The 8 Best Dramas of the 2020s

Ranked by the movie.guru score, not my gut. Eight dramas, every one 9.5 or higher. The data picked them. I'm just here to argue with it.

Number one won by a tenth of a point. My Guru's Take disagrees.

1. 8
   Dear You (2026)9.5

   A tiny family drama that made giant money.

   Reported $2.1M budget, $291 million worldwide. Domestic? $1,341,804. America basically skipped it. It's last here at 9.5, which tells you how stacked this list is.
2. 7
   Hadestown: The Musical (2026)9.5

   A filmed stage show earned this spot. Deal with it.

   97% on Rotten Tomatoes and $20.7 million domestic for a recorded musical. That's also the knock: it's theater with a camera, not cinema.
3. 6
   Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (2026)9.6

   The biggest earner here, and most Americans never saw it.

   $356.9 million worldwide, $413,760 domestic. 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. No Guru's Take yet, so the jury's still out on whether it truly earns 9.6.
4. 5
   Look Back (2024)9.6

   Animation belongs on a drama list. This proves it.

   Metacritic 90, the best on this list. IMDb 7.8, the lowest. Critics wept openly. The crowd merely sniffled and moved on.
5. 4
   I'm Still Here (2024)9.6

   Fernanda Torres gives the best performance on this list.

   Reported $9M budget, $36.5 million worldwide, 172,769 IMDb votes. Walter Salles keeps it quiet and lets her do the work. Should be higher, honestly.
6. 3
   Jai Bhim (2021)9.6

   The crowd's favorite drama here, and the crowd is right.

   8.6 on IMDb from 237,126 votes, the top audience mark on this list. 100% on Rotten Tomatoes too. It's heavy and it never blinks.
7. 2
   The Father (2020)9.6

   This should be number one. The math disagrees.

   Guru's Take 9.4, the highest here. Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman on a reported $6M budget. 251,486 IMDb votes. Loses the top spot by one tenth.
8. 1
   Hanuman Ansh (2026)9.7

   Number one by the numbers. Not by me.

   9.7 movie.guru score with zero critics data behind it. 12,716 IMDb votes. My Guru's Take is 6.9. A passionate crowd isn't the same as a consensus.

$1,079 says you type "The Father got robbed" before you even finish scrolling.

Share it: X | Facebook | Copy link

Current mood: ready to fight about it