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Top Drama Movies - Pre-1980

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12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957 · Sidney Lumet

CrimeDrama
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Killer's Kiss

Killer's Kiss

1955 · Stanley Kubrick

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
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Rear Window

Rear Window

1954 · Alfred Hitchcock

IndieDramaMysteryThriller
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Shane

Shane

1953 · George Stevens

DramaWestern
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Ikiru

Ikiru

1952 · Akira Kurosawa

IndieWorldDrama
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Early Summer

Early Summer

1951 · Yasujirō Ozu

WorldComedyDramaRomance
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Late Spring

Late Spring

1949 · Yasujirô Ozu

IndieWorldComedyDrama
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Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel

1948 · Akira Kurosawa

IndieWorldCrimeDramaRomance
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Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948 · John Ford

DramaWestern
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Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

1947 · Charles Chaplin

ComedyCrimeDrama
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The Yearling

The Yearling

1946 · Clarence Brown

DramaFamilyWestern
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Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1946 · David Lean

IndieAdventureDramaMystery
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The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945 · Leo McCarey

Drama
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Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

1944 · Billy Wilder

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
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Random Harvest

Random Harvest

1942 · Mervyn LeRoy

DramaRomance
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The Letter

The Letter

1940 · William Wyler

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · Frank Capra

ComedyDrama
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The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

WorldDramaRomance
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