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Movies: Popular Movies of 1978

Movies in chronological context: 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1978th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1970s decade. ()

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Grease(1978)

PG
| 1h 50min | Romance / Love, Comedy
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?

Halloween(1978)

R
| 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.

Superman(1978)

PG
| 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.

The Deer Hunter(1978)

R
| 3h 4min | Drama, War
4.0/5 (with 1,727 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.

Dawn of the Dead(1978)

NR
| 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.

Jaws 2(1978)

PG
| 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.

Midnight Express(1978)

R
| 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".

Animal House(1978)

R
| 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.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1978)

PG
| 1h 56min | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
3.6/5 (with 426 votes)

Matthew Bennell notices that several of his friends are complaining that their close relatives are in some way different. When questioned later they themselves seem changed, as they deny everything or make lame excuses. As the invaders increase in number they become more open and Bennell, who has by now witnessed an attempted 'replacement', realises that he and his friends must escape or suffer the same fate.

Days of Heaven(1978)

PG
| 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.

Drunken Master(1978)

PG-13
| 1h 51min | Action, Comedy
3.7/5 (with 395 votes)

After being punished for 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.

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.

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The Lord of the Rings(1978)

PG
| 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.

Directed by Ralph Bakshi

Death on the Nile(1978)

PG
| 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?

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.

Game of Death(1978)

R
| 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)

PG
| 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.

Piranha(1978)

R
| 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.

Day of the Woman(1978)

R
| 1h 41min | Horror, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 243 votes)

After a young writer is brutally gang-raped and left for dead by four men, she systematically hunts them down one by one to exact a terrible vengeance.

Directed by Meir Zarchi - With Camille Keaton

Up in Smoke(1978)

R
| 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.".

Autumn Sonata(1978)

PG
| 1h 33min | Drama
4.0/5 (with 234 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.

The Star Wars Holiday Special(1978)

1.7/5 (with 199 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!

Every Which Way but Loose(1978)

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.

Revenge of the Pink Panther(1978)

PG
| 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.

Coma(1978)

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.

La Cage aux Folles(1978)

R
| 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.

Odds and Evens(1978)

1h 50min | Comedy, Crime, Action
3.5/5 (with 168 votes)

A bumbling government agent recruits a trucker whose gambling knowledge can help crack an illegal Florida operation.

The Driver(1978)

R
| 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.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin(1978)

1h 55min | Action, Adventure
3.7/5 (with 164 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, ...

The Boys from Brazil(1978)

R
| 2h 5min | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
3.4/5 (with 162 votes)

Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.

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