Top 20 Adventure Movies Highly Rated Released in 1978

An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero. Learn about Superman / IMDB / YouTube

Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters. Get info on Jaws 2 / IMDB / YouTube

Stoner musicians Pedro DePacas and Anthony Man Stoner unknowingly smuggle a van - made entirely of marijuana - from Mexico to Los Angeles with incompetent Police Sergeant Stedenko hot on their trail. Explore Up in Smoke / IMDB / YouTube

Hoping to escape destruction by human developers and save their community, a colony of rabbits, led by Hazel and Fiver, seek out a safe place to set up a new warren. Look into Watership Down / IMDB / YouTube

The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth. Details on The Lord of the Rings / IMDB / YouTube

The San Fernando Valley adventures of trucker turned prize-fighter Philo Beddoe and his pet orangutan Clyde. Look into Every Which Way But Loose / IMDB / YouTube

When the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to fake the mission is hatched. Check out Capricorn One / IMDB / YouTube

During World War II, several oddly assorted military experts are teamed in a mission to raid and destroy a bridge vital to enemy strategy. Check out Force 10 from Navarone / IMDB / YouTube

A school student who conspires with his teacher and others to overthrow the Qing Dynasty sees his family slaughtered at the hands of his enemies. He joins the Shaolin Temple and rigorously studies martial arts to avenge his beloved ones. Details on The 36th Chamber of Shaolin / IMDB / YouTube

Chewbacca and Han Solo try to get to the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day, but are impeded by an Imperial blockade. Chewie's family passes the time with various forms of entertainment. Explore The Star Wars Holiday Special / IMDB / YouTube

An adaptation of The Wizard of Oz that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience. Learn about The Wiz / IMDB / YouTube

A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated killer tomatoes. More about Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! / IMDB / YouTube

A British banker hires a former British Army colonel turned mercenary to parachute into Africa with his team and rescue a deposed president of a southern African nation from the hands of a corrupt dictator. Find out about The Wild Geese / IMDB / YouTube

Don, a wanted criminal, dies in a police chase. DSP D'Silva is the only one who knows about his death, and to get hold of the gang he trains Don-lookalike Vijay. But Vijay faces danger from the police and from within the gang. More about Don / IMDB / YouTube

In 1944 France, a group of escaped American military prisoners en route to Switzerland volunteers to steal a German V2 rocket warhead for the Allies. Check out The Inglorious Bastards / IMDB / YouTube

A small-town band hits it big, but it must battle a nefarious plot in the music industry. More about Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / IMDB / YouTube

Tia and Tony visit Los Angeles, but he's quickly kidnapped by an evil scientist, leaving her to desperately search for him. Find out about Return from Witch Mountain / IMDB / YouTube

In the rainforests of the Philippines, an oil prospector escapes the clutches of a violent cannibal tribe with a female hostage, then searches for his missing companion and their plane. Get info on Last Cannibal World / IMDB / YouTube

High school graduate Kenneth W. Dantley Junior and Vanessa, a hooker-in-training, try to track down his custom-made newly-stolen Corvette. Look into Corvette Summer / IMDB / YouTube

A Navy Captain uses his experimental Snark to reach a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge. Learn about Gray Lady Down / IMDB / YouTube