IMDb Top 250

Top 250 movies as voted by our users

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

Rank	Title		Rating Num votes
1.		The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. Dir: Frank Darabont With: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton Crime | Drama	9.2 762,180
2.		The Godfather (1972) The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola With: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan Crime | Drama	9.2 567,183
3.		The Godfather: Part II (1974) The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-revolution 1958 Cuba. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola With: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall Crime | Drama	9.0 358,842
4.		Pulp Fiction (1994) The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. Dir: Quentin Tarantino With: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson Crime | Thriller	8.9 599,600
5.		The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery. Dir: Sergio Leone With: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef Adventure | Western	8.9 237,144
6.		12 Angry Men (1957) A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court. Dir: Sidney Lumet With: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam Drama	8.9 187,310
7.		Schindler's List (1993) In Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley Biography | Drama | History | War	8.9 400,430
8.		The Dark Knight (2008) When Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent launch an assault on the mob, they let the clown out of the box, the Joker, bent on turning Gotham on itself and bringing any heroes down to his level. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller	8.8 700,330
9.		The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Aragorn leads the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw the dark lord's gaze from Frodo and Sam who are on the doorstep of Mount Doom with the One Ring. Dir: Peter Jackson With: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy	8.8 537,745
10.		One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Upon arrival at a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients together to take on the oppressive Nurse Ratched, a woman more a dictator than a nurse. Dir: Milos Forman With: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman Drama	8.8 322,993
11.		Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) As Luke trains with Master Yoda to become a Jedi, his friends evade the Imperial fleet under the command of Darth Vader who is obsessed with turning Skywalker to the Dark Side. Dir: Irvin Kershner With: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi	8.8 387,672
12.		Fight Club (1999) An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that transforms into a violent revolution. Dir: David Fincher With: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter Drama	8.8 579,835
13.		Seven Samurai (1954) A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves. Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima Action | Adventure | Drama	8.8 128,860
14.		Inception (2010) In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date: Inception. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller	8.8 553,896
15.		The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) An innocent hobbit of The Shire journeys with eight companions to the fires of Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring and the dark lord Sauron forever. Dir: Peter Jackson With: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom Action | Adventure | Fantasy	8.7 560,094
16.		Goodfellas (1990) Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller	8.7 339,237
17.		Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) A spirited farm boy, Luke Skywalker, joins rebel forces to save the Princess from the evil Darth Vader, and the galaxy from the Empire's planet-destroying Death Star. Dir: George Lucas With: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi	8.7 436,027
18.		City of God (2002) Two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer. Dir: Fernando Meirelles With: Alexandre Rodrigues, Matheus Nachtergaele, Leandro Firmino Crime | Drama	8.7 252,218
19.		Casablanca (1942) Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Dir: Michael Curtiz With: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid Drama | Romance | War	8.7 219,860
20.		The Matrix (1999) A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers. Dir: The Wachowski Brothers, The Wachowski Brothers With: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi	8.7 557,217
21.		Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Epic story of a mysterious stranger with a harmonica who joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad. Dir: Sergio Leone With: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale Adventure | Western	8.7 108,499
22.		Rear Window (1954) A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey Mystery | Romance | Thriller	8.7 163,703
23.		Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman Action | Adventure	8.6 334,381
24.		The Silence of the Lambs (1991) A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. Dir: Jonathan Demme With: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Bonney Thriller	8.6 370,002
25.		The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. Dir: Peter Jackson With: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen Action | Adventure | Fantasy	8.6 481,836
26.		The Usual Suspects (1995) A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup. Dir: Bryan Singer With: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.6 367,975
27.		Se7en (1995) Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi. Dir: David Fincher With: Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey Crime | Mystery | Thriller	8.6 438,736
28.		Forrest Gump (1994) Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny, eludes him. Dir: Robert Zemeckis With: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise Drama | Romance	8.6 485,397
29.		Psycho (1960) A young woman steals $40,000 from her employer's client, and subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor too long under the domination of his mother. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles Horror | Mystery | Thriller	8.6 201,218
30.		It's a Wonderful Life (1946) An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed. Dir: Frank Capra With: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance	8.6 139,701
31.		Leon: The Professional (1994) A professional assassin rescues a teenage girl whose parents were killed in a police raid. Dir: Luc Besson With: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman Crime | Drama | Thriller	8.6 319,035
32.		Sunset Blvd. (1950) A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. Dir: Billy Wilder With: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim Drama | Film-Noir	8.6 74,909
33.		Memento (2000) A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.6 404,827
34.		Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden Comedy | Thriller	8.5 200,377
35.		Apocalypse Now (1979) During the on-going Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. Dir: Francis Coppola With: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall Drama | History | War	8.5 236,013
36.		The Avengers (2012) Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team of super humans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army. Dir: Joss Whedon With: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi	8.5 203,457
37.		American History X (1998) A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did. Dir: Tony Kaye With: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo Crime | Drama	8.5 349,284
38.		North by Northwest (1959) A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason Adventure | Mystery | Romance | Thriller	8.5 122,228
39.		Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) The cyborg who once tried to kill Sarah Connor must now protect her teenage son, John Connor, from an even more powerful and advanced Terminator. Dir: James Cameron With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller	8.5 352,276
40.		Citizen Kane (1941) Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. Dir: Orson Welles With: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore Drama | Mystery	8.5 176,246
41.		Saving Private Ryan (1998) Following the Normandy Landings, a group of US soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore Action | Drama | History | War	8.5 396,504
42.		Alien (1979) A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt Horror | Sci-Fi	8.5 256,584
43.		City Lights (1931) The Tramp struggles to help a blind flower girl he has fallen in love with. Dir: Charles Chaplin With: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee Comedy | Drama | Romance	8.5 44,535
44.		American Beauty (1999) Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend. Dir: Sam Mendes With: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch Drama	8.5 415,078
45.		Spirited Away (2001) In the middle of her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and monsters; where humans are changed into animals; and a bathhouse for these creatures. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy	8.5 165,492
46.		Toy Story 3 (2010) The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home. Dir: Lee Unkrich With: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy	8.5 211,609
47.		Taxi Driver (1976) A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out, attempting to save a teenage prostitute in the process. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd Drama | Thriller	8.5 236,080
48.		The Shining (1980) A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd Drama | Horror | Mystery	8.5 268,673
49.		Vertigo (1958) A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes Mystery | Romance | Thriller	8.5 123,478
50.		M (1931) When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt. Dir: Fritz Lang With: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut Film-Noir | Thriller	8.5 54,244
51.		Paths of Glory (1957) When soldiers in WW1 refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superiors decide to make an example of them. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou Drama | History | War	8.5 61,412
52.		The Pianist (2002) A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II. Dir: Roman Polanski With: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay Biography | Drama | History | War	8.5 207,682
53.		Modern Times (1936) The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman. Dir: Charlie Chaplin With: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman Comedy | Drama | Romance	8.5 55,552
54.		The Departed (2006) Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Massachusetts State Police and the Irish mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil when discoveries are made, and the moles are dispatched to find out their enemy's identities. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.4 393,612
55.		Amélie (2001) Amelie, an innocent and naive girl in Paris, with her own sense of justice, decides to help those around her and along the way, discovers love. Dir: Jean-Pierre Jeunet With: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus Comedy | Fantasy | Romance	8.4 264,684
56.		Double Indemnity (1944) An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions. Dir: Billy Wilder With: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller	8.4 51,489
57.		WALL·E (2008) In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. Dir: Andrew Stanton With: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin Animation | Adventure | Family | Romance | Sci-Fi	8.4 299,555
58.		The Lives of Others (2006) In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives. Dir: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck With: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch Drama | History | Thriller	8.4 120,280
59.		Aliens (1986) The planet from Alien has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough? Dir: James Cameron With: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller	8.4 238,841
60.		A Clockwork Orange (1971) In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem... but not all goes to plan. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi	8.4 268,893
61.		Life Is Beautiful (1997) A Jewish man has a wonderful romance with the help of his humour, but must use that same quality to protect his son in a Nazi death camp. Dir: Roberto Benigni With: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini Comedy | Drama | Romance | War	8.4 166,564
62.		Back to the Future (1985) In 1985, Doc Brown invents time travel; in 1955, Marty McFly accidentally prevents his parents from meeting, putting his own existence at stake. Dir: Robert Zemeckis With: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi	8.4 308,167
63.		To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice. Dir: Robert Mulligan With: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton Crime | Drama | Mystery	8.4 111,442
64.		Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Epic rumination on a flamboyant and controversial British military figure and his conflicted loyalties during wartime service. Dir: David Lean With: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | War	8.4 102,628
65.		Das Boot (1981) The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror. Dir: Wolfgang Petersen With: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann Action | Drama | History | Thriller | War	8.4 93,060
66.		Requiem for a Dream (2000) The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island individuals are shattered when their addictions become stronger. Dir: Darren Aronofsky With: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly Drama	8.4 276,788
67.		Reservoir Dogs (1992) After a simple jewelery heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant. Dir: Quentin Tarantino With: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen Crime | Mystery | Thriller	8.4 305,018
68.		Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) A couple undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories when their relationship turns sour, but it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with. Dir: Michel Gondry With: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi	8.4 324,001
69.		The Third Man (1949) Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime. Dir: Carol Reed With: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller	8.4 65,648
70.		A Separation (2011) A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease. Dir: Asghar Farhadi With: Peyman Moadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat Drama	8.4 52,103
71.		The Prestige (2006) The rivalry between two magicians is exacerbated when one of them performs the ultimate illusion. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.4 335,090
72.		The Green Mile (1999) The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. Dir: Frank Darabont With: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery	8.4 310,992
73.		Cinema Paradiso (1988) A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist. Dir: Giuseppe Tornatore With: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili Drama	8.4 67,341
74.		The Great Dictator (1940) Dictator Adenoid Hynkel has a doppelganger, a poor but kind Jewish barber living in the slums, who one day is mistaken for Hynkel. Dir: Charles Chaplin With: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie Comedy | Drama | War	8.4 55,608
75.		Chinatown (1974) A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water. Dir: Roman Polanski With: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.4 110,515
76.		The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) Fred Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two Americans searching for work in Mexico, convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Dir: John Huston With: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt Action | Adventure | Drama | Western	8.4 43,984
77.		L.A. Confidential (1997) As corruption grows in 1950s LA, three policemen - the straight-laced, the brutal, and the sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice. Dir: Curtis Hanson With: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.4 225,557
78.		Gladiator (2000) When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen Action | Adventure | Drama | History	8.4 427,042
79.		Once Upon a Time in America (1984) A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to Brooklyn over 30 years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life. Dir: Sergio Leone With: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern Crime | Drama | History	8.3 107,178
80.		Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many very silly obstacles. Dir: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones With: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle Adventure | Comedy	8.3 207,048
81.		Rashomon (1950) A heinous crime and its aftermath are recalled from differing points of view. Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori Crime | Drama | Mystery	8.3 54,049
82.		Full Metal Jacket (1987) A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 in Hue, Vietnam. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio Drama | War	8.3 224,818
83.		Bicycle Thieves (1948) A man and his son search for a stolen bicycle vital for his job. Dir: Vittorio De Sica With: Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell Crime | Drama	8.3 41,631
84.		Singin' in the Rain (1952) A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound. Dir: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly With: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds Comedy | Musical | Romance	8.3 75,634
85.		Some Like It Hot (1959) When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. Dir: Billy Wilder With: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon Comedy	8.3 92,259
86.		Amadeus (1984) The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback mode by Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum. Dir: Milos Forman With: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge Biography | Drama | History | Music	8.3 135,848
87.		All About Eve (1950) An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends. Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz With: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders Drama	8.3 45,881
88.		Raging Bull (1980) An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring, destroys his life outside it. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci Biography | Drama | Sport	8.3 123,760
89.		Metropolis (1927) In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences. Dir: Fritz Lang With: Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich Drama | Sci-Fi	8.3 57,033
90.		The Intouchables (2011) After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caretaker. Dir: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano With: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny Comedy | Drama	8.3 43,661
91.		Braveheart (1995) William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13th Century Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule. Dir: Mel Gibson With: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan Action | Biography | Drama | History | War	8.3 351,889
92.		Oldboy (2003) After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days. Dir: Chan-wook Park With: Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.3 152,816
93.		2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester Adventure | Sci-Fi	8.3 213,828
94.		The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it. Dir: David Lean With: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins Adventure | Drama | History | War	8.3 80,048
95.		Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) After rescuing Han Solo from the palace of Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels attempt to destroy the Second Death Star, while Luke Skywalker tries to bring his father back to the Light Side of the Force. Dir: Richard Marquand With: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi	8.3 301,891
96.		The Apartment (1960) A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. Dir: Billy Wilder With: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray Romance | Comedy | Drama	8.3 52,933
97.		Unforgiven (1992) Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner and a young man. Dir: Clint Eastwood With: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman Drama | Western	8.3 143,102
98.		Pan's Labyrinth (2006) In the fascist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world. Dir: Guillermo del Toro With: Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López Drama | Fantasy | War	8.3 230,049
99.		Princess Mononoke (1997) On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka Animation | Adventure | Fantasy	8.3 97,501
100.		The Sting (1973) In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker. Dir: George Roy Hill With: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw Comedy | Crime | Drama	8.3 90,055
101.		Downfall (2004) Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. Dir: Oliver Hirschbiegel With: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes Biography | Drama | History | War	8.3 124,294
102.		The Lion King (1994) Tricked into thinking he killed his father, a guilt ridden lion cub flees into exile and abandons his identity as the future King. Dir: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff With: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical	8.3 243,535
103.		Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody Action | Adventure	8.3 245,535
104.		Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the US Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down. Dir: Frank Capra With: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains Comedy | Drama	8.3 43,668
105.		Inglourious Basterds (2009) In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. Dir: Quentin Tarantino With: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth Adventure | Drama | War	8.3 328,422
106.		Die Hard (1988) New York cop John McClane gives terrorists a dose of their own medicine as they hold hostages in an LA office building. Dir: John McTiernan With: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia Action | Thriller	8.3 278,851
107.		Grave of the Fireflies (1988) A tragic film covering a young boy and his little sister's struggle to survive in Japan during World War II. Dir: Isao Takahata With: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi Animation | Drama | War	8.3 53,255
108.		The Seventh Seal (1957) A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague. Dir: Ingmar Bergman With: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot Drama | Fantasy	8.3 55,802
109.		Up (2009) By tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old Carl sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years younger, inadvertently becomes a stowaway. Dir: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson With: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy	8.3 234,053
110.		On the Waterfront (1954) An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses. Dir: Elia Kazan With: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb Crime | Drama	8.3 54,704
111.		The Elephant Man (1980) A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity. Dir: David Lynch With: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft Biography | Drama | History	8.3 84,421
112.		Yojimbo (1961) A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town. Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Toshirô Mifune, Eijirô Tôno, Tatsuya Nakadai Action | Adventure	8.3 39,279
113.		The Maltese Falcon (1941) A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette. Dir: John Huston With: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller	8.3 66,093
114.		The Great Escape (1963) Allied POWs plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. Dir: John Sturges With: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough Adventure | Drama | History | War	8.3 85,364
115.		Gran Torino (2008) Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino. Dir: Clint Eastwood With: Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Christopher Carley Drama	8.2 240,799
116.		Batman Begins (2005) Bruce Wayne loses his philanthropic parents to a senseless crime, and years later becomes the Batman to save the crime-ridden Gotham City on the verge of destruction by an ancient order. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller	8.2 401,121
117.		Rebecca (1940) When a naive young woman marries a rich widower and settles in his gigantic mansion, she finds the memory of the first wife maintaining a grip on her husband and the servants. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | Thriller	8.2 47,255
118.		Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Agatha Christie tale of a man on trial for murder: a trial featuring surprise after surprise. Dir: Billy Wilder With: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller	8.2 26,148
119.		Snatch. (2000) Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond. Dir: Guy Ritchie With: Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro Crime | Thriller	8.2 274,394
120.		For a Few Dollars More (1965) Two bounty hunters with completely different intentions team up to track down a Western outlaw. Dir: Sergio Leone With: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonté Western	8.2 68,772
121.		The General (1926) When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single handedly and straight through enemy lines. Dir: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton With: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance | War	8.2 27,252
122.		Heat (1995) Two men on opposite sides of the law - one a detective; the other a thief. Dir: Michael Mann With: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller	8.2 214,652
123.		Blade Runner (1982) Deckard, a blade runner, has to track down and terminate 4 replicants who hijacked a ship in space and have returned to earth seeking their maker. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller	8.2 251,252
124.		Fargo (1996) Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of pregnant Marge Gunderson. Dir: Joel Coen With: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi Crime | Drama | Thriller	8.2 221,286
125.		Wild Strawberries (1957) After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence. Dir: Ingmar Bergman With: Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin Drama	8.2 31,134
126.		Ran (1985) An elderly lord abdicates to his three sons, and the two corrupt ones turn against him. Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu Action | Drama | History | War	8.2 44,596
127.		Toy Story (1995) A cowboy toy is profoundly threatened and jealous when a fancy spaceman toy supplants him as top toy in a boy's room. Dir: John Lasseter With: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy	8.2 251,759
128.		Sin City (2005) A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption. Dir: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez With: Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Bruce Willis Crime | Thriller	8.2 352,623
129.		Touch of Evil (1958) Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town. Dir: Orson Welles With: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller	8.2 42,614
130.		The Big Lebowski (1998) "Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it. Dir: Joel Coen With: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore Comedy | Crime	8.2 256,364
131.		The Deer Hunter (1978) An in-depth examination of the way that the Vietnam war affects the lives of people in a small industrial town in the USA. Dir: Michael Cimino With: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale Drama | War	8.2 124,252
132.		Ikiru (1952) A bureaucrat tries to find a meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer. Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, Shin'ichi Himori Drama	8.2 22,143
133.		Jaws (1975) When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss Thriller	8.2 195,378
134.		Hotel Rwanda (2004) The true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda. Dir: Terry George With: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix Biography | Drama | History | War	8.2 134,536
135.		No Country for Old Men (2007) Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande. Dir: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen With: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin Crime | Drama | Thriller	8.2 294,087
136.		Cool Hand Luke (1967) A man refuses to conform to life in a rural prison. Dir: Stuart Rosenberg With: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Strother Martin Crime | Drama	8.2 64,090
137.		Scarface (1983) In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel while succumbing to greed. Dir: Brian De Palma With: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer Crime | Drama | Thriller	8.2 239,617
138.		It Happened One Night (1934) A spoiled heiress, running away from her family, is helped by a man who's actually a reporter looking for a story. Dir: Frank Capra With: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly Comedy | Romance	8.2 33,933
139.		The Wizard of Oz (1939) Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home. Dir: Victor Fleming With: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical	8.2 143,628
140.		The Sixth Sense (1999) A boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist. Dir: M. Night Shyamalan With: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.2 350,209
141.		Strangers on a Train (1951) A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | Thriller	8.2 48,224
142.		The Wages of Fear (1953) In a decrepit South American village, men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe. Dir: Henri-Georges Clouzot With: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck Adventure | Drama | Thriller	8.2 19,784
143.		The King's Speech (2010) The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. Dir: Tom Hooper With: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter Biography | Drama | History	8.2 177,796
144.		The Kid (1921) The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put that relationship in jeopardy. Dir: Charles Chaplin With: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan Comedy | Drama | Family	8.2 23,893
145.		The Artist (2011) Silent movie star George Valentin bemoans the coming era of talking pictures and fades into oblivion and self-destruction, but finds sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer lighting up talkies like no one else. Dir: Michel Hazanavicius With: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman Romance | Comedy | Drama	8.2 68,476
146.		Black Swan (2010) A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan. Dir: Darren Aronofsky With: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.2 243,602
147.		Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) The Bride wakes up after a long coma. The baby that she carried before entering the coma is gone. The only thing on her mind is to have revenge on the assassination team that betrayed her - a team she was once part of. Dir: Quentin Tarantino With: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah Action | Crime | Thriller	8.2 337,801
148.		Annie Hall (1977) Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall. Dir: Woody Allen With: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts Comedy | Drama | Romance	8.1 93,953
149.		High Noon (1952) A marshall, personally compelled to face a returning deadly enemy, finds that his own town refuses to help him. Dir: Fred Zinnemann With: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell Drama | Western	8.1 45,099
150.		The Gold Rush (1925) The Tramp goes the Klondike in search of gold and finds it and more. Dir: Charles Chaplin With: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance | Western	8.1 30,617
151.		Platoon (1986) A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. Dir: Oliver Stone With: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe Action | Drama | History | War	8.1 154,617
152.		Trainspotting (1996) Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends. Dir: Danny Boyle With: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller Crime | Drama	8.1 222,327
153.		Warrior (2011) The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision corner with his older brother. Dir: Gavin O'Connor With: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton Action | Drama | Sport	8.1 93,333
154.		Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close. Dir: George Roy Hill With: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross Adventure | Biography | Crime | Western	8.1 79,233
155.		Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) Four London working class stiffs pool their money to put one in a high stakes card game, but things go wrong and they end up owing half a million pounds and having one week to come up with the cash. Dir: Guy Ritchie With: Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran Crime | Thriller	8.1 197,514
156.		Into the Wild (2007) After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life. Dir: Sean Penn With: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener Adventure | Biography | Drama	8.1 178,396
157.		Sunrise (1927) A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife. Dir: F.W. Murnau With: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston Drama | Romance	8.1 16,282
158.		The Grapes of Wrath (1940) A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression. Dir: John Ford With: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine Drama	8.1 32,288
159.		The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later. Dir: Juan José Campanella With: Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.1 49,042
160.		The Thing (1982) Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills. Dir: John Carpenter With: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller	8.1 127,319
161.		Donnie Darko (2001) A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident. Dir: Richard Kelly With: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi	8.1 299,250
162.		Notorious (1946) A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them? Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains Film-Noir | Romance | Thriller	8.1 41,232
163.		Gone with the Wind (1939) American classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Dir: Victor Fleming With: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell Drama | History | Romance | War	8.1 112,578
164.		Casino (1995) Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci Biography | Crime | Drama	8.1 159,529
165.		Million Dollar Baby (2004) A hardened trainer/manager works with a determined woman in her attempt to establish herself as a boxer. Dir: Clint Eastwood With: Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman Drama | Sport	8.1 218,876
166.		Diabolique (1955) The wife of a cruel headmaster and his mistress conspire to kill him, but after the murder is committed, his body disappears, and strange events begin to plague the two women. Dir: H.G. Clouzot With: Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse Film-Noir | Horror | Mystery | Thriller	8.1 21,510
167.		There Will Be Blood (2007) A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business. Dir: Paul Thomas Anderson With: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciarán Hinds Drama	8.1 186,719
168.		Life of Brian (1979) Brian is born on the original Christmas, in the stable next door. He spends his life being mistaken for a messiah. Dir: Terry Jones With: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin Comedy	8.1 136,325
169.		My Neighbor Totoro (1988) When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wonderous forest spirits who live nearby. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Toshiyuki Amagasa Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy	8.1 55,760
170.		Finding Nemo (2003) After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home. Dir: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich With: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family	8.1 273,675
171.		Amores Perros (2000) A horrific car accident connects three stories, each involving characters dealing with loss, regret, and life's harsh realities, all in the name of love. Dir: Alejandro González Iñárritu With: Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo Drama | Thriller	8.1 91,298
172.		Ben-Hur (1959) When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. Dir: William Wyler With: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Romance	8.1 81,436
173.		How to Train Your Dragon (2010) A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed. Dir: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders With: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy	8.1 144,453
174.		The Terminator (1984) A human-looking, apparently unstoppable cyborg is sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor; Kyle Reese is sent to stop it. Dir: James Cameron With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn Action | Sci-Fi	8.1 272,273
175.		Groundhog Day (1993) A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again. Dir: Harold Ramis With: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance	8.1 206,449
176.		Slumdog Millionaire (2008) A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers. Dir: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan With: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Saurabh Shukla Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller	8.1 294,921
177.		The Big Sleep (1946) Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love. Dir: Howard Hawks With: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller	8.1 37,725
178.		V for Vendetta (2005) A shadowy freedom fighter known only as "V" uses terrorist tactics to fight against his totalitarian society. Upon rescuing a girl from the secret police, he also finds his best chance at having an ally. Dir: James McTeigue With: Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller	8.1 357,202
179.		Good Will Hunting (1997) Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT, has a gift for mathematics but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. Dir: Gus Van Sant With: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck Drama	8.1 241,116
180.		The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Three WWII veterans return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed. Dir: William Wyler With: Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy Drama | Romance | War	8.1 22,664
181.		Stand by Me (1986) After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy. Dir: Rob Reiner With: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman Adventure | Drama	8.1 131,748
182.		Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazi judges for war crimes. Dir: Stanley Kramer With: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark Drama | History | War	8.1 20,802
183.		Dog Day Afternoon (1975) A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus. Dir: Sidney Lumet With: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Sully Boyar Crime | Drama	8.1 90,856
184.		The Graduate (1967) Recent college graduate Benjamin Braddock is trapped into an affair with Mrs. Robinson, who happens to be the wife of his father's business partner and then finds himself falling in love with her daughter, Elaine. Dir: Mike Nichols With: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross Comedy | Drama | Romance	8.1 111,986
185.		Twelve Monkeys (1995) In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet. Dir: Terry Gilliam With: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller	8.1 238,044
186.		Network (1976) A TV network cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor's ravings and revelations about the media for their own profit. Dir: Sidney Lumet With: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch Drama	8.1 51,209
187.		The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless CIA official and his agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer. Dir: Paul Greengrass With: Matt Damon, Édgar Ramírez, Joan Allen Action | Crime | Thriller	8.1 231,535
188.		Harakiri (1962) An elder ronin samurai arrives at a feudal lord's home and requests an honorable place to commit suicide. But when the ronin inquires about a younger samurai who arrived before him things take an unexpected turn. Dir: Masaki Kobayashi With: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita Drama	8.1 8,838
189.		The Manchurian Candidate (1962) A former Korean War POW is brainwashed by Communists into becoming a political assassin. But another former prisoner may know how to save him. Dir: John Frankenheimer With: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.1 44,072
190.		The Night of the Hunter (1955) A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery. Dir: Charles Laughton With: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller	8.1 34,702
191.		The 400 Blows (1959) Intensely touching story of a misunderstood young adolescent who left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime. Dir: François Truffaut With: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, Claire Maurier Crime | Drama	8.1 34,404
192.		Mary and Max (2009) A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. Dir: Adam Elliot With: Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana Animation | Comedy | Drama	8.1 41,165
193.		Gandhi (1982) Biography of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of non-violent protest. Dir: Richard Attenborough With: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Candice Bergen Biography | Drama | History	8.1 77,215
194.		Dial M for Murder (1954) An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to murder his wife. When things go wrong, he improvises a brilliant plan B. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings Crime | Mystery | Thriller	8.1 45,826
195.		Persona (1966) A nurse is put in charge of an actress who can't talk and finds that the actress's persona is melding with hers. Dir: Ingmar Bergman With: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook Drama | Fantasy	8.1 25,945
196.		District 9 (2009) An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology. Dir: Neill Blomkamp With: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller	8.1 263,691
197.		The Battle of Algiers (1966) An account of the bloodiest revolution in modern history. Dir: Gillo Pontecorvo With: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi Crime | Drama | History | War	8.0 19,939
198.		The Princess Bride (1987) A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather). Dir: Rob Reiner With: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance	8.0 160,942
199.		The Killing (1956) Crooks plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller	8.0 34,485
200.		8½ (1963) A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies. Dir: Federico Fellini With: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale Drama | Fantasy	8.0 41,999
201.		La Strada (1954) A carefree girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way. Dir: Federico Fellini With: Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart Drama	8.0 24,769
202.		Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) A bitter aging couple with the help of alcohol, use a young couple to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other. Dir: Mike Nichols With: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal Drama	8.0 28,912
203.		The Hustler (1961) An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match. Dir: Robert Rossen With: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie Drama | Sport	8.0 34,242
204.		The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) A chronicle of the trial of Jeanne d'Arc on charges of heresy, and the efforts of her ecclesiastical jurists to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions. Dir: Carl Th. Dreyer With: Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley Biography | Drama | History	8.0 15,616
205.		Howl's Moving Castle (2004) When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance	8.0 79,858
206.		Sherlock Jr. (1924) A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch. Dir: Buster Keaton With: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton Action | Comedy | Fantasy	8.0 12,560
207.		Ratatouille (2007) Remy is a young rat in the French countryside who arrives in Paris, only to find out that his cooking idol is dead. When he makes an unusual alliance with a restaurant's new garbage boy, the culinary and personal adventures begin despite Remy's family's skepticism and the rat-hating world of humans. Dir: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava With: Brad Garrett, Lou Romano, Patton Oswalt Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy	8.0 216,719
208.		The Exorcist (1973) When a girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter. Dir: William Friedkin With: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair Horror | Thriller	8.0 156,543
209.		The Wrestler (2008) A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle. Dir: Darren Aronofsky With: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood Drama | Romance | Sport	8.0 154,267
210.		Fanny and Alexander (1982) Two young Swedish children experience the many comedies and tragedies of their family, the Ekdahls. Dir: Ingmar Bergman With: Bertil Guve, Pernilla Allwin, Börje Ahlstedt Drama | Fantasy | History | Mystery	8.0 21,296
211.		The Wild Bunch (1969) An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them. Dir: Sam Peckinpah With: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan Action | Adventure | Western	8.0 40,852
212.		Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) A distant poor relative of the Duke of D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession. Dir: Robert Hamer With: Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson Comedy | Crime	8.0 17,654
213.		Rocky (1976) A small time boxer gets a once in a lifetime chance to fight the heavyweight champ in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Dir: John G. Avildsen With: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young Action | Drama | Romance | Sport	8.0 154,186
214.		The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed. Dir: Julian Schnabel With: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze Biography | Drama	8.0 50,012
215.		Stalag 17 (1953) When two escaping American World War II prisoners are killed, the German POW camp barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer. Dir: Billy Wilder With: William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger Comedy | Drama | Thriller | War	8.0 26,641
216.		Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord. Dir: David Yates With: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery	8.0 181,896
217.		Barry Lyndon (1975) An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's position in 18th Century aristocracy. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee Adventure | Drama | History | Romance | War	8.0 53,961
218.		A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her. Dir: Elia Kazan With: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter Drama | Romance	8.0 46,642
219.		Nights of Cabiria (1957) A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak. Dir: Federico Fellini With: Giulietta Masina, François Périer, Franca Marzi Drama | Romance	8.0 16,294
220.		Star Trek (2009) The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful, time-traveling Romulan creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time. Dir: J.J. Abrams With: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi	8.0 230,863
221.		All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I. Dir: Lewis Milestone With: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray Drama | History | War	8.0 29,740
222.		A Beautiful Mind (2001) After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn to the nightmarish. Dir: Ron Howard With: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly Biography | Drama	8.0 224,015
223.		The Truman Show (1998) An insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a TV show. Dir: Peter Weir With: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi	8.0 262,890
224.		Rope (1948) Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.0 47,382
225.		Tokyo Story (1953) An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city; but the children have little time for them. Dir: Yasujirô Ozu With: Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura Drama	8.0 12,583
226.		Ip Man (2008) A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. Dir: Wilson Yip With: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan Action | Biography | Drama | History	8.0 47,152
227.		Infernal Affairs (2002) A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop. Dir: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak With: Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Crime | Mystery | Thriller	8.0 49,060
228.		The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed. Dir: John Ford With: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles Drama | Romance | Western	8.0 30,622
229.		Roman Holiday (1953) A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome. Dir: William Wyler With: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert Comedy | Drama | Romance	8.0 45,981
230.		High and Low (1963) An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom. Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Toshirô Mifune, Yutaka Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.0 10,360
231.		Come and See (1985) After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet Army and experiences the horrors of World War II. Dir: E. Klimov With: Aleksey Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Lauciavicius Drama | History | War	8.0 13,475
232.		Stalker (1979) A guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes. Dir: Andrey Tarkovskiy With: Alisa Freyndlikh, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Anatoliy Solonitsyn Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi	8.0 31,773
233.		Rosemary's Baby (1968) A young couple move into a new apartment, only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins controlling her life. Dir: Roman Polanski With: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon Drama | Horror | Mystery	8.0 76,198
234.		Mystic River (2003) With a childhood tragedy that overshadowed their lives, three men are reunited by circumstance when one loses a daughter. Dir: Clint Eastwood With: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.0 183,720
235.		Let the Right One In (2008) Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire. Dir: Tomas Alfredson With: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar Drama | Fantasy | Romance	8.0 101,657
236.		Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead. Dir: Gore Verbinski With: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom Action | Adventure | Fantasy	8.0 368,752
237.		Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) Warrior/pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyôda Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi	8.0 35,344
238.		The Celebration (1998) At Helge's 60th birthday party, some unpleasant family truths are revealed. With: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen Drama	8.0 36,843
239.		Anatomy of a Murder (1959) In a murder trial, the defendant says he suffered temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case? Dir: Otto Preminger With: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara Crime | Drama | Mystery	8.0 23,428
240.		Monsters, Inc. (2001) Monsters generate their city's power by scaring children, but they are terribly afraid themselves of being contaminated by children, so when one enters Monstropolis, top scarer Sulley finds his world disrupted. Dir: Pete Docter, David Silverman With: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Mary Gibbs Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy	8.0 211,284
241.		Beauty and the Beast (1991) Belle, whose father is imprisoned by the Beast, offers herself instead and discovers her captor to be an enchanted prince. Dir: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise With: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance	8.0 125,447
242.		Nosferatu (1922) Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic based on the story "Dracula." Dir: F.W. Murnau With: Max Schreck, Greta Schröder, Ruth Landshoff Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Romance	8.0 39,753
243.		Manhattan (1979) A divorced New Yorker currently dating a high-schooler brings himself to look for love in the mistress of his best friend instead. Dir: Woody Allen With: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway Comedy | Drama | Romance	8.0 56,366
244.		Le Samouraï (1967) Things suddenly go badly for a successful French assassin. Dir: Jean-Pierre Melville With: Alain Delon, Nathalie Delon, François Périer Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.0 15,375
245.		Throne of Blood (1957) A ruthlessly ambitious lord, egged on by his wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become Emperor. Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Isuzu Yamada Drama	8.0 16,046
246.		Magnolia (1999) An epic mosaic of several interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley. Dir: Paul Thomas Anderson With: Tom Cruise, Jason Robards, Julianne Moore Drama	8.0 157,649
247.		Grand Illusion (1937) During the First World War, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German POW camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are sent to a seemingly impenetrable fortress which seems impossible to escape from. Dir: Jean Renoir With: Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay Drama | War	8.0 16,338
248.		Shutter Island (2010) Drama set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding nearby. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo Drama | Mystery | Thriller	8.0 272,310
249.		Big Fish (2003) A son tries to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths he told about his life. Dir: Tim Burton With: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery	8.0 207,948
250.		La Haine (1995) After local youth Abdel is beaten unconscious by police, a riot ensues on his estate during which a policeman loses his gun. The gun is found by Vinz who threatens he will kill a cop if Abdel dies. Dir: Mathieu Kassovitz With: Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui Drama	8.0 42,219

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

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