By genre
Drama on disc
The best drama films to own on disc, ranked by standing.
The Buddy Holly Story 1978
The Buddy Holly Story
1978 · Steve Rash
Boxcar Bertha 1972
Boxcar Bertha
1972 · Martin Scorsese
Meteor 1979
Meteor
1979 · Ronald Neame
The Yakuza 1974
The Yakuza
1974 · Sydney Pollack
Lipstick 1976
Lipstick
1976 · Lamont Johnson
Violette Nozière 1978
Violette Nozière
1978 · Claude Chabrol
Small Change 1976
Small Change
1976 · François Truffaut
Only "Old Men" Are Going Into Battle 1973
Only "Old Men" Are Going Into Battle
1973 · Leonid Bykov
Hôtel du Nord 1938
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Things to Come 1936
Things to Come
1936 · William Cameron Menzies
Saratoga 1937
Saratoga
1937 · Jack Conway
The Hurricane 1937
The Hurricane
1937 · John Ford
Dinner at Eight 1933
Dinner at Eight
1933 · George Cukor
East Lynne 1931
East Lynne
1931 · Frank Lloyd
The Four Feathers 1939
The Four Feathers
1939 · Zoltan Korda
Angel 1937
Angel
1937 · Ernst Lubitsch
Baby Face 1933
Baby Face
1933 · Alfred Edward Green
The Threepenny Opera 1931
The Threepenny Opera
1931 · Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Test Pilot 1938
Test Pilot
1938 · Victor Fleming
The House of Rothschild 1934
The House of Rothschild
1934 · Alfred L. Werker
A Tale of Two Cities 1935
A Tale of Two Cities
1935 · Jack Conway
Hallelujah! 1929
Hallelujah!
1929 · King Vidor
What Price Hollywood? 1932
What Price Hollywood?
1932 · George Cukor
Drums Along the Mohawk 1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · John Ford
¡Que viva México! 1932
¡Que viva México!
1932 · Sergei Eisenstein
A Woman's Face 1941
A Woman's Face
1941 · George Cukor
The Last Stage 1948
The Last Stage
1948 · Wanda Jakubowska
Murder, My Sweet 1944
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Penny Serenade 1941
Penny Serenade
1941 · George Stevens
Come to the Stable 1949
Come to the Stable
1949 · Henry Koster
The Dark Mirror 1946
The Dark Mirror
1946 · Robert Siodmak
Caesar and Cleopatra 1945
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945 · Gabriel Pascal
Hangmen Also Die! 1943
Hangmen Also Die!
1943 · Fritz Lang
Force of Evil 1948
Force of Evil
1948 · Abraham Polonsky
Beyond the Forest 1949
Beyond the Forest
1949 · King Vidor
The Valley of Decision 1945
The Valley of Decision
1945 · Tay Garnett
They Drive by Night 1940
They Drive by Night
1940 · Raoul Walsh
Torment 1944
Torment
1944 · Alf Sjöberg
They Were Expendable 1945
They Were Expendable
1945 · John Ford
Phantom Lady 1944
Phantom Lady
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Spring in a Small Town 1948
Spring in a Small Town
1948 · Fei Mu
Trapeze 1956
Trapeze
1956 · Carol Reed
Two Cents Worth of Hope 1952
Two Cents Worth of Hope
1952 · Renato Castellani
Carrie 1952
Carrie
1952 · William Wyler
Bigger Than Life 1956
Bigger Than Life
1956 · Nicholas Ray
Band of Angels 1957
Band of Angels
1957 · Raoul Walsh
Do Bigha Zamin 1953
Do Bigha Zamin
1953 · Bimal Roy
Justice Is Done 1950
Justice Is Done
1950 · André Cayatte