Best Melodramatic Movies

3eyedraven's 84 top-rated melodramatic movies — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

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

The Handmaiden 2016 ★ 8.2

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

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

Reminders of Him 2026 ★ 7.7

Sanam Teri Kasam 2016 ★ 7.9

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 2015 ★ 7.5

Doctor Zhivago 1965 ★ 7.6

Mildred Pierce 1945 ★ 7.6

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 ★ 7.5

Legends of the Fall 1994 ★ 7.4

Moonlight 2016 ★ 7.4

O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000 ★ 7.3

The Time Machine 1960 ★ 7.4

Papillon 2017 ★ 7.3