Top 250 movies as voted by our users

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

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RankRatingTitleVotes
1.9.2The Shawshank Redemption (1994)759,234
2.9.2The Godfather (1972)564,989
3.9.0The Godfather: Part II (1974)357,262
4.8.9Pulp Fiction (1994)597,389
5.8.9The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)236,335
6.8.912 Angry Men (1957)186,538
7.8.9Schindler's List (1993)399,049
8.8.8The Dark Knight (2008)696,642
9.8.8The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)535,438
10.8.8One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)321,708
11.8.8Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)386,184
12.8.8Fight Club (1999)577,401
13.8.8Seven Samurai (1954)128,527
14.8.8Inception (2010)550,853
15.8.7The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)557,382
16.8.7Goodfellas (1990)337,931
17.8.7Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)434,083
18.8.7City of God (2002)251,200
19.8.7Casablanca (1942)219,244
20.8.7The Matrix (1999)554,470
21.8.7Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)108,016
22.8.7Rear Window (1954)163,218
23.8.6Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)332,865
24.8.6The Silence of the Lambs (1991)368,404
25.8.6The Usual Suspects (1995)366,496
26.8.6The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)479,725
27.8.6Se7en (1995)436,564
28.8.6Forrest Gump (1994)483,112
29.8.6Psycho (1960)200,576
30.8.6It's a Wonderful Life (1946)139,300
31.8.6Leon: The Professional (1994)317,501
32.8.6Sunset Blvd. (1950)74,703
33.8.6Memento (2000)403,219
34.8.6The Avengers (2012)184,749
35.8.5Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)199,855
36.8.5Apocalypse Now (1979)235,223
37.8.5American History X (1998)347,828
38.8.5North by Northwest (1959)121,901
39.8.5Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)350,872
40.8.5Citizen Kane (1941)175,835
41.8.5Saving Private Ryan (1998)394,942
42.8.5Alien (1979)255,350
43.8.5City Lights (1931)44,359
44.8.5American Beauty (1999)413,638
45.8.5Spirited Away (2001)164,709
46.8.5Toy Story 3 (2010)210,298
47.8.5Taxi Driver (1976)235,146
48.8.5The Shining (1980)267,472
49.8.5Vertigo (1958)123,138
50.8.5M (1931)54,101
51.8.5Paths of Glory (1957)61,261
52.8.5The Pianist (2002)206,801
53.8.5Modern Times (1936)55,311
54.8.4The Departed (2006)392,209
55.8.4Amélie (2001)263,776
56.8.4Double Indemnity (1944)51,355
57.8.4WALL·E (2008)298,306
58.8.4The Lives of Others (2006)119,805
59.8.4Aliens (1986)237,837
60.8.4A Clockwork Orange (1971)267,967
61.8.4Life Is Beautiful (1997)165,841
62.8.4Back to the Future (1985)307,033
63.8.4To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)111,127
64.8.4Lawrence of Arabia (1962)102,368
65.8.4Das Boot (1981)92,788
66.8.4Requiem for a Dream (2000)275,757
67.8.4Reservoir Dogs (1992)303,947
68.8.4Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)322,860
69.8.4The Third Man (1949)65,505
70.8.4A Separation (2011)51,554
71.8.4The Prestige (2006)333,602
72.8.4The Green Mile (1999)309,672
73.8.4Cinema Paradiso (1988)67,108
74.8.4Chinatown (1974)110,120
75.8.4The Great Dictator (1940)55,395
76.8.4The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)43,875
77.8.4L.A. Confidential (1997)224,773
78.8.4Gladiator (2000)425,144
79.8.3Once Upon a Time in America (1984)106,759
80.8.3Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)206,373
81.8.3Rashomon (1950)53,898
82.8.3Full Metal Jacket (1987)223,929
83.8.3Bicycle Thieves (1948)41,470
84.8.3Singin' in the Rain (1952)75,389
85.8.3Some Like It Hot (1959)91,999
86.8.3Amadeus (1984)135,142
87.8.3All About Eve (1950)45,767
88.8.3Raging Bull (1980)123,369
89.8.3Metropolis (1927)56,856
90.8.3Braveheart (1995)350,219
91.8.3Oldboy (2003)152,156
92.8.32001: A Space Odyssey (1968)213,186
93.8.3The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)79,792
94.8.3Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)300,621
95.8.3The Apartment (1960)52,766
96.8.3The Intouchables (2011)40,965
97.8.3Unforgiven (1992)142,618
98.8.3Pan's Labyrinth (2006)229,115
99.8.3Princess Mononoke (1997)97,123
100.8.3The Sting (1973)89,801
101.8.3Downfall (2004)123,843
102.8.3Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)244,477
103.8.3The Lion King (1994)242,248
104.8.3Inglourious Basterds (2009)326,511
105.8.3Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)43,529
106.8.3Die Hard (1988)277,666
107.8.3Grave of the Fireflies (1988)53,041
108.8.3The Seventh Seal (1957)55,612
109.8.3Up (2009)232,549
110.8.3On the Waterfront (1954)54,560
111.8.3The Elephant Man (1980)84,155
112.8.3Yojimbo (1961)39,188
113.8.3The Great Escape (1963)85,083
114.8.3The Maltese Falcon (1941)65,963
115.8.2Gran Torino (2008)239,534
116.8.2Batman Begins (2005)399,285
117.8.2Rebecca (1940)47,134
118.8.2Witness for the Prosecution (1957)26,047
119.8.2Snatch. (2000)272,937
120.8.2For a Few Dollars More (1965)68,515
121.8.2The General (1926)27,191
122.8.2Heat (1995)213,795
123.8.2Blade Runner (1982)250,394
124.8.2Fargo (1996)220,627
125.8.2Wild Strawberries (1957)31,039
126.8.2Ran (1985)44,503
127.8.2Sin City (2005)350,938
128.8.2Toy Story (1995)250,506
129.8.2Touch of Evil (1958)42,526
130.8.2The Big Lebowski (1998)255,468
131.8.2The Deer Hunter (1978)123,891
132.8.2Jaws (1975)194,635
133.8.2Ikiru (1952)22,089
134.8.2No Country for Old Men (2007)292,979
135.8.2Hotel Rwanda (2004)134,015
136.8.2Cool Hand Luke (1967)63,864
137.8.2It Happened One Night (1934)33,825
138.8.2Scarface (1983)238,439
139.8.2The Wizard of Oz (1939)143,200
140.8.2The Sixth Sense (1999)348,825
141.8.2Strangers on a Train (1951)48,093
142.8.2The King's Speech (2010)176,476
143.8.2The Kid (1921)23,786
144.8.2The Artist (2011)67,623
145.8.2The Wages of Fear (1953)19,737
146.8.2Black Swan (2010)242,028
147.8.2Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)336,412
148.8.1Annie Hall (1977)93,593
149.8.1The Gold Rush (1925)30,527
150.8.1High Noon (1952)45,021
151.8.1Platoon (1986)154,094
152.8.1Warrior (2011)92,077
153.8.1Trainspotting (1996)221,386
154.8.1Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)196,352
155.8.1Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)78,990
156.8.1Sunrise (1927)16,228
157.8.1Into the Wild (2007)177,396
158.8.1The Grapes of Wrath (1940)32,178
159.8.1The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)48,758
160.8.1Donnie Darko (2001)298,150
161.8.1The Thing (1982)126,773
162.8.1Notorious (1946)41,131
163.8.1Gone with the Wind (1939)112,212
164.8.1Casino (1995)158,954
165.8.1Million Dollar Baby (2004)218,028
166.8.1Diabolique (1955)21,444
167.8.1There Will Be Blood (2007)186,081
168.8.1Life of Brian (1979)135,795
169.8.1My Neighbor Totoro (1988)55,445
170.8.1Amores Perros (2000)90,959
171.8.1Finding Nemo (2003)272,321
172.8.1Ben-Hur (1959)81,196
173.8.1How to Train Your Dragon (2010)143,384
174.8.1Slumdog Millionaire (2008)293,531
175.8.1Groundhog Day (1993)205,570
176.8.1The Terminator (1984)271,029
177.8.1The Big Sleep (1946)37,639
178.8.1V for Vendetta (2005)355,534
179.8.1Good Will Hunting (1997)239,945
180.8.1The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)22,606
181.8.1Stand by Me (1986)131,238
182.8.1Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)20,727
183.8.1Dog Day Afternoon (1975)90,451
184.8.1The Graduate (1967)111,569
185.8.1Twelve Monkeys (1995)237,305
186.8.1Network (1976)50,990
187.8.1The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)230,523
188.8.1The Manchurian Candidate (1962)43,974
189.8.1The Night of the Hunter (1955)34,614
190.8.1Harakiri (1962)8,789
191.8.1The 400 Blows (1959)34,293
192.8.1Mary and Max (2009)40,868
193.8.1Gandhi (1982)76,885
194.8.1Dial M for Murder (1954)45,629
195.8.1District 9 (2009)262,368
196.8.1Persona (1966)25,839
197.8.0The Battle of Algiers (1966)19,882
198.8.0The Princess Bride (1987)160,450
199.8.0The Killing (1956)34,391
200.8.0 (1963)41,881
201.8.0La strada (1954)24,715
202.8.0Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)28,828
203.8.0The Hustler (1961)34,141
204.8.0The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)15,577
205.8.0Howl's Moving Castle (2004)79,404
206.8.0Sherlock Jr. (1924)12,505
207.8.0Ratatouille (2007)215,692
208.8.0The Wrestler (2008)153,636
209.8.0The Exorcist (1973)155,982
210.8.0Fanny and Alexander (1982)21,222
211.8.0The Wild Bunch (1969)40,762
212.8.0The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)49,819
213.8.0Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)17,620
214.8.0Rocky (1976)153,401
215.8.0Stalag 17 (1953)26,589
216.8.0Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)180,297
217.8.0Barry Lyndon (1975)53,806
218.8.0A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)46,467
219.8.0Nights of Cabiria (1957)16,251
220.8.0Star Trek (2009)229,583
221.8.0All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)29,637
222.8.0A Beautiful Mind (2001)222,764
223.8.0The Truman Show (1998)261,152
224.8.0Ip Man (2008)46,725
225.8.0Tokyo Story (1953)12,549
226.8.0Rope (1948)47,176
227.8.0Infernal Affairs (2002)48,926
228.8.0Roman Holiday (1953)45,821
229.8.0The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)30,519
230.8.0Come and See (1985)13,410
231.8.0Stalker (1979)31,639
232.8.0High and Low (1963)10,312
233.8.0Rosemary's Baby (1968)75,941
234.8.0Mystic River (2003)182,981
235.8.0Let the Right One In (2008)101,257
236.8.0The Celebration (1998)36,728
237.8.0Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)367,039
238.8.0Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)35,158
239.8.0Monsters, Inc. (2001)210,086
240.8.0Anatomy of a Murder (1959)23,331
241.8.0Beauty and the Beast (1991)124,680
242.8.0Nosferatu (1922)39,601
243.8.0Manhattan (1979)56,136
244.8.0Le Samouraï (1967)15,285
245.8.0Magnolia (1999)157,247
246.8.0Throne of Blood (1957)15,989
247.8.0Big Fish (2003)207,092
248.8.0Shutter Island (2010)270,327
249.8.0La Haine (1995)41,936
250.8.0Grand Illusion (1937)16,281

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.