1978

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Nighthawks
6.2

Nighthawks

Nov. 01, 1978

Nighthawks

A gay teacher is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night, in Great Britain in the 1970s, not mixing his ...
Puff, the Magic Dragon
7.5

Puff, the Magic Dragon

Jackie is a boy who is so trapped by his fears and doubts that he could not communicate with anyone. Then, a magic dragon named Puff comes to ...
The Fall of Ako Castle
7.1

The Fall of Ako Castle

This is the story of “The Forty-Seven Ronin.” Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano ...
Daughter Rite
6.3

Daughter Rite

Oct. 22, 1978

Daughter Rite

A feminist documentary about female relationships, especially between mother and daughter.
The Sister of Ursula
5

The Sister of Ursula

Oct. 18, 1978

The Sister of Ursula

While searching for their estranged mother, two beautiful sisters, Dagmar and Ursula, arrive at a luxurious seaside hotel. At the same time, a ...
Little Italy
5.9

Little Italy

Oct. 10, 1978

Little Italy

Undercover cop Nico Giraldi travels to New York and Las Vegas to find a crooked cop who gave his squadron back in Italy a bad name.
The Meetings of Anna
7.3

The Meetings of Anna

Oct. 08, 1978

The Meetings of Anna

On a trip across Western Europe to promote her newest release, filmmaker Anna encounters several individuals—familiar and otherwise—and attends ...
The Big Fix
6.4

The Big Fix

Oct. 06, 1978

The Big Fix

Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who ...
Notes on the Popular Arts
6.1

Notes on the Popular Arts

An exploration of American escapism through dream sequences.
Brawl Busters
5.8

Brawl Busters

Sep. 30, 1978

Brawl Busters

The cruel Tien Hu, with his many powerful alliances, oppresses an entire Chinese province, killing many of the hard working citizens.
Bidasses Academy
2.8

Bidasses Academy

Sep. 28, 1978

Bidasses Academy

On a leave from the army, Cri-Cri gets with his friends and stumbles upon an hamlet of beautiful girls.
Tire pas sur mon collant
3.6

Tire pas sur mon collant

Secretaries by profession, Joëlle and Béatrice are invited to spend a dream stay in Marrakech. However, this invitation is actually the result of ...
Bloodbrothers
5.8

Bloodbrothers

Sep. 27, 1978

Bloodbrothers

A young man is torn between following in his brothers’ footsteps or striking out on his own.
Battered
6.8

Battered

Sep. 26, 1978

Battered

Gritty drama of three interweaving stories of three women of various backgrounds and ages whose marriages are complicated by spouse-abuse by ...
Sometimes… Like a Prostitute
4.3

Sometimes… Like a Prostitute

Sometimes… Like a Prostitute is a 1978 Roman Porno film directed by Masaru Konuma and starring singer Rei Nakanishi, whose hit song inspired the story.
Almost Summer
5.7

Almost Summer

Sep. 22, 1978

Almost Summer

A high-school election gets nasty.
In Praise of Older Women
5.6

In Praise of Older Women

Andras Vayda grows up in a turbulent, war-torn Hungary, where he procures local girls for the occupying G.I.’s during World War II. ...
Despair
6.9

Despair

Sep. 20, 1978

Despair

Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses ...
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince
7.3

American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince

Martin Scorsese spends an evening with larger-than-life raconteur Steven Prince—a former drug addict, road manager for Neil Diamond, and actor—as ...
Stay As You Are
6.3

Stay As You Are

Sep. 14, 1978

Stay As You Are

A May-December romance. Roué Giulio Marengo, a Roman landscape architect unhappy in his marriage, meets Francesca, a young and beautiful ...
Taxi
7.189

Taxi

Sep. 12, 1978

Taxi

Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange ...
Skin of Roses
4.4

Skin of Roses

Sep. 09, 1978

Skin of Roses

Ritsuko is a popular madame of a nightclub but, ever since her gangster husband got caught and imprisoned, her life has taken a turn for the ...
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
6.6

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

The three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to determine who will become Don of Japan.
The Paper Chase
7.7

The Paper Chase

Sep. 09, 1978

The Paper Chase

Critically lauded drama about the life and pressures of a group of students at a prestigious Eastern law school, with a strict and domineering ...
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
3.9

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses

Successful businessman Charles Kruschen (Donald Pilon) is accused of bludgeoning to death his beautiful but manipulative model wife Magdalene ...
Mysteries
5.2

Mysteries

Sep. 07, 1978

Mysteries

In the winter of 1891 a stranger arrives in a small coastal town on the Isle of Man. His presence soon disturbs the lives of the local ...
Empire of Passion
7

Empire of Passion

Sep. 06, 1978

Empire of Passion

In a small Japanese village at the end of the 19th century, a rickshaw driver’s wife takes on a much younger lover and the two conspire to ...
Teen Lust
4

Teen Lust

Sep. 01, 1978

Teen Lust

Kirsten Baker and Leslie Cedarquist are the Girls Next Door in this buoyant sexploitationer. The ladies move in bag and baggage into a sleepy ...
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie’s Pictures
6

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie’s Pictures

This lighthearted romp through Royal India presents a world of Maharajas, palaces, imperiled art objects, and the foreign collectors who will ...