The best crime films of 1978

14 crime films 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. Midnight Express Score 74.2 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 59 · Drama, Crime
  2. Death on the Nile Score 55.9 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 59
  3. Blue Collar Score 52.0 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 77
  4. Straight Time Score 48.9 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 64
  5. The Silent Partner Score 48.8 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 78% · Metascore 74
  6. Revenge of the Pink Panther Score 48.2 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 65
  7. Don Score 44.9 · IMDb 7.7
  8. The Driver Score 43.4 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 56
  9. The Great Train Robbery Score 42.8 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 68
  10. Odds and Evens Score 39.2 · IMDb 7.1