The best dramas of 1977

44 dramas from 1977, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind Score 84.6 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 90 · Science Fiction, Drama
  2. The Ascent Score 65.2 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 100% · Drama, War
  3. A Special Day Score 63.8 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 100% · Drama, Romance
  4. The Goodbye Girl Score 63.7 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 77% · Metascore 64 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
  5. Julia Score 60.1 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 58 · Drama, History
  6. A Bridge Too Far Score 59.8 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 61% · Metascore 63 · Drama, History, War
  7. Stroszek Score 57.2 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 95%
  8. Saturday Night Fever Score 57.0 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 77
  9. Sorcerer Score 56.8 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 68
  10. That Obscure Object of Desire Score 55.7 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 84