Top Movies of 1978


The top movies of 1978 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

41. The Boys from Brazil

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Actors: Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Gregory Peck, Steve Guttenberg, Rosemary Harris, Lilli Palmer
Plot: A Nazi hunter locates Dr. Mengele and uncovers his plan to resurrect Adolf Hitler and lead the Nazis back to power.

42. Foul Play

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Colin Higgins
Actors: Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Dudley Moore, Rachel Roberts, Eugene Roche
Plot: A librarian and a cop team up when she becomes convinced that a dwarf and
an albino are out to get her. It all leads to a plot to assassinate the
pope and the two must solve the case before the deed is done.

43. Battlestar Galactica

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Richard A. Colla
Actors: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Herb Jefferson Jr., Maren Jensen, Ray Milland

44. Force 10 from Navarone

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Guy Hamilton
Actors: Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Barbara Bach, Edward Fox, Carl Weathers, Richard Kiel
Plot: A group of commandos are brought together in WWII in order to enact a dangerous plan - to destroy a bridge that is key to the German's plans.

45. Pretty Baby

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Louis Malle
Actors: Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Antonio Fargas, Diana Scarwid, Frances Faye

46. The Driver

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Walter Hill
Actors: Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley, Rudy Ramos, Matt Clark

47. Damien: Omen II

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Don Taylor
Actors: William Holden, Lance Henriksen, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Robert Foxworth, Nicholas Pryor
Plot: Now 13, an older Damien begins to discover his true destiny as the anti-Christ and is more than willing to accept it. Forces work to stop his power, but can they succeed?

48. Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Actors: George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Morley, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort

49. King of the Gypsies

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Frank Pierson
Actors: Sterling Hayden, Shelley Winters, Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields, Annette O'Toole, Eric Roberts

50. Coup de grâce ( Fangschuß, Der )

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Actors: Margarethe von Trotta, Matthias Habich, Rüdiger Kirschstein, Marc Eyraud, Bruno Thost, Frederik von Zichy

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