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RankRatingTitleVotes
1.9.2The Shawshank Redemption (1994)992,402
2.9.2The Godfather (1972)703,040
3.9.0The Godfather: Part II (1974)454,648
4.8.9Pulp Fiction (1994)771,404
5.8.9The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)299,989
6.8.9The Dark Knight (2008)967,794
7.8.912 Angry Men (1957)243,904
8.8.9Schindler's List (1993)507,194
9.8.8The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)707,372
10.8.8Fight Club (1999)754,845
11.8.8Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)484,602
12.8.8The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)731,694
13.8.8One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)414,090
14.8.7Inception (2010)779,991
15.8.7Goodfellas (1990)431,813
16.8.7Star Wars (1977)544,308
17.8.7Seven Samurai (1954)152,015
18.8.7Forrest Gump (1994)654,948
19.8.7The Matrix (1999)715,066
20.8.7The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)634,929
21.8.7City of God (2002)325,595
22.8.6Se7en (1995)577,915
23.8.6The Silence of the Lambs (1991)485,962
24.8.6Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)135,532
25.8.6Casablanca (1942)261,400
26.8.6The Usual Suspects (1995)448,443
27.8.6Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)409,466
28.8.6Rear Window (1954)198,200
29.8.6It's a Wonderful Life (1946)168,823
30.8.6Psycho (1960)251,374
31.8.6Léon: The Professional (1994)420,508
32.8.5Sunset Blvd. (1950)88,900
33.8.5American History X (1998)458,339
34.8.5Apocalypse Now (1979)288,458
35.8.5Memento (2000)519,009
36.8.5Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)445,414
37.8.5Saving Private Ryan (1998)506,582
38.8.5City Lights (1931)57,720
39.8.5Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)233,613
40.8.5Alien (1979)334,426
41.8.5Spirited Away (2001)224,733
42.8.5Modern Times (1936)73,353
43.8.5North by Northwest (1959)144,510
44.8.5Back to the Future (1985)398,928
45.8.5Citizen Kane (1941)203,305
46.8.5The Shining (1980)351,289
47.8.5The Pianist (2002)274,914
48.8.5Life Is Beautiful (1997)218,020
49.8.4The Departed (2006)501,980
50.8.4M (1931)64,296
51.8.4Django Unchained (2012)382,621
52.8.4The Dark Knight Rises (2012)619,788
53.8.4Vertigo (1958)151,147
54.8.4Paths of Glory (1957)72,995
55.8.4American Beauty (1999)518,478
56.8.4Taxi Driver (1976)298,499
57.8.4Aliens (1986)302,677
58.8.4Double Indemnity (1944)61,548
59.8.4WALL·E (2008)397,638
60.8.4The Intouchables (2011)194,206
61.8.4Toy Story 3 (2010)296,030
62.8.4Gladiator (2000)554,921
63.8.4The Green Mile (1999)412,435
64.8.4The Lives of Others (2006)155,506
65.8.4The Great Dictator (1940)71,956
66.8.4A Clockwork Orange (1971)332,160
67.8.4The Prestige (2006)457,883
68.8.4Amélie (2001)328,105
69.8.4Lawrence of Arabia (1962)122,064
70.8.4To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)133,550
71.8.4Reservoir Dogs (1992)387,382
72.8.4Das Boot (1981)110,557
73.8.4Cinema Paradiso (1988)85,735
74.8.4The Lion King (1994)333,283
75.8.3The Third Man (1949)75,626
76.8.3The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)51,476
77.8.3Requiem for a Dream (2000)352,564
78.8.3Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)380,407
79.8.3Once Upon a Time in America (1984)135,837
80.8.3Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)407,805
81.8.3Full Metal Jacket (1987)283,791
82.8.3Braveheart (1995)446,649
83.8.3L.A. Confidential (1997)275,721
84.8.3Oldboy (2003)199,950
85.8.3Chinatown (1974)136,936
86.8.3Singin' in the Rain (1952)92,693
87.8.3Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)248,002
88.8.3Bicycle Thieves (1948)52,783
89.8.3Some Like It Hot (1959)111,767
90.8.3Metropolis (1927)69,446
91.8.3Rashomon (1950)64,178
92.8.3Amadeus (1984)170,045
93.8.3Princess Mononoke (1997)125,298
94.8.32001: A Space Odyssey (1968)255,837
95.8.3All About Eve (1950)53,466
96.8.3The Sting (1973)109,116
97.8.3Unforgiven (1992)176,609
98.8.3The Apartment (1960)65,459
99.8.3Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)312,458
100.8.3Raging Bull (1980)149,868
101.8.3Grave of the Fireflies (1988)69,388
102.8.3Witness for the Prosecution (1957)33,146
103.8.3The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)95,367
104.8.3Die Hard (1988)367,247
105.8.3Batman Begins (2005)563,291
106.8.3A Separation (2011)86,122
107.8.3Yojimbo (1961)46,546
108.8.3Inglourious Basterds (2009)464,946
109.8.3Snatch. (2000)363,461
110.8.3For a Few Dollars More (1965)87,694
111.8.2The Great Escape (1963)102,788
112.8.2Downfall (2004)156,866
113.8.2Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)50,843
114.8.2Pan's Labyrinth (2006)290,832
115.8.2Toy Story (1995)340,006
116.8.2Up (2009)343,995
117.8.2On the Waterfront (1954)64,192
118.8.2The General (1926)32,203
119.8.2The Elephant Man (1980)102,963
120.8.2The Seventh Seal (1957)68,983
121.8.2Heat (1995)274,689
122.8.2The Maltese Falcon (1941)75,538
123.8.2Blade Runner (1982)304,649
124.8.2The Kid (1921)32,057
125.8.2Rebecca (1940)56,624
126.8.2Scarface (1983)318,834
127.8.2Wild Strawberries (1957)38,577
128.8.2Gran Torino (2008)337,824
129.8.2Fargo (1996)265,787
130.8.2Ran (1985)51,607
131.8.2Ikiru (1952)25,299
132.8.2The Big Lebowski (1998)323,219
133.8.2Touch of Evil (1958)48,897
134.8.2The Deer Hunter (1978)150,768
135.8.2The Gold Rush (1925)38,315
136.8.2Cool Hand Luke (1967)78,784
137.8.1Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)257,303
138.8.1It Happened One Night (1934)39,998
139.8.1No Country for Old Men (2007)370,284
140.8.1Sin City (2005)432,319
141.8.1Casino (1995)201,150
142.8.1Strangers on a Train (1951)59,251
143.8.1The Sixth Sense (1999)442,183
144.8.1Platoon (1986)188,094
145.8.1Jaws (1975)247,681
146.8.1The Thing (1982)162,619
147.8.1Good Will Hunting (1997)334,215
148.8.1Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)95,558
149.8.1The Wizard of Oz (1939)177,766
150.8.1Trainspotting (1996)288,831
151.8.1Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)439,523
152.8.1High Noon (1952)52,806
153.8.1Warrior (2011)174,212
154.8.1Hotel Rwanda (2004)168,492
155.8.1The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)67,274
156.8.1The Avengers (2012)522,142
157.8.1Gone with the Wind (1939)138,277
158.8.1Annie Hall (1977)117,484
159.8.1The Grapes of Wrath (1940)39,044
160.8.1My Neighbor Totoro (1988)79,870
161.8.1V for Vendetta (2005)470,388
162.8.1Finding Nemo (2003)374,710
163.8.1Notorious (1946)48,868
164.8.1Into the Wild (2007)241,265
165.8.1Dial M for Murder (1954)60,139
166.8.1Life of Brian (1979)170,565
167.8.1How to Train Your Dragon (2010)226,017
168.8.1The Night of the Hunter (1955)41,300
169.8.1There Will Be Blood (2007)235,133
170.8.1The King's Speech (2010)265,071
171.8.1The Terminator (1984)350,554
172.8.1Network (1976)64,669
173.8.1Million Dollar Baby (2004)282,034
174.8.1The Big Sleep (1946)43,734
175.8.1Ben-Hur (1959)99,100
176.8.1Stand by Me (1986)168,439
177.8.1The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)25,928
178.8.1Groundhog Day (1993)262,069
179.8.1Twelve Monkeys (1995)293,878
180.8.1Donnie Darko (2001)372,372
181.8.1The 400 Blows (1959)42,505
182.8.1Dog Day Afternoon (1975)117,128
183.8.1Mary and Max (2009)61,511
184.8.1Amores Perros (2000)112,853
185.8.1Howl's Moving Castle (2004)111,026
186.8.1The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)298,871
187.8.1Persona (1966)33,394
188.8.0Gandhi (1982)101,886
189.8.0The Killing (1956)41,145
190.8.0Black Swan (2010)346,135
191.8.0The Graduate (1967)138,795
192.8.0A Beautiful Mind (2001)315,241
193.8.0The Princess Bride (1987)193,850
194.8.0Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)117,918
195.8.0 (1963)50,674
196.8.0Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)35,044
197.8.0The Hustler (1961)40,329
198.8.0La Strada (1954)29,821
199.8.0Rocky (1976)203,526
200.8.0Slumdog Millionaire (2008)393,952
201.8.0Anatomy of a Murder (1959)29,529
202.8.0The Manchurian Candidate (1962)50,017
203.8.0The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)36,777
204.8.0Life of Pi (2012)211,150
205.8.0The Exorcist (1973)197,324
206.8.0Rope (1948)60,598
207.8.0The Wild Bunch (1969)47,636
208.8.0Barry Lyndon (1975)64,615
209.8.0Stalag 17 (1953)30,961
210.8.0The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)316,072
211.8.0In the Name of the Father (1993)59,138
212.8.0Fanny and Alexander (1982)25,048
213.8.0Infernal Affairs (2002)59,467
214.8.0Monsters, Inc. (2001)298,296
215.8.0Sleuth (1972)28,058
216.8.0Roman Holiday (1953)58,446
217.8.0Stalker (1979)40,273
218.8.0Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)482,260
219.8.0The Truman Show (1998)370,855
220.8.0Memories of Murder (2003)30,108
221.8.0The Artist (2011/I)122,602
222.8.0A Fistful of Dollars (1964)75,223
223.8.0Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)276,397
224.8.0Star Trek (2009)326,884
225.8.03 Idiots (2009)72,276
226.8.0Jurassic Park (1993)315,456
227.8.0Ip Man (2008)77,424
228.8.0District 9 (2009)352,775
229.8.0Ratatouille (2007)290,935
230.8.0Like Stars on Earth (2007)32,437
231.8.0A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)56,350
232.8.0La Haine (1995)58,447
233.8.0The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)64,286
234.8.0Shutter Island (2010)397,956
235.8.0Incendies (2010)32,435
236.8.0All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)35,626
237.8.0Rain Man (1988)252,383
238.8.0Beauty and the Beast (1991)173,771
239.8.0Rosemary's Baby (1968)95,820
240.8.0Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)48,697
241.8.0Harvey (1950)34,701
242.8.0Mystic River (2003)237,357
243.8.0Papillon (1973)56,536
244.7.9Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)39,024
245.7.9The Celebration (1998)43,633
246.7.9Manhattan (1979)71,993
247.7.9The Untouchables (1987)154,851
248.7.9In the Mood for Love (2000)46,304
249.7.9Nosferatu (1922)49,767
250.7.9Battleship Potemkin (1925)28,176

The formula for calculating the Top Rated 250 Titles gives a true Bayesian estimate:

 weighted rating (WR) = (v ÷ (v+m)) × R + (m ÷ (v+m)) × C 
where:
  • R = average for the movie (mean) = (Rating)
  • v = number of votes for the movie = (votes)
  • m = minimum votes required to be listed in the Top 250 (currently 25000)
  • C = the mean vote across the whole report (currently 7.0)

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