The best dramas of 2004

225 dramas from 2004, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Hotel Rwanda Score 70.3 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 79 · Drama, History, War
  2. The Sea Inside Score 69.7 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 74 · Drama
  3. House of Flying Daggers Score 69.0 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 89 · Adventure, Drama, Action
  4. The Motorcycle Diaries Score 68.8 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 75 · Drama
  5. Vera Drake Score 67.9 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 83 · Drama
  6. Head-On Score 67.0 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 78 · Drama, Romance
  7. Before Sunset Score 66.9 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 91 · Drama, Romance
  8. The Chorus Score 64.4 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 68% · Metascore 56 · Drama, Comedy, Music
  9. Bad Education Score 64.4 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 81 · Drama, Crime
  10. Veer Zaara Score 63.2 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 67 · Drama, Romance