Pulse of Cinema

Best 1930s Dramas

532

Pulse of Cinema lists 532 drama films from the 1930s, ranked by the Pulse Score blended from IMDb, Letterboxd and TMDB. Standouts include Modern Times, City Lights, M.

Modern Times 8.3

Modern Times

1936
City Lights 8.3

City Lights

1931
M 8.1

M

1931
Gone with the Wind 7.9

Gone with the Wind

1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 7.8

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939
All Quiet on the Western Front 7.7

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930
Grand Illusion 7.9

Grand Illusion

1937
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 7.8

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932
Make Way for Tomorrow 7.5

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937
I Was Born, But... 7.6

I Was Born, But...

1932
The Rules of the Game 7.5

The Rules of the Game

1939
Freaks 7.8

Freaks

1932
My Man Godfrey 7.6

My Man Godfrey

1936
Stagecoach 7.6

Stagecoach

1939
Angels with Dirty Faces 7.5

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938
The Roaring Twenties 7.5

The Roaring Twenties

1939
Bride of Frankenstein 7.5

Bride of Frankenstein

1935
The Only Son 7.4

The Only Son

1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 7.5

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936
Fury 7.5

Fury

1936
You Can't Take It with You 7.5

You Can't Take It with You

1938
Only Angels Have Wings 7.3

Only Angels Have Wings

1939
Les Misérables 7.9

Les Misérables

1934
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum 7.8

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939
Frankenstein 7.5

Frankenstein

1931
L'Atalante 7.5

L'Atalante

1934
Scarface 7.4

Scarface

1932
Port of Shadows 7.4

Port of Shadows

1938
Captains Courageous 7.4

Captains Courageous

1937
Goodbye, Mr. Chips 7.4

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939
The Lady Vanishes 7.4

The Lady Vanishes

1938
Holiday 7.3

Holiday

1938
Daybreak 7.6

Daybreak

1939
City Girl 7.5

City Girl

1930
Marius 7.4

Marius

1931
The Blue Angel 7.3

The Blue Angel

1930
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 7.3

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939
Of Mice and Men 7.3

Of Mice and Men

1939
The Women 7.2

The Women

1939
Gold Diggers of 1933 7.2

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933
A Story of Floating Weeds 7.2

A Story of Floating Weeds

1934
Stage Door 7.1

Stage Door

1937
Dodsworth 7.1

Dodsworth

1936
The Goddess 7.8

The Goddess

1934
Fanny 7.5

Fanny

1932
Mutiny on the Bounty 7.4

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935
The Public Enemy 7.2

The Public Enemy

1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 7.2

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931