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Top 250 movies as voted by our users

For this top 250, only votes from regular voters are considered.

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.9.1The Shawshank Redemption (1994)471,290
2.9.1The Godfather (1972)381,181
3.9.0The Godfather: Part II (1974)224,600
4.8.9Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)142,553
5.8.9Pulp Fiction (1994)383,501
6.8.8Schindler's List (1993)254,020
7.8.812 Angry Men (1957)104,456
8.8.8One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)195,663
9.8.8The Dark Knight (2008)419,636
10.8.8Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)258,312
11.8.8The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)335,971
12.8.8Star Wars (1977)301,732
13.8.7Casablanca (1942)156,802
14.8.7Goodfellas (1990)210,174
15.8.7Shichinin no samurai (1954)89,516
16.8.7Cidade de Deus (2002)150,983
17.8.7Fight Club (1999)349,152
18.8.7Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)227,862
19.8.7The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)361,313
20.8.7Rear Window (1954)109,777
21.8.7The Usual Suspects (1995)248,724
22.8.7Psycho (1960)132,231
23.8.7C'era una volta il West (1968)66,833
24.8.6The Silence of the Lambs (1991)226,068
25.8.6The Matrix (1999)352,642
26.8.6Memento (2000)249,039
27.8.6Se7en (1995)254,574
28.8.6The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)303,594
29.8.6It's a Wonderful Life (1946)95,216
30.8.6Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)146,680
31.8.6Sunset Blvd. (1950)49,835
32.8.6Citizen Kane (1941)130,304
33.8.6North by Northwest (1959)86,511
34.8.6Léon (1994)181,650
35.8.6Apocalypse Now (1979)161,550
36.8.5American Beauty (1999)272,603
37.8.5American History X (1998)205,061
38.8.5Forrest Gump (1994)273,785
39.8.5Taxi Driver (1976)142,463
40.8.5Avatar (2009)160,589
41.8.5Vertigo (1958)84,687
42.8.5Lawrence of Arabia (1962)74,256
43.8.5Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)218,287
44.8.5Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)166,097
45.8.5WALL·E (2008)159,974
46.8.5Alien (1979)166,496
47.8.5Saving Private Ryan (1998)250,970
48.8.5A Clockwork Orange (1971)178,999
49.8.5The Shining (1980)162,996
50.8.4Paths of Glory (1957)41,128
51.8.4The Departed (2006)238,777
52.8.4To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)77,024
53.8.4The Pianist (2002)121,287
54.8.4Aliens (1986)157,917
55.8.4Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)91,218
56.8.4Das Leben der Anderen (2006)66,062
57.8.4M (1931)36,540
58.8.4Double Indemnity (1944)34,006
59.8.4Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)201,821
60.8.4Chinatown (1974)72,612
61.8.4Requiem for a Dream (2000)169,336
62.8.4The Third Man (1949)47,450
63.8.4L.A. Confidential (1997)154,911
64.8.4Reservoir Dogs (1992)196,603
65.8.4The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)30,585
66.8.4Das Boot (1981)65,759
67.8.4Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)145,888
68.8.4El laberinto del fauno (2006)138,461
69.8.4Inglourious Basterds (2009)128,630
70.8.4City Lights (1931)24,597
71.8.4The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)54,850
72.8.4Up (2009)76,529
73.8.3Raging Bull (1980)82,955
74.8.3The Prestige (2006)182,321
75.8.3Singin' in the Rain (1952)51,335
76.8.32001: A Space Odyssey (1968)149,481
77.8.3La vita è bella (1997)99,008
78.8.3Back to the Future (1985)184,731
79.8.3Some Like It Hot (1959)62,188
80.8.3Der Untergang (2004)74,696
81.8.3Modern Times (1936)32,387
82.8.3The Maltese Falcon (1941)48,121
83.8.3Amadeus (1984)89,925
84.8.3Gran Torino (2008)105,955
85.8.3Slumdog Millionaire (2008)154,610
86.8.3Rashômon (1950)35,648
87.8.3Full Metal Jacket (1987)139,438
88.8.3Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)41,315
89.8.3Braveheart (1995)223,534
90.8.3All About Eve (1950)32,572
91.8.3Once Upon a Time in America (1984)65,996
92.8.3The Elephant Man (1980)53,252
93.8.3Sin City (2005)236,514
94.8.3The Green Mile (1999)180,987
95.8.3Metropolis (1927)35,809
96.8.3Rebecca (1940)32,706
97.8.3The Great Dictator (1940)33,619
98.8.3The Apartment (1960)33,311
99.8.3The Sting (1973)60,953
100.8.3The Great Escape (1963)57,384
101.8.3Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)160,461
102.8.3Gladiator (2000)256,400
103.8.3Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)197,414
104.8.3Batman Begins (2005)249,597
105.8.3Ladri di biciclette (1948)24,673
106.8.3Jaws (1975)127,885
107.8.3District 9 (2009)114,461
108.8.3Unforgiven (1992)90,005
109.8.2Blade Runner (1982)173,609
110.8.2Hotel Rwanda (2004)84,162
111.8.2Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)30,969
112.8.2No Country for Old Men (2007)180,538
113.8.2Die Hard (1988)167,758
114.8.2On the Waterfront (1954)37,994
115.8.2Touch of Evil (1958)30,236
116.8.2Oldboy (2003)86,654
117.8.2Det sjunde inseglet (1957)33,686
118.8.2Fargo (1996)154,308
119.8.2Mononoke-hime (1997)60,104
120.8.2The Wizard of Oz (1939)96,065
121.8.2Strangers on a Train (1951)31,354
122.8.2Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)38,852
123.8.2Heat (1995)133,672
124.8.2Donnie Darko (2001)194,237
125.8.2Cool Hand Luke (1967)41,831
126.8.2The Wrestler (2008)79,318
127.8.2High Noon (1952)31,721
128.8.2Notorious (1946)28,985
129.8.2There Will Be Blood (2007)118,904
130.8.2The Manchurian Candidate (1962)32,626
131.8.2The Sixth Sense (1999)222,509
132.8.2Annie Hall (1977)60,383
133.8.2The Deer Hunter (1978)81,560
134.8.2Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)213,516
135.8.1Platoon (1986)100,677
136.8.1The General (1926)18,202
137.8.1Snatch. (2000)158,088
138.8.1The Big Sleep (1946)26,878
139.8.1Ben-Hur (1959)54,113
140.8.1Into the Wild (2007)85,580
141.8.1The Big Lebowski (1998)162,399
142.8.1Million Dollar Baby (2004)128,283
143.8.1Yojimbo (1961)26,684
144.8.1Ran (1985)31,921
145.8.1It Happened One Night (1934)22,954
146.8.1Star Trek (2009)114,057
147.8.1The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)132,045
148.8.1Life of Brian (1979)86,950
149.8.1The Lion King (1994)122,564
150.8.1Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)53,306
151.8.1Finding Nemo (2003)150,432
152.8.1Smultronstället (1957)19,276
153.8.1Witness for the Prosecution (1957)16,314
154.8.1Trainspotting (1996)139,382
155.8.1Stand by Me (1986)83,351
156.8.1The Graduate (1967)71,820
157.8.1Gone with the Wind (1939)72,948
158.8.1Toy Story (1995)132,781
159.8.1The Terminator (1984)165,379
160.8.1Groundhog Day (1993)124,084
161.8.1Ratatouille (2007)119,097
162.8.1Scarface (1983)139,068
163.8.1Amores perros (2000)56,099
164.8.1The Thing (1982)71,241
165.8.1Gandhi (1982)46,619
166.8.1Dog Day Afternoon (1975)54,484
167.8.1V for Vendetta (2005)204,165
168.8.1 (1963)26,615
169.8.1The Grapes of Wrath (1940)21,587
170.8.1The Gold Rush (1925)19,042
171.8.1Twelve Monkeys (1995)156,939
172.8.1Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)115,099
173.8.1Le salaire de la peur (1953)12,758
174.8.1Les diaboliques (1955)12,997
175.8.1The Night of the Hunter (1955)23,505
176.8.1The Princess Bride (1987)117,381
177.8.1The Incredibles (2004)146,098
178.8.0Casino (1995)99,098
179.8.0Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)12,719
180.8.0The Killing (1956)22,635
181.8.0Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)11,912
182.8.0Children of Men (2006)144,138
183.8.0The Wild Bunch (1969)28,732
184.8.0Hotaru no haka (1988)30,959
185.8.0In Bruges (2008)84,676
186.8.0The Exorcist (1973)94,862
187.8.0Le notti di Cabiria (1957)9,878
188.8.0The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)15,941
189.8.0The Hustler (1961)23,499
190.8.0Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)10,187
191.8.0Harvey (1950)21,586
192.8.0The Kid (1921)12,248
193.8.0Ed Wood (1994)68,357
194.8.0King Kong (1933)35,789
195.8.0Good Will Hunting (1997)137,675
196.8.0Dial M for Murder (1954)26,925
197.8.0Rosemary's Baby (1968)45,885
198.8.0Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)50,912
199.8.0Big Fish (2003)129,542
200.8.0Shadow of a Doubt (1943)19,560
201.8.0Låt den rätte komma in (2008)44,947
202.8.0The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)119,464
203.8.0A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)31,021
204.8.0Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)167,781
205.8.0Sleuth (1972)15,809
206.8.0Crash (2004/I)158,768
207.8.0Brief Encounter (1945)12,145
208.8.0Stalag 17 (1953)19,184
209.8.0Magnolia (1999)114,007
210.8.0The African Queen (1951)31,524
211.8.0Duck Soup (1933)24,526
212.8.0Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007)27,003
213.8.0Rocky (1976)87,028
214.8.0Mystic River (2003)108,140
215.8.0Bonnie and Clyde (1967)37,903
216.8.0Manhattan (1979)35,531
217.8.0Rope (1948)28,513
218.8.0Network (1976)30,414
219.8.0Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)215,011
220.8.0Wo hu cang long (2000)102,737
221.8.0Little Miss Sunshine (2006)138,453
222.8.0La strada (1954)16,131
223.8.0Changeling (2008)54,432
224.8.0Patton (1970)36,801
225.8.0(500) Days of Summer (2009)45,251
226.8.0The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)21,453
227.8.0The Conversation (1974)30,119
228.8.0Planet of the Apes (1968)52,945
229.8.0The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)71,486
230.7.9Shaun of the Dead (2004)119,527
231.7.9La battaglia di Algeri (1966)12,355
232.7.9Glory (1989)53,490
233.7.9All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)19,645
234.7.9The Philadelphia Story (1940)25,904
235.7.9Barry Lyndon (1975)36,540
236.7.9The Lady Vanishes (1938)16,459
237.7.9Spartacus (1960)46,658
238.7.9Mulholland Dr. (2001)92,584
239.7.9Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)17,695
240.7.9Monsters, Inc. (2001)102,286
241.7.9Tonari no Totoro (1988)26,121
242.7.9Anatomy of a Murder (1959)14,994
243.7.9Toy Story 2 (1999)103,284
244.7.9His Girl Friday (1940)19,235
245.7.9Brazil (1985)71,914
246.7.9Les quatre cents coups (1959)21,458
247.7.9Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)27,745
248.7.9Casino Royale (2006)163,440
249.7.9Mou gaan dou (2002)32,504
250.7.9Blood Diamond (2006)106,456

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 3000)
  • C = the mean vote across the whole report (currently 6.9)

for the Top 250, only votes from regular voters are considered.