Best Drama Movies of 1941

The highest-rated drama films from 1941, ranked by MovieMagicScore based on authentic viewer ratings.

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Citizen Kane

1941

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

8.0

How Green Was My Valley

1941

A man in his fifties reminisces about his childhood growing up in a Welsh mining village at the turn of the 20th century.

7.3

The Little Foxes

1941

In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.

7.5

Meet John Doe

1941

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.

7.3

The Wolf Man

1941

After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.

7.0

High Sierra

1941

Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.

7.1

Sergeant York

1941

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.

7.2

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.

6.6

Penny Serenade

1941

Julie and Roger are a love-struck married couple who desperately want to have a child. Tragedy after tragedy gets in their way, as the two attempt to rise above their troubles and fulfill their dreams of parenthood.

6.6

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941

Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.

6.5

Best Drama Movies of 1941

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