The best dramas of 1949

28 dramas from 1949, 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 Heiress Score 82.1 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 100% · Drama, Romance, History
  2. A Letter to Three Wives Score 76.4 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 100% · Romance, Drama, Mystery
  3. Twelve O'Clock High Score 71.6 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 96% · War, Action, Drama
  4. All the King's Men Score 68.8 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 97% · Drama
  5. White Heat Score 68.3 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 89 · Crime, Drama, Thriller
  6. The Third Man Score 66.5 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 99% · Metascore 97 · Thriller, Mystery
  7. Late Spring Score 61.5 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 93 · Drama
  8. Champion Score 59.6 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 94% · Drama
  9. Bitter Rice Score 57.8 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 100%
  10. The Silence of the Sea Score 57.7 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 100%