Top 250 movies as voted by our usersFor this top 250, only votes from regular voters are considered.Rank | Rating | Title | Votes | 1. | 9.0 | The Godfather (1972) | 115,461 | 2. | 8.9 | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | 140,128 | 3. | 8.9 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | 93,696 | 4. | 8.8 | The Godfather: Part II (1974) | 67,160 | 5. | 8.8 | Shichinin no samurai (1954) | 29,890 | 6. | 8.8 | Schindler's List (1993) | 92,686 | 7. | 8.7 | Casablanca (1942) | 63,675 | 8. | 8.7 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | 149,388 | 9. | 8.7 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) | 106,959 | 10. | 8.7 | Star Wars (1977) | 129,226 | 11. | 8.7 | Citizen Kane (1941) | 59,049 | 12. | 8.7 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) | 67,229 | 13. | 8.7 | Pulp Fiction (1994) | 124,963 | 14. | 8.6 | Rear Window (1954) | 39,046 | 15. | 8.6 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | 99,689 | 16. | 8.6 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | 60,398 | 17. | 8.6 | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | 90,325 | 18. | 8.6 | The Usual Suspects (1995) | 99,602 | 19. | 8.6 | Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) | 28,443 | 20. | 8.6 | Memento (2000) | 85,040 | 21. | 8.6 | 12 Angry Men (1957) | 28,448 | 22. | 8.6 | Cidade de Deus (2002) | 22,428 | 23. | 8.5 | North by Northwest (1959) | 34,233 | 24. | 8.5 | Psycho (1960) | 51,679 | 25. | 8.5 | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) | 39,809 | 26. | 8.5 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | 30,758 | 27. | 8.5 | Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) | 55,715 | 28. | 8.5 | The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | 88,552 | 29. | 8.5 | Goodfellas (1990) | 64,181 | 30. | 8.5 | C'era una volta il West (1968) | 15,872 | 31. | 8.5 | Sunset Blvd. (1950) | 15,369 | 32. | 8.5 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) | 37,311 | 33. | 8.4 | American Beauty (1999) | 105,400 | 34. | 8.4 | Vertigo (1958) | 32,465 | 35. | 8.4 | The Matrix (1999) | 136,541 | 36. | 8.4 | Apocalypse Now (1979) | 61,499 | 37. | 8.4 | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) | 28,938 | 38. | 8.4 | Fight Club (1999) | 105,596 | 39. | 8.4 | The Pianist (2002) | 27,628 | 40. | 8.4 | Paths of Glory (1957) | 13,790 | 41. | 8.4 | The Third Man (1949) | 17,799 | 42. | 8.4 | Taxi Driver (1976) | 45,122 | 43. | 8.4 | Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) | 21,992 | 44. | 8.3 | Singin' in the Rain (1952) | 19,659 | 45. | 8.3 | Double Indemnity (1944) | 11,201 | 46. | 8.3 | Some Like It Hot (1959) | 24,346 | 47. | 8.3 | Boot, Das (1981) | 27,699 | 48. | 8.3 | Chinatown (1974) | 24,566 | 49. | 8.3 | M (1931) | 11,614 | 50. | 8.3 | Se7en (1995) | 84,142 | 51. | 8.3 | Rashômon (1950) | 11,074 | 52. | 8.3 | L.A. Confidential (1997) | 66,667 | 53. | 8.3 | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | 21,516 | 54. | 8.3 | The Maltese Falcon (1941) | 18,803 | 55. | 8.3 | All About Eve (1950) | 12,670 | 56. | 8.3 | Requiem for a Dream (2000) | 44,106 | 57. | 8.3 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) | 58,310 | 58. | 8.3 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) | 58,896 | 59. | 8.3 | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | 95,511 | 60. | 8.3 | Alien (1979) | 60,364 | 61. | 8.3 | Raging Bull (1980) | 24,884 | 62. | 8.3 | Léon (1994) | 49,629 | 63. | 8.3 | American History X (1998) | 55,736 | 64. | 8.2 | Modern Times (1936) | 9,935 | 65. | 8.2 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | 11,234 | 66. | 8.2 | The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | 13,723 | 67. | 8.2 | The Wizard of Oz (1939) | 36,814 | 68. | 8.2 | The Sting (1973) | 22,825 | 69. | 8.2 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) | 10,187 | 70. | 8.2 | On the Waterfront (1954) | 12,275 | 71. | 8.2 | A Clockwork Orange (1971) | 61,754 | 72. | 8.2 | Reservoir Dogs (1992) | 65,076 | 73. | 8.2 | Touch of Evil (1958) | 11,416 | 74. | 8.2 | Vita è bella, La (1997) | 36,227 | 75. | 8.2 | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | 62,307 | 76. | 8.2 | Amadeus (1984) | 35,349 | 77. | 8.2 | Ran (1985) | 11,474 | 78. | 8.2 | The Great Escape (1963) | 19,125 | 79. | 8.2 | The Apartment (1960) | 10,833 | 80. | 8.2 | Finding Nemo (2003) | 38,006 | 81. | 8.2 | Jaws (1975) | 44,847 | 82. | 8.2 | City Lights (1931) | 7,622 | 83. | 8.2 | The Shining (1980) | 48,058 | 84. | 8.2 | Metropolis (1927) | 11,564 | 85. | 8.2 | Aliens (1986) | 61,924 | 86. | 8.2 | High Noon (1952) | 12,124 | 87. | 8.2 | Braveheart (1995) | 87,815 | 88. | 8.2 | Strangers on a Train (1951) | 10,315 | 89. | 8.2 | Fargo (1996) | 62,690 | 90. | 8.1 | Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) | 9,169 | 91. | 8.1 | The General (1927) | 6,631 | 92. | 8.1 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) | 38,510 | 93. | 8.1 | Wo hu cang long (2000) | 50,104 | 94. | 8.1 | The Great Dictator (1940) | 9,979 | 95. | 8.1 | Annie Hall (1977) | 21,060 | 96. | 8.1 | Donnie Darko (2001) | 45,940 | 97. | 8.1 | Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1989) | 13,415 | 98. | 8.1 | Blade Runner (1982) | 71,715 | 99. | 8.1 | The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) | 6,051 | 100. | 8.1 | The Sixth Sense (1999) | 92,352 | 101. | 8.1 | Mononoke-hime (1997) | 18,191 | 102. | 8.1 | Duck Soup (1933) | 9,634 | 103. | 8.1 | Full Metal Jacket (1987) | 45,247 | 104. | 8.1 | Yojimbo (1961) | 8,515 | 105. | 8.1 | Rebecca (1940) | 10,994 | 106. | 8.1 | Ladri di biciclette (1948) | 7,147 | 107. | 8.1 | The Big Sleep (1946) | 9,718 | 108. | 8.1 | The Princess Bride (1987) | 52,626 | 109. | 8.1 | Forrest Gump (1994) | 85,564 | 110. | 8.1 | Notorious (1946) | 10,355 | 111. | 8.1 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | 74,008 | 112. | 8.1 | The Incredibles (2004) | 21,478 | 113. | 8.1 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) | 19,464 | 114. | 8.1 | Oldboy (2003) | 5,488 | 115. | 8.1 | It Happened One Night (1934) | 7,779 | 116. | 8.1 | Patton (1970) | 13,820 | 117. | 8.0 | The Graduate (1967) | 26,387 | 118. | 8.0 | Once Upon a Time in America (1984) | 18,063 | 119. | 8.0 | Lola rennt (1998) | 31,220 | 120. | 8.0 | The Deer Hunter (1978) | 26,831 | 121. | 8.0 | Cool Hand Luke (1967) | 13,734 | 122. | 8.0 | Toy Story 2 (1999) | 39,114 | 123. | 8.0 | Unforgiven (1992) | 29,219 | 124. | 8.0 | Manhattan (1979) | 12,048 | 125. | 8.0 | The Elephant Man (1980) | 15,742 | 126. | 8.0 | Glory (1989) | 21,079 | 127. | 8.0 | The Philadelphia Story (1940) | 10,205 | 128. | 8.0 | Ben-Hur (1959) | 20,184 | 129. | 8.0 | Ying xiong (2002) | 20,930 | 130. | 8.0 | Before Sunset (2004) | 6,536 | 131. | 8.0 | The African Queen (1951) | 13,425 | 132. | 8.0 | The Searchers (1956) | 9,956 | 133. | 8.0 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) | 79,252 | 134. | 8.0 | The Green Mile (1999) | 56,489 | 135. | 8.0 | The Grapes of Wrath (1940) | 7,772 | 136. | 8.0 | Amores perros (2000) | 13,973 | 137. | 8.0 | Back to the Future (1985) | 65,310 | 138. | 8.0 | Stalag 17 (1953) | 7,031 | 139. | 8.0 | Bringing Up Baby (1938) | 9,009 | 140. | 8.0 | Smultronstället (1957) | 4,989 | 141. | 8.0 | Hable con ella (2002) | 11,825 | 142. | 8.0 | Gone with the Wind (1939) | 27,619 | 143. | 8.0 | Mystic River (2003) | 25,571 | 144. | 8.0 | The Night of the Hunter (1955) | 7,393 | 145. | 8.0 | Platoon (1986) | 33,413 | 146. | 8.0 | The Hustler (1961) | 8,034 | 147. | 8.0 | The Gold Rush (1925) | 6,335 | 148. | 8.0 | Shrek (2001) | 61,248 | 149. | 8.0 | The Wild Bunch (1969) | 10,357 | 150. | 8.0 | A Christmas Story (1983) | 19,139 | 151. | 8.0 | Big Fish (2003) | 27,928 | 152. | 8.0 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | 59,633 | 153. | 8.0 | All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) | 6,668 | 154. | 8.0 | Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) | 11,121 | 155. | 7.9 | The Straight Story (1999) | 14,154 | 156. | 7.9 | Die Hard (1988) | 56,867 | 157. | 7.9 | Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925) | 5,932 | 158. | 7.9 | Life of Brian (1979) | 32,611 | 159. | 7.9 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) | 7,160 | 160. | 7.9 | Young Frankenstein (1974) | 21,444 | 161. | 7.9 | Quatre cents coups, Les (1959) | 6,302 | 162. | 7.9 | Million Dollar Baby (2004) | 5,878 | 163. | 7.9 | His Girl Friday (1940) | 6,592 | 164. | 7.9 | Grande illusion, La (1937) | 5,041 | 165. | 7.9 | The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) | 7,215 | 166. | 7.9 | Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | 5,091 | 167. | 7.9 | Lost in Translation (2003) | 38,248 | 168. | 7.9 | Dogville (2003) | 12,571 | 169. | 7.9 | Spartacus (1960) | 16,345 | 170. | 7.9 | Gladiator (2000) | 87,397 | 171. | 7.9 | Roman Holiday (1953) | 9,167 | 172. | 7.9 | The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) | 9,932 | 173. | 7.9 | A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) | 9,408 | 174. | 7.9 | Festen (1998) | 11,592 | 175. | 7.9 | Ikiru (1952) | 3,985 | 176. | 7.9 | Charade (1963) | 8,798 | 177. | 7.9 | Sling Blade (1996) | 19,800 | 178. | 7.9 | Magnolia (1999) | 43,543 | 179. | 7.9 | The Conversation (1974) | 9,905 | 180. | 7.9 | Trois couleurs: Rouge (1994) | 10,056 | 181. | 7.9 | All the President's Men (1976) | 12,323 | 182. | 7.9 | Monsters, Inc. (2001) | 37,226 | 183. | 7.9 | To Be or Not to Be (1942) | 3,602 | 184. | 7.9 | Toy Story (1995) | 44,024 | 185. | 7.9 | Garden State (2004) | 18,159 | 186. | 7.9 | The Killing (1956) | 6,828 | 187. | 7.9 | Hotaru no haka (1988) | 6,485 | 188. | 7.9 | Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) | 8,164 | 189. | 7.9 | Gandhi (1982) | 15,173 | 190. | 7.9 | Ed Wood (1994) | 22,284 | 191. | 7.9 | Shadow of a Doubt (1943) | 5,598 | 192. | 7.9 | Sideways (2004) | 6,831 | 193. | 7.9 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) | 6,982 | 194. | 7.9 | A Night at the Opera (1935) | 5,993 | 195. | 7.9 | The Insider (1999) | 27,521 | 196. | 7.9 | Groundhog Day (1993) | 42,418 | 197. | 7.9 | Dog Day Afternoon (1975) | 14,225 | 198. | 7.9 | Brazil (1985) | 29,518 | 199. | 7.9 | Almost Famous (2000) | 36,826 | 200. | 7.9 | Trainspotting (1996) | 49,191 | 201. | 7.9 | Twelve Monkeys (1995) | 59,427 | 202. | 7.9 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) | 2,769 | 203. | 7.9 | Harvey (1950) | 7,767 | 204. | 7.8 | Stand by Me (1986) | 29,278 | 205. | 7.8 | The Terminator (1984) | 57,804 | 206. | 7.8 | 21 Grams (2003) | 19,353 | 207. | 7.8 | Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, La (1928) | 3,505 | 208. | 7.8 | The Exorcist (1973) | 32,298 | 209. | 7.8 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | 55,555 | 210. | 7.8 | Strada, La (1954) | 4,956 | 211. | 7.8 | In America (2002) | 7,708 | 212. | 7.8 | Being John Malkovich (1999) | 52,314 | 213. | 7.8 | The Lion in Winter (1968) | 5,841 | 214. | 7.8 | Mulholland Dr. (2001) | 33,202 | 215. | 7.8 | Miller's Crossing (1990) | 13,975 | 216. | 7.8 | Laura (1944) | 4,595 | 217. | 7.8 | Network (1976) | 9,327 | 218. | 7.8 | 8½ (1963) | 7,720 | 219. | 7.8 | Rain Man (1988) | 40,430 | 220. | 7.8 | The Station Agent (2003) | 6,285 | 221. | 7.8 | This Is Spinal Tap (1984) | 19,488 | 222. | 7.8 | The Big Lebowski (1998) | 47,106 | 223. | 7.8 | Bonnie and Clyde (1967) | 12,320 | 224. | 7.8 | Finding Neverland (2004) | 9,211 | 225. | 7.8 | King Kong (1933) | 10,028 | 226. | 7.8 | Midnight Cowboy (1969) | 12,654 | 227. | 7.8 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) | 32,138 | 228. | 7.8 | The 39 Steps (1935) | 7,768 | 229. | 7.8 | The Right Stuff (1983) | 12,697 | 230. | 7.8 | Snatch. (2000) | 41,681 | 231. | 7.8 | Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) | 3,354 | 232. | 7.8 | Stagecoach (1939) | 5,548 | 233. | 7.8 | Bride of Frankenstein (1935) | 4,744 | 234. | 7.8 | The Untouchables (1987) | 30,116 | 235. | 7.8 | The Thin Man (1934) | 4,797 | 236. | 7.8 | Sullivan's Travels (1941) | 2,979 | 237. | 7.8 | Rio Bravo (1959) | 7,065 | 238. | 7.8 | Persona (1966) | 3,713 | 239. | 7.8 | In the Heat of the Night (1967) | 6,599 | 240. | 7.8 | Planet of the Apes (1968) | 19,886 | 241. | 7.8 | Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) | 3,609 | 242. | 7.8 | Fanny och Alexander (1982) | 4,330 | 243. | 7.8 | Being There (1979) | 10,336 | 244. | 7.8 | Heat (1995) | 41,670 | 245. | 7.8 | Whale Rider (2002) | 9,717 | 246. | 7.8 | Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986) | 4,254 | 247. | 7.8 | Barry Lyndon (1975) | 11,402 | 248. | 7.8 | Spider-Man 2 (2004) | 35,371 | 249. | 7.8 | Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) | 8,139 | 250. | 7.8 | Fa yeung nin wa (2000) | 6,518 |
The formula for calculating the Top Rated 250 Titles gives a true Bayesian estimate:weighted rank (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 1250) C = the mean vote across the whole report (currently 6.8) for the Top 250, only votes from regular voters are considered.
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