
The Twilight PeopleEddie RomeroPam Grier, John Ashley, Pat Woodell, Jan MerlinPhilippines
United States
Z.P.G.Michael CampusOliver Reed, Geraldine Chaplin, Don GordonDenmark
United States
1973 in film|----
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
Battle for the Planet of the ApesJ. Lee ThompsonRoddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie TrundyUnited States
Beyond AtlantisEddie RomeroPatrick Wayne, John Ashley, Leigh ChristianPhilippines
United States
The CraziesGeorge A. RomeroLane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne JonesUnited States
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the WorldJoseph McGrathJim Dale, Spike Milligan, Angela DouglasUnited Kingdom
The Day of the DolphinMike NicholsGeorge C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul SorvinoUnited States
Fantastic PlanetRené LalouxJennifer Drake, Eric Baugin, Jean Topart France
Czechoslovakia		Animated film
The Final ProgrammeRobert FuestJon Finch, Jenny Runacre, Sterling HaydenUnited Kingdom
Godzilla vs. MegalonJun FukudaKatsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka HayashiJapan
Idaho TransferPeter FondaKelly Bohanon, Kevin Hearst, Caroline HildebrandUnited States
Invasion of the Bee GirlsDenis SandersWilliam Smith, Anitra Ford, Victoria VetriUnited States
'Leonid GaydayYuriy Yakovlev, Leonid Kuravlyov, Aleksandr DemyanenkoSoviet Union
Mazinger Z vs. DevilmanTomoharu KatsumataHiroya Ishimaru, Ryôichi Tanaka, Minori Matsushima JapanAnime film crossover of the anime series Mazinger Z and Devilman
The MiracleAnatoliy PetrovSoviet UnionThird segment of the fifth episode of the animated anthology series Happy Merry-Go-Round. Russian title: Чудо, tr. Chudo
Murder in a Blue WorldEloy de la IglesiaSue Lyon, Christopher Mitchum, Jean SorelSpain
France
The Neptune FactorDaniel PetrieBen Gazzara, Walter Pidgeon, Ernest BorgnineCanada
SleeperWoody AllenWoody Allen, Diane Keaton, John BeckUnited States
Soylent GreenRichard FleischerCharlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-YoungUnited States
Tah TienSompote SandsSupak Likitkul, Sombat Metanee, Sukon KewlhiemThailandKaiju
Tidal WaveShiro MoritaniKeiju Kobayashi, Hiroshi Fujioka, Ayumi IshidaJapanDisaster
WestworldMichael CrichtonYul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James BrolinUnited States
Who is Beta?Nelson Pereira dos SantosFrédéric de Pasquale, Sylvie Fennec, Regina RosenburgoFrance
Brazil		Portuguese title: Quem é Beta? French title: Pas de violence entre nous
1974 in film|----
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster ArmySompote Sands, Shohei TôjôKo Kaeoduendee, Anan Pricha, Yodchai MeksuwanThailand
Japan		Tokusatsu, kaiju, superhero
And Now My LoveClaude LelouchMarthe Keller, André Dussollier, Charles DennerFrance
Italy
Chinese in ParisJean YanneJean Yanne, Nicole Calfan, Michel SerraultFrance
Italy		Comedy
Chosen SurvivorsSutton RoleyJackie Cooper, Alex Cord, Richard JaeckelMexico
United States		Horror
Dark StarJohn CarpenterDan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich, Brian NarelleUnited StatesComedy
ESPYJun FukudaHiroshi Fujioka, Kaoru Yumi, Masao KusakariJapan
Flesh GordonMichael Benveniste, Howard ZiehmJason Williams, Suzanne Fields, Joseph HudginsUnited States
Godzilla vs. MechagodzillaJun FukudaMasaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, Reiko TajimaJapanKaiju
Invasion from Inner EarthBill RebanePaul Bentzen, Debbi Pick, Nick HoltUnited States
The Island at the Top of the WorldRobert StevensonDavid Hartman, Donald Sinden, Jacques MarinUnited States
Jumborg Ace & GiantSompote Sands, Shohei TôjôChaiya Suriyun, Aranya Namwong, Sipeuak, Sri SuriyaThailand
Japan		Tokusatsu, kaiju, superhero
Let Sleeping Corpses LieJorge GrauCristina Galbó, Ray Lovelock, Arthur KennedySpain
Italy		Zombie horror
The Little PrinceStanley DonenRichard Kiley, Steven Warner, Joss AcklandUnited Kingdom
United States
Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of DarknessNobutaka NishizawaHiroya Ishimaru, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Ryōichi Tanaka JapanAnime film that served as an alternate link between the super robot anime series Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger
Morel's InventionEmidio GrecoGiulio Brogi, Anna Karina, John SteinerItaly
Moscow-CassiopeiaRichard ViktorovInnokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Vasiliy Merkur'yev, Lev DurovSoviet Union
The MutationsJack CardiffDonald Pleasence, Tom Baker, Brad HarrisUnited Kingdom
United States		Horror
Phase IVSaul BassNigel Davenport, Michael Murphy, Lynne FrederickUnited Kingdom
United States		Horror
Prophecies of NostradamusToshio MasudaTetsurō Tamba, Toshio Kurosawa, Kaoru YumiJapanDisaster
Space Is the PlaceJohn ConeyBarbara Deloney, Sun Ra, Raymond JohnsonUnited States
The Terminal ManMike HodgesGeorge Segal. Joan Hackett, Richard DysartUnited States
'Michael A. DeGaetanoNick Plakias, Cynthia Cline, LaVerne LightUnited States
ZardozJohn BoormanSean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara KestelmanIreland
United States		Science fantasy
1975 in film|----
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
Adventures with BlasiusEgon SchlegelLeoš Suchařípa, Mario Wojtyczka, Petr StarýEast Germany
Czechoslovakia		Children's film. German title: Abenteuer mit Blasius. Czech title: Dobrodružství s Blasiem
A Boy and His DogL.Q. JonesDon Johnson, Jason Robards, Susanne BentonUnited States
Black MoonLouis MalleCathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Alexandra StewartFrance
West Germany
BreakdownKrzysztof KiwerskiPolandAnimated short film. Polish title: Awaria
BugJeannot SzwarcBradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Richard GillilandUnited States
Death Race 2000Paul BartelDavid Carradine, Sylvester Stallone, Simone GriffethUnited States
Escape to Witch MountainJohn HoughEddie Albert, Ray Milland, Donald PleasenceUnited States
The Flight of Mr. McKinleyMikhail ShveytserDonatas Banionis, Zhanna Bolotova, Angelina StepanovaSoviet Union
Flowers for the Man in the MoonRolf LosanskyJutta Wachowiak, Stefan Lisewski, Sven GrotheEast GermanyChildren's film. German title: Blumen für den Mann im Mond
Footprints on the MoonLuigi BazzoniFlorinda Bolkan, Peter McEnery, Nicoletta ElmiItaly
The Giant Spider InvasionBill RebaneSteve Brodie, Barbara Hale, Robert EastonUnited States
The Great Battle of the Flying SaucersYugo SerikawaIsao Sasaki, Noriko Ohara, Minori Matsushima JapanAnime short film
Great Mazinger vs. Getter RoboMasayuki AkehiAkira Kamiya, Junji Yamada, Keiichi Noda JapanAnime short film crossover of the super robot anime series Great Mazinger and Getter Robo
'Masayuki AkehiAkira Kamiya, Junji Yamada, Keiichi Noda JapanAnime short film crossover of the super robot anime series Great Mazinger and Getter Robo G
A Great Space VoyageValentin SelivanovLyudmila Berlinskaya, Sergey Obrazov, Igor' SakharovSoviet Union
Hanuman and the Five RidersSompote SandsYodchai Meksuwan, Thanyarat Lohanan, Akiji KobayashiThailandTokusatsu, superhero
Hu-ManJérôme LaperrousazTerence Stamp, Jeanne Moreau, Agnès SteveninFrance
The Land That Time ForgotKevin ConnorDoug McClure, John McEnery, Susan PenhaligonUnited Kingdom
United States
A Long ReturnPedro LazagaMark Burns, Lynne Frederick, Charo LópezSpain
The NoahDaniel BourlaRobert Strauss, Geoffrey Holder, Sally KirklandUnited States
The Rocky Horror Picture ShowJim SharmanTim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry BostwickUnited Kingdom
United States		Musical, comedy horror
RollerballNorman JewisonJames Caan, John Houseman, Maud AdamsUnited Kingdom
United States
ShiversDavid CronenbergPaul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn LowryCanada
The Stepford WivesBryan ForbesKatharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter MastersonUnited States
The Strongest Man in the WorldVincent McEveetyKurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Eve ArdenUnited States
The Super InframanHua-ShanDanny Lee, Terry Liu, Hsieh WangHong Kong
Teens in the UniverseRichard ViktorovMikhail Yershov, Aleksandr Grigor'yev, Vladimir SavinSoviet Union
Terror of MechagodzillaIshirō HondaKatsuhiko Sasaki, Tomoko Ai, Akihiko HirataJapan
The Ultimate WarriorRobert ClouseYul Brynner, Max von Sydow, Joanna MilesUnited States
1976 in film|----
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
Any Day NowRoeland KerboschAnsje van Brandenberg, Huib Broos, Ton van DuinhovenNetherlands
At the Earth's CoreKevin ConnorDoug McClure, Peter Cushing, Caroline MunroUnited Kingdom
United States
EmbryoRalph NelsonRock Hudson, Barbara Carrera, Diane LaddUnited States
The Food of the GodsBert I. GordonMarjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph MeekerUnited States
FutureworldRichard T. HeffronPeter Fonda, Blythe Danner, Arthur HillUnited States
God Told Me ToLarry CohenTony Lo Bianco, Deborah Raffin, Sandy DennisUnited States
'Masayuki AkehiKei Tomiyama, Hiroya Ishimaru, Keiichi Noda JapanAnime short film crossover of the super robot anime series UFO Robot Grendizer, Getter Robo G and Great Mazinger
In the Dust of the StarsGottfried KolditzJana Brejchová, Alfred Struwe, Ekkehard SchallEast Germany
Logan's RunMichael AndersonMichael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard JordanUnited States
The Man Who Fell to EarthNicolas RoegDavid Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy ClarkUnited Kingdom
Mirror of TimeVladimir TarasovMariya Vinogradova, Lev Lyubetskiy Soviet UnionAnimated short film. Russian title: Зеркало времени, tr. Zerkalo vremeni
The Rat SaviorKrsto PapićIvica Vidović, Mirjana Majurec, Relja BašićYugoslavia
UFO Robot Grendizer vs. Great MazingerOsamu KasaiKei Tomiyama, Hiroya Ishimaru, Joji Yanami JapanAnime short film crossover of the super robot anime series UFO Robot Grendizer and Great Mazinger
1977 in film|----
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
Capricorn OnePeter HyamsElliot Gould, James Brolin, Sam WaterstonUnited States
Close Encounters of the Third KindSteven SpielbergRichard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri GarrUnited States
'Alfonso BresciaJohn Richardson, Yanti Somer, West BuchananItaly
Damnation AlleyJack SmightJan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique SandaUnited States
Demon SeedDonald CammellJulie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerrit GrahamUnited States
Empire of the AntsBert I. GordonJoan Collins, Robert Lansing, John David CarsonUnited States
End of the WorldJohn HayesChristopher Lee, Sue Lyon, Kirk ScottUnited States
Forward March, Time!Vladimir TarasovAleksandr Kaydanovskiy Soviet UnionAnimated short film. Russian title: Вперёд, время!, tr. Vperyod, vremya!
The GlitterballHarley CocklissBen Buckton, Keith Jayne, Ron PemberUnited Kingdom
Great Plates of MalikovJaromil JirešVlastimil Brodský, Jan Tříska, Iva JanžurováCzechoslovakia
The Incredible Melting ManWilliam SachsAlex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron HealeyUnited StatesHorror
The Island of Dr. MoreauDon TaylorBurt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel DavenportUnited States
Kingdom of the SpidersJohn CardosWilliam Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody StrodeUnited States
Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster BirdsJunji KurataTsunehiko Watase, Nobiko Sawa, Shotaro HayashiJapan
A Nice Plate of SpinachVáclav VorlíčekVladimír Menšík, Jiří Sovák, Iva JanžurováCzechoslovakia
The People That Time ForgotKevin ConnorPatrick Wayne, Doug McClure, Sarah Douglas, Dana GillespieUnited Kingdom
United States
Planet of DinosaursJames K. SheaMary Appleseth, Harvey Shain, Derna WyldeUnited States
PolygonAnatoliy PetrovAnatoliy Kuznetsov, Aleksandr Belyavskiy, Vsevolod Yakut Soviet UnionAnimated short film
PreyNorman J. WarrenBarry Stokes, Sally Faulkner, Glory Annen ClibberyUnited Kingdom
RabidDavid CronenbergMarilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe SilverCanada
United States
Space Battleship YamatoToshio MasudaGorô Naya, Kei Tomiyama, Shūsei Nakamura Japan
Star WarsGeorge LucasMark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie FisherUnited States
Starship InvasionsEd HuntRobert Vaughn, Christopher Lee, Daniel PilonCanada
SundayAvo PaistikSoviet UnionAnimated short film. Estonian title: Pühapäev
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with TeaJindřich PolákPetr Kostka, Jiří Sovák, Vladimír MenšíkCzechoslovakia
The War in SpaceJun FukudaKensaku Morita, Yuko Asano, Ryō IkebeJapan
Welcome to Blood CityPeter SasdyJack Palance, Keir Dullea, Samantha EggarCanada
United Kingdom
WizardsRalph BakshiJesse Welles, Bob Holt, Richard Romanus United StatesAnimated film
1978 in film|----
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The Alien FactorDonald M. DohlerDon Leifert, Tom Griffith, Richard DyszelUnited StatesHorror
The Alpha IncidentBill RebaneRalph Meeker, Stafford Morgan, John F. GoffUnited StatesHorror
The Bermuda TriangleRené Cardona Jr.John Huston, Gloria Guida, Marina VladyMexico
Italy		Horror
Blue ChristmasKihachi OkamotoHiroshi Katsuno, Keiko Takeshita, Eiji OkadaJapan
The Boys from BrazilFranklin J. SchaffnerGregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James MasonUnited Kingdom
United States		Thriller
The Cat from Outer SpaceNorman TokarKen Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry MorganUnited StatesComedy
ContactVladimir TarasovSoviet UnionAnimated short film
DeathsportAllan Arkush, Nicholas Niciphor, Roger CormanDavid Carradine, Claudia Jennings, Richard LynchUnited States
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: In the Name of LoveToshio Masuda, Leiji MatsumotoKei Tomiyama, Yôko Asagami, Gorô Naya Japan
Hardware WarsErnie FosseliusFrank Robertson, Scott Mathews, Jeff HaleUnited StatesShort film parody of a teaser trailer for Star Wars
Invasion of the Body SnatchersPhilip KaufmanDonald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica CartwrightUnited StatesHorror
LaserblastMichael RaeKim Milford, Cheryl Smith, Gianni RussoUnited States
LibraPatty NewmanWayne Grace, Gordon Ross, Jim HessUnited StatesShort film
The Medusa TouchJack GoldRichard Burton, Lee Remick, Lino VenturaUnited Kingdom
France
Message from SpaceKinji FukasakuVic Morrow, Sonny Chiba, Philip CasnoffJapanSpace opera
The Mystery of MamoSōji YoshikawaYasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi JapanFirst anime film of the Lupin III franchise
Return from Witch MountainJohn HoughBette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim RichardsUnited StatesAdventure
'Hisayuki ToriumiKatsuji Mori, Isao Sasaki, Kazuko Sugiyama JapanAnime film version of the anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
StarcrashLuigi CozziMarjoe Gortner, Caroline Munro, Christopher PlummerUnited StatesSpace opera
'José de AnchietaRegina Duarte, Joel Barcellos, Yara AmaralBrazilEco-dystopian. Portuguese title: Parada 88: O Limite de Alerta
SupermanRichard DonnerMarlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher ReeveUnited Kingdom
Switzerland
Panama
United States		Superhero
The SwarmIrwin AllenMichael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard WidmarkUnited StatesDisaster, horror
Warlords of AtlantisKevin ConnorDoug McClure, Peter Gilmore, Shane RimmerUnited KingdomFantasy
XenogenesisJames CameronWilliam Wisher Jr., Margaret UmbelUnited StatesShort film
1979 in film|----
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
AlienRidley ScottSigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John HurtUnited Kingdom
United States
The Black HoleGary NelsonMaximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert ForsterUnited States
The BroodDavid CronenbergOliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art HindleCanada
Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyDaniel HallerGil Gerard, Erin Gray, Pamela HensleyUnited States
Flying Towards the FutureLu Xiaoya, Miao LingQu Yun, Huang LingChinaChildren's film
The FortressMiklós SzinetárBella Tanay, Sándor Oszter, József MadarasHungary
Galaxy Express 999RintaroMasako Nozawa, Masako Ikeda, Yôko Asagami Japan
G.I. SamuraiKosei SaitoSonny Chiba, Jun Etô, Moeko EzawaJapan
GoldengirlJoseph SargentSusan Anton, James Coburn, Curd JürgensUnited States
H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to ComeGeorge McCowanJack Palance, Carol Lynley, Barry MorseCanada
The Hamburg SyndromePeter FleischmannHelmut Griem, Fernando Arrabal, Carline SeiserWest Germany
France
The HumanoidAldo LadoRichard Kiel, Corinne Cléry, Leonard MannItaly
Inquest of Pilot PirxMarek PiestrakSergey Desnitskiy, Bolesław Abart, Vladimir IvashovPoland
Soviet Union
Island of the FishmenSergio MartinoBarbara Bach, Claudio Cassinelli, Richard JohnsonItaly
Little Orbit the Astrodog and the Screechers from Outer SpaceJean ImageFrance
Mad MaxGeorge MillerMel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-ByrneAustralia
The MedicPierre Granier-DeferreAlain Delon, Véronique Jannot, Bernard GiraudeauFrance
West Germany
MeteorRonald NeameSean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl MaldenUnited States
Hong Kong
MoonrakerLewis GilbertRoger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michel LonsdaleUnited Kingdom
France
United States
Outer TouchNorman J. WarrenBarry Stokes, Tony Maiden, Glory Annen ClibberyUnited Kingdom
PhantasmDon CoscarelliMichael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie BannisterUnited States
PlagueEd HuntDaniel Pilon, Kate Reid, Céline LomezCanada
United States
QuintetRobert AltmanPaul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Fernando ReyUnited States
RavagersRichard ComptonRichard Harris, Ernest Borgnine, Ann TurkelUnited States
Shooting RangeVladimir TarasovSoviet UnionAnimated short film
StalkerAndrey TarkovskiyAlisa Freyndlikh, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Anatoliy SolonitsynSoviet UnionArt film
Robert WiseWilliam Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest KelleyUnited States
Supersonic ManJuan Piquer SimónAntonio Cantafora, Cameron Mitchell, Diana PolakovSpain
The Thing in the CastleGottfried KolditzErwin Geschonneck, Vlastimil Brodský, Jaecki SchwarzEast GermanyGerman title: Das Ding im Schloß
ThirstRod HardyChantal Contouri, Shirley Cameron, Max PhippsAustralia
Time After TimeNicholas MeyerMalcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, David WarnerUnited States
Under the Constellation GeminiBoris IvchenkoVsevolod Gavrilov, Gennadiy Shkuratov, Boris BelovSoviet Union
Unidentified Flying OddballRuss MayberryDennis Dugan, Jim Dale, Ron MoodyUnited Kingdom
United States
I viaggiatori della seraUgo TognazziUgo Tognazzi, Ornella Vanoni, Roberta PaladiniItaly
Spain
The VisitorGiulio ParadisiMel Ferrer, Glenn Ford, Lance HenriksenItaly
United States
The Year of the PlagueFelipe CazalsAlejandro Parodi, José Carlos Ruiz, Rebeca SilvaMexico