The best dramas of 1946

30 dramas from 1946, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

1. The Best Years of Our Lives Score 95.4 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 93 · Drama, Romance, War
2. Notorious Score 77.7 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 100 · Drama, Crime, Mystery
3. It's a Wonderful Life Score 75.4 · IMDb 8.6 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 89 · Drama, Family, Fantasy
4. The Big Sleep Score 70.1 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 86 · Mystery, Crime, Thriller
5. Great Expectations Score 61.2 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 90 · Drama, Romance
6. Gilda Score 60.1 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 90% · Romance, Drama, Thriller
7. The Killers Score 59.2 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 97% · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
8. My Darling Clementine Score 58.7 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 100% · Western
9. Beauty and the Beast Score 58.1 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 92 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
10. A Matter of Life and Death Score 57.7 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 97% · Romance, Fantasy, Drama