Best dramas of all time metacritic
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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1. The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather follows Vito Corleone’s crime empire and Michael’s transformation from war hero to ruthless mafia boss. A slow, atmospheric family tragedy about power, loyalty, corruption and cinematic mastery. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
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2. Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca, set in WWII Morocco, follows nightclub owner Rick who must choose between self-preservation and sacrifice when his former lover Ilsa and resistance leader Victor seek letters of transit to escape. read more
Genres: Drama, Romance, War
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3. 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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4. 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
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5. Three Colors: Red (1994)
Three Colors: Red—Kieślowski’s quiet finale—follows Geneva model Valentine as she disrupts a reclusive judge who eavesdrops, triggering small revelations about connection, chance and forgiveness. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
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6. 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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7. Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Fanny & Alexander (1982) follows siblings leaving a warm theatrical home for a harsh bishop’s household, confronting grief and repression while striving to preserve imagination, love and family. read more
Genre: Drama
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8. Boyhood (2014)
Boyhood (dir. Richard Linklater) follows Mason’s growth filmed over 12 years, offering an episodic, authentic coming‑of‑age portrait. Subtle performances, bittersweet tone and real-time passage of time reward patient viewers. read more
Genre: Drama
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9. Notorious (1946)
Notorious (1946): Alicia, daughter of a Nazi spy, is recruited to infiltrate pro‑Nazi exiles in Rio, marries their leader as cover, risking love, betrayal and poison in Hitchcock’s tense, elegiac spy‑romance. read more
Genres: Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
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10. City Lights (1931)
City Lights: Chaplin's Little Tramp befriends a drunk millionaire and pretends to be rich to help a blind flower girl. Slapstick, warmth and a bittersweet finale. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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11. 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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12. Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight follows Chiron across childhood, adolescence and young adulthood as he struggles with identity, sexuality, masculinity and survival amid poverty, addiction and homophobia. read more
Genre: Drama
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13. Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954): A poor village hires seven samurai to train and defend them from bandits. Bonds form, sacrifices occur, and a brutal final battle yields an epic, morally rich film. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
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14. 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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15. 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
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16. 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
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17. 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
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18. 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
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19. 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
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20. 12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957): confined jury-room drama where one juror’s lone "not guilty" vote forces reexamination of evidence, prejudice and duty, turning deliberation into a moral, intellectual battle. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
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