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This list of movies is divided up into Ranked movies, which have been rated enough times to have a ranking, and then a list of other movies from this category/genre which haven't been rated enough times.
Also, there is a version of this list filtered down to movies available to you for streaming in this genre, if you're logged in and have provided a list of which streaming services to which you've subscribed.
Also, there is a version of this list filtered down to movies available to you for streaming in this genre, if you're logged in and have provided a list of which streaming services to which you've subscribed.
Ranked Movies
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Ratings Breakdown |
| 1 |  Letters from Iwo Jima | 90.67% | None. | |
| 2 |  Insider, The | 90.5% | Hulu | |
| 3 |  Milk | 90.33% | Peacock Premium, History Vault | |
| 4 |  Lord of the Rings: Return of the King | 89.48% | HBO Max | |
| 5 |  Up | 89.06% | Disney Plus | |
| 6 |  Departed, The | 88.85% | HBO Max | |
| 7 |  Good Night, and Good Luck. | 88.33% | Hoopla | |
| 8 |  Munich | 87.57% | None. | |
| 9 |  In the Bedroom | 87.2% | None. | |
| 10 |  Little Miss Sunshine | 87.14% | Hulu, Epix Roku Premium Channel | |
| 11 |  There Will Be Blood | 86.93% | Hoopla | |
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Ratings Breakdown |
| 12 |  District 9 | 86.35% | Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Sling TV, Spectrum On Demand | |
| 13 |  No Country for Old Men | 85.86% | HBO Max, HBO Now, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand | |
| 14 |  Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring | 85.42% | HBO Max | |
| 15 |  Hurt Locker, The | 85.13% | fuboTV, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Sling TV, Spectrum On Demand | |
| 16 |  Lord of the Rings: Two Towers | 84.89% | HBO Max | |
| 17 |  Gladiator | 84.6% | Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel | |
| 18 |  An Education | 84.36% | None. | |
| 19 |  Gangs of New York | 84.14% | Starz Play Amazon Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, Max Go, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand | |
| 20 |  Up in the Air | 83.53% | fuboTV, Showtime Amazon Channel, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Showtime | |
| 21 |  Inglourious Basterds | 83.47% | Starz Play Amazon Channel, Starz, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand | |
| 22 |  Lost in Translation | 83.38% | None. | |
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Ratings Breakdown |
| 23 |  American Beauty | 82.83% | Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Hoopla | |
| 24 |  Slumdog Millionaire | 82.24% | fuboTV, AMC+ Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand | |
| 25 |  Green Mile, The | 82.21% | HBO Max | |
| 26 |  Aviator | 82.1% | HBO Max, HBO Now, CBS, Max Go, DIRECTV, Cinemax Amazon Channel | |
| 27 |  Ray | 81.8% | Peacock Premium | |
| 28 |  Million Dollar Baby | 81.23% | HBO Max | |
| 29 |  Brokeback Mountain | 81% | None. | |
| 30 |  Sixth Sense, The | 80.89% | Amazon Prime Video | |
| 31 |  Precious | 80.86% | Peacock Premium | |
| 32 |  Babel | 80.8% | Hoopla, CBS | |
| 33 |  Frost/Nixon | 80% | None. | |
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Ratings Breakdown |
| 34 |  A Serious Man | 79.89% | None. | |
| 35 |  Chicago | 79.77% | HBO Max, HBO Now, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand | |
| 36 |  Mystic River | 78.7% | HBO Max | |
| 37 |  A Beautiful Mind | 78.13% | Hulu | |
| 38 |  Juno | 77.94% | Hulu | |
| 39 |  Chocolat | 77.8% | Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Max Go | |
| 40 |  Traffic | 77.38% | None. | |
| 41 |  Seabiscuit | 77.25% | fuboTV, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand | |
| 42 |  Atonement | 76.57% | HBO Max, HBO Now, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand | |
| 43 |  Capote | 76.29% | HBO Max, HBO Now, Max Go, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand | |
| 44 |  Moulin Rouge! | 75.7% | Starz Play Amazon Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand | |
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Ratings Breakdown |
| 45 |  Master and Commander | 74.2% | HBO Max, HBO Now, Max Go, DIRECTV, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand | |
| 45 |  Sideways | 74.2% | Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Paramount Plus | |
| 47 |  Avatar | 73.52% | Disney Plus | |
| 48 |  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 73.43% | None. | |
| 49 |  Cider House Rules, The | 73.4% | fuboTV, Showtime Amazon Channel, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Showtime, Max Go, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand | |
| 50 |  Erin Brockovich | 73.33% | Starz Play Amazon Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand | |
| 51 | Michael Clayton | 73.13% | Netflix | |
| 52 | Reader, The | 73% | HBO Max, HBO Now, Max Go, DIRECTV, History Vault, Cinemax Amazon Channel | |
| 53 | Gosford Park | 71.17% | None. | |
| 54 | Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The | 70.07% | Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Hoopla | |
| 55 | Finding Neverland | 70% | CBS | |
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Ratings Breakdown |
| 56 | Crash | 65.92% | Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, HBO Max | |
| 57 | Blind Side, The | 62.92% | Netflix | |
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Reviewer Ratings |
Un-Ranked Movies
| Movie | Current Avg | Streaming |
| Queen, The | 93.5% | HBO Max, HBO Now, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand |
| Hours, The | 90.5% | HBO Max, HBO Now, Max Go, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand |
| Movie | Current Avg | Streaming |