1

Straight Time (1978) ❧

Dir. Ulu Grosbard

114· USA· Crime, Drama,· R

B+ 89/100

Director Ulu Grosbard

Writer Jeffrey Boam, Edward Bunker, Alvin Sargent

D.O.P. Owen Roizman

Composer David Shire

Editor Sam O'Steen, Randy Roberts

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 114′

Percentile 89th

2

Midnight Express (1978) ❧

Dir. Alan Parker

121· UK· Drama, Crime,· R

B+ 88/100

Director Alan Parker

Writer Oliver Stone, Billy Hayes, William Hoffer

D.O.P. Michael Seresin

Composer Giorgio Moroder

Editor Gerry Hambling

Language English

Country UK, USA

Runtime 121′

Percentile 87th

3

Beauty and the Beast (1978) ❧

Dir. Juraj Herz

91· Czechoslovakia· Fantasy, Horror, Romance,· NR

B 82/100

Director Juraj Herz

Writer Ota Hofman, Juraj Herz, František Hrubín

D.O.P. Jiří Macháně

Composer Petr Hapka

Editor Jaromír Janáček

Language Czech

Country Czechoslovakia

Runtime 91′

Percentile 73rd

4

I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) ❧

Dir. Robert Zemeckis

99· USA· Comedy, Music,· PG

B- 78/100

Director Robert Zemeckis

Writer Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale

D.O.P. Donald M. Morgan

Composer Null

Editor Frank Morriss

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 99′

Percentile 64th

5

Watership Down (1978) ❧

Dir. Martin Rosen

92· UK· Adventure, Animation, Drama,· PG

B- 77/100

Director Martin Rosen

Writer Martin Rosen, John Hubley

D.O.P. Null

Composer Angela Morley, Malcolm Williamson

Editor Terry Rawlings

Language English

Country UK

Runtime 92′

Percentile 62nd

6

Halloween (1978) ❧

Dir. John Carpenter

91· USA· Horror, Thriller,· R

B- 75/100

Director John Carpenter

Writer Debra Hill, John Carpenter

D.O.P. Dean Cundey

Composer John Carpenter

Editor Charles Bornstein, Tommy Lee Wallace

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 91′

Percentile 58th

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7

Force 10 from Navarone (1978) ❧

Dir. Guy Hamilton

114· UK· Drama, Adventure, War,· PG

C+ 71/100

Director Guy Hamilton

Writer Robin Chapman

D.O.P. Christopher Challis

Composer Ron Goodwin

Editor Raymond Poulton

Language English

Country UK, USA

Runtime 114′

Percentile 50th

8

Superman: The Movie (1978) ❧

Dir. Richard Donner

144· USA· Science Fiction, Action, Adventure,· PG

C 67/100

Director Richard Donner

Writer Leslie Newman, Robert Benton, Mario Puzo, David Newman, Tom Mankiewicz

D.O.P. Geoffrey Unsworth

Composer John Williams

Editor Michael Ellis, Stuart Baird

Language English

Country USA, UK

Runtime 144′

Percentile 40th

9

Heaven Can Wait (1978) ❧

Dir. Buck Henry, Warren Beatty

101· USA· Fantasy, Comedy, Romance,· PG

C 65/100

Director Buck Henry, Warren Beatty

Writer Elaine May, Warren Beatty

D.O.P. William A. Fraker

Composer Dave Grusin

Editor Robert C. Jones, Don Zimmerman

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 101′

Percentile 37th

10

Piranha (1978) ❧

Dir. Joe Dante

94· USA· Horror, Science Fiction,· R

C- 63/100

Director Joe Dante

Writer John Sayles, Richard Robinson

D.O.P. Jamie Anderson

Composer Pino Donaggio

Editor Joe Dante, Mark Goldblatt

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 94′

Percentile 32nd

11

Damien: Omen II (1978) ❧

Dir. Don Taylor

107· USA· Horror, Thriller,· R

C- 60/100

Director Don Taylor

Writer Stanley Mann, Mike Hodges, Harvey Bernhard

D.O.P. Bill Butler

Composer Jerry Goldsmith

Editor Robert Brown

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 107′

Percentile 28th

12

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) ❧

Dir. John Berry

92· USA· Comedy,· PG

F 37/100

Director John Berry

Writer Bill Lancaster

D.O.P. Gene Polito, Kōzō Okazaki

Composer Paul Chihara

Editor Dennis Virkler, Richard A. Harris

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 92′

Percentile 8th