The 50 best Drama movies

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 5,010 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Um Sonho de Liberdade leads, rated 8.6 (1994). The average release year on the list is 1997. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

directed by Frank Darabont · 142 min · 8.7 31,257 votes
2

The Godfather (1972)

directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 175 min · 8.7 23,501 votes
3

Interstellar (2014)

directed by Christopher Nolan · 169 min · 8.5 41,065 votes
4

Schindler's List (1993)

directed by Steven Spielberg · 195 min · 8.6 17,865 votes
5

Forrest Gump (1994)

directed by Robert Zemeckis · 142 min · 8.5 30,395 votes
6

The Godfather Part II (1974)

directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 202 min · 8.6 14,289 votes
7

Parasite (2019)

directed by Bong Joon-ho · 132 min · 8.5 21,250 votes
8

The Green Mile (1999)

directed by Frank Darabont · 189 min · 8.5 19,757 votes
9

Fight Club (1999)

directed by David Fincher · 139 min · 8.4 32,798 votes
10

12 Angry Men (1957)

directed by Sidney Lumet · 96 min · 8.6 10,330 votes
11

GoodFellas (1990)

directed by Martin Scorsese · 146 min · 8.5 14,714 votes
12

Your Name. (2016)

directed by Makoto Shinkai · 106 min · 8.5 12,954 votes
13

Whiplash (2014)

directed by Damien Chazelle · 107 min · 8.4 17,042 votes
14

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

directed by Roberto Benigni · 116 min · 8.4 14,214 votes
15

The Lion King (1994)

directed by Roger Allers · 89 min · 8.3 20,099 votes
16

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

directed by Miloš Forman · 133 min · 8.4 11,716 votes
17

The Intouchables (2011)

directed by Éric Toledano · 112 min · 8.3 18,775 votes
18

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

directed by Jonathan Demme · 118 min · 8.3 18,454 votes
19

Léon: The Professional (1994)

directed by Luc Besson · 111 min · 8.3 16,473 votes
20

The Pianist (2002)

directed by Roman Polanski · 150 min · 8.4 10,408 votes
21

Django Unchained (2012)

directed by Quentin Tarantino · 165 min · 8.2 28,548 votes
22

Shutter Island (2010)

directed by Martin Scorsese · 138 min · 8.2 26,373 votes
23

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

directed by Quentin Tarantino · 152 min · 8.2 24,706 votes
24

Dead Poets Society (1989)

directed by Peter Weir · 128 min · 8.3 12,930 votes
25

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

directed by Isao Takahata · 89 min · 8.5 6,802 votes
26

American History X (1998)

directed by Tony Kaye · 119 min · 8.3 12,870 votes
27

Gladiator (2000)

directed by Ridley Scott · 155 min · 8.2 21,438 votes
28

The Truman Show (1998)

directed by Peter Weir · 103 min · 8.2 20,783 votes
29

City of God (2002)

directed by Fernando Meirelles · 130 min · 8.4 8,413 votes
30

The Prestige (2006)

directed by Christopher Nolan · 130 min · 8.2 18,074 votes
31

Michael (2026)

directed by Antoine Fuqua · 128 min · 8.7 4,271 votes
32

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

directed by Steven Spielberg · 170 min · 8.2 17,724 votes
33

The Departed (2006)

directed by Martin Scorsese · 151 min · 8.2 16,591 votes
34

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

directed by Mel Gibson · 140 min · 8.2 15,256 votes
35

Good Will Hunting (1997)

directed by Gus Van Sant · 126 min · 8.2 14,262 votes
36

Apocalypse Now (1979)

directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 196 min · 8.3 9,347 votes
37

Joker (2019)

directed by Todd Phillips · 122 min · 8.1 28,260 votes
38

Scarface (1983)

directed by Brian De Palma · 166 min · 8.2 13,380 votes
39

Green Book (2018)

directed by Peter Farrelly · 131 min · 8.2 13,200 votes
40

The Usual Suspects (1995)

directed by Bryan Singer · 106 min · 8.2 11,704 votes
41

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

directed by Sergio Leone · 229 min · 8.4 6,192 votes
42

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

directed by Joseph Kosinski · 131 min · 8.2 11,500 votes
43

Rear Window (1954)

directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 112 min · 8.3 7,342 votes
44

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

directed by Michel Gondry · 108 min · 8.1 16,690 votes
45

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

directed by Aditya Chopra · 190 min · 8.5 4,619 votes
46

The Help (2011)

directed by Tate Taylor · 146 min · 8.2 9,249 votes
47

Taxi Driver (1976)

directed by Martin Scorsese · 114 min · 8.1 13,755 votes
48

Seven Samurai (1954)

directed by Akira Kurosawa · 207 min · 8.5 4,357 votes
49

Prisoners (2013)

directed by Denis Villeneuve · 153 min · 8.1 13,460 votes
50

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

directed by Martin Scorsese · 180 min · 8.0 26,459 votes