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Top 250 movies as voted by our users

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Rank Rating Title

Votes

1.

9.2

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

977,417

2.

9.2

The Godfather (1972)

694,430

Adventure

3.

9.0

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

448,819

Animation

4.

8.9

Pulp Fiction (1994)

760,522

5.

8.9

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

296,126

Crime

6.

8.9

The Dark Knight (2008)

950,763

Documentary
Drama

7.

8.9

12 Angry Men (1957)

240,375

8.

8.9

Schindler's List (1993)

500,674

9.

8.8

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

(2003)

697,456

History

10.

8.8

Fight Club (1999)

743,739

Horror

11.

8.8

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

(1980)

478,466

Musical

12.

8.8

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

(2001)

721,953

Mystery
Romance

13.

8.8

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

408,414

14.

8.7

Inception (2010)

765,743

Sport

15.

8.7

Goodfellas (1990)

425,812

Thriller

16.

8.7

Star Wars (1977)

536,171

17.

8.7

Seven Samurai (1954)

150,529

18.

8.7

Forrest Gump (1994)

644,328

19.

8.7

The Matrix (1999)

705,059

20.

8.7

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

626,030

21.

8.7

City of God (2002)

320,986

22.

8.6

Se7en (1995)

569,230

23.

8.6

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

478,408

24.

8.6

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

133,832

25.

8.6

Casablanca (1942)

258,989

26.

8.6

The Usual Suspects (1995)

443,431

27.

8.6

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

405,018

28.

8.6

Rear Window (1954)

195,968

29.

8.6

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

167,253

30.

8.6

Psycho (1960)

248,203

31.

8.6

Lon: The Professional (1994)

414,616

32.

8.5

Sunset Blvd. (1950)

33.

8.5

American History X (1998)

451,579

34.

8.5

Apocalypse Now (1979)

285,146

35.

8.5

Memento (2000)

512,114

36.

8.5

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

439,645

37.

8.5

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

499,639

38.

8.5

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying

and Love the Bomb (1964)

231,788

Genre
Action

Biography
Comedy

Family
Fantasy
Film-Noir

Music

Sci-Fi
Short

War
Western

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and Love the Bomb (1964)
39.

8.5

City Lights (1931)

40.

8.5

Alien (1979)

330,342

41.

8.5

Spirited Away (2001)

220,924

42.

8.5

North by Northwest (1959)

143,127

43.

8.5

Modern Times (1936)

44.

8.5

Citizen Kane (1941)

201,679

45.

8.5

Back to the Future (1985)

392,499

46.

8.5

The Shining (1980)

346,240

47.

8.5

The Pianist (2002)

270,900

48.

8.4

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

215,028

49.

8.4

Django Unchained (2012)

357,865

50.

8.4

The Departed (2006)

495,075

51.

8.4

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

602,022

52.

8.4

M (1931)

53.

8.4

Vertigo (1958)

54.

8.4

Paths of Glory (1957)

55.

8.4

American Beauty (1999)

512,431

56.

8.4

Taxi Driver (1976)

294,827

57.

8.4

Aliens (1986)

299,031

58.

8.4

Double Indemnity (1944)

59.

8.4

WALLE (2008)

391,021

60.

8.4

Toy Story 3 (2010)

290,319

61.

8.4

The Lives of Others (2006)

153,344

62.

8.4

The Intouchables (2011)

186,908

63.

8.4

The Green Mile (1999)

406,372

64.

8.4

Gladiator (2000)

547,116

65.

8.4

The Great Dictator (1940)

66.

8.4

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

328,332

67.

8.4

The Prestige (2006)

450,033

68.

8.4

Amlie (2001)

324,493

69.

8.4

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

120,974

70.

8.4

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

131,978

71.

8.4

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

382,357

72.

8.4

Das Boot (1981)

109,451

73.

8.4

Cinema Paradiso (1988)

74.

8.3

The Lion King (1994)

75.

8.3

The Third Man (1949)

76.

8.3

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

77.

8.3

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

78.

8.3

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

402,709

79.

8.3

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

134,141

80.

8.3

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

374,516

81.

8.3

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

280,282

82.

8.3

Braveheart (1995)

441,026

83.

8.3

L.A. Confidential (1997)

272,503

84.

8.3

Oldboy (2003)

196,911

85.

8.3

Chinatown (1974)

135,257

86.

8.3

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

87.

8.3

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

245,591

88.

8.3

Some Like It Hot (1959)

110,637

89.

8.3

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

52,104

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56,876

72,259

63,642
149,597
72,248

60,896

70,922

84,577
327,731
75,021
348,363
50,991

91,739

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89.

8.3

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

52,104

90.

8.3

Metropolis (1927)

68,702

91.

8.3

Amadeus (1984)

168,076

92.

8.3

Rashomon (1950)

93.

8.3

Princess Mononoke (1997)

123,673

94.

8.3

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

253,247

95.

8.3

The Sting (1973)

107,969

96.

8.3

All About Eve (1950)

97.

8.3

Unforgiven (1992)

174,640

98.

8.3

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

308,558

63,587

52,947

99.

8.3

The Apartment (1960)

100.

8.3

Raging Bull (1980)

101.

8.3

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

68,259

102.

8.3

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

32,713

103.

8.3

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

94,498

104.

8.3

Die Hard (1988)

362,173

105.

8.3

Batman Begins (2005)

554,310

106.

8.3

A Separation (2011)

107.

8.3

Yojimbo (1961)

108.

8.3

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

457,006

109.

8.3

Snatch. (2000)

357,811

110.

8.3

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

111.

8.2

The Great Escape (1963)

101,728

112.

8.2

Downfall (2004)

155,009

113.

8.2

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

287,358

114.

8.2

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

115.

8.2

Up (2009)

336,318

116.

8.2

Toy Story (1995)

333,859

117.

8.2

On the Waterfront (1954)

63,653

118.

8.2

The Elephant Man (1980)

101,889

119.

8.2

The Seventh Seal (1957)

68,208

120.

8.2

Heat (1995)

121.

8.2

The General (1926)

31,901

122.

8.2

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

74,943

123.

8.2

Blade Runner (1982)

124.

8.2

The Kid (1921)

31,432

125.

8.2

Rebecca (1940)

56,059

126.

8.2

Scarface (1983)

314,274

127.

8.2

Gran Torino (2008)

332,011

128.

8.2

Wild Strawberries (1957)

129.

8.2

Fargo (1996)

130.

8.2

Ran (1985)

131.

8.2

The Big Lebowski (1998)

132.

8.2

Touch of Evil (1958)

133.

8.2

The Deer Hunter (1978)

134.

8.2

The Gold Rush (1925)

37,910

135.

8.2

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

78,001

136.

8.1

It Happened One Night (1934)

137.

8.1

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

253,538

138.

8.1

No Country for Old Men (2007)

365,900

139.

8.1

Sin City (2005)

427,808

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64,719
148,366

84,498
46,118

86,617

50,431

270,929

301,705

38,089
263,247
51,199
319,055
48,546
149,217

39,647

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140.

8.1

Casino (1995)

141.

8.1

Strangers on a Train (1951)

142.

8.1

The Sixth Sense (1999)

436,541

143.

8.1

Platoon (1986)

186,151

144.

8.1

Jaws (1975)

244,561

145.

8.1

The Thing (1982)

160,668

146.

8.1

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

147.

8.1

Good Will Hunting (1997)

328,355

148.

8.1

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

175,574

149.

8.1

Trainspotting (1996)

284,760

150.

8.1

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

434,126

151.

8.1

High Noon (1952)

152.

8.1

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

166,546

153.

8.1

The Avengers (2012)

508,796

154.

8.1

Warrior (2011)

170,062

155.

8.1

The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

156.

8.1

Gone with the Wind (1939)

136,891

157.

8.1

Annie Hall (1977)

116,201

158.

8.1

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

38,628

159.

8.1

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

78,401

160.

8.1

V for Vendetta (2005)

161.

8.1

Notorious (1946)

162.

8.1

Finding Nemo (2003)

367,805

163.

8.1

Into the Wild (2007)

237,096

164.

8.1

Dial M for Murder (1954)

165.

8.1

Life of Brian (1979)

168,758

166.

8.1

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

220,570

167.

8.1

The King's Speech (2010)

260,342

168.

8.1

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

169.

8.1

There Will Be Blood (2007)

170.

8.1

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

171.

8.1

The Terminator (1984)

172.

8.1

Network (1976)

63,933

173.

8.1

The Big Sleep (1946)

43,401

174.

8.1

Ben-Hur (1959)

98,166

175.

8.1

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

278,164

176.

8.1

Stand by Me (1986)

166,083

177.

8.1

Groundhog Day (1993)

259,036

178.

8.1

Donnie Darko (2001)

368,402

179.

8.1

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

180.

8.1

Twelve Monkeys (1995)

290,543

181.

8.1

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

115,663

182.

8.1

The 400 Blows (1959)

42,026

183.

8.1

Mary and Max (2009)

60,360

184.

8.1

Amores Perros (2000)

111,607

185.

8.1

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

295,286

186.

8.1

Persona (1966)

187.

8.1

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

109,224

188.

8.1

Black Swan (2010)

340,526

189.

8.1

Gandhi (1982)

100,389

190.

8.0

The Killing (1956)

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198,692
58,626

94,625

52,355

66,294

462,818
48,424

59,328

85,341
232,433
40,926
345,950

25,695

32,943

40,757

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190.

8.0

The Killing (1956)

191.

8.0

The Graduate (1967)

137,349

192.

8.0

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

309,849

193.

8.0

The Princess Bride (1987)

191,695

194.

8.0

8 (1963)

50,173

195.

8.0

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

34,669

196.

8.0

The Hustler (1961)

39,955

197.

8.0

La Strada (1954)

198.

8.0

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

388,498

199.

8.0

Rocky (1976)

200,670

200.

8.0

Life of Pi (2012)

199,800

201.

8.0

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

202.

8.0

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

203.

8.0

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

303,152

204.

8.0

The Exorcist (1973)

194,880

205.

8.0

Rope (1948)

59,706

206.

8.0

The Wild Bunch (1969)

47,250

207.

8.0

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

36,317

208.

8.0

Stalag 17 (1953)

30,729

209.

8.0

Barry Lyndon (1975)

64,022

210.

8.0

In the Name of the Father (1993)

57,950

211.

8.0

Infernal Affairs (2002)

58,840

212.

8.0

Sleuth (1972)

27,758

213.

8.0

Stalker (1979)

39,818

214.

8.0

Roman Holiday (1953)

215.

8.0

The Artist (2011/I)

120,068

216.

8.0

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

290,647

217.

8.0

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black

Pearl (2003)

475,074

218.

8.0

The Truman Show (1998)

363,715

219.

8.0

Memories of Murder (2003)

29,370

220.

8.0

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

73,917

221.

8.0

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) 270,733

222.

8.0

Star Trek (2009)

317,193

223.

8.0

District 9 (2009)

346,655

224.

8.0

Ip Man (2008)

225.

8.0

Ratatouille (2007)

226.

8.0

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

227.

8.0

Jurassic Park (1993)

228.

8.0

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

55,812

229.

8.0

La Haine (1995)

57,546

230.

8.0

Shutter Island (2010)

231.

8.0

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

232.

8.0

Rain Man (1988)

247,756

233.

8.0

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

170,790

234.

8.0

Incendies (2010)

31,608

235.

8.0

3 Idiots (2009)

69,726

236.

8.0

Nausica of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

47,936

237.

8.0

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

94,650

238.

8.0

Like Stars on Earth (2007)

31,325

239.

8.0

Harvey (1950)

34,385

240.

8.0

Papillon (1973)

55,637

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40,757

29,560

29,132
49,705

57,690

75,619
285,950
63,503
309,777

390,116
35,267

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240.

8.0

Papillon (1973)

55,637

241.

8.0

Mystic River (2003)

242.

7.9

Manhattan (1979)

243.

7.9

The Untouchables (1987)

244.

7.9

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)

38,508

245.

7.9

Nosferatu (1922)

49,171

246.

7.9

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

247.

7.9

The Celebration (1998)

248.

7.9

Big Fish (2003)

249.

7.9

Three Colors: Red (1994)

39,519

250.

7.9

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

42,296

234,156
71,080
152,612

131,229
43,046
262,907

The formula for calculating the Top Rated 250 Titles gives a true Bayesian
estimate:
weighted rating (WR) = (v (v+m)) R + (m (v+m)) C
where:
R = average for the movie (mean) = (Rating)
v = number of votes for the movie = (votes)
m = minimum votes required to be listed in the Top 250 (currently 25000)
C = the mean vote across the whole report (currently 7.1)
for the Top 250, only votes from regular voters are considered.

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