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Top Drama Movies

The Top Drama Movie List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Drama List" (calculated daily)

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1.

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 3.47/4 Add to movie list

Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA rating: R
Director: Frank Darabont
Actors: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton
Plot: A young banker named Andy, has his life changed rapidly when he is convicted of the murder of his wife and lover, and sentenced to life in prison. As the story unfolds, Andy shows that he is a not a typical prisoner. With the help of his friend Redd, Andy makes the most of his prison life. The film takes place in the 1940's.

2.

The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972) 3.53/4 Add to movie list

Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA rating: R
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan
Plot: An organized crime leader gives up control of his "family" to his youngest son, Michael. The leader barely survives a battle between mobs, which leads Michael to begin a mob war against Sollozzo and tears the Corleone family apart.

3.

Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993) 3.45/4 Add to movie list

Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA rating: R
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes
Plot: Schindler (played by Liam Neeson) tries to save the Jews by bringing as many as he can to an ammunitions plant that may not produce any ammunition.

4.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 3.38/4 Add to movie list

Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA rating: R
Director: Milos Forman
Actors: Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Louise Fletcher
Plot: A man who may not really be insane is admitted to an institution. He plays tricks on the nurse and rounds up the other trouble patients for a healthy dose of fun.

5.

Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994) 3.35/4 Add to movie list

Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA rating: R
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Actors: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis
Plot: A story of four interweaving stories developing from hit men, boxers, ringleaders, and anyone else who is involved with a crime. Violence and crime are not far away.

6.

Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994) 3.24/4 Add to movie list

Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA rating: PG-13
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Actors: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise
Plot: A "slow" man explains to people he meets on a park bench his life story which seems to encounter historic events.

7.

Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990) 3.37/4 Add to movie list

Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA rating: R
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci
Plot: A drug dealing gangster works his way up the chain of command while building close relationships with the leader. Based off a true story.

8.

The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part II (1974) 3.43/4 Add to movie list

Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA rating: R
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall
Plot: The sequel to "The Godfather," we are taken back to the begining of the Corleone family, and how it all began back in the early 1900's.

9.

Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999) 3.33/4 Add to movie list

Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA rating: R
Director: David Fincher
Actors: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter
Plot: An average thirty-something office worker gets so bored of his life he creates a local fighting club. The path of insanity and psychosis is inevitable.

10.

American Beauty (1999)
American Beauty (1999) 3.15/4 Add to movie list

Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA rating: R
Director: Sam Mendes
Actors: Kevin Spacey, Mena Suvari, Annette Bening
Plot: A suburban family, that centers around the aging, battles him while he goes after his daughters sexual friend while the rest of his family carries out a life he seems not to care about (especially his wife and job).

11. Casablanca (1942) 3.34/4 Add to movie list
12. Citizen Kane (1941) 3.28/4 Add to movie list
13. Good Will Hunting (1997) 3.19/4 Add to movie list
14. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 3.24/4 Add to movie list
15. Braveheart (1995) 3.20/4 Add to movie list
16. American History X (1998) 3.21/4 Add to movie list
17. 12 Angry Men (1957) 3.35/4 Add to movie list
18. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 3.23/4 Add to movie list
19. The Departed (2006) 3.25/4 Add to movie list
20. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 3.21/4 Add to movie list
21. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 3.28/4 Add to movie list
22. Stand by Me (1986) 3.21/4 Add to movie list
23. Gladiator (2000) 3.14/4 Add to movie list
24. Sunset Boulevard (1950) 3.24/4 Add to movie list
25. Amadeus (1984) 3.21/4 Add to movie list
26. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 3.27/4 Add to movie list
27. Donnie Darko (2001) 3.03/4 Add to movie list
28. Raging Bull (1980) 3.24/4 Add to movie list
29. The Green Mile (1999) 3.13/4 Add to movie list
30. There Will Be Blood (2007) 3.15/4 Add to movie list
31. Rocky (1976) 3.15/4 Add to movie list
32. Life is Beautiful ( Vita è bella, La ) (1998) 3.21/4 Add to movie list
33. City of God ( Cidade de Deus ) (2003) 3.27/4 Add to movie list
34. Apocalypse Now (1979) 3.27/4 Add to movie list
35. Cool Hand Luke (1967) 3.19/4 Add to movie list
36. Pan's Labyrinth ( laberinto del fauno, El ) (2006) 3.19/4 Add to movie list
37. The Sixth Sense (1999) 3.12/4 Add to movie list
38. Requiem for a Dream (2000) 3.10/4 Add to movie list
39. The Graduate (1967) 3.19/4 Add to movie list
40. The Deer Hunter (1979) 3.19/4 Add to movie list
41. The Hustler (1961) 3.26/4 Add to movie list
42. On the Waterfront (1954) 3.26/4 Add to movie list
43. Platoon (1986) 3.24/4 Add to movie list
44. Paths of Glory (1957) 3.38/4 Add to movie list
45. Rain Man (1988) 3.11/4 Add to movie list
46. Rashômon (1950) 3.28/4 Add to movie list
47. The Pianist (2002) 3.17/4 Add to movie list
48. Blood Diamond (2006) 3.08/4 Add to movie list
49. Rebecca (1940) 3.28/4 Add to movie list
50. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 3.22/4 Add to movie list
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