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10 Best Movies Like 1978

If you loved 1978, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Dombivli Return

Dombivli Return

2019★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1978 for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Anant Velankar is an honest government officer working in Mantralaya who has never taken bribe.He has a respectful life with is family wife Ujwala and daughter Antra.He commutes da...

#2
Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

2007★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1978 for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas,...

#3
Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

1972★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1978 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs....

#4
Visitor Q

Visitor Q

2001★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1978 for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In a dysfunctional family where the mother is a heroin addict and prostitute, beaten by her son, and the father is an ex-TV reporter, sleeping with his daughter and filming his son...

#5
Waking Ned

Waking Ned

1998★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1978 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money....

#6
Drifting Clouds

Drifting Clouds

1996★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1978 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki,...