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. Fear of Rain Score 26.4 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 50%
  2. The Alpines Score 25.9 · IMDb 4.4
  3. Clean Score 25.8 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 44% · Metascore 44
  4. Payback Score 25.7 · IMDb 5.1
  5. John and the Hole Score 25.6 · IMDb 5.1 · Tomatometer 58% · Metascore 61
  6. No One Gets Out Alive Score 25.3 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 68% · Metascore 43
  7. The Unholy Score 25.1 · IMDb 5.1 · Tomatometer 27% · Metascore 36
  8. The Bezonians Score 24.8 · IMDb 4.3
  9. My Son Score 24.1 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 25%
  10. Without Remorse Score 24.0 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 45% · Metascore 41