The best dramas of 1961

40 dramas from 1961, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Last Year at Marienbad Score 56.8 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 93%
  2. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer Score 56.6 · IMDb 8.8
  3. The Innocents Score 55.8 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 88 · Horror, Mystery
  4. El Cid Score 55.8 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 79
  5. The Sound of Trumpets Score 55.0 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 100%
  6. Accattone Score 54.4 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 100%
  7. A Raisin in the Sun Score 54.0 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 87
  8. Victim Score 51.6 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 85
  9. Splendor in the Grass Score 51.5 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 74
  10. The Children's Hour Score 51.5 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 49