Top 250 movies as voted by our users
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| Rank | Rating | Title | Votes |
| 1. | 9.2 | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | 970,186 |
| 2. | 9.2 | The Godfather (1972) | 690,284 |
| 3. | 9.0 | The Godfather: Part II (1974) | 445,904 |
| 4. | 8.9 | Pulp Fiction (1994) | 754,736 |
| 5. | 8.9 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) | 294,158 |
| 6. | 8.9 | The Dark Knight (2008) | 943,714 |
| 7. | 8.9 | 12 Angry Men (1957) | 238,542 |
| 8. | 8.9 | Schindler's List (1993) | 497,256 |
| 9. | 8.8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | 692,535 |
| 10. | 8.8 | Fight Club (1999) | 738,280 |
| 11. | 8.8 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | 475,169 |
| 12. | 8.8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | 717,162 |
| 13. | 8.8 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) | 405,390 |
| 14. | 8.7 | Inception (2010) | 758,773 |
| 15. | 8.7 | Goodfellas (1990) | 422,836 |
| 16. | 8.7 | Star Wars (1977) | 532,573 |
| 17. | 8.7 | Seven Samurai (1954) | 149,719 |
| 18. | 8.7 | Forrest Gump (1994) | 638,645 |
| 19. | 8.7 | The Matrix (1999) | 699,718 |
| 20. | 8.7 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) | 621,708 |
| 21. | 8.7 | City of God (2002) | 318,489 |
| 22. | 8.6 | Se7en (1995) | 564,806 |
| 23. | 8.6 | The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | 474,505 |
| 24. | 8.6 | Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) | 132,925 |
| 25. | 8.6 | Casablanca (1942) | 257,663 |
| 26. | 8.6 | The Usual Suspects (1995) | 440,937 |
| 27. | 8.6 | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | 402,756 |
| 28. | 8.6 | Rear Window (1954) | 194,783 |
| 29. | 8.6 | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) | 166,334 |
| 30. | 8.6 | Psycho (1960) | 246,445 |
| 31. | 8.6 | Léon: The Professional (1994) | 411,590 |
| 32. | 8.5 | Sunset Blvd. (1950) | 87,518 |
| 33. | 8.5 | American History X (1998) | 447,946 |
| 34. | 8.5 | Memento (2000) | 508,743 |
| 35. | 8.5 | Apocalypse Now (1979) | 283,265 |
| 36. | 8.5 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | 436,658 |
| 37. | 8.5 | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | 495,959 |
| 38. | 8.5 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | 230,764 |
| 39. | 8.5 | City Lights (1931) | 56,430 |
| 40. | 8.5 | Alien (1979) | 328,072 |
| 41. | 8.5 | Spirited Away (2001) | 218,837 |
| 42. | 8.5 | North by Northwest (1959) | 142,378 |
| 43. | 8.5 | Modern Times (1936) | 71,665 |
| 44. | 8.5 | Citizen Kane (1941) | 200,801 |
| 45. | 8.5 | Back to the Future (1985) | 389,441 |
| 46. | 8.5 | The Shining (1980) | 343,620 |
| 47. | 8.5 | Django Unchained (2012) | 341,943 |
| 48. | 8.5 | The Pianist (2002) | 268,748 |
| 49. | 8.4 | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | 595,155 |
| 50. | 8.4 | Life Is Beautiful (1997) | 213,322 |
| 51. | 8.4 | The Departed (2006) | 491,528 |
| 52. | 8.4 | M (1931) | 63,335 |
| 53. | 8.4 | Vertigo (1958) | 148,713 |
| 54. | 8.4 | Paths of Glory (1957) | 71,862 |
| 55. | 8.4 | American Beauty (1999) | 509,141 |
| 56. | 8.4 | Taxi Driver (1976) | 292,855 |
| 57. | 8.4 | Double Indemnity (1944) | 60,571 |
| 58. | 8.4 | Aliens (1986) | 297,074 |
| 59. | 8.4 | Toy Story 3 (2010) | 287,750 |
| 60. | 8.4 | WALL·E (2008) | 387,980 |
| 61. | 8.4 | The Lives of Others (2006) | 152,158 |
| 62. | 8.4 | The Green Mile (1999) | 403,206 |
| 63. | 8.4 | The Intouchables (2011) | 182,701 |
| 64. | 8.4 | Gladiator (2000) | 543,333 |
| 65. | 8.4 | A Clockwork Orange (1971) | 326,332 |
| 66. | 8.4 | The Great Dictator (1940) | 70,326 |
| 67. | 8.4 | Amélie (2001) | 322,516 |
| 68. | 8.4 | The Prestige (2006) | 446,389 |
| 69. | 8.4 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | 120,384 |
| 70. | 8.4 | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) | 131,233 |
| 71. | 8.4 | Reservoir Dogs (1992) | 379,667 |
| 72. | 8.4 | Das Boot (1981) | 108,867 |
| 73. | 8.4 | Cinema Paradiso (1988) | 83,906 |
| 74. | 8.3 | The Third Man (1949) | 74,723 |
| 75. | 8.3 | The Lion King (1994) | 324,857 |
| 76. | 8.3 | Requiem for a Dream (2000) | 346,038 |
| 77. | 8.3 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) | 50,754 |
| 78. | 8.3 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) | 399,982 |
| 79. | 8.3 | Once Upon a Time in America (1984) | 133,157 |
| 80. | 8.3 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) | 371,785 |
| 81. | 8.3 | Full Metal Jacket (1987) | 278,369 |
| 82. | 8.3 | L.A. Confidential (1997) | 270,851 |
| 83. | 8.3 | Braveheart (1995) | 438,272 |
| 84. | 8.3 | Oldboy (2003) | 195,442 |
| 85. | 8.3 | Chinatown (1974) | 134,389 |
| 86. | 8.3 | Singin' in the Rain (1952) | 91,216 |
| 87. | 8.3 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) | 244,301 |
| 88. | 8.3 | Some Like It Hot (1959) | 110,047 |
| 89. | 8.3 | Bicycle Thieves (1948) | 51,725 |
| 90. | 8.3 | Metropolis (1927) | 68,312 |
| 91. | 8.3 | Amadeus (1984) | 167,046 |
| 92. | 8.3 | Rashomon (1950) | 63,254 |
| 93. | 8.3 | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | 251,804 |
| 94. | 8.3 | All About Eve (1950) | 52,702 |
| 95. | 8.3 | The Sting (1973) | 107,316 |
| 96. | 8.3 | Unforgiven (1992) | 173,544 |
| 97. | 8.3 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | 306,600 |
| 98. | 8.3 | The Apartment (1960) | 64,299 |
| 99. | 8.3 | Raging Bull (1980) | 147,509 |
| 100. | 8.3 | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | 93,943 |
| 101. | 8.3 | Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | 32,489 |
| 102. | 8.3 | Grave of the Fireflies (1988) | 67,615 |
| 103. | 8.3 | Die Hard (1988) | 359,574 |
| 104. | 8.3 | Batman Begins (2005) | 550,392 |
| 105. | 8.3 | A Separation (2011) | 83,506 |
| 106. | 8.3 | Yojimbo (1961) | 45,863 |
| 107. | 8.3 | Inglourious Basterds (2009) | 452,824 |
| 108. | 8.3 | Snatch. (2000) | 355,076 |
| 109. | 8.3 | For a Few Dollars More (1965) | 86,021 |
| 110. | 8.2 | The Great Escape (1963) | 101,124 |
| 111. | 8.2 | Downfall (2004) | 153,899 |
| 112. | 8.2 | Pan's Labyrinth (2006) | 285,457 |
| 113. | 8.2 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | 50,194 |
| 114. | 8.2 | Up (2009) | 332,848 |
| 115. | 8.2 | Toy Story (1995) | 331,028 |
| 116. | 8.2 | On the Waterfront (1954) | 63,334 |
| 117. | 8.2 | The Elephant Man (1980) | 101,314 |
| 118. | 8.2 | The Seventh Seal (1957) | 67,745 |
| 119. | 8.2 | The General (1926) | 31,733 |
| 120. | 8.2 | Heat (1995) | 268,805 |
| 121. | 8.2 | The Maltese Falcon (1941) | 74,600 |
| 122. | 8.2 | Blade Runner (1982) | 300,107 |
| 123. | 8.2 | The Kid (1921) | 31,168 |
| 124. | 8.2 | Rebecca (1940) | 55,768 |
| 125. | 8.2 | Gran Torino (2008) | 328,779 |
| 126. | 8.2 | Scarface (1983) | 311,760 |
| 127. | 8.2 | Wild Strawberries (1957) | 37,827 |
| 128. | 8.2 | Fargo (1996) | 261,857 |
| 129. | 8.2 | Ran (1985) | 50,972 |
| 130. | 8.2 | The Big Lebowski (1998) | 316,741 |
| 131. | 8.2 | Touch of Evil (1958) | 48,371 |
| 132. | 8.2 | The Deer Hunter (1978) | 148,402 |
| 133. | 8.2 | Cool Hand Luke (1967) | 77,530 |
| 134. | 8.2 | The Gold Rush (1925) | 37,676 |
| 135. | 8.1 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) | 251,701 |
| 136. | 8.1 | No Country for Old Men (2007) | 363,490 |
| 137. | 8.1 | It Happened One Night (1934) | 39,451 |
| 138. | 8.1 | Sin City (2005) | 425,376 |
| 139. | 8.1 | Strangers on a Train (1951) | 58,254 |
| 140. | 8.1 | Casino (1995) | 197,353 |
| 141. | 8.1 | Jaws (1975) | 242,876 |
| 142. | 8.1 | The Sixth Sense (1999) | 433,566 |
| 143. | 8.1 | Platoon (1986) | 185,076 |
| 144. | 8.1 | The Thing (1982) | 159,643 |
| 145. | 8.1 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) | 94,064 |
| 146. | 8.1 | Trainspotting (1996) | 282,568 |
| 147. | 8.1 | Good Will Hunting (1997) | 325,155 |
| 148. | 8.1 | The Wizard of Oz (1939) | 174,385 |
| 149. | 8.1 | High Noon (1952) | 52,091 |
| 150. | 8.1 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) | 431,244 |
| 151. | 8.1 | Hotel Rwanda (2004) | 165,421 |
| 152. | 8.1 | The Avengers (2012) | 502,178 |
| 153. | 8.1 | Warrior (2011) | 168,029 |
| 154. | 8.1 | The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) | 65,726 |
| 155. | 8.1 | Annie Hall (1977) | 115,482 |
| 156. | 8.1 | Gone with the Wind (1939) | 136,105 |
| 157. | 8.1 | Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) | 53,724 |
| 158. | 8.1 | The Grapes of Wrath (1940) | 38,414 |
| 159. | 8.1 | My Neighbor Totoro (1988) | 77,530 |
| 160. | 8.1 | Notorious (1946) | 48,188 |
| 161. | 8.1 | V for Vendetta (2005) | 459,091 |
| 162. | 8.1 | Into the Wild (2007) | 234,769 |
| 163. | 8.1 | Finding Nemo (2003) | 364,608 |
| 164. | 8.1 | Life of Brian (1979) | 167,712 |
| 165. | 8.1 | Dial M for Murder (1954) | 58,871 |
| 166. | 8.1 | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) | 217,943 |
| 167. | 8.1 | The King's Speech (2010) | 257,829 |
| 168. | 8.1 | There Will Be Blood (2007) | 231,016 |
| 169. | 8.1 | The Night of the Hunter (1955) | 40,729 |
| 170. | 8.1 | The Big Sleep (1946) | 43,200 |
| 171. | 8.1 | The Terminator (1984) | 343,537 |
| 172. | 8.1 | Network (1976) | 63,495 |
| 173. | 8.1 | Ben-Hur (1959) | 97,583 |
| 174. | 8.1 | Million Dollar Baby (2004) | 276,020 |
| 175. | 8.1 | Stand by Me (1986) | 164,782 |
| 176. | 8.1 | Groundhog Day (1993) | 257,319 |
| 177. | 8.1 | The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) | 25,497 |
| 178. | 8.1 | Donnie Darko (2001) | 366,299 |
| 179. | 8.1 | Twelve Monkeys (1995) | 288,803 |
| 180. | 8.1 | Dog Day Afternoon (1975) | 114,836 |
| 181. | 8.1 | The 400 Blows (1959) | 41,735 |
| 182. | 8.1 | Mary and Max (2009) | 59,754 |
| 183. | 8.1 | Amores Perros (2000) | 110,951 |
| 184. | 8.1 | The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | 293,381 |
| 185. | 8.1 | Persona (1966) | 32,660 |
| 186. | 8.1 | Black Swan (2010) | 337,529 |
| 187. | 8.1 | Gandhi (1982) | 99,578 |
| 188. | 8.1 | Howl's Moving Castle (2004) | 108,211 |
| 189. | 8.0 | The Killing (1956) | 40,547 |
| 190. | 8.0 | The Graduate (1967) | 136,539 |
| 191. | 8.0 | A Beautiful Mind (2001) | 307,166 |
| 192. | 8.0 | The Princess Bride (1987) | 190,599 |
| 193. | 8.0 | 8½ (1963) | 49,908 |
| 194. | 8.0 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) | 34,459 |
| 195. | 8.0 | The Hustler (1961) | 39,716 |
| 196. | 8.0 | La Strada (1954) | 29,395 |
| 197. | 8.0 | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | 385,644 |
| 198. | 8.0 | Life of Pi (2012) | 193,023 |
| 199. | 8.0 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) | 296,674 |
| 200. | 8.0 | Rocky (1976) | 199,227 |
| 201. | 8.0 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) | 28,926 |
| 202. | 8.0 | The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | 49,500 |
| 203. | 8.0 | The Wild Bunch (1969) | 47,009 |
| 204. | 8.0 | The Exorcist (1973) | 193,670 |
| 205. | 8.0 | Rope (1948) | 59,261 |
| 206. | 8.0 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) | 36,090 |
| 207. | 8.0 | Stalag 17 (1953) | 30,582 |
| 208. | 8.0 | Barry Lyndon (1975) | 63,683 |
| 209. | 8.0 | Sleuth (1972) | 27,586 |
| 210. | 8.0 | In the Name of the Father (1993) | 57,305 |
| 211. | 8.0 | Infernal Affairs (2002) | 58,491 |
| 212. | 8.0 | The Artist (2011/I) | 118,598 |
| 213. | 8.0 | Roman Holiday (1953) | 57,294 |
| 214. | 8.0 | Stalker (1979) | 39,523 |
| 215. | 8.0 | The Truman Show (1998) | 359,927 |
| 216. | 8.0 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | 471,480 |
| 217. | 8.0 | Monsters, Inc. (2001) | 287,959 |
| 218. | 8.0 | Memories of Murder (2003) | 28,982 |
| 219. | 8.0 | A Fistful of Dollars (1964) | 73,344 |
| 220. | 8.0 | District 9 (2009) | 343,969 |
| 221. | 8.0 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) | 268,004 |
| 222. | 8.0 | Ip Man (2008) | 74,647 |
| 223. | 8.0 | Star Trek (2009) | 310,078 |
| 224. | 8.0 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) | 63,046 |
| 225. | 8.0 | Ratatouille (2007) | 283,545 |
| 226. | 8.0 | A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) | 55,525 |
| 227. | 8.0 | Jurassic Park (1993) | 306,916 |
| 228. | 8.0 | La Haine (1995) | 57,016 |
| 229. | 8.0 | Shutter Island (2010) | 385,893 |
| 230. | 8.0 | Like Stars on Earth (2007) | 30,762 |
| 231. | 8.0 | Beauty and the Beast (1991) | 169,324 |
| 232. | 8.0 | All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) | 35,082 |
| 233. | 8.0 | Incendies (2010) | 31,079 |
| 234. | 8.0 | Rain Man (1988) | 245,175 |
| 235. | 8.0 | 3 Idiots (2009) | 68,443 |
| 236. | 8.0 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) | 47,525 |
| 237. | 8.0 | Rosemary's Baby (1968) | 94,033 |
| 238. | 8.0 | Harvey (1950) | 34,211 |
| 239. | 8.0 | Mystic River (2003) | 232,383 |
| 240. | 8.0 | Papillon (1973) | 55,134 |
| 241. | 8.0 | Manhattan (1979) | 70,602 |
| 242. | 7.9 | Nosferatu (1922) | 48,856 |
| 243. | 7.9 | Three Colors: Red (1994) | 39,212 |
| 244. | 7.9 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003) | 38,210 |
| 245. | 7.9 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) | 125,179 |
| 246. | 7.9 | The Untouchables (1987) | 151,404 |
| 247. | 7.9 | Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) | 42,105 |
| 248. | 7.9 | The Help (2011) | 161,106 |
| 249. | 7.9 | Rio Bravo (1959) | 30,207 |
| 250. | 7.9 | The Celebration (1998) | 42,722 |
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:
for the Top 250, only votes from regular voters are considered.
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