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Best Drama Movies Ranked

Explore the best drama movies ranked by Movie Rankings users. Our current #1 pick is The Shawshank Redemption. Browse 103 ranked drama movies, with direct links to cast, crew, and matchup data.

Current #1
The Shawshank Redemption
Ranked titles
103
Last refreshed
May 4, 2026
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Top Ranked Drama Movies
1
The Shawshank Redemption
1994·19 votes·18W-1L·95% win rate
Rating
1717
2
A Good Year
2006·13 votes·13W-0L·100% win rate
Rating
1705
3
Interstellar
2014·18 votes·16W-2L·89% win rate
Rating
1676
4
The Godfather
1972·14 votes·11W-3L·79% win rate
Rating
1608
5
The Green Mile
1999·10 votes·8W-2L·80% win rate
Rating
1586
6
The Departed
2006·9 votes·7W-2L·78% win rate
Rating
1577
7
Gladiator
2000·4 votes·4W-0L·100% win rate
Rating
1573
8
Oppenheimer
2023·11 votes·8W-3L·73% win rate
Rating
1569
9
Dead Poets Society
1989·4 votes·4W-0L·100% win rate
Rating
1569
10
Catch Me If You Can
2002·4 votes·4W-0L·100% win rate
Rating
1569
11
The Devil Wears Prada
2006·6 votes·5W-1L·83% win rate
Rating
1567
12
Saving Private Ryan
1998·4 votes·4W-0L·100% win rate
Rating
1566
13
The Last Samurai
2003·9 votes·7W-2L·78% win rate
Rating
1565
14
10 Things I Hate About You
1999·13 votes·9W-4L·69% win rate
Rating
1565
15
The Lion King
1994·12 votes·8W-4L·67% win rate
Rating
1562
16
Lone Survivor
2013·10 votes·7W-3L·70% win rate
Rating
1560
17
The Prestige
2006·11 votes·8W-3L·73% win rate
Rating
1557
18
Inglourious Basterds
2009·9 votes·6W-3L·67% win rate
Rating
1556
19
Scarface
1983·3 votes·3W-0L·100% win rate
Rating
1554
20
The Social Network
2010·5 votes·4W-1L·80% win rate
Rating
1552
21
The Bourne Identity
2002·5 votes·4W-1L·80% win rate
Rating
1552
22
The Big Short
2015·3 votes·3W-0L·100% win rate
Rating
1552
23
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014·5 votes·4W-1L·80% win rate
Rating
1549
24
Good Will Hunting
1997·5 votes·4W-1L·80% win rate
Rating
1546
25
The Godfather Part II
1974·7 votes·5W-2L·71% win rate
Rating
1545
26
Top Gun
1986·4 votes·3W-1L·75% win rate
Rating
1537
27
Inside Out
2015·4 votes·3W-1L·75% win rate
Rating
1535
28
It's a Wonderful Life
1946·4 votes·3W-1L·75% win rate
Rating
1535
29
Ex Machina
2015·2 votes·2W-0L·100% win rate
Rating
1535
30
Wall Street
1987·2 votes·2W-0L·100% win rate
Rating
1535
31
Shooter
2007·2 votes·2W-0L·100% win rate
Rating
1535
32
Braveheart
1995·2 votes·2W-0L·100% win rate
Rating
1535
33
About Time
2013·2 votes·2W-0L·100% win rate
Rating
1535
34
Kingdom of Heaven
2005·2 votes·2W-0L·100% win rate
Rating
1535
35
The Martian
2015·4 votes·3W-1L·75% win rate
Rating
1535
36
Click
2006·4 votes·3W-1L·75% win rate
Rating
1534
37
Blade Runner 2049
2017·4 votes·3W-1L·75% win rate
Rating
1533
38
The Dark Knight Rises
2012·15 votes·9W-6L·60% win rate
Rating
1533
39
Batman Begins
2005·4 votes·3W-1L·75% win rate
Rating
1533
40
Casablanca
1943·4 votes·3W-1L·75% win rate
Rating
1529
41
The Godfather Part III
1990·3 votes·2W-1L·67% win rate
Rating
1518
42
Drive
2011·3 votes·2W-1L·67% win rate
Rating
1517
43
Soul
2020·3 votes·2W-1L·67% win rate
Rating
1517
44
Luca
2021·3 votes·2W-1L·67% win rate
Rating
1517
45
Forrest Gump
1994·15 votes·8W-7L·53% win rate
Rating
1515
46
Lawless
2012·5 votes·3W-2L·60% win rate
Rating
1514
47
The Bourne Supremacy
2004·3 votes·2W-1L·67% win rate
Rating
1514
48
Fight Club
1999·16 votes·9W-7L·56% win rate
Rating
1513
49
Fury
2014·4 votes·2W-2L·50% win rate
Rating
1507
50
Shutter Island
2010·9 votes·5W-4L·56% win rate
Rating
1507
51
Nightcrawler
2014·6 votes·3W-3L·50% win rate
Rating
1501
52
Top Gun: Maverick
2022·6 votes·3W-3L·50% win rate
Rating
1501
53
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013·10 votes·5W-5L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
54
Unbroken
2014·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
55
I Am Legend
2007·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
56
Rocky
1976·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
58
Inside Man
2006·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
59
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
60
Gladiator II
2024·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
61
The Irishman
2019·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
62
Apollo 13
1995·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
63
Jack Reacher
2012·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
65
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
66
Million Dollar Baby
2004·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
67
The Sixth Sense
1999·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
68
Cast Away
2000·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
69
The Breakfast Club
1985·4 votes·2W-2L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
70
Real Steel
2011·4 votes·2W-2L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
71
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005·4 votes·2W-2L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
72
The Truman Show
1998·4 votes·2W-2L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
73
The Office
2005·4 votes·2W-2L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
74
xXx
2002·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1500
75
Rain Man
1988·4 votes·2W-2L·50% win rate
Rating
1499
76
Mean Girls
2004·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1499
78
The Hateful Eight
2015·2 votes·1W-1L·50% win rate
Rating
1497
79
Django Unchained
2012·8 votes·4W-4L·50% win rate
Rating
1496
80
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011·3 votes·1W-2L·33% win rate
Rating
1482
81
Murder on the Orient Express
2017·5 votes·2W-3L·40% win rate
Rating
1482
82
Léon: The Professional
1994·3 votes·1W-2L·33% win rate
Rating
1481
83
Ford v Ferrari
2019·3 votes·1W-2L·33% win rate
Rating
1480
84
Titanic
1997·15 votes·7W-8L·47% win rate
Rating
1471
85
Dirty Dancing
1987·6 votes·2W-4L·33% win rate
Rating
1466
86
Karate Kid: Legends
2025·2 votes·0W-2L·0% win rate
Rating
1466
87
Joker
2019·2 votes·0W-2L·0% win rate
Rating
1465
88
King Kong
2005·2 votes·0W-2L·0% win rate
Rating
1465
89
Logan
2017·2 votes·0W-2L·0% win rate
Rating
1465
90
The Revenant
2015·2 votes·0W-2L·0% win rate
Rating
1465
91
The Iron Giant
1999·2 votes·0W-2L·0% win rate
Rating
1465
92
The Imitation Game
2014·4 votes·1W-3L·25% win rate
Rating
1465
95
The Sum of All Fears
2002·4 votes·1W-3L·25% win rate
Rating
1462
96
Gone Girl
2014·3 votes·0W-3L·0% win rate
Rating
1448
97
Don't Look Up
2021·3 votes·0W-3L·0% win rate
Rating
1448
98
Twilight
2008·5 votes·1W-4L·20% win rate
Rating
1445
99
F1
2025·6 votes·1W-5L·17% win rate
Rating
1429
100
Citizen Kane
1941·4 votes·0W-4L·0% win rate
Rating
1429
101
The Karate Kid
2010·4 votes·0W-4L·0% win rate
Rating
1428
102
Whiplash
2014·6 votes·1W-5L·17% win rate
Rating
1427
103
The Notebook
2004·7 votes·1W-6L·14% win rate
Rating
1407

What is the best drama movie?

The Shawshank Redemption is currently the highest-ranked drama movie on Movie Rankings based on aggregate head-to-head results from the community.

How many drama movies are ranked here?

This page currently tracks 103 ranked drama movies.

How often do the drama rankings update?

The drama rankings refresh whenever Movie Rankings recomputes global results. This page was last generated from site data on May 4, 2026.

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