Top 23 Drama Movies Highly Rated Released in 1938

While travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train. Check out The Lady Vanishes / IMDB / YouTube

During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress. Check out The Grand Illusion / IMDB / YouTube

The son of a snobbish Wall Street banker becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family not realizing that his father is trying to force her family from their home for a real estate development. Get info on You Can't Take It with You / IMDB / YouTube

A priest tries to stop a gangster from corrupting a group of street kids. Look into Angels with Dirty Faces / IMDB / YouTube

A young man in love with a girl from a rich family finds his unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancée's eccentric sister and long-suffering brother. Explore Holiday / IMDB / YouTube

In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back. Explore Jezebel / IMDB / YouTube

Cautionary tale that features a fictionalized take on marijuana use. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to reefer cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music. Learn about Reefer Madness / IMDB / YouTube

An elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve. Get info on A Christmas Carol / IMDB / YouTube

When a death row prisoner tells him he wouldn't have led a life of crime if only he had had one friend as a child, Father Edward Flanagan decides to start a home for young boys. Details on Boys Town / IMDB / YouTube

British flying aces in World War I contend with the harsh realities of war. Learn about The Dawn Patrol / IMDB / YouTube

On the meandering Canal St. Martin, at the Parisian Hôtel du Nord, a nearly fatal gunshot separates a dejected young couple. But, amid a sad but beautiful panorama of lively characters, love has the final say. Can life be a fairy tale? Look into Hotel du Nord / IMDB / YouTube

The tragic life of Marie Antoinette, who became queen of France in her late teens. Look into Marie Antoinette / IMDB / YouTube

A wanted jewel thief ensconced in the Casbah meets a beautiful woman who makes him long for an escape. Details on Algiers / IMDB / YouTube

A Polynesian sailor unjustly imprisoned after defending himself against a colonial bully is relentlessly persecuted by his island's martinet French governor. See more about The Hurricane / IMDB / YouTube

A brilliant Park Avenue doctor becomes a criminal in order to do research into the criminal mind. Check out The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse / IMDB / YouTube

Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe. See more about Test Pilot / IMDB / YouTube

The O'Leary brothers--honest Jack and roguish Dion--become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire. Find out about In Old Chicago / IMDB / YouTube

An enthusiastic young doctor happily embarks on his career, but it isn't long before he finds out what being a doctor really entails. Get info on The Citadel / IMDB / YouTube

Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral and witnessing a murder. Learn about The Adventures of Tom Sawyer / IMDB / YouTube

This send-up of ragtime song and dance begins in 1915 San Francisco when society boy Roger Grant decides to pursue popular rather than serious music. Find out about Alexander's Ragtime Band / IMDB / YouTube

A musician is blessed with four musical prodigies, all girls, and cursed when a troubled young composer enters the lives of his daughters. Read about Four Daughters / IMDB / YouTube

A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland. Learn about The Edge of the World / IMDB / YouTube

The close friendship of three German soldiers is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman, who is dying of tuberculosis. More about Three Comrades / IMDB / YouTube