The best dramas of 1970

54 dramas from 1970, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Ryan's Daughter Score 57.6 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 47% · Romance, History, Drama
  2. Claire's Knee Score 56.9 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 96% · Drama, Romance
  3. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Score 56.3 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 94% · Drama, History
  4. Scrooge Score 55.9 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 74% · Metascore 58 · Fantasy, Drama, Family
  5. The Butcher Score 55.3 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 100% · Thriller, Crime, Drama
  6. Love Story Score 55.0 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 65% · Metascore 84 · Romance, Drama
  7. The Wild Child Score 54.8 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 94 · Drama, History
  8. Catch-22 Score 53.6 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 70
  9. The Ballad of Cable Hogue Score 53.3 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 94%
  10. The Railway Children Score 53.2 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 100%