The best dramas of 1958

40 dramas from 1958, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Score 78.0 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 84 · Drama
  2. Touch of Evil Score 63.7 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 99 · Crime, Thriller, Drama
  3. A Night to Remember Score 61.6 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 100% · Drama, Action, History
  4. The Big Country Score 61.5 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 61 · Drama, Western, Romance
  5. The Defiant Ones Score 60.7 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 69 · Crime, Drama, Adventure
  6. Auntie Mame Score 60.7 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 88% · Comedy, Drama
  7. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Score 60.3 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 100% · War, Drama
  8. Room at the Top Score 58.9 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 84 · Drama, Romance
  9. I Want to Live! Score 58.4 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 94%
  10. Elevator to the Gallows Score 58.3 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 94