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.

71. The Lord of the Rings

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Actors: Christopher Guard, William Squire, John Hurt, Michael Scholes, Simon Chandler, Dominic Guard
Plot: Animated by Ralph Bakshi, this film is based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien about Bilbo Baggins and his quest to destroy the One Ring.

72. F.I.S.T

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Norman Jewison
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, Kevin Conway, Melinda Dillon, David Huffman

73. Every Which Way but Loose

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: James Fargo
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Beverly D'Angelo, Walter Barnes, George Chandler

74. International Velvet

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Bryan Forbes
Actors: Tatum O'Neal, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Hopkins, Nanette Newman, Dinsdale Landen, Jeffrey Byron

75. A Hero Ain't Nothin But a Sandwich

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ralph Nelson
Actors: Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Larry B. Scott, Helen Martin, Glynn Turman, David Groh

76. Who'll Stop the Rain?

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Karel Reisz
Actors: Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty, Richard Masur, Anthony Zerbe, Charles Haid

77. The Big Fix

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Anspach, Bonnie Bedelia, John Lithgow, Ofelia Medina, F. Murray Abraham

78. The Fury

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Brian De Palma
Actors: Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Carrie Snodgress, Charles Durning, Amy Irving, Fiona Lewis
Plot: Two teens with psychokinetic powers are sought by an organization that wants to use their powers.. .the male is captured, his father fights against all adversity to get him back.

79. Ice Castles

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Donald Wrye
Actors: Robby Benson, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Colleen Dewhurst, Tom Skerritt, Jennifer Warren, David Huffman

80. Fingers

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Toback
Actors: Harvey Keitel, Tisa Farrow, Jim Brown, Michael V. Gazzo, Marian Seldes, Danny Aiello

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