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Best Drama Movies of 1949

This collection ranks 524 drama movies released in 1949. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is White Heat.

524 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    White Heat

    1949· 1h 54m· en

    7.6548
  3. 3

    The Heiress

    1949· 1h 55m· en

    7.8281
  4. 4

    Stray Dog

    1949· 2h 2m· ja

    7.6372
  5. 5

    Little Women

    1949· 2h 1m· en

    7.4231
  13. 13

    The Set-Up

    1949· 1h 13m· en

    7.3179
  21. 21

    Battleground

    1949· 1h 58m· en

    6.797
  23. 23

    Manhandled

    1949· 1h 37m· en

    4.918
  27. 27

    Champion

    1949· 1h 39m· en

    6.698
  29. 29

    Caught

    1949· 1h 28m· en

    6.699
  30. 30

    Malaya

    1949· 1h 38m· en

    6.513
  41. 41

    Manon

    1949· 1h 41m· fr

    6.858
  43. 43

    Gun Cargo

    1949· 49m· en

    —0
  46. 46

    Abandoned

    1949· 1h 18m· en

    6.218

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

524 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

White Heat currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.