The best dramas of 1938

10 dramas from 1938, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

1. You Can't Take It with You Score 94.7 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 94% · Comedy, Romance
2. Angels with Dirty Faces Score 66.0 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 100% · Crime, Drama
3. Pygmalion Score 63.4 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 100% · Comedy, Drama, Romance
4. The Lady Vanishes Score 57.3 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 98 · Mystery, Thriller
5. Jezebel Score 57.2 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 82 · Drama, Romance
6. Port of Shadows Score 53.5 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 97% · Romance, Drama, Crime
7. Boys Town Score 53.0 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 86% · Drama
8. The Human Beast Score 45.5 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 94%
9. A Christmas Carol Score 41.4 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 72
10. Alexander Nevsky Score 41.1 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 91%