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.

101. The Cheap Detective

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Robert Moore
Actors: Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Stockard Channing, Sid Caesar, Eileen Brennan, Dom DeLuise

102. The Wiz

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Sidney Lumet
Actors: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor, Ted Ross

103. The Magic of Lassie

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Don Chaffey
Actors: Mickey Rooney, Pernell Roberts, Stephanie Zimbalist, Michael Sharrett, Gene Evans, James Stewart

104. Alucarda ( Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas )

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Juan López Moctezuma
Actors: Claudio Brook, David Silva, Tina Romero, Susana Kamini, Lili Garza, Tina French

105. Goin' South

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Western
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jack Nicholson
Actors: Jack Nicholson, Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Lloyd, John Belushi, Danny DeVito, Veronica Cartwright
Plot: Spoof about an outlaw who is saved from hanging by a young widow (Mary Steenburgen) who puts him to work as an indentured servant. She has a gold mine that no one knows about and she wants him to help her get the gold before anyone else finds out.

106. House Calls

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Howard Zieff
Actors: Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Art Carney, Dick O'Neill, Candice Azzara, Richard Benjamin

107. Gray Lady Down

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David Greene
Actors: Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Ned Beatty, Stephen McHattie, Ronny Cox

108. Big Wednesday

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Milius
Actors: Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey, Patti D'Arbanville, Lee Purcell, Sam Melville

109. Piranha

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joe Dante
Actors: Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Dick Miller, Belinda Balaski
Plot: A summer river resort becomes an all-you-can-eat buffet when a group of blood-thirsty piranhas are thrown into the mix.

110. Bloodbrothers

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Mulligan
Actors: Paul Sorvino, Tony Lo Bianco, Richard Gere, Lelia Goldoni, Yvonne Wilder, Floyd Levine

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