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Best English Comedy Movies of 1978

This collection ranks 198 English comedy 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 Grease.

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

  1. 1

    Grease

    1978· 1h 50m

    7.47.8K
  5. 5

    Foul Play

    1978· 1h 56m

    6.3270
  8. 8

    Convoy

    1978· 1h 52m

    6.3439
  13. 13

    Fairy Tales

    1978· 1h 22m

    6.150
  16. 16

    Hooper

    1978· 1h 39m

    6.3145
  17. 17

    Ringo

    1978· 49m

    5.67
  23. 23

    Piranha

    1978· 1h 34m

    6.0768
  37. 37

    Chameleon

    1978· 1h 30m

    6.01
  43. 43

    FM

    1978· 1h 44m

    6.821
  46. 46

    Top Secret

    1978· 1h 40m

    —0
  47. 47

    The End

    1978· 1h 40m

    5.672

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

198 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?

Grease currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.