The best dramas of 1996

144 dramas from 1996, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Poove Unakkaga Score 40.7 · IMDb 8.5
  2. The Cable Guy Score 40.7 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 56% · Metascore 56
  3. Ghosts of Mississippi Score 40.6 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 42% · Metascore 56
  4. White Squall Score 39.8 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 57% · Metascore 53
  5. The Preacher's Wife Score 39.7 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 60%
  6. Somersault in a Coffin Score 39.3 · IMDb 7.6
  7. The Portrait of a Lady Score 39.3 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 48% · Metascore 60
  8. The Pillow Book Score 39.1 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 68% · Metascore 64
  9. Kaalapani Score 38.7 · IMDb 8.5
  10. The Apartment Score 38.6 · IMDb 7.3