The best comedies of 1978

31 comedies from 1978, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. National Lampoon's Animal House Score 70.7 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 79 · Comedy
  2. Heaven Can Wait Score 68.2 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 72 · Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
  3. Grease Score 66.4 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 65% · Metascore 70 · Romance, Comedy
  4. An Unmarried Woman Score 57.7 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 79
  5. La Cage aux Folles Score 56.3 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 61
  6. Drunken Master Score 55.9 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 68
  7. Snake in the Eagle's Shadow Score 50.7 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 80%
  8. Feyzo, the Polite One Score 49.2 · IMDb 8.6
  9. The Silent Partner Score 48.8 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 78% · Metascore 74
  10. Happy Days Score 48.5 · IMDb 8.7