By genre
Drama on disc
The best drama films to own on disc, ranked by standing.
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne 1945
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne
1945 · Robert Bresson
The Spoilers 1942
The Spoilers
1942 · Ray Enright
None but the Lonely Heart 1944
None but the Lonely Heart
1944 · Clifford Odets
The Seventh Veil 1945
The Seventh Veil
1945 · Compton Bennett
A Canterbury Tale 1944
A Canterbury Tale
1944 · Emeric Pressburger
House of Strangers 1949
House of Strangers
1949 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Prison 1948
Prison
1948 · Ingmar Bergman
Virginia City 1940
Virginia City
1940 · Michael Curtiz
Mrs. Parkington 1944
Mrs. Parkington
1944 · Tay Garnett
A Stolen Life 1946
A Stolen Life
1946 · Curtis Bernhardt
Tales of Manhattan 1942
Tales of Manhattan
1942 · Julien Duvivier
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 · Norman Z. McLeod
This Gun for Hire 1942
This Gun for Hire
1942 · Frank Tuttle
The Sea of Grass 1947
The Sea of Grass
1947 · Elia Kazan
Air Force 1943
Air Force
1943 · Howard Hawks
Body and Soul 1947
Body and Soul
1947 · Robert Rossen
Knock on Any Door 1949
Knock on Any Door
1949 · Nicholas Ray
The Murderer Lives at Number 21 1942
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
1942 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Possessed 1947
Possessed
1947 · Curtis Bernhardt
A Guy Named Joe 1943
A Guy Named Joe
1943 · Victor Fleming
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! 1948
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948 · F. Hugh Herbert
The Red Meadows 1945
The Red Meadows
1945 · Lau Laritzen Jr.
The Great Gatsby 1949
The Great Gatsby
1949 · Elliott Nugent
The Turning Point 1945
The Turning Point
1945 · Fridrikh Ermler
Encounter at the Elbe 1949
Encounter at the Elbe
1949 · Grigori Aleksandrov
Men Without Wings 1946
Men Without Wings
1946 · František Čáp
The Hitch-Hiker 1953
The Hitch-Hiker
1953 · Ida Lupino
The Golden Coach 1952
The Golden Coach
1952 · Jean Renoir
Elephant Walk 1954
Elephant Walk
1954 · William Dieterle
To Hell and Back 1955
To Hell and Back
1955 · Jesse Hibbs
The Swan 1956
The Swan
1956 · Charles Vidor
The Desert Rats 1953
The Desert Rats
1953 · Robert Wise
The Million Pound Note 1954
The Million Pound Note
1954 · Ronald Neame
The Devil Came at Night 1957
The Devil Came at Night
1957 · Robert Siodmak
Fixed Bayonets! 1951
Fixed Bayonets!
1951 · Samuel Fuller
Lola Montès 1955
Lola Montès
1955 · Max Ophüls
The Dam Busters 1955
The Dam Busters
1955 · Michael Anderson
The Last Hurrah 1958
The Last Hurrah
1958 · John Ford
Désirée 1954
Désirée
1954 · Henry Koster
Young Man with a Horn 1950
Young Man with a Horn
1950 · Michael Curtiz
Wild Is the Wind 1957
Wild Is the Wind
1957 · George Cukor
Compulsion 1959
Compulsion
1959 · Richard Fleischer
The Big Trees 1952
The Big Trees
1952 · Felix E. Feist
Elena and Her Men 1956
Elena and Her Men
1956 · Jean Renoir
Green Fire 1954
Green Fire
1954 · Andrew Marton
Hobson's Choice 1954
Hobson's Choice
1954 · David Lean
The Nightingale's Prayer 1959
The Nightingale's Prayer
1959 · Henry Barakat
Run Silent, Run Deep 1958
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958 · Robert Wise