The best dramas of 2021

308 dramas from 2021, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Masking Threshold Score 44.9 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 100%
  2. Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana Score 44.8 · IMDb 8.2
  3. Freaks Out Score 44.8 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 70% · Metascore 44
  4. The Unforgivable Score 44.7 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 40% · Metascore 41
  5. Joji Score 44.5 · IMDb 7.7
  6. Annette Score 44.4 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 67
  7. 12 Mighty Orphans Score 44.4 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 62% · Metascore 44
  8. Fatherhood Score 44.2 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 67% · Metascore 53
  9. The Many Saints of Newark Score 44.1 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 60
  10. Pleasure Score 44.0 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 75