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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 |  Field of Dreams | 90.57% | Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads | |
| 2 |  Color Purple, The | 88% | None, None | |
| 3 |  My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown | 87.33% | Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads | |
| 4 |  Raiders of the Lost Ark | 87.17% | Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads | |
| 5 |  Raging Bull | 85.78% | fuboTV, Max, Max Amazon Channel, MGM Plus | |
| 6 |  Gandhi | 85.29% | None, None | |
| 7 |  Amadeus | 84.36% | None, None | |
| 8 |  Hannah and Her Sisters | 84% | Tubi TV, Pluto TV, TCM | |
| 9 |  E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial | 83.86% | Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, Starz Amazon Channel | |
| 10 |  Dangerous Liaisons (1988) | 83.33% | None, None | |
| 11 |  Mission, The | 81.67% | None, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Tubi TV | |
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Ratings Breakdown |
| 12 |  Tootsie | 81.4% | None, None | |
| 13 |  Dead Poets Society | 81.17% | Hulu | |
| 14 |  Last Emperor, The | 80.5% | Max, Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel | |
| 15 |  Rain Man | 79.25% | None, Freevee | |
| 16 |  Big Chill, The | 74% | Max, Max Amazon Channel | |
| 17 |  Platoon | 73.63% | fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Tubi TV, MGM Plus, Pluto TV, VIX | |
| 18 |  Fatal Attraction | 73.2% | Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads | |
| 19 |  Ordinary People | 73.17% | fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus | |
| 20 |  Terms of Endearment | 72.86% | fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus | |
| 21 |  Moonstruck | 72.25% | None, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Pluto TV | |
| 22 |  Driving Miss Daisy | 69.29% | None, None | |
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Ratings Breakdown |
| 23 |  Chariots of Fire | 59% | None, None | |
| 24 |  Out of Africa | 58.4% | None, None | |
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Reviewer Ratings |
Un-Ranked Movies
| Movie | Current Avg | Streaming |
| Atlantic City | 97% | None, Pluto TV |
| Reds | 97% | Hoopla |
| Right Stuff, The | 97% | None, None |
| Witness | 93% | fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus |
| Elephant Man, The | 92.5% | None, Pluto TV |
| Accidental Tourist, The | 88.5% | None, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Tubi TV |
| Verdict, The | 88.5% | None, None |
| Mississippi Burning | 88% | fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Tubi TV, MGM Plus, Pluto TV |
| Tender Mercies | 88% | Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus |
| Working Girl | 83% | None, None |
| A Room with a View | 82.5% | Max, Max Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel , Criterion Channel |
| Movie | Current Avg | Streaming |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman | 82.5% | Max, Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel |
| Broadcast News | 81% | Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, Starz Amazon Channel |
| On Golden Pond | 80% | Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, VUDU Free, Tubi TV, Crackle, Fandor, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Fandor Amazon Channel, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus |
| Killing Fields, The | 79% | None, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV |
| Born on the Fourth of July | 73.5% | fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel |
| A Passage to India | 70% | None, None |
| Children of a Lesser God | 65% | None, None |
| Prizzis Honor | 49.5% | Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads |
| A Soldiers Story | 0% | None, None |
| Coal Miners Daughter | 0% | None, None |
| Dresser, The | 0% | None, None |
| Movie | Current Avg | Streaming |
| Hope and Glory | 0% | None, Tubi TV |
| Missing (1982) | 0% | None, None |
| Places in the Heart | 0% | None, Tubi TV |
| Tess | 0% | Criterion Channel |
| Movie | Current Avg | Streaming |