Best Cautionary Movies & TV Series

3eyedraven's 119 top-rated cautionary movies and TV series — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Wire 2002 ★ 8.6

The Rookie 2018 ★ 8.6

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 2026 ★ 8.4

The Help 2011 ★ 8.2

Battlestar Galactica 2003 ★ 8.2

Taxi Driver 1976 ★ 8.1

The Sting 1973 ★ 8.0

Dial M for Murder 1954 ★ 8.0

Barry Lyndon 1975 ★ 8.0

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within 2010 ★ 7.8

The King of Comedy 1982 ★ 7.8

Platoon 1986 ★ 7.8

Hotel Rwanda 2004 ★ 7.7

The Color Purple 1985 ★ 7.7

Thelma & Louise 1991 ★ 7.6

The Heiress 1949 ★ 7.8

Midnight Cowboy 1969 ★ 7.5

The Devil's Advocate 1997 ★ 7.5

Almost Famous 2000 ★ 7.5

Lost in Space 2018 ★ 7.5

The Reader 2008 ★ 7.5

Menace II Society 1993 ★ 7.5

Ray 2004 ★ 7.5

Wind River 2017 ★ 7.4