The best dramas of 1959

31 dramas from 1959, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Fires on the Plain Score 55.0 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 100%
  2. Imitation of Life Score 54.8 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 87
  3. Hiroshima Mon Amour Score 54.5 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 96%
  4. Pickpocket Score 54.1 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 93%
  5. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love Score 52.8 · IMDb 8.5 · Tomatometer 73%
  6. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity Score 52.3 · IMDb 8.5
  7. Black Orpheus Score 51.2 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 81
  8. Compulsion Score 51.1 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 100%
  9. The Diary of Anne Frank Score 50.9 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 59
  10. Nazarin Score 50.2 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 86%