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Best Drama Movies of 1978

This collection ranks 1,264 drama movies released in 1978. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is The Deer Hunter.

1,264 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  14. 14

    Coming Home

    1978· 2h 7m· en

    7.0200
  18. 18

    Magic

    1978· 1h 47m· en

    6.8329
  23. 23

    Ganadevata

    1978· 2h 52m· bn

    7.03
  25. 25

    Martin

    1978· 1h 35m· en

    6.8324
  31. 31

    F.I.S.T.

    1978· 2h 25m· en

    6.5236
  32. 32

    Fedora

    1978· 1h 49m· en

    6.7155
  33. 33

    Warriors Two

    1978· 1h 35m· zh

    7.343
  34. 34

    Ecce Bombo

    1978· 1h 43m· it

    7.4257
  35. 35

    The Herd

    1978· 1h 57m· tr

    7.544
  36. 36

    Convoy

    1978· 1h 52m· en

    6.3439
  43. 43

    Abigél

    1978· 4h 50m· hu

    8.311
  48. 48

    Ring

    1978· 2h 10m· it

    8.22
  49. 49

    Till Death

    1978· 1h 20m· en

    6.33

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,264 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

The Deer Hunter currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.