Best Melodramatic Movies & TV Series

Looking for the best melodramatic movies and TV series? These 123 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 ★ 8.5

Dororo 2019 ★ 8.5

Riverdale 2017 ★ 8.4

Futurama 1999 ★ 8.4

The Handmaiden 2016 ★ 8.2

The Untamed 2019 ★ 8.6

Dune: Part Two 2024 ★ 8.1

Wonder 2017 ★ 8.1

Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019 ★ 8.1

Like Stars on Earth 2007 ★ 8.0

Raging Bull 1980 ★ 7.9

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990 ★ 7.9

Archer 2009 ★ 7.9

A Korean Odyssey 2017 ★ 8.1

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within 2010 ★ 7.8

Thirteen Lives 2022 ★ 7.8

Rain Man 1988 ★ 7.8

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 2002 ★ 7.7

Cast Away 2000 ★ 7.7

Poor Things 2023 ★ 7.6

Homeland 2011 ★ 7.6

Reminders of Him 2026 ★ 7.7

Sanam Teri Kasam 2016 ★ 7.9

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 2015 ★ 7.5