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Best Drama Movies of the 1960s

This collection ranks 9,418 drama movies released in the 1960s. 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. The #1 film is Once Upon a Time in the West.

9,418 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  2. 2

    Harakiri

    1962· 2h 15m· ja

    8.51.3K
  3. 3

    High and Low

    1963· 2h 22m· ja

    8.41.2K
  9. 9

    Yojimbo

    1961· 1h 50m· ja

    8.11.7K
  11. 11

    8½

    1963· 2h 19m· it

    8.12.6K
  14. 14

    Persona

    1966· 1h 25m· sv

    8.12.5K
  16. 16

    Le Trou

    1960· 2h 12m· fr

    8.2592
  20. 20

    Spartacus

    1960· 3h 17m· en

    7.52.4K
  21. 21

    The Graduate

    1967· 1h 47m· en

    7.63.8K
  22. 22

    Le Samouraï

    1967· 1h 45m· fr

    7.81.3K
  27. 27

    Il Sorpasso

    1962· 1h 45m· it

    8.2857
  33. 33

    The Hustler

    1961· 2h 14m· en

    7.71.1K
  39. 39

    Sanjuro

    1962· 1h 36m· ja

    7.9741
  41. 41

    Lolita

    1962· 2h 34m· en

    7.32.3K
  42. 42

    La Jetée

    1962· 29m· fr

    7.91.0K
  44. 44

    Breathless

    1960· 1h 30m· fr

    7.52.1K
  46. 46

    Macario

    1960· 1h 31m· es

    8.7218
  49. 49

    L'Eclisse

    1962· 2h 6m· it

    7.7556

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Frequently asked questions

How many drama movies came out in the 1960s?

9,418 drama movies from the 1960s carry real rating data.

How are these drama films 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.

What is the highest-rated drama movie of the 1960s?

Once Upon a Time in the West holds the top position in this collection.