Top 22 Drama Movies Popular from 1948

Two men try to convince themselves they've committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party after strangling a former classmate to death. Explore Rope / IMDB / YouTube

Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Details on The Treasure of the Sierra Madre / IMDB / YouTube

A drifter visits the family hotel of a war buddy who was killed in action only to find that a Chicago mobster and his gang have taken over the place. As a hurricane approaches, a confrontation ensues. Learn about Key Largo / IMDB / YouTube

A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina. Find out about The Red Shoes / IMDB / YouTube

Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son. Learn about Red River / IMDB / YouTube

Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot. Info on The Lady from Shanghai / IMDB / YouTube

A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church. See more about The Bishop's Wife / IMDB / YouTube

At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe. Look into Fort Apache / IMDB / YouTube

Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king. Info on Hamlet / IMDB / YouTube

A step-by-step look at a murder investigation on the streets of New York. More about The Naked City / IMDB / YouTube

A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember, who may hold the key to his downfall. Explore Letter from an Unknown Woman / IMDB / YouTube

When neurotic bedridden wife Leona Stevenson overhears a murder plot on her telephone, she tries to piece the puzzle together and prevent the murder. Based on Lucille Fletcher's famous radio play. Find out about Sorry, Wrong Number / IMDB / YouTube

A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending. Details on The Paradine Case / IMDB / YouTube

The young wife of an aging priest falls in love with his son amidst the horror of a merciless witch hunt in 17th-century Denmark. Check out Day of Wrath / IMDB / YouTube

Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a decade-old murder case. Info on Call Northside 777 / IMDB / YouTube

A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself. More about The Big Clock / IMDB / YouTube

American military personnel interact warily with a variety of Italian locals over a year and a half in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces make their retreat. Check out Paisan / IMDB / YouTube

In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her. See more about A Foreign Affair / IMDB / YouTube

Virginia Cunningham can't recall how she landed in an asylum. In flashback, her husband Robert relates their courtship, marriage, and her developing symptoms. She remains in misery as Dr. Mark Kik tries to solve her problem. Check out The Snake Pit / IMDB / YouTube

D'Artagnan and his Musketeer comrades thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power. Info on The Three Musketeers / IMDB / YouTube

A jealous husband intends to kill the man his wife is meeting for business, but arrives to find the deed already done. Details on Jenny Lamour / IMDB / YouTube

An embittered, vengeful POW stalks his former commanding officer who betrayed his men's planned escape attempt from a Nazi prison camp. Find out about Act of Violence / IMDB / YouTube