Best Drama Films of 1931

Pulse of Cinema lists 45 drama films released in 1931, ranked by the Pulse Score blended from IMDb, Letterboxd and TMDB. Standouts include City Lights, M, Frankenstein.

8.3

City Lights

1931

8.1

M

1931

7.5

Frankenstein

1931

7.4

Marius

1931

7.2

The Public Enemy

1931

7.2

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

7.3

La Chienne

1931

7.1

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

1931

7.0

Comradeship

1931

6.8

Dishonored

1931

6.8

Street Scene

1931

7.2

The Champ

1931

7.2

Dracula

1931

7.1

Limite

1931

7.1

The 3 Penny Opera

1931

6.9

Waterloo Bridge

1931

6.6

Five Star Final

1931

7.0

Blonde Crazy

1931

6.9

Little Caesar

1931

6.8

Tokyo Chorus

1931

6.7

The Miracle Woman

1931

7.0

Possessed

1931

6.8

Drácula

1931

6.8

Night Nurse

1931

6.7

Safe in Hell

1931

6.3

City Streets

1931

6.1

The Criminal Code

1931

7.9

The Millionaire

1931

7.2

Emil and the Detectives

1931

6.5

Seed

1931

6.2

Svengali

1931

6.8

Smart Money

1931

6.6

The Nail in the Boot

1931

6.5

David Golder

1931

6.5

Private Lives

1931

6.5

The Last Flight

1931

6.5

The Front Page

1931

6.5

From Saturday to Sunday

1931

6.4

The Maltese Falcon

1931

6.2

The Guilty Generation

1931

6.2

The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov

1931

6.1

Road to Life

1931

5.9

Guilty Hands

1931

5.6

A House Divided

1931

5.5

Alone

1931