| 100% | SANTINI | 7 | "The Great ___" (1979 film) |
| 95% | SANTINI | 7 | 1979 Duvall film "The Great ___" |
| 89% | DICTATOR | 8 | The Great __, film where Chaplin satirizes Hitler |
| 89% | APOCALYPSENOW | 13 | 1979 film set during the Vietnam War |
| 88% | SHOWMAN | 7 | The Greatest __; Hugh Jackman circus-themed film |
| 87% | DETECTIVE | 9 | The Great Mouse __ is an animated mystery film |
| 87% | GATSBY | 6 | The Great __, 2013 DiCaprio film of 1925 novel |
| 86% | ESCAPE | 6 | The Great __, film with McQueen as the Cooler King |
| 86% | SHOWMAN | 7 | The Greatest __; film about the life of PT Barnum |
| 84% | NORMARAE | 8 | 1979 film based on the life of Crystal Lee Sutton |
| 84% | TESS | 4 | 1979 film drama starring Nastassja Kinski in the title role |
| 84% | TIM | 3 | 1979 film drama starring Mel Gibson in the title role |
| 81% | NORMARAE | 8 | 1979 film drama starring Sally Field in the Oscar-winning title role |
| 81% | SHOWMAN | 7 | Hugh Jackman plays the greatest one in a 2017 film |
| 81% | KANE | 4 | "Citizen ___," 1941 production often considered the greatest film ever made |
| 79% | ALIEN | 5 | 1979 film with the tagline "In space no one can hear you scream" |
| 79% | ALIEN | 5 | 1979 film with the tagline "In space, no one can hear you scream" |
| 79% | ARGO | 4 | Film based on the 1979-1981 Iran hostage crisis |
| 77% | MADMAX | 6 | 1979 action film starring Mel Gibson in the title role |
| 77% | BROOD | 5 | The —, 1979 horror film starring Oliver Reed and Samantha Eggar |
| 77% | ROCKYII | 7 | The 1979 sports drama film starring Sylvester Stallone: 2 wds. |
| 77% | JERK | 4 | The —, 1979 comedy film starring Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters |
| 77% | WARRIORS | 8 | The —, 1979 action film starring Michael Beck and James Remar |
| 77% | ALIEN | 5 | 1979 horror film with a hatching egg on the poster |
| 77% | MCRAE | 5 | Jazz great seen in the 1967 film "Hotel" |
| 76% | SCHRODER | 8 | Ricky —, child actor who played T J in 1979 film drama The Champ |
| 76% | NORMA | 5 | & 11D 1979 film drama starring Sally Field in the Oscar-winning title role |
| 73% | WALDO | 5 | "The Great ___ Pepper," 1975 film |
| 72% | MAD | 3 | & 15A 1979 action film starring Mel Gibson in the title role |