Best dramas of all time - Page 2
In the following page, you will see a ranking of the bests dramas of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.
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21. All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve is a sharp backstage drama about ambition and betrayal: Eve ingratiates herself with aging star Margo while secretly scheming; critic Addison exposes her, as wit, cruelty and themes of aging and envy play out. read more
Genre: Drama
8.5
/10
98
/100
8.2
/10
8.8
/10
22. Tokyo Story (1953)
Tokyo Story (1953): a restrained, humane drama about aging parents whose visit to busy children turns into perfunctory disappointments. Only widowed Noriko shows warmth; the film quietly examines duty, regret and everyday sorrow. read more
Genre: Drama
8.2
/10
100
/100
8.1
/10
8.8
/10
23. The Sweet Life (1960)
La Dolce Vita follows Marcello, a restless gossip journalist in 1950s Rome, drifting through celebrity parties and emptiness. A mood-driven film of dazzling images, satire of fame, moral decay and yearning. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama
95
/100
8.0
/10
8.8
/10
24. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
Tense, realist drama set in 1987 Romania: over one day two students, one seeking an illegal abortion, face bureaucracy, danger and moral strain under Ceaușescu’s regime; bleak, urgent and emotionally draining. read more
Genre: Drama
97
/100
7.9
/10
8.8
/10
25. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption follows banker Andy Dufresne, wrongly jailed for murder, who endures brutality, befriends Red, and through intelligence and quiet defiance seeks justice, freedom and redemption. read more
Genre: Drama
8.6
/10
82
/100
9.3
/10
8.7
/10
26. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Young hobbit Frodo inherits the One Ring and, warned by Gandalf of Sauron’s threat, joins a diverse Fellowship on a perilous quest to destroy it in Mount Doom—an epic journey of friendship, sacrifice and looming darkness. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
8.0
/10
92
/100
8.9
/10
8.7
/10
27. Jai Bhim (2021)
Jai Bhim (2021) — intense legal drama where a tribal woman's husband vanishes after police arrest. A human-rights lawyer exposes police brutality, caste oppression and cover-ups in a courtroom fight for justice. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
8.7
/10
8.7
/10
28. Soorarai Pottru (2020)
Soorarai Pottru follows Maara, an everyman who risks everything to launch a low‑cost airline for the common person. A gripping, emotional underdog drama about perseverance against corporate, financial and bureaucratic odds. read more
Genre: Drama
8.7
/10
8.7
/10
29. kaiva (2023)
Kaiva is a 1983 Bengaluru period drama inspired by true events, juxtaposing Karaga festival pageantry with the city's criminal underworld. A slow‑burn romance amid moral conflicts, ritual, suspense and nostalgia. read more
Genres: Drama, Romance
8.7
/10
8.7
/10
30. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022)
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022) portrays ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan—his rocket and cryogenic work, the 1994 false espionage case, and his protracted fight for vindication. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
8.7
/10
8.7
/10
31. Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now follows Captain Willard’s secret mission up the Nung River to find and kill renegade Colonel Kurtz. The voyage devolves into surreal, nightmarish episodic encounters and a morally ambiguous finale revealing war’s darkness. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery, War
8.2
/10
94
/100
8.4
/10
8.7
/10
32. Oppenheimer (2023)
Oppenheimer follows J. Robert Oppenheimer from university to leading the Manhattan Project and its aftermath, exploring his genius, moral conflicts, political fallout, and the human cost of the atomic bomb. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
90
/100
8.3
/10
8.7
/10
33. The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment (1960) — a darkly comic romantic drama about lonely clerk Bud who lets bosses use his apartment. Ambition collides with compassion when love blooms with the elevator operator, exposing corporate hypocrisy. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
8.4
/10
94
/100
8.3
/10
8.7
/10
34. Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity is a tense film-noir about seduction, greed and moral decay. Insurance man Walter Neff, seduced by Phyllis, plots her husband's "accidental" death; suspicion, betrayal and confession unravel their scheme. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
8.4
/10
95
/100
8.3
/10
8.7
/10
35. Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950) is a stark crime drama that shows a murder through conflicting eyewitness accounts, revealing how memory, ego and self-preservation distort truth. Sparse, haunting, philosophically unsettling. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
8.1
/10
98
/100
8.2
/10
8.7
/10
36. Ran (1985)
Ran (1985) is Kurosawa’s operatic samurai tragedy: an ageing warlord divides his realm, triggering betrayal, civil war and madness. Visually stunning, brutal and emotionally devastating, with strong themes of ambition and loss. read more
Genres: Action, Drama, War
8.1
/10
97
/100
8.2
/10
8.7
/10
37. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Two desperate Americans and a prospector find gold in 1925 Sierra Madre; riches breed fear, paranoia and greed that destroy their friendship. A tense, gritty moral drama. read more
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Western
8.1
/10
98
/100
8.2
/10
8.7
/10
38. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath follows the Joads, dispossessed Oklahoma sharecroppers who migrate to California, facing exploitation, hardship and family strain. A stark, humane film critiquing economic injustice. read more
Genre: Drama
8.3
/10
96
/100
8.1
/10
8.7
/10
39. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928): an austere silent film focused on Joan’s 1431 trial and execution. Stark close-ups and minimalist sets intensify her faith, humiliation and the court’s cruelty. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
8.3
/10
98
/100
8.1
/10
8.7
/10
40. Sunrise (1927)
Sunrise (1927): a lyrical silent drama where a farmer, tempted by a glamorous city woman who urges him to drown his wife, refuses. A day of redemption, city fair, storm; a poetic study of love and forgiveness. read more
Genres: Drama, Romance
8.4
/10
95
/100
8.1
/10
8.7
/10
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