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1978 Movies Ranked

by dono5876 • Created 7 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
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  • Donald Sutherland and Veronica Cartwright in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

    1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    19781h 55mPG75Metascore
    7.4 (76K)
    When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.
    DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsDonald SutherlandBrooke AdamsJeff Goldblum
  • Halloween (1978)

    2. Halloween

    19781h 31mR90Metascore
    7.7 (323K)
    Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony Moran
  • National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)

    3. National Lampoon's Animal House

    19781h 49mR79Metascore
    7.4 (133K)
    At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
    DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn BelushiKaren AllenTom Hulce
  • Jackie Chan, Dean Shek, and Siu-Tin Yuen in Drunken Master (1978)

    4. Drunken Master

    19781h 51mPG-1368Metascore
    7.4 (46K)
    Wong Fei-Hung is a mischievous, yet righteous young man, but after a series of incidents, his frustrated father has him disciplined by a master of drunken martial arts.
    DirectorYuen Woo-PingStarsJackie ChanSiu-Tin YuenJeong-lee Hwang
  • Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, and Susannah York in The Silent Partner (1978)

    5. The Silent Partner

    19781h 46mR74Metascore
    7.4 (8.6K)
    A timid bank teller anticipates a bank robbery and steals the money himself before the crook arrives. When the sadistic crook realizes he's been fooled, he tracks down the teller and engages him in a cat-and-mouse chase for the cash.
    DirectorsDaryl DukeCurtis HansonStarsElliott GouldChristopher PlummerSusannah York
  • Bruce Lee and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Game of Death (1978)

    6. Game of Death

    19781h 40mR36Metascore
    5.9 (23K)
    A martial arts movie star must fake his death to bring down the syndicate that is extorting him and other celebrities - including his pop singer girlfriend - for protection money.
    DirectorsRobert ClouseBruce LeeStarsBruce LeeGig YoungDean Jagger
  • The Fury (1978)

    7. The Fury

    19781h 58mR64Metascore
    6.3 (18K)
    A former CIA agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son from a shadowy secret government agency.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsKirk DouglasJohn CassavetesCarrie Snodgress
  • Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

    8. Force 10 from Navarone

    19781h 58mPG42Metascore
    6.4 (21K)
    During World War II, several oddly assorted military experts are teamed in a mission to raid and destroy a bridge vital to enemy strategy.
    DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsHarrison FordRobert ShawEdward Fox
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)

    9. Superman

    19782h 23mPG82Metascore
    7.4 (196K)
    An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene Hackman
  • Damien: Omen II (1978)

    10. Damien: Omen II

    19781h 47mR45Metascore
    6.2 (39K)
    Damien the Antichrist, now about to turn thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity.
    DirectorsDon TaylorMike HodgesStarsWilliam HoldenLee GrantJonathan Scott-Taylor
  • Brad Davis in Midnight Express (1978)

    11. Midnight Express

    19782h 1mR59Metascore
    7.5 (91K)
    Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
    DirectorAlan ParkerStarsBrad DavisIrene MiracleBo Hopkins
  • John Paul in Dawn of the Dead (1978)

    12. Dawn of the Dead

    19782h 7mUnrated71Metascore
    7.8 (133K)
    During an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
    DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDavid EmgeKen ForeeScott H. Reiniger
  • Up in Smoke (1978)

    13. Up in Smoke

    19781h 26mR57Metascore
    6.9 (42K)
    Stoner musicians Pedro DePacas and Anthony "Man" Stoner unknowingly smuggle a van - made entirely of marijuana - from Mexico to Los Angeles with incompetent Police Sergeant Stedenko hot on their trail.
    DirectorsLou AdlerTommy ChongStarsCheech MarinTommy ChongStrother Martin
  • Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, and Lesley-Anne Down in The Great Train Robbery (1978)

    14. The Great Train Robbery

    19781h 50mPG68Metascore
    6.9 (21K)
    England, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out.
    DirectorMichael CrichtonStarsSean ConneryDonald SutherlandLesley-Anne Down
  • The Inglorious Bastards (1978)

    15. The Inglorious Bastards

    19781h 39mR
    6.5 (11K)
    In 1944 France, a group of escaped American military prisoners en route to Switzerland volunteers to steal a German V2 rocket warhead for the Allies.
    DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsBo SvensonPeter HootenFred Williamson
  • The Boys from Brazil (1978)

    16. The Boys from Brazil

    19782h 5mR40Metascore
    7.0 (32K)
    A Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.
    DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsGregory PeckLaurence OlivierJames Mason
  • Magic (1978)

    17. Magic

    19781h 47mR49Metascore
    6.8 (15K)
    A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.
    DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsAnthony HopkinsAnn-MargretBurgess Meredith
  • Death on the Nile (1978)

    18. Death on the Nile

    19782h 20mPG59Metascore
    7.3 (42K)
    As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?
    DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsPeter UstinovMia FarrowSimon MacCorkindale
  • Michel Galabru, Michel Serrault, and Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles (1978)

    19. La Cage aux Folles

    19781h 37mR61Metascore
    7.2 (12K)
    The manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and his star attraction, are a gay couple. Madness ensues when his straight son brings home a fiancée and her ultra-conservative parents to meet them.
    DirectorÉdouard MolinaroStarsUgo TognazziMichel SerraultClaire Maurier
  • Jack Nicholson in Goin' South (1978)

    20. Goin' South

    19781h 48mPG52Metascore
    6.2 (8.4K)
    Due to the lack of men after the Civil War, a western town allows a young bachelorette who lives alone to save a thief from hanging by marrying him. They must deal with his old gang, the Sheriff, the railroad, a gold mine, and each other.
    DirectorJack NicholsonStarsJack NicholsonMary SteenburgenChristopher Lloyd
  • Chia-Hui Liu in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

    21. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

    19781h 56mR
    7.6 (19K)
    A school student who conspires with his teacher and others to overthrow the Qing Dynasty sees his family slaughtered at the hands of his enemies. He joins the Shaolin Temple and rigorously studies martial arts to avenge his beloved ones.
    DirectorChia-Liang LiuStarsChia-Hui LiuLo LiehYue Wong
  • Christine Freeman and Bruce in Jaws 2 (1978)

    22. Jaws 2

    19781h 56mPG51Metascore
    5.8 (88K)
    Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
    DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsRoy ScheiderLorraine GaryMurray Hamilton
  • Clint Eastwood in Every Which Way But Loose (1978)

    23. Every Which Way But Loose

    19781h 54mPG41Metascore
    6.3 (31K)
    The San Fernando Valley adventures of trucker turned prize-fighter Philo Beddoe and his pet orangutan Clyde.
    DirectorJames FargoStarsClint EastwoodSondra LockeGeoffrey Lewis
  • Piranha (1978)

    24. Piranha

    19781h 34mR71Metascore
    5.9 (26K)
    When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
    DirectorJoe DanteStarsBradford DillmanHeather Menzies-UrichKevin McCarthy
  • Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)

    25. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

    19781h 23mPG9Metascore
    4.6 (16K)
    A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated killer tomatoes.
    DirectorJohn De BelloStarsCindy CharlesJoe PriceGordon Ross

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