Best dramas of all time imdb - 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. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) is a taut British courtroom thriller: Leonard Vole is accused of murder, his enigmatic wife is key, and the trial's twists, sharp performances and moral ambiguities lead to a shocking revelation. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
8.6
/10
76
/100
8.4
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8.2
/10
62. Capernaum (2018)
Capernaum follows 12-year-old Zain from Beirut's slums who sues his parents. A raw, documentary-like portrait of poverty, migration and systemic neglect that culminates in violence, jail and a plea for accountability. read more
Genre: Drama
7.8
/10
75
/100
8.4
/10
7.9
/10
63. Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985) follows a Belarusian teen who joins Soviet partisans and endures Nazi atrocities; Klimov’s relentless, nightmarish film depicts lost innocence, trauma and anti-war horror. read more
Genres: Drama, Thriller, War
7.8
/10
8.4
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8.1
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64. High and Low (1963)
High and Low (1963) — Akira Kurosawa — pits executive Kingo Gondo’s moral crisis (pay ransom for his chauffeur’s child or salvage a takeover) against a meticulous police hunt, probing class, duty and ambition. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
8.4
/10
90
/100
8.4
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8.6
/10
65. American Beauty (1999)
American Beauty (1999): a darkly comic, emotionally raw portrait of suburban life and mid‑life collapse. Lester’s infatuation sparks rebellion; secrets and longing behind a perfect façade culminate in a tragic, thought‑provoking finale. read more
Genre: Drama
7.9
/10
84
/100
8.3
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8.2
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66. Braveheart (1995)
Braveheart follows William Wallace, a Scottish commoner who rises to lead a national revolt against English oppression. A violent, emotional historical epic of battles, betrayal, romance and sacrifice. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
8.0
/10
68
/100
8.3
/10
7.7
/10
67. 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
8.1
/10
81
/100
8.3
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8.2
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68. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) — a bittersweet, visually inventive romantic drama where Joel fights to preserve memories of ex Clementine during an experimental erasure, probing love, identity, regret and memory. read more
Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
7.6
/10
89
/100
8.3
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8.3
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69. Good Will Hunting (1997)
Good Will Hunting (1997): Will, a South Boston janitor and math prodigy, is guided by an MIT professor and a therapist to confront trauma, relationships and fear of change, ultimately finding growth. read more
Genres: Drama, Romance
7.5
/10
71
/100
8.3
/10
7.6
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70. Scarface (1983)
Scarface follows Cuban refugee Tony Montana’s violent rise from Miami camps to cocaine kingpin, driven by greed, paranoia and excess. A pulsing, brutal 1980s crime saga mixing action, satire and shock. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
8.2
/10
65
/100
8.3
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7.7
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71. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Requiem for a Dream follows four Brooklyn residents whose dreams are destroyed by addiction: a widow obsessed with TV and three young addicts. The film is intense, unflinching and devastating. read more
Genre: Drama
7.8
/10
71
/100
8.3
/10
7.7
/10
72. 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
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73. Heat (1995)
Heat (1995) is a tense crime drama where mastermind thief Neil McCauley and obsessed detective Vincent Hanna engage in a cat-and-mouse battle—meticulous heists, brutal shootouts, moral complexity, and personal cost. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.5
/10
76
/100
8.3
/10
7.8
/10
74. Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy (2003) - a brutal, stylish revenge thriller: Oh Dae-su, imprisoned 15 years, freed with five days to find his captor. Intense, violent, morally complex, with shocking twists. read more
Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery
7.8
/10
78
/100
8.3
/10
8.0
/10
75. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove: a black Cold War satire where a paranoid general triggers a nuclear crisis, sparking War Room farce, dark laughs and a chilling critique of deterrence. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
97
/100
8.3
/10
9.0
/10
76. 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
8.2
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100
/100
8.3
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8.8
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77. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America follows Noodles and childhood friends from Lower East Side boys to Prohibition-era mobsters — a melancholic, elliptical epic about memory, betrayal, ambition and regret. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
8.3
/10
75
/100
8.3
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8.0
/10
78. The Hunt (2012)
The Hunt (2012) follows gentle teacher Lucas, whose life unravels after a child’s false claim. A slow, intense drama about paranoia, social violence, fragile reputation and collective judgment, anchored by Mads Mikkelsen. read more
Genre: Drama
7.7
/10
77
/100
8.3
/10
7.9
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79. 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
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8.5
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80. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) follows T.E. Lawrence’s transformation from desk officer to desert leader uniting Arab tribes; epic vistas, moral ambiguity, isolation, and powerful performances. read more
Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama
8.0
/10
100
/100
8.3
/10
8.8
/10
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