The best dramas of 1978

42 dramas 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. The Deer Hunter Score 92.1 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 90 · Drama, War
  2. Midnight Express Score 74.2 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 59 · Drama, Crime
  3. Coming Home Score 72.6 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 61 · Drama, Romance, War
  4. Days of Heaven Score 65.9 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 94 · Drama, Romance
  5. The Tree of Wooden Clogs Score 62.2 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 95%
  6. Autumn Sonata Score 60.9 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 85%
  7. The Buddy Holly Story Score 58.4 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 78
  8. An Unmarried Woman Score 57.7 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 79
  9. Death on the Nile Score 55.9 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 59
  10. Interiors Score 55.2 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 78% · Metascore 67