The best dramas of 1983

61 dramas from 1983, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Terms of Endearment Score 89.7 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 79 · Drama, Comedy
  2. The Right Stuff Score 84.4 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 91 · Drama, History
  3. WarGames Score 72.1 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 77 · Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
  4. Scarface Score 68.2 · IMDb 8.3 · Tomatometer 77% · Metascore 65 · Action, Crime, Drama
  5. The Big Chill Score 63.2 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 70% · Metascore 61 · Comedy, Drama
  6. The Ballad of Narayama Score 62.3 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 94%
  7. Silkwood Score 61.4 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 78% · Metascore 65
  8. The Dead Zone Score 60.9 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 69
  9. Tender Mercies Score 60.3 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 76
  10. Risky Business Score 60.2 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 75 · Romance, Comedy, Drama