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Best Thriller Movies of 1978

This collection ranks 173 thriller 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 Halloween.

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

  1. 1

    Halloween

    1978· 1h 31m· en

    7.66.3K
  2. 2

    The Driver

    1978· 1h 31m· en

    7.2532
  4. 4

    Coma

    1978· 1h 53m· en

    6.8470
  7. 7

    Foul Play

    1978· 1h 56m· en

    6.3270
  9. 9

    F.I.S.T.

    1978· 2h 25m· en

    6.5236
  10. 10

    Jaws 2

    1978· 1h 57m· en

    6.02.2K
  12. 12

    Don

    1978· 2h 46m· hi

    6.680
  13. 13

    Raping!

    1978· 1h 9m· ja

    4.97
  18. 18

    The Fury

    1978· 1h 58m· en

    6.3409
  19. 19

    Revenge

    1978· ro

    8.210
  24. 24

    Fingers

    1978· 1h 30m· en

    6.269
  28. 28

    Drizzle

    1978· 1h 27m· es

    7.010
  30. 30

    Mirrors

    1978· 1h 28m· en

    6.56
  31. 31

    Despair

    1978· 1h 57m· en

    6.547
  34. 34

    The Shout

    1978· 1h 26m· en

    6.0128
  35. 35

    Power Play

    1978· 1h 42m· en

    7.213
  41. 41

    Eeta

    1978· 1h 50m· ml

    —0
  43. 43

    Sweeney 2

    1978· 1h 44m· en

    6.213
  44. 44

    Corleone

    1978· 1h 48m· it

    7.510
  45. 45

    Absolution

    1978· 1h 35m· en

    6.545
  47. 47

    Dr. Scorpion

    1978· 2h 0m· en

    5.01
  49. 49

    Sunstroke

    1978· 1h 53m· ar

    7.02
  50. 50

    Queen Bee

    1978· 2h 20m· ja

    7.68

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

173 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?

Halloween currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.