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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

  3. 103

    Zero Focus

    1961· 1h 35m· ja

    6.617
  11. 111

    Ada

    1961· 1h 49m· en

    6.416
  27. 127

    Antigone

    1961· 1h 33m· el

    7.619
  28. 128

    Payroll

    1961· 1h 45m· en

    6.832
  34. 134

    The Assassin

    1961· 1h 37m· it

    6.890
  43. 143

    Yanco

    1961· 1h 31m· es

    6.311
  46. 146

    Dark Odyssey

    1961· 1h 25m· en

    6.01

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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.