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 Strange Love of Martha Ivers Score 56.8 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 100%
  2. Paisan Score 55.9 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 100%
  3. The Postman Always Rings Twice Score 55.4 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 84
  4. Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot Score 54.4 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 100%
  5. Shoeshine Score 52.6 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 82
  6. The Yearling Score 51.4 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 89
  7. The Stranger Score 47.0 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 76
  8. The Spiral Staircase Score 46.7 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 86% · Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  9. The Dark Corner Score 46.3 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 100%
  10. The Blue Dahlia Score 43.2 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 100%