Best Drama Movies & TV Series of the 1930s

Looking for the best Drama movies and TV series of the 1930s? These 98 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Modern Times 1936 ★ 8.3

City Lights 1931 ★ 8.2

M 1931 ★ 8.1

Gone with the Wind 1939 ★ 7.9

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 ★ 7.8

Freaks 1932 ★ 7.8

All Quiet on the Western Front 1930 ★ 7.7

Frankenstein 1931 ★ 7.5

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936 ★ 7.5

Angels with Dirty Faces 1938 ★ 7.5

The Roaring Twenties 1939 ★ 7.5

Scarface 1932 ★ 7.4

Fury 1936 ★ 7.5

Make Way for Tomorrow 1937 ★ 7.5

I Was Born, But... 1932 ★ 7.6

The Blue Angel 1930 ★ 7.3

Captains Courageous 1937 ★ 7.4

César 1936 ★ 7.7

Holiday 1938 ★ 7.3

Only Angels Have Wings 1939 ★ 7.3

Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1939 ★ 7.4

The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939 ★ 7.3

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1931 ★ 7.2

Wuthering Heights 1939 ★ 7.2