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Best Drama Movies of the 1990s

This collection ranks 15,241 drama movies released in the 1990s. 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 The Shawshank Redemption.

15,241 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Forrest Gump

    1994· 2h 22m· en

    8.530.3K
  4. 4

    Fight Club

    1999· 2h 19m· en

    8.432.7K
  5. 5

    GoodFellas

    1990· 2h 25m· en

    8.414.7K
  11. 11

    The Lion King

    1994· 1h 29m· en

    8.320.0K
  15. 15

    Braveheart

    1995· 2h 58m· en

    7.911.4K
  16. 16

    Heat

    1995· 2h 50m· en

    7.98.6K
  22. 22

    Titanic

    1997· 3h 14m· en

    7.927.6K
  24. 24

    Fargo

    1996· 1h 38m· en

    7.99.3K
  25. 25

    Casino

    1995· 2h 59m· en

    8.06.7K
  30. 30

    La Haine

    1995· 1h 38m· fr

    8.14.7K
  42. 42

    Carlito's Way

    1993· 2h 24m· en

    7.83.5K
  43. 43

    Misery

    1990· 1h 47m· en

    7.85.4K
  45. 45

    The Game

    1997· 2h 9m· en

    7.67.5K
  46. 46

    Primal Fear

    1996· 2h 10m· en

    7.74.1K
  48. 48

    Gattaca

    1997· 1h 47m· en

    7.67.1K
  49. 49

    Magnolia

    1999· 3h 9m· en

    7.74.1K

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Frequently asked questions

How many drama movies came out in the 1990s?

15,241 drama movies from the 1990s 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 1990s?

The Shawshank Redemption holds the top position in this collection.