The best dramas of 1953

31 dramas from 1953, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. I Confess Score 44.5 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 68
  2. Hondo Score 43.4 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 79
  3. The Desert Rats Score 42.9 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 100% · War, Action
  4. Crime Wave Score 42.2 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 75%
  5. The Hitch-Hiker Score 41.9 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 94%
  6. The Blue Gardenia Score 38.5 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 85%
  7. The Bigamist Score 36.2 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 73%
  8. Mogambo Score 35.0 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 79%
  9. How to Marry a Millionaire Score 33.8 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 81%
  10. The Wild One Score 29.6 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 67