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Best Drama Movies of 1996

This collection ranks 1,571 drama movies released in 1996. 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 Fargo.

1,571 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Fargo

    1996· 1h 38m· en

    7.99.3K
  3. 3

    Primal Fear

    1996· 2h 10m· en

    7.74.1K
  4. 4

    Sleepers

    1996· 2h 27m· en

    7.64.0K
  11. 11

    Bound

    1996· 1h 45m· en

    7.21.1K
  14. 14

    Jerry Maguire

    1996· 2h 19m· en

    7.03.8K
  16. 16

    Shine

    1996· 1h 45m· en

    7.4720
  17. 17

    The Bandit

    1996· 2h 8m· tr

    7.3369
  22. 22

    Hamlet

    1996· 4h 2m· en

    7.3513
  23. 23

    Twister

    1996· 1h 53m· en

    6.64.0K
  24. 24

    Kolya

    1996· 1h 45m· cs

    7.4215
  27. 27

    Pusher

    1996· 1h 50m· da

    7.0898
  28. 28

    The Craft

    1996· 1h 41m· en

    6.82.1K
  29. 29

    Lone Star

    1996· 2h 15m· en

    7.0423
  32. 32

    Set It Off

    1996· 2h 3m· en

    7.2401
  36. 36

    Brassed Off

    1996· 1h 47m· en

    7.0298
  37. 37

    Jane Eyre

    1996· 1h 53m· en

    6.9248
  39. 39

    Big Night

    1996· 1h 49m· en

    7.0277
  41. 41

    Swingers

    1996· 1h 36m· en

    6.9812
  44. 44

    DragonHeart

    1996· 1h 43m· en

    6.62.2K
  46. 46

    Phenomenon

    1996· 2h 3m· en

    6.51.4K
  47. 47

    Ponette

    1996· 1h 37m· fr

    7.459
  49. 49

    Emma

    1996· 2h 1m· en

    6.6682

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,571 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?

Fargo currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.