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Best Drama Movies of 1961

This collection ranks 874 drama movies released in 1961. 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 Yojimbo.

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

  1. 1

    Yojimbo

    1961· 1h 50m· ja

    8.11.7K
  9. 9

    La Notte

    1961· 2h 2m· it

    7.9748
  16. 16

    The Misfits

    1961· 2h 4m· en

    7.0448
  21. 21

    El Cid

    1961· 3h 7m· en

    6.8310
  23. 23

    Lola

    1961· 1h 29m· fr

    7.1299
  24. 24

    Il Posto

    1961· 1h 38m· it

    7.7177
  29. 29

    Barabbas

    1961· 2h 17m· en

    6.9187
  37. 37

    Victim

    1961· 1h 41m· en

    7.4160
  42. 42

    Jane Eyre

    1961· 1h 0m· en

    —0
  43. 43

    Los Jóvenes

    1961· 1h 38m· es

    6.67
  45. 45

    Paris Blues

    1961· 1h 38m· en

    6.576

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

874 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?

Yojimbo currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.