Best Drama Films of 1949

Pulse of Cinema lists 107 drama films released in 1949, ranked by the Pulse Score blended from IMDb, Letterboxd and TMDB. Standouts include Late Spring, The Third Man, The Heiress.

8.0

Late Spring

1949

7.9

The Third Man

1949

7.8

The Heiress

1949

7.7

White Heat

1949

7.6

Stray Dog

1949

7.3

The Set-Up

1949

7.7

La Terra Trema

1949

7.5

The Silence of the Sea

1949

7.5

Bitter Rice

1949

7.2

A Letter to Three Wives

1949

7.1

Twelve O'Clock High

1949

6.9

They Live by Night

1949

7.2

Thieves' Highway

1949

7.1

Criss Cross

1949

6.9

Act of Violence

1949

7.4

Intruder in the Dust

1949

7.0

All the King's Men

1949

6.9

The Passionate Friends

1949

6.9

The Window

1949

6.7

Battleground

1949

7.4

Little Women

1949

7.3

The Quiet Duel

1949

7.1

The Secret Garden

1949

6.9

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

6.9

Colorado Territory

1949

6.9

House of Strangers

1949

6.8

The Reckless Moment

1949

6.8

The Small Back Room

1949

6.8

Too Late for Tears

1949

6.8

Tension

1949

6.7

Champion

1949

7.1

Flamingo Road

1949

6.9

Holiday Affair

1949

6.9

D.O.A.

1949

6.8

A Family Like Many Others

1949

6.8

Such a Pretty Little Beach

1949

6.6

Caught

1949

6.6

Salon Mexico

1949

6.6

The Queen of Spades

1949

7.8

The Black Sheep

1949

7.2

In the Name of the Law

1949

7.1

Pinky

1949

7.0

Border Incident

1949

6.9

Hardly a Criminal

1949

6.8

The Fountainhead

1949

6.8

Alias Nick Beal

1949

6.8

Madame Bovary

1949

6.8

Not Wanted

1949