The best dramas of 1962

43 dramas from 1962, 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 Trial of Joan of Arc Score 46.4 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 100%
  2. Mutiny on the Bounty Score 46.2 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 70% · Metascore 48
  3. Salvatore Giuliano Score 45.9 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 100%
  4. Knife in the Water Score 45.0 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 83
  5. Ride the High Country Score 44.0 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 92
  6. The 300 Spartans Score 43.3 · IMDb 6.5
  7. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Score 40.4 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 73%
  8. Sundays and Cybèle Score 40.3 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 55%
  9. Night of the Eagle Score 36.9 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 73
  10. Sweet Bird of Youth Score 36.1 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 74% · Metascore 53