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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, The Roku Channel | |
| 3 |  My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown | 87.33% | None, None | |
| 4 |  Raiders of the Lost Ark | 87.17% | Disney Plus, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Philo | |
| 5 |  Raging Bull | 85.78% | fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Philo | |
| 6 |  Gandhi | 85.29% | None, None | |
| 7 |  Amadeus | 84.36% | Criterion Channel | |
| 8 |  Hannah and Her Sisters | 84% | Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads | |
| 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% | Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads | |
| 16 |  Big Chill, The | 74% | None, The Roku Channel | |
| 17 |  Platoon | 73.63% | fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Criterion Channel, Tubi TV, MGM Plus, Philo, Pluto TV | |
| 18 |  Fatal Attraction | 73.2% | Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus | |
| 19 |  Ordinary People | 73.17% | None, None | |
| 20 |  Terms of Endearment | 72.86% | fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel | |
| 21 |  Moonstruck | 72.25% | Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Criterion Channel, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads | |
| 22 |  Driving Miss Daisy | 69.29% | None, Tubi TV | |
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Ratings Breakdown |
| 23 |  Chariots of Fire | 59% | None, None | |
| 24 |  Out of Africa | 58.4% | Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads | |
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Reviewer Ratings |
Un-Ranked Movies
| Movie | Current Avg | Streaming |
| Atlantic City | 97% | None, Pluto TV |
| Reds | 97% | Hoopla, Pluto TV |
| Right Stuff, The | 97% | None, None |
| Witness | 93% | fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel |
| Elephant Man, The | 92.5% | None, None |
| Accidental Tourist, The | 88.5% | None, None |
| Verdict, The | 88.5% | None, None |
| Mississippi Burning | 88% | fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Tubi TV, MGM Plus, Philo, Pluto TV |
| Tender Mercies | 88% | fuboTV, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV |
| 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 |
| On Golden Pond | 80% | Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Fandango at Home Free, Tubi TV, Fandor, Philo, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Cineverse, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus |
| Killing Fields, The | 79% | Criterion Channel |
| Born on the Fourth of July | 73.5% | None, None |
| A Passage to India | 70% | None, None |
| Children of a Lesser God | 65% | MGM Plus |
| 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 |