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Best Drama Movies of 2008

This collection ranks 2,991 drama movies released in 2008. 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 Slumdog Millionaire.

2,991 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  5. 5

    The Reader

    2008· 2h 4m· en

    7.53.4K
  6. 6

    In Bruges

    2008· 1h 48m· en

    7.55.9K
  7. 7

    Changeling

    2008· 2h 22m· en

    7.64.6K
  10. 10

    Ip Man

    2008· 1h 46m· zh

    7.84.2K
  17. 17

    Martyrs

    2008· 1h 39m· fr

    7.33.1K
  18. 18

    The Wave

    2008· 1h 47m· de

    7.53.6K
  20. 20

    The Bank Job

    2008· 1h 52m· en

    6.92.7K
  23. 23

    Valkyrie

    2008· 2h 1m· en

    7.04.2K
  25. 25

    Doubt

    2008· 1h 44m· en

    7.22.0K
  32. 32

    Red Cliff

    2008· 2h 25m· zh

    7.1884
  33. 33

    Milk

    2008· 2h 8m· en

    7.22.5K
  39. 39

    21

    2008· 2h 3m· en

    6.75.1K
  40. 40

    Body of Lies

    2008· 2h 8m· en

    6.63.4K
  41. 41

    Fireproof

    2008· 1h 58m· en

    7.7841
  42. 42

    Street Kings

    2008· 1h 49m· en

    6.71.8K
  43. 43

    Felon

    2008· 1h 43m· en

    7.11.0K
  45. 45

    CJ7

    2008· 1h 28m· zh

    7.3822
  46. 46

    The Duchess

    2008· 1h 50m· en

    7.01.8K
  47. 47

    Hunger

    2008· 1h 36m· en

    7.21.2K
  48. 48

    Two Lovers

    2008· 1h 50m· en

    6.9934

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

2,991 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?

Slumdog Millionaire currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.