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 aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty in postwar New York City transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant youngest son. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 9.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 100 /100 IMDB Rating 9.2 /10 Bmoat Rating 9.4 /10

2. Casablanca (1942)

A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. read more

Genres: Drama, Romance, War

Filmaffinity Rating 8.4 /10 Metacritic Rating 100 /100 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 9.0 /10

3. Citizen Kane (1941)

Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; 'Rosebud'. read more

Genres: Drama, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 100 /100 IMDB Rating 8.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.8 /10

4. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. read more

Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 8.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 100 /100 IMDB Rating 8.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.8 /10

5. Three Colors: Red (1994)

A model discovers a retired judge is keen on invading people's privacy. read more

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance

Metacritic Rating 100 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 9.1 /10

6. Fanny and Alexander (1982)

Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls. read more

Genre: Drama

Metacritic Rating 100 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 9.1 /10

7. Boyhood (2014)

The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college. read more

Genre: Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 100 /100 IMDB Rating 7.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.4 /10

8. Notorious (1946)

The daughter of a convicted Nazi spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of Nazi scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them? read more

Genres: Drama, Film-Noir, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 8.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 100 /100 IMDB Rating 7.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.7 /10

9. City Lights (1931)

With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically. read more

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 8.6 /10 Metacritic Rating 99 /100 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 9.0 /10

10. Touch of Evil (1958)

A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 99 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.7 /10

11. The Night of the Hunter (1955)

A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Filmaffinity Rating 8.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 99 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.7 /10

12. Moonlight (2016)

A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood. read more

Genre: Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 6.8 /10 Metacritic Rating 99 /100 IMDB Rating 7.4 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.0 /10

13. Seven Samurai (1954)

A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 8.4 /10 Metacritic Rating 98 /100 IMDB Rating 8.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.9 /10

14. Metropolis (1927)

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences. read more

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 98 /100 IMDB Rating 8.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.8 /10

15. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world. read more

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, War

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 98 /100 IMDB Rating 8.2 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.4 /10

16. Rashomon (1950)

The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 8.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 98 /100 IMDB Rating 8.2 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.7 /10

17. All About Eve (1950)

A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends. read more

Genre: Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 8.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 98 /100 IMDB Rating 8.2 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.8 /10

18. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. read more

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Western

Filmaffinity Rating 8.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 98 /100 IMDB Rating 8.2 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.7 /10

19. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

An insane American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop. read more

Genres: Comedy, Drama, War

Metacritic Rating 97 /100 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10 Bmoat Rating 9.1 /10

20. Gone with the Wind (1939)

The manipulative daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a turbulent romance with a roguish profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods. read more

Genres: Drama, History, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 Metacritic Rating 97 /100 IMDB Rating 8.2 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.6 /10

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