The best dramas of 1971

55 dramas from 1971, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. 10 Rillington Place Score 45.6 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 64%
  2. Sunday Bloody Sunday Score 44.7 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 83%
  3. The Panic in Needle Park Score 44.1 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 74
  4. Play Misty for Me Score 43.7 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 78
  5. Big Jake Score 43.5 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 57
  6. Minnie and Moskowitz Score 42.7 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 67
  7. The Beguiled Score 41.7 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 66
  8. The Decameron Score 41.6 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 79%
  9. Mary, Queen of Scots Score 41.1 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 67% · Metascore 53
  10. WR: Mysteries of the Organism Score 39.3 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 87%