Best Drama Movies of All Time

1. 1
   The Shawshank Redemption 1994

   Directed by Frank Darabont · Streaming on MGM Plus, TNT, TBS
   8.7

   8.7 · 32K votes
2. 2
   The Godfather 1972

   Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.7

   8.7 · 24K votes
3. 3
   Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall 2026

   Directed by Jeff Wamester
   8.6

   9.1 · 478 votes
4. 4
   Schindler's List 1993

   Directed by Steven Spielberg
   8.6

   8.6 · 18K votes
5. 5
   Michael 2026

   Directed by Antoine Fuqua · Streaming on Philo, Starz
   8.6

   8.6 · 4.6K votes
6. 6
   The Godfather Part II 1974

   Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.6

   8.6 · 15K votes
7. 7
   12 Angry Men 1957

   Directed by Sidney Lumet · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
   8.6

   8.6 · 11K votes
8. 8
   The Green Mile 1999

   Directed by Frank Darabont · Streaming on Tubi TV
   8.5

   8.5 · 20K votes
9. 9
   The Way to the Heart 2024

   Directed by Wendy Ord · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Fawesome
   8.5

   9.9 · 143 votes
10. 10
    Interstellar 2014

    Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    8.5

    8.5 · 42K votes
11. 11
    Parasite 2019

    Directed by Bong Joon Ho · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    8.5

    8.5 · 22K votes
12. 12
    Your Name. 2016

    Directed by Makoto Shinkai · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.5

    8.5 · 13K votes
13. 13
    Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995

    Directed by Aditya Chopra · Streaming on Netflix
    8.5

    8.5 · 4.6K votes
14. 14
    Forrest Gump 1994

    Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    8.5

    8.5 · 31K votes
15. 15
    GoodFellas 1990

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Howdy
    8.4

    8.5 · 15K votes
16. 16
    Fight Club 1999

    Directed by David Fincher
    8.4

    8.4 · 33K votes
17. 17
    Grave of the Fireflies 1988

    Directed by Isao Takahata · Streaming on Netflix
    8.4

    8.5 · 6.9K votes
18. 18
    Life Is Beautiful 1997

    Directed by Roberto Benigni · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
    8.4

    8.4 · 14K votes
19. 19
    Seven Samurai 1954

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV
    8.4

    8.5 · 4.4K votes
20. 20
    City of God 2002

    Directed by Fernando Meirelles · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    8.4

    8.4 · 8.6K votes
21. 21
    Cinema Paradiso 1988

    Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · Streaming on MGM Plus, Kanopy, Hoopla
    8.4

    8.4 · 5K votes
22. 22
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975

    Directed by Miloš Forman
    8.4

    8.4 · 12K votes
23. 23
    Once Upon a Time in America 1984

    Directed by Sergio Leone · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel
    8.4

    8.4 · 6.3K votes
24. 24
    Whiplash 2014

    Directed by Damien Chazelle
    8.4

    8.4 · 17K votes
25. 25
    A Silent Voice: The Movie 2016

    Directed by Naoko Yamada · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    8.4

    8.4 · 4.7K votes
26. 26
    The Pianist 2002

    Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on Peacock Premium, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    8.4

    8.4 · 11K votes
27. 27
    The Silence of the Lambs 1991

    Directed by Jonathan Demme · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Kanopy
    8.3

    8.3 · 19K votes
28. 28
    Harakiri 1962

    Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    8.3

    8.5 · 1.3K votes
29. 29
    Rear Window 1954

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on YouTube TV, TCM
    8.3

    8.3 · 7.4K votes
30. 30
    American History X 1998

    Directed by Tony Kaye
    8.3

    8.3 · 13K votes
31. 31
    Gabriel's Inferno 2020

    Directed by Tosca Musk · Streaming on Passionflix, Tubi TV
    8.3

    8.4 · 2.5K votes
32. 32
    Dead Poets Society 1989

    Directed by Peter Weir
    8.3

    8.3 · 13K votes
33. 33
    Léon: The Professional 1994

    Directed by Luc Besson · Streaming on Sundance Now, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    8.3

    8.3 · 17K votes
34. 34
    The Intouchables 2011

    Directed by Éric Toledano · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    8.3

    8.3 · 19K votes
35. 35
    A Dog's Will 2000

    Directed by Guel Arraes
    8.3

    8.4 · 1.3K votes
36. 36
    Modern Times 1936

    Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Kanopy
    8.2

    8.3 · 4.2K votes
37. 37
    The Lion King 1994

    Directed by Roger Allers · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.2

    8.3 · 20K votes
38. 38
    It's a Wonderful Life 1946

    Directed by Frank Capra · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
    8.2

    8.3 · 5.1K votes
39. 39
    Apocalypse Now 1979

    Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Paramount+, Plex Channel, Lionsgate+
    8.2

    8.3 · 9.5K votes
40. 40
    High and Low 1963

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
    8.2

    8.4 · 1.2K votes
41. 41
    The Shadow's Edge 2025

    Directed by Larry Yang
    8.2

    8.3 · 1.6K votes
42. 42
    Once Upon a Time in the West 1968

    Directed by Sergio Leone · Streaming on Philo, Kanopy, MGM Plus
    8.2

    8.3 · 5.1K votes
43. 43
    Gabriel's Inferno: Part II 2020

    Directed by Tosca Musk · Streaming on Passionflix, Tubi TV
    8.2

    8.3 · 1.6K votes
44. 44
    Saving Private Ryan 1998

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium
    8.2

    8.2 · 18K votes
45. 45
    Gladiator 2000

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    8.2

    8.2 · 22K votes
46. 46
    Sunset Boulevard 1950

    Directed by Billy Wilder · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, MGM Plus
    8.2

    8.3 · 3.1K votes
47. 47
    Miracle in Cell No. 7 2019

    Directed by Mehmet Ada Öztekin · Streaming on Netflix
    8.2

    8.3 · 4.6K votes
48. 48
    Hope 2013

    Directed by Lee Joon-ik · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
    8.2

    8.4 · 927 votes
49. 49
    Inglourious Basterds 2009

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, MovieSphere+
    8.2

    8.2 · 25K votes
50. 50
    The Prestige 2006

    Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Netflix
    8.2

    8.2 · 18K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Bride of the Orient 1989

   Directed by Urs Odermatt
   6.8

   9.5 · 24 votes
2. 2
   The Great Warning 2024

   Directed by Juan Carlos Salas Tamez · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel
   6.7

   9.4 · 22 votes
3. 3
   War 2023

   Directed by Catherine Chalmers
   6.7

   9.4 · 22 votes
4. 4
   WAR 2023

   Directed by Miklós Horváth Milán
   6.7

   9.4 · 21 votes
5. 5
   Purple Leone 2025

   Directed by Young Bachir
   6.6

   9.7 · 16 votes
6. 6
   How Did I Come to Fall in Love With You? 1990

   Directed by Sergio Olhovich
   6.7

   8.8 · 28 votes
7. 7
   Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall 1995

   Directed by Gavin Taylor
   6.7

   8.8 · 25 votes
8. 8
   1, 2, 3, All Eyes On Me 2020

   Directed by Emil Gallardo
   6.6

   8.9 · 22 votes
9. 9
   Kadaisi Vivasayi 2022

   Directed by M. Manikandan
   6.7

   8.6 · 28 votes
10. 10
    Notre Dame de Paris - Live Arena di Verona 2002

    Directed by Gilles Maheu
    6.6

    9.0 · 19 votes