Best dramas of all time filmaffinity - Page 3
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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41. Citizen Kane (1941)
After publishing magnate Charles Foster Kane dies, a reporter investigates his final word "Rosebud," assembling conflicting flashbacks that reveal Kane's meteoric rise, loneliness, moral compromises, and the film's visual and narrative innovations. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery
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100
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8.8
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42. Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927) is a landmark silent sci‑fi parable about a divided city: privileged planners vs exploited workers. Freder and Maria try to bridge the gap as a robot double and revolt threaten—visually stunning, politically charged, hugely influential. read more
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi
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98
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8.8
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43. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Judgment at Nuremberg: a sober courtroom drama where US judges try former jurists for enabling Nazi crimes. It examines legal guilt, moral ambiguity, witness testimony and memory. read more
Genres: Drama, War
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60
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7.5
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44. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971): dystopian crime drama about Alex, a violent teen subjected to state conditioning that removes his free will. Graphic, unsettling, probes morality, punishment and state power. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
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77
/100
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8.0
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45. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket (1987) is a two‑part war drama: brutal Marine boot camp that dehumanizes recruits, then Joker’s chaotic Vietnam reporting. A dark, satirical, visually stark study of violence and identity—harsh and unsettling. read more
Genres: Drama, War
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78
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46. Unforgiven (1992)
Unforgiven (1992) is a bleak, morally complex Western: retired gunslinger William Munny returns for one last revenge, exposing violence, justice and the myths of the Old West through restrained performances and grim realism. read more
Genres: Drama, Western
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85
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47. The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape (1963): true-story WWII drama where Allied airmen in an 'escape-proof' POW camp secretly dig tunnels, forge papers and disguise themselves to stage a mass breakout — tense, witty and poignant. read more
Genres: Adventure, Drama, History
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86
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48. Gran Torino (2008)
Gran Torino (2008): Clint Eastwood is Walt, a gruff vet who mentors Hmong teen Thao after a gang incident. A study of prejudice, grief, community and sacrificial redemption. read more
Genre: Drama
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73
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7.9
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49. Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca (1940): Hitchcock’s gothic psychological mystery about a timid bride who marries Maxim and returns to Manderley, haunted by his dead wife and Mrs. Danvers; slow-burning dread and secrets. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
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86
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50. 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
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93
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51. 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
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100
/100
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52. Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Nights of Cabiria follows Cabiria, a hopeful 1950s Rome sex worker seeking love and dignity amid betrayals and small miracles. Her resilience in a cruel yet tender world yields a bittersweet, haunting hope. read more
Genre: Drama
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53. Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil: a tense film-noir on the US-Mexico border. Mexican officer Mike Vargas investigates a car bombing, exposing racist corruption as cop Hank Quinlan protects his legend, endangering Vargas's wife and forcing a moral showdown. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
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/100
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8.7
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54. The Hustler (1961)
The Hustler (1961): Fast Eddie risks all to beat Minnesota Fats, loses in a brutal marathon, falls under a ruthless manager—gritty fable of pride, addiction, and lost redemption. read more
Genres: Drama, Sport
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90
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55. La Strada (1954)
La Strada (1954) follows Gelsomina, sold to the cruel strongman Zampanò; her innocence clashes with him until the Fool awakens longing and compassion. Fellini’s poetic neoreal fable is haunting, tender, and tragic. read more
Genre: Drama
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56. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Slow-burning, gothic thriller in a decaying Hollywood mansion where jealous ex-child star Jane torments wheelchair-bound sister Blanche; envy, isolation and cruelty escalate into violent, claustrophobic terror. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
8.2
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75
/100
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7.9
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57. Freaks (1932)
Freaks (1932) — a haunting circus drama/horror about Hans, a kind little person betrayed by trapeze artist Cleopatra. Sideshow performers exact brutal revenge, exposing themes of otherness, loyalty and exploitation. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror
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80
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7.8
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8.0
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58. The Dark Knight (2008)
Batman, Gordon and DA Harvey Dent try to dismantle Gotham’s organized crime, but the Joker’s chaotic assaults unleash anarchy, moral dilemmas, intense action and Dent’s tragic fall. read more
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
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85
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9.0
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8.5
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59. Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999): a dark psychological drama where a sleep-deprived narrator and anarchic Tyler Durden found an underground fight club that spirals into violent, anti-consumerist chaos, probing identity and alienation. read more
Genre: Drama
8.1
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67
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7.9
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60. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs is a lean, brutal crime thriller about a diamond heist gone wrong. Color-coded criminals holed up in a warehouse spiral into paranoia, violence and suspicion of an undercover cop. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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81
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