The best dramas of 1990

91 dramas from 1990, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Dances with Wolves Score 93.2 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 72 · Adventure, Drama, Western
  2. GoodFellas Score 78.1 · IMDb 8.7 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 92 · Drama, Crime
  3. Edward Scissorhands Score 72.2 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 74 · Fantasy, Drama, Romance
  4. Misery Score 72.1 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 75 · Drama, Thriller
  5. The Hunt for Red October Score 71.9 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 58 · Action, Thriller
  6. Ghost Score 71.6 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 74% · Metascore 52 · Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
  7. Awakenings Score 70.1 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 74 · Drama
  8. The Godfather Part III Score 69.4 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 67% · Metascore 60 · Crime, Drama, Thriller
  9. Reversal of Fortune Score 64.7 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 93
  10. Cyrano de Bergerac Score 63.4 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 79