The best dramas of 1948

35 dramas from 1948, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Letter from an Unknown Woman Score 59.1 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 100%
  2. Rope Score 59.0 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 73
  3. The Snake Pit Score 57.5 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 76
  4. Portrait of Jennie Score 56.2 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 93%
  5. The Fallen Idol Score 55.2 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 88
  6. The Big Clock Score 54.8 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 100%
  7. The Naked City Score 54.7 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 74
  8. Drunken Angel Score 54.4 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 94%
  9. A Foreign Affair Score 53.5 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 75 · Comedy, Drama
  10. Oliver Twist Score 52.5 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 84