Popular Movies of 1978

3,233 movies found (page 1/108):

Grease(1978)

3.7/5 (with 3,259 votes)

Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?

With Olivia Newton-John, Jeff Conaway, Eve Arden, ...

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Halloween(1978)

| 1h 31min | Horror, Thriller

3.8/5 (with 2,374 votes)

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.

With Nancy Kyes, Nick Castle

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The Deer Hunter(1978)

| 3h 4min | Drama, War

4.0/5 (with 1,921 votes)

A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.

Directed by Michael Cimino - With Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage, John Cazale, Meryl Streep, George Dzundza, ...

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Superman(1978)

| 2h 23min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

3.6/5 (with 1,751 votes)

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

Directed by Richard Donner - With Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty, ...

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Dawn of the Dead(1978)

| 2h 7min | Horror

3.7/5 (with 915 votes)

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

Directed by George A. Romero - With Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross, David Emge, Scott Reiniger, James A. Baffico, Tom Savini, ...

Jaws 2(1978)

| 1h 56min | Horror, Thriller

3.0/5 (with 802 votes)

Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.

Directed by Jeannot Szwarc - With Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Joseph Mascolo, Barry Coe, Gary Dubin, ...

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Midnight Express(1978)

| 2h 1min | Drama, Crime

3.8/5 (with 726 votes)

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

Directed by Alan Parker - With Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, John Hurt, Paul L. Smith, Irene Miracle, Paolo Bonacelli, ...

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Animal House(1978)

| 1h 49min | Comedy

3.5/5 (with 654 votes)

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.

Directed by John Landis - With John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Donald Sutherland, ...

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1978)

| 1h 56min | Science Fiction, Horror

3.6/5 (with 564 votes)

The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.

Directed by Philip Kaufman - With Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, David Fisher, ...

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Drunken Master(1978)

PG-13

| 1h 51min | Action, Comedy

3.7/5 (with 479 votes)

After getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a brutal, but slovenly old beggar, who teaches him the secret of the Drunken Fist.

Directed by Yuen Woo-ping - With Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-tien, Hwang Jang-lee, Dean Shek, Lam Kau

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Days of Heaven(1978)

| 1h 34min | Drama, Romance / Love

3.8/5 (with 416 votes)

In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.

Directed by Terrence Malick - With Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz, Timothy Scott, Robert Wilson, ...

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French Fried Vacation(1978)

1h 45min | Comedy

3.3/5 (with 387 votes)

Holidaymakers arriving in a Club Med camp on the Ivory Coast are determined to forget their everyday problems and emotional disappointments. Games, competitions, outings, bathing and sunburn accompany a continual succession of casual affairs.

Directed by Patrice Leconte - With Michel Blanc, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Josiane Balasko, Thierry Lhermitte, ...

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The Lord of the Rings(1978)

| 2h 12min | Adventure, Animation, Fantasy

3.3/5 (with 350 votes)

The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.

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Death on the Nile(1978)

| 2h 20min | Mystery

3.6/5 (with 319 votes)

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?

Directed by John Guillermin - With Peter Ustinov, David Niven, Simon MacCorkindale, Lois Chiles, Mia Farrow, Bette Davis, ...

Day of the Woman(1978)

NC-17

| 1h 41min | Horror, Thriller

3.0/5 (with 318 votes)

A young, beautiful career woman rents a backwoods cabin to write her first novel. Attacked by a group of local lowlifes and left for dead, she devises a horrific plan to inflict revenge.

Directed by Meir Zarchi - With Camille Keaton

Autumn Sonata(1978)

| 1h 33min | Drama

4.0/5 (with 305 votes)

After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva. The pair have a troubled relationship: Charlotte sacrificed the responsibilities of motherhood for a career as a classical pianist. Over an emotional night, the pair reopen the wounds of the past. Charlotte gets another shock when she finds out that her mentally impaired daughter, Helena, is out of the asylum and living with Eva.

Directed by Ingmar Bergman - With Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Gunnar Björnstrand, Erland Josephson, Linn Ullmann, Lena Nyman, ...

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Damien: Omen II(1978)

1h 47min | Horror, Thriller

3.2/5 (with 282 votes)

Since the sudden and highly suspicious death of his parents, 12-year-old Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle. Widely feared to be the Antichrist, Damien relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire—and the world. Anyone attempting to unravel the secrets of Damien's sinister past or fiendish future meets with a swift and cruel demise.

Directed by Don Taylor - With William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Nicholas Pryor, Lew Ayres, Sylvia Sidney, ...

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Game of Death(1978)

| 1h 41min | Drama, Action, Thriller

3.2/5 (with 277 votes)

A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.

Directed by Bruce Lee, Robert Clouse, Sammo Hung - With James Tien, Chieh Yuan, Dan Inosanto, Ji Han-jae, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bruce Lee, ...

Watership Down(1978)

| 1h 28min | Adventure, Animation, Drama

3.6/5 (with 264 votes)

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

Directed by Martin Rosen, John Hubley

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Piranha(1978)

| 1h 34min | Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction

3.0/5 (with 262 votes)

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

Directed by Joe Dante - With Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Dick Miller, Barbara Steele, ...

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Up in Smoke(1978)

| 1h 26min | Comedy

3.4/5 (with 242 votes)

An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and hits the road, eventually meeting kindred spirit Pedro de Pacas. While the drug-ingesting duo is soon arrested for possession of marijuana, Anthony and Pedro get released on a technicality, allowing them to continue their many misadventures and ultimately compete in a rock band contest, where they perform the raucous tune "Earache My Eye.".

Directed by Lou Adler, Tommy Chong - With Strother Martin, Edie Adams, Stacy Keach, Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, Tom Skerritt, ...

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The Star Wars Holiday Special(1978)

1h 37min | Fantasy, Science Fiction, Kids & Family, TV Movie

1.7/5 (with 233 votes)

Luke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, their most important day of the year!

Directed by Steve Binder, David Acomba - With Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, ...

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin(1978)

| 1h 55min | Action, Adventure

3.8/5 (with 213 votes)

The anti-Ching patriots, under the guidance of Ho Kuang-han, have secretly set up their base in Canton, disguised as school masters. During a brutal Manchu attack, Lui manages to escape, and devotes himself to learning the martial arts in order to seek revenge.

Directed by Lau Kar-leung - With Gordon Liu, Lo Lieh, Wong Yue, Yu Yang, Norman Chui, Wu Hang-Sheng, ...

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Every Which Way but Loose(1978)

| 1h 50min | Action, Comedy, Adventure, Romance / Love, Drama

3.1/5 (with 192 votes)

Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest. Nothing's in the way except a motorcycle gang, and legendary brawler Tank Murdock.

Directed by James Fargo - With Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Ruth Gordon, John Quade, Beverly D'Angelo, ...

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Coma(1978)

| 1h 53min | Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Science Fiction

3.4/5 (with 173 votes)

A young female doctor discovers something sinister going on in her hospital. Relatively healthy patients are having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up in comas. The patients are then shipped off to an institute that looks after them. The young doctor suspects there is more to this than meets the eye.

Directed by Michael Crichton - With Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Rip Torn, Richard Widmark, Lois Chiles, Lance LeGault, ...

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Revenge of the Pink Panther(1978)

| 1h 44min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

3.3/5 (with 173 votes)

Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau is dead. At least that is what the world—and Charles Dreyfus—believe when a dead body is discovered in Clouseau's car after being shot off the road. Naturally, Clouseau knows differently and, taking advantage of not being alive, sets out to discover why an attempt was made on his life.

Directed by Blake Edwards - With Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Dyan Cannon, Robert Webber, Graham Stark, Burt Kwouk, ...

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La Cage aux Folles(1978)

| 1h 32min | Comedy

3.4/5 (with 169 votes)

Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancée and her parents come for dinner.

Directed by Édouard Molinaro - With Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Rémi Laurent, Michel Galabru, Liana Del Balzo, Carmen Scarpitta, ...

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The Driver(1978)

| 1h 31min | Action, Crime, Thriller

3.6/5 (with 168 votes)

The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.

Directed by Walter Hill - With Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley, Felice Orlandi, Joseph Walsh, ...