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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% | Starz Apple TV Channel | |
| 2 |  Color Purple, The | 88% | None, The Roku Channel | |
| 3 |  My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown | 87.33% | Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads | |
| 4 |  Raiders of the Lost Ark | 87.17% | Disney Plus, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Pluto TV | |
| 5 |  Raging Bull | 85.78% | Max Amazon Channel, Hoopla | |
| 6 |  Gandhi | 85.29% | None, None | |
| 7 |  Amadeus | 84.36% | None, None | |
| 8 |  Hannah and Her Sisters | 84% | Max, Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV Channel | |
| 9 |  E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial | 83.86% | None, None | |
| 10 |  Dangerous Liaisons (1988) | 83.33% | None, None | |
| 11 |  Mission, The | 81.67% | None, None | |
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Ratings Breakdown |
| 12 |  Tootsie | 81.4% | None, None | |
| 13 |  Dead Poets Society | 81.17% | None, None | |
| 14 |  Last Emperor, The | 80.5% | Max, Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel | |
| 15 |  Rain Man | 79.25% | fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel | |
| 16 |  Big Chill, The | 74% | Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads | |
| 17 |  Platoon | 73.63% | Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads | |
| 18 |  Fatal Attraction | 73.2% | Netflix, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Pluto TV, Netflix basic with Ads, Showtime Apple TV Channel | |
| 19 |  Ordinary People | 73.17% | Max, Max Amazon Channel | |
| 20 |  Terms of Endearment | 72.5% | fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Showtime Apple TV Channel | |
| 21 |  Moonstruck | 72.25% | fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Tubi TV, MGM Plus, Pluto TV, Showtime Apple TV Channel | |
| 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% | Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Pluto TV |
| Reds | 97% | Hoopla, Showtime Apple TV Channel |
| Right Stuff, The | 97% | None, None |
| Witness | 93% | Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Hoopla, MGM Plus, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads |
| Elephant Man, The | 92.5% | Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Hoopla |
| Accidental Tourist, The | 88.5% | None, None |
| Verdict, The | 88.5% | None, None |
| Mississippi Burning | 88% | fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Hoopla, Tubi TV, MGM Plus, Pluto TV, Showtime Apple TV Channel |
| Tender Mercies | 88% | None, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Freevee |
| Working Girl | 83% | Hulu |
| A Room with a View | 82.5% | Max, Max Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel , Criterion Channel, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel |
| Movie | Current Avg | Streaming |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman | 82.5% | None, None |
| Broadcast News | 81% | Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, Starz Amazon Channel |
| On Golden Pond | 80% | Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Tubi TV, Crackle, Fandor, Pluto TV, Fandor Amazon Channel, Freevee, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads |
| Killing Fields, The | 79% | None, None |
| Born on the Fourth of July | 73.5% | Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads |
| A Passage to India | 70% | None, None |
| Children of a Lesser God | 65% | Hoopla, Showtime Apple TV Channel |
| Prizzis Honor | 49.5% | None, None |
| A Soldiers Story | 0% | None. |
| Coal Miners Daughter | 0% | None. |
| Dresser, The | 0% | None. |
| Movie | Current Avg | Streaming |
| Hope and Glory | 0% | None. |
| Missing (1982) | 0% | None. |
| Places in the Heart | 0% | None. |
| Tess | 0% | None. |
| Movie | Current Avg | Streaming |