Best award winning movies with an altered state from 1978

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with an altered state from 1978! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with an altered state from 1978, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Midnight Express (1978)

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

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1978-08-31 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Brad Davis, Irene Miracle

Rating

rating icon 7.509
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #102 for
    miscarriage of justice
  2. Ranked #110 for
    critically acclaimed
  3. Ranked #139 for
    remarkable

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Midnight Express trailer
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2 The Deer Hunter (1978)

A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.

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1978-12-08 | Drama / War

Cast

Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken

Rating

rating icon 8.01
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #72 for
    life and limb story
  2. Ranked #78 for
    remarkable
  3. Ranked #92 for
    blue-collar

Trailer

The Deer Hunter trailer
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3 Superman (1978)

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

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1978-12-14 | Science Fiction / Action

Cast

Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando

Rating

rating icon 7.127
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #126 for
    poindexter
  2. Ranked #202 for
    kitschy editing
  3. Ranked #228 for
    matte shot

Trailer

Superman trailer
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4 Interiors (1978)

When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the three grown-up daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity and resentment, Renata, a successful writer; Joey, a woman crippled by indecision; and Flyn, a budding actress; struggle to communicate for the sake of their shattered mother. But when their father unexpectedly falls for another woman, his decision to remarry sets in motion a terrible twist of fate…

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1978-08-02 | Drama

Cast

Geraldine Page, Kristin Griffith

Rating

rating icon 6.847
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #216 for
    prissy
  2. Ranked #231 for
    cerebral
  3. Ranked #232 for
    brightly lit imagery

Trailer

Interiors trailer
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5 Days of Heaven (1978)

In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.

Info

1978-09-13 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Richard Gere, Brooke Adams

Rating

rating icon 7.482
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #109 for
    elegiac
  2. Ranked #111 for
    with biblical reference
  3. Ranked #140 for
    natural light

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6 Heaven Can Wait (1978)

Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.

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1978-06-28 | Fantasy / Comedy

Cast

Warren Beatty, Julie Christie

Rating

rating icon 6.594
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #90 for
    shoo in
  2. Ranked #116 for
    Oscar nomination deserving
  3. Ranked #158 for
    purgatory

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Heaven Can Wait trailer
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7 Grease (1978)

Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?

Info

1978-07-07 | Romance / Comedy

Cast

John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John

Rating

rating icon 7.397
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #78 for
    jukebox musical
  2. Ranked #108 for
    bubblegum
  3. Ranked #117 for
    great soundtrack

Trailer

Grease trailer
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8 The Last Waltz (1978)

Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from "The Band's" incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and other rock legends.

Info

1978-05-01 | Documentary / Music

Cast

Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #4 for
    Rockumentary
  2. Ranked #66 for
    tremendously talented
  3. Ranked #119 for
    musically talented actor

Trailer

The Last Waltz trailer
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9 Magic (1978)

A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.

Info

1978-11-08 | Drama / Horror

Cast

Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret

Rating

rating icon 6.857
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #18 for
    potty-mouthed
  2. Ranked #40 for
    with sleight of hand
  3. Ranked #73 for
    disappearing acting

Trailer

Magic trailer
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10 Pretty Baby (1978)

Hattie, a New Orleans prostitute, meets a photographer named Bellocq at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet. When Violet is brought on as a working girl by her mother's madam and Hattie skips town to get married, Violet quickly loses her innocence and focuses on reuniting with Bellocq. But a life with Bellocq is compromised for Violet after her mother returns to town.

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1978-04-05 | Drama

Cast

Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine

Rating

rating icon 6.976
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #57 for
    sluttish character
  2. Ranked #121 for
    scandalous
  3. Ranked #185 for
    gorgeous photography

Trailer

Pretty Baby trailer
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