The best mystery films of 1978

11 mystery 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. Death on the Nile Score 55.9 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 59
  2. Revenge of the Pink Panther Score 48.2 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 65
  3. The Boys from Brazil Score 47.9 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 40
  4. Foul Play Score 47.3 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 74% · Metascore 45
  5. Coma Score 42.2 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 60
  6. Long Weekend Score 37.9 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 61
  7. The Medusa Touch Score 34.1 · IMDb 6.9 · Metascore 49
  8. Eyes of Laura Mars Score 32.0 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 62% · Metascore 49
  9. The Cheap Detective Score 30.6 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 53%
  10. The Big Sleep Score 28.8 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 57%