Movies and TvShows featuring "year-1978" theme.
After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend. Lenny Feder, a Hollywood talent agent, rents a lake house for everyone to stay at. Throughout the weekend, they spread their coach's ashes, encounter old rivals, face relationship challenges, and have a friendly rematch basketball game. Despite their differences and personal struggles, they reconnect and embrace the importance of friendship and family.
In Fear Street: 1978, a group of teenagers at a summer camp in 1978 must uncover the dark secrets behind a curse that haunts the campgrounds. As they battle against a relentless killer, they also face personal demons and relationships put to the test. With the threat of death looming, they must find a way to survive the night.
After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims. In 1978, a serial child abductor nicknamed 'The Grabber' prowls the streets of a Denver suburb. Finney, a bullied teenager, and his sister Gwen live with their abusive father. Gwen has psychic dreams and foresees the kidnappings. The police search for Finney is unsuccessful. Finney receives help from the ghost of a previous victim and manages to escape. With Gwen's help, they confront the killer and free themselves.
Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
After surviving Michael Myers' attack, Laurie is rushed to the hospital while Dr. Loomis continues his hunt for Myers. However, Michael tracks Laurie to the hospital and begins a murderous rampage. Will Laurie be able to escape the relentless killer?
On Halloween night in 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally murders his sister. Fifteen years later, he escapes from a mental institution and returns to his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois. There, he stalks and terrorizes a babysitter named Laurie Strode and her friends, leading to a violent and deadly confrontation.
Rodney Alcala was a killer in the midst of a killing spree when he brazenly took part in, and won a date on, the popular TV game show 'The Dating Game.'
In Christine, a high school outcast named Arnie Cunningham buys a beat-up 1958 Plymouth Fury called Christine. Arnie becomes obsessed with restoring the car and it soon becomes clear that Christine has a mind of her own. As Arnie transforms from a timid boy to a confident and vengeful man, he finds himself spiraling into madness, causing those who dare to cross him to meet a deadly fate.
Barry Seal, a pilot for Trans World Airlines, is recruited by the CIA to take on reconnaissance missions in South America. He soon finds himself working for the Medellin Cartel, smuggling drugs into the United States. As his operation grows, Barry must navigate the DEA, the Contras, and the cartel, all while trying to protect his family and avoid getting caught. In the end, Barry's illegal activities catch up to him, and he is sentenced to community service before being murdered by hit-men sent by Pablo Escobar. The story ends with the aftermath of Barry's actions, highlighting the Iran-Contra Affair and the impact on his family.
During the World Cup final between Argentina and Holland, in times of military dictatorship, a group of torturers kidnap a group of young people. What begins as an inhumane interrogation turns into hell: the wrong group has been kidnapped.
Fleeing from Medellín to Miami, Griselda Blanco creates one of the most ruthless cartels in history.
After inheriting six penguins, a businessman transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland. As his professional life starts to unravel, he becomes closer to his children and rekindles a relationship with his ex-wife. When he is faced with the choice between his job and the penguins, he realizes the true value of family.
In 1970s Hell's Kitchen, three women take over the Irish mob after their husbands are incarcerated. They soon find themselves caught in a dangerous web of power, betrayal, and violence as they navigate the treacherous underworld of organized crime.
A con man named Irving Rosenfeld and his partner Sydney Prosser are coerced into working for an FBI agent named Richie DiMaso. Together, they navigate the dangerous world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.
In a world where the human lifespan has been extended, Kathy reminisces about her time at a boarding school called Hailsham and her adult life. She falls in love with Tommy, but Tommy and Ruth begin a relationship. The three friends eventually discover that they are clones destined to be organ donors. Tommy believes that their artwork can prove true love and grant them a temporary reprieve from donation. Kathy becomes a carer and watches many clones die. She reunites with Tommy and Ruth, who dies on the operating table. Tommy's artworks are revealed to be pointless, and Kathy is left waiting for her donations.
Senna is a 2010 documentary film that depicts the life and career of Brazilian racing legend Ayrton Senna. The film explores his rise to fame in the world of Formula One racing, his intense rivalry with teammate Alain Prost, and his tragic death in a racing accident. Through interviews, archive footage, and race highlights, Senna provides an intimate portrait of a talented and passionate driver.
A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown.
In the crime-ridden city of Galveston, Texas in 1978, a retired professional football player turned private detective is hired to investigate a missing person case. As he delves deeper into the mystery, he uncovers a web of corruption, drug trafficking, and murder. With the help of his trusty pet cat and his own detective agency, he races against time to solve the case before more lives are lost.
Studio 54 is a documentary that tells the story of the legendary New York nightclub in the 1970s. It explores the rise and fall of the club, highlighting its decadence, extravagant parties, and notorious reputation. The film delves into the financial mismanagement, tax evasion, and legal troubles that ultimately led to the downfall of Studio 54.
In the early 1980s, a deadly new virus called HIV begins spreading among the gay community, causing panic and fear. Scientists and doctors at the Centers for Disease Control work tirelessly to understand and contain the virus, while facing challenges from government officials, conflicting interests, and societal prejudices.