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The Last Waltz
1978 · 117m
DocumentaryMusic
Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from The Band's incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured…
Movies of 1978
60 movies from 1978. Includes The Last Waltz, Feyzo, The Polite One, and Halloween.
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Feyzo, The Polite One
1978 · 83m
Comedy
To bid for his beloved's hand in marriage, poor villager Feyzo must come up with an enormous dowry to appease her father.
84
Halloween
1978 · 91m
SlasherSerial KillerHorror
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of…
84
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The Deer Hunter
1978 · 183m
DramaWar
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love.
84
Days of Heaven
1978 · 94m
DramaRomance
In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work…
82
Max
Autumn Sonata
1978 · 93m
Drama
After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva.
82
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
1978 · 187m
Drama
On a turn-of-the-20th-century northern Italian farm, a group of sharecroppers eke out a threadbare existence.
79
Dawn of the Dead
1978 · 127m
Military Sci-FiZombie HorrorMilitary
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his…
79
The Buddy Holly Story
1978 · 114m
BiopicShowbiz & Music DramaMusic & Arts Documentary
A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly, who aspires to play music the way he wants it to sound.
78
Max
Superman
1978 · 144m
Space OperaSuperheroScience Fiction
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane.
78
Tubi
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978 · 116m
Dystopian Sci-FiAlien InvasionAliens
The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health…
78
Prime
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
1978 · 116m
Martial ArtsActionAdventure
During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to…
77
Animal House
1978 · 109m
Comedy
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.
75
Midnight Express
1978 · 121m
Legal DramaPrisonBased on a True Story
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country.
75
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978 · 98m
Martial ArtsActionComedy
Everyone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the snake fist fighting…
74
Tubi
Drunken Master
1978 · 111m
Martial ArtsActionComedy
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…
74
Max
Watership Down
1978 · 92m
AdventureAnimationDrama
When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland…
74
Heroes of the East
1978 · 101m
Martial ArtsActionComedy
When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals into an international incident, a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new…
73
Tubi
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Martin
1978 · 95m
Vampire HorrorVampiresHorror
A young man, convinced he's a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvanian town, where he tries to suppress…
73
Straight Time
1978 · 114m
HeistPrisonCrime
After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules.
72
Heaven Can Wait
1978 · 101m
FantasyComedyRomance
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident.
72
Tubi
Interiors
1978 · 93m
Drama
When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the three grown-up…
72
Coming Home
1978 · 127m
Medical DramaWar DramaMilitary
In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.
72
The Five Venoms
1978 · 101m
Martial ArtsActionDrama
A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.
72
Prime
Crippled Avengers
1978 · 106m
Martial ArtsActionDrama
A group of martial artists seek revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To, a martial arts master, and his son.
72
Max
Jubilee
1978 · 106m
Dark ComedyTime TravelComedy
Queen Elizabeth I visits late 1970s England to find a depressing landscape where life has changed since her time.
72
Prime
Les Misérables
1978 · 150m
DramaHistoryRomance
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert.
72
Warriors Two
1978 · 95m
Martial ArtsActionDrama
In an attempt to save his village from being taken over by brutes, Wah is beaten to a pulp and his mother brutally murdered.
72
The Demon
1978 · 110m
DramaCrime
When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children…
71
Prime
Death on the Nile
1978 · 140m
Mystery
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a…
71
Tubi
The First Great Train Robbery
1978 · 110m
ThrillerAdventureDrama
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
71
Tubi
Someone's Watching Me!
1978 · 97m
Made-for-TVThrillerMystery
A young woman moves to a high-rise apartment building and soon begins to be tormented by an unknown stalker who seems to know her every move.
71
Picardía mexicana
1978 · 115m
An academic tags along among a crew of rowdy delivery-truck drivers, taking notes on their colorful and idiomatic use of language.
71
Tubi
Who'll Stop the Rain
1978 · 126m
CrimeActionDrama
John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling.
71
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
1978 · 130m
Martial ArtsSamurai & NinjaAction
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the…
71
Max
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince
1978 · 55m
Documentary
Martin Scorsese spends an evening with larger-than-life raconteur Steven Prince—a former drug addict, road manager for Neil Diamond, and actor—as…
71
Tubi
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978 · 159m
ActionDramaHistory
This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the…
70
Tubi
Grease
1978 · 110m
High SchoolRomanceComedy
Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer.
70
The Driver
1978 · 91m
HeistProceduralDetective
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies.
70
Prime
The Wild Geese
1978 · 134m
ActionAdventureThriller
A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa.
69
Coma
1978 · 113m
ThrillerMysteryHorror
When relatively healthy patients begin having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up in comas, a concerned doctor defies her male…
69
Fedora
1978 · 109m
DramaMystery
Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement, only…
69
Tubi
The Shout
1978 · 86m
ThrillerMysteryHorror
A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has…
69
Tubi
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
1978 · 102m
AnimeAnimationAdventure
While attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly…
68
Prime
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They Called Him Bulldozer
1978 · 102m
MilitaryActionComedy
The "Bulldozer", a former football star, is now working as a fisherman.
68
Prime
Magic
1978 · 107m
Psychological HorrorMagicDrama
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.
68
Fingers
1978 · 90m
DramaActionThriller
A wanna-be concert pianist spends his days making a living by collecting debts for his Mafioso father, a lifestyle that could eventually ruin his…
67
French Fried Vacation
1978 · 96m
Comedy
Holidaymakers arriving in a Club Med camp on the Ivory Coast are determined to forget their everyday problems and emotional disappointments.
67
Pretty Baby
1978 · 110m
Drama
In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother.
67
The Fury
1978 · 118m
Hostage & KidnappingSupernaturalHorror
When a devious plot separates CIA agent Peter Sandza from his son, Robin, the distraught father manages to see through the ruse.
67
El Arracadas
1978 · 110m
ActionAdventureWestern
Mariano Landeros is sworn by his mother to look for the murderer of his father at all costs, the proof would bring that Doroteo Carrillo earring…
66
The Boys in Company C
1978 · 125m
MilitaryWar
Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their…
64
Prime
Piranha
1978 · 94m
SlasherCreature FeatureWilderness & Nature
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
64
Prime
The Boys from Brazil
1978 · 125m
DramaMysteryScience Fiction
Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr.
64
The Discord
1978 · 90m
Comedy
Guillaume has made it: A machine that can clean dirty air by simply sucking all dirt into air balloons and then shipping them far far away so his…
64
Foul Play
1978 · 116m
ProceduralConspiracy & Political ThrillerDetective
A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.
64
Tubi
The Medusa Touch
1978 · 109m
HeistHorrorThriller
A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries with the help of journals and a psychiatrist.
64
Tubi
Hooper
1978 · 99m
ActionComedy
Legendary stunt man Sonny Hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop…