Best dramas of all time - Page 4
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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61. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan: Capt. John H. Miller leads a small squad into Nazi‑occupied France to retrieve the last surviving son. A brutal, intimate tale of combat, duty, loyalty and loss. read more
Genres: Drama, War
7.8
/10
91
/100
8.6
/10
8.5
/10
62. Sita Ramam (2022)
Sita Ramam is a layered romantic drama: orphaned soldier Ram’s brief love with Sita is disrupted when a letter never arrives. Years later Afreen must deliver it, unraveling past secrets, duty and poignant sacrifice. read more
Genre: Drama
8.5
/10
8.5
/10
63. The Great Dictator (1940)
Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator (1940) is a bold political satire where Chaplin plays a dictator and a Jewish barber. Mixing slapstick and drama, it denounces fascism and culminates in a famous plea for humanity. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
8.6
/10
8.4
/10
8.5
/10
64. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird follows lawyer Atticus Finch defending Tom Robinson amid Depression-era racism, told through his daughter Scout; themes: moral courage, empathy, injustice, and coming-of-age. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
8.3
/10
88
/100
8.3
/10
8.5
/10
65. A Separation (2011)
A Separation (2011): Nader and Simin split—she seeks exile for their daughter; he stays to tend his father. A caregiver's arrival triggers moral, legal and class conflicts that force painful choices. read more
Genre: Drama
7.7
/10
95
/100
8.3
/10
8.5
/10
66. Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo follows Sanjuro, a clever ronin who pits two rival gangs in a 19th‑century town against each other while protecting locals. His plots lead to violence, culminating in a tense, justice‑seeking showdown. read more
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
8.0
/10
93
/100
8.2
/10
8.5
/10
67. The Gold Rush (1925)
Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush (1925) follows the Little Tramp in the Klondike: comedic slapstick (boiled-boot, cliff cabin), hunger, rivalries and romance with Georgia, blending laughter and poignant triumph. read more
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
8.4
/10
90
/100
8.1
/10
8.5
/10
68. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) follows three WWII veterans returning to small‑town America as they face emotional, social and economic challenges rebuilding identity, relationships and purpose. read more
Genres: Drama, Romance, War
8.2
/10
93
/100
8.1
/10
8.5
/10
69. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959): tense courtroom drama where lawyer Paul Biegler defends Lt. Manion, who claims temporary insanity after killing a man who allegedly raped his wife; probes jealousy, sex, truth and legal ethics. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery
8.0
/10
95
/100
8.0
/10
8.5
/10
70. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Blanche DuBois, a fragile Southern belle, moves to New Orleans, clashing with her sister’s husband Stanley as he exposes her past. A tense, tragic drama about desire, illusion, class and cruelty. read more
Genre: Drama
8.0
/10
97
/100
7.9
/10
8.5
/10
71. Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Battleship Potemkin (1925), Eisenstein’s silent classic, dramatizes a 1905 sailors’ mutiny and the Odessa Steps massacre. A montage-driven, propagandistic film of collective revolt, sacrifice and state violence. read more
Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
8.0
/10
97
/100
7.9
/10
8.5
/10
72. Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump follows a kind, simple Alabama man whose optimism and persistence carry him through key American moments—segregation, Vietnam, business, presidents—while he loves Jenny; it's a bittersweet, nostalgic tale of fate, resilience and quiet heroism. read more
Genres: Drama, Romance
8.2
/10
82
/100
8.8
/10
8.4
/10
73. The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King (1994): animated coming-of-age epic where exiled prince Simba, raised under "Hakuna Matata", returns to confront Scar, reclaim his identity, and restore balance to the Pride Lands. read more
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Drama
7.9
/10
88
/100
8.5
/10
8.4
/10
74. Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash follows driven drummer Andrew Neiman, whose ruthless instructor Fletcher drives him into obsession—sacrificing friendships, sleep and sanity for perfection in a tense musical showdown. read more
Genres: Drama, Music
7.8
/10
89
/100
8.5
/10
8.4
/10
75. The Pianist (2002)
Polanski’s The Pianist (2002) follows Władysław Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a Jewish pianist surviving Nazi Warsaw. Stark, intimate, and harrowing, it emphasizes silence, piano motifs and human endurance. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music
8.2
/10
85
/100
8.5
/10
8.4
/10
76. The Lives of Others (2006)
The Lives of Others (2006): In 1984 East Berlin, Stasi captain Gerd Wiesler bugs a playwright and his lover, becomes emotionally involved and secretly protects them — a study of surveillance and conscience. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
8.0
/10
89
/100
8.4
/10
8.4
/10
77. Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981) schildert eindringlich das Leben der Besatzung von U‑96 1941–42: klaustrophobe Alltagsmomente, brüchige Kameradschaft, Angst und moralische Konflikte bei gefährlichen Einsätzen. read more
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
85
/100
8.4
/10
8.4
/10
78. The Sting (1973)
The Sting: 1930s crime caper where Johnny Hooker and master con Henry Gondorff stage an elaborate long con to avenge murder—witty, suspenseful, full of twists. read more
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
8.5
/10
83
/100
8.3
/10
8.4
/10
79. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (1944) follows Ofelia, a girl sent to a rural outpost under cruel Captain Vidal. She finds a faun who asks her to complete three dangerous tasks, blurring fairy-tale fantasy with brutal wartime reality. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, War
7.2
/10
98
/100
8.2
/10
8.4
/10
80. Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull portrays two turbulent decades of boxer Jake LaMotta: brilliant in the ring, self-destructive and jealous off it. Scorsese and De Niro deliver a visceral, intimate, morally complex study of rage, fame and isolation. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport
8.1
/10
90
/100
8.1
/10
8.4
/10
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