Best Drama Novelty in Film — Rated 4/4 on Quartile

Quartile rates every film 1–4 across Plot, Acting, Cinematography, Novelty and Ending. These drama films earned a 4 — Well Above Average — for Novelty, ranked by their overall Q score.

1. Arrival (2016) — Q 9.5
2. The Dark Knight (2008) — Q 9.5
3. Good Will Hunting (1997) — Q 9.5
4. Gladiator (2000) — Q 9.5
5. Dead Poets Society (1989) — Q 9.5
6. The Notebook (2004) — Q 9.5
7. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) — Q 9.5
8. Apocalypse Now (1979) — Q 9
9. Captain Fantastic (2016) — Q 9
10. The Sound of Music (1965) — Q 9
11. Forrest Gump (1994) — Q 9
12. Oppenheimer (2023) — Q 9
13. The Lion King (1994) — Q 9
14. Ex Machina (2015) — Q 9
15. Holes (2003) — Q 9
16. Jojo Rabbit (2019) — Q 9
17. Rush (2013) — Q 9
18. Ran (1985) — Q 9
19. Fight Club (1999) — Q 9
20. The Town (2010) — Q 9
21. 12 Angry Men (1957) — Q 9
22. The Imitation Game (2014) — Q 8.5
23. Love Actually (2003) — Q 8.5
24. October Sky (1999) — Q 8.5
25. The Age of Adaline (2015) — Q 8.5
26. Persuasion (2022) — Q 8.5
27. Amsterdam (2022) — Q 8.5
28. Chungking Express (1994) — Q 8.5
29. Moonrise Kingdom (2012) — Q 8.5
30. Blood Diamond (2006) — Q 8.5

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