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RankRatingTitleVotes
1.9.2The Shawshank Redemption (1994)969,568
2.9.2The Godfather (1972)689,918
3.9.0The Godfather: Part II (1974)445,661
4.8.9Pulp Fiction (1994)754,273
5.8.9The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)293,996
6.8.9The Dark Knight (2008)943,104
7.8.912 Angry Men (1957)238,397
8.8.9Schindler's List (1993)496,935
9.8.8The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)692,100
10.8.8Fight Club (1999)737,791
11.8.8Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)474,874
12.8.8The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)716,733
13.8.8One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)405,135
14.8.7Inception (2010)758,177
15.8.7Goodfellas (1990)422,586
16.8.7Star Wars (1977)532,242
17.8.7Seven Samurai (1954)149,652
18.8.7Forrest Gump (1994)638,177
19.8.7The Matrix (1999)699,273
20.8.7The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)621,330
21.8.7City of God (2002)318,247
22.8.6Se7en (1995)564,462
23.8.6The Silence of the Lambs (1991)474,191
24.8.6Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)132,831
25.8.6Casablanca (1942)257,557
26.8.6The Usual Suspects (1995)440,719
27.8.6Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)402,547
28.8.6Rear Window (1954)194,685
29.8.6It's a Wonderful Life (1946)166,254
30.8.6Psycho (1960)246,293
31.8.6Léon: The Professional (1994)411,318
32.8.5Sunset Blvd. (1950)87,483
33.8.5American History X (1998)447,633
34.8.5Memento (2000)508,418
35.8.5Apocalypse Now (1979)283,114
36.8.5Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)436,395
37.8.5Saving Private Ryan (1998)495,634
38.8.5Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)230,685
39.8.5City Lights (1931)56,389
40.8.5Alien (1979)327,864
41.8.5Spirited Away (2001)218,667
42.8.5North by Northwest (1959)142,303
43.8.5Modern Times (1936)71,596
44.8.5Citizen Kane (1941)200,726
45.8.5Back to the Future (1985)389,190
46.8.5Django Unchained (2012)340,340
47.8.5The Shining (1980)343,404
48.8.5The Pianist (2002)268,540
49.8.4The Dark Knight Rises (2012)594,595
50.8.4Life Is Beautiful (1997)213,149
51.8.4The Departed (2006)491,211
52.8.4M (1931)63,304
53.8.4Vertigo (1958)148,632
54.8.4Paths of Glory (1957)71,823
55.8.4American Beauty (1999)508,873
56.8.4Taxi Driver (1976)292,666
57.8.4Double Indemnity (1944)60,527
58.8.4Aliens (1986)296,929
59.8.4Toy Story 3 (2010)287,538
60.8.4WALL·E (2008)387,712
61.8.4The Lives of Others (2006)152,048
62.8.4The Intouchables (2011)182,361
63.8.4The Green Mile (1999)402,928
64.8.4Gladiator (2000)543,017
65.8.4A Clockwork Orange (1971)326,153
66.8.4The Great Dictator (1940)70,271
67.8.4Amélie (2001)322,326
68.8.4The Prestige (2006)446,080
69.8.4Lawrence of Arabia (1962)120,328
70.8.4To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)131,173
71.8.4Reservoir Dogs (1992)379,445
72.8.4Das Boot (1981)108,787
73.8.4Cinema Paradiso (1988)83,847
74.8.3The Third Man (1949)74,684
75.8.3The Lion King (1994)324,634
76.8.3Requiem for a Dream (2000)345,827
77.8.3The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)50,727
78.8.3Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)399,747
79.8.3Once Upon a Time in America (1984)133,084
80.8.3Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)371,542
81.8.3Full Metal Jacket (1987)278,196
82.8.3L.A. Confidential (1997)270,691
83.8.3Braveheart (1995)437,998
84.8.3Oldboy (2003)195,305
85.8.3Chinatown (1974)134,310
86.8.3Singin' in the Rain (1952)91,169
87.8.3Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)244,169
88.8.3Some Like It Hot (1959)110,002
89.8.3Bicycle Thieves (1948)51,688
90.8.3Metropolis (1927)68,274
91.8.3Amadeus (1984)166,951
92.8.3Rashomon (1950)63,208
93.8.3Princess Mononoke (1997)122,639
94.8.32001: A Space Odyssey (1968)251,681
95.8.3All About Eve (1950)52,677
96.8.3The Sting (1973)107,262
97.8.3Unforgiven (1992)173,438
98.8.3Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)306,414
99.8.3The Apartment (1960)64,271
100.8.3Raging Bull (1980)147,411
101.8.3The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)93,890
102.8.3Witness for the Prosecution (1957)32,479
103.8.3Grave of the Fireflies (1988)67,556
104.8.3Die Hard (1988)359,327
105.8.3Batman Begins (2005)550,054
106.8.3A Separation (2011)83,411
107.8.3Yojimbo (1961)45,839
108.8.3Inglourious Basterds (2009)452,436
109.8.3Snatch. (2000)354,848
110.8.3For a Few Dollars More (1965)85,975
111.8.2The Great Escape (1963)101,061
112.8.2Pan's Labyrinth (2006)285,266
113.8.2Downfall (2004)153,788
114.8.2Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)50,166
115.8.2Up (2009)332,564
116.8.2Toy Story (1995)330,792
117.8.2On the Waterfront (1954)63,288
118.8.2The Elephant Man (1980)101,255
119.8.2The General (1926)31,724
120.8.2The Seventh Seal (1957)67,696
121.8.2Heat (1995)268,621
122.8.2The Maltese Falcon (1941)74,559
123.8.2Blade Runner (1982)299,979
124.8.2The Kid (1921)31,144
125.8.2Rebecca (1940)55,735
126.8.2Gran Torino (2008)328,490
127.8.2Scarface (1983)311,540
128.8.2Wild Strawberries (1957)37,799
129.8.2Fargo (1996)261,714
130.8.2Ran (1985)50,945
131.8.2The Big Lebowski (1998)316,522
132.8.2Touch of Evil (1958)48,355
133.8.2The Deer Hunter (1978)148,307
134.8.2The Gold Rush (1925)37,659
135.8.2Cool Hand Luke (1967)77,483
136.8.1Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)251,516
137.8.1It Happened One Night (1934)39,429
138.8.1No Country for Old Men (2007)363,255
139.8.1Sin City (2005)425,131
140.8.1Strangers on a Train (1951)58,221
141.8.1Casino (1995)197,231
142.8.1The Sixth Sense (1999)433,283
143.8.1Platoon (1986)184,982
144.8.1Jaws (1975)242,721
145.8.1The Thing (1982)159,551
146.8.1Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)94,010
147.8.1Trainspotting (1996)282,356
148.8.1Good Will Hunting (1997)324,856
149.8.1The Wizard of Oz (1939)174,279
150.8.1High Noon (1952)52,061
151.8.1Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)431,008
152.8.1The Avengers (2012)501,596
153.8.1Hotel Rwanda (2004)165,312
154.8.1Warrior (2011)167,850
155.8.1The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)65,680
156.8.1Annie Hall (1977)115,411
157.8.1Gone with the Wind (1939)136,042
158.8.1Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)48,404
159.8.1The Grapes of Wrath (1940)38,386
160.8.1My Neighbor Totoro (1988)77,456
161.8.1Notorious (1946)48,167
162.8.1V for Vendetta (2005)458,799
163.8.1Into the Wild (2007)234,566
164.8.1Finding Nemo (2003)364,323
165.8.1Life of Brian (1979)167,627
166.8.1Dial M for Murder (1954)58,838
167.8.1How to Train Your Dragon (2010)217,741
168.8.1The King's Speech (2010)257,575
169.8.1There Will Be Blood (2007)230,863
170.8.1The Night of the Hunter (1955)40,707
171.8.1The Big Sleep (1946)43,182
172.8.1The Terminator (1984)343,321
173.8.1Ben-Hur (1959)97,527
174.8.1Network (1976)63,442
175.8.1Million Dollar Baby (2004)275,815
176.8.1Stand by Me (1986)164,662
177.8.1The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)25,476
178.8.1Groundhog Day (1993)257,166
179.8.1Donnie Darko (2001)366,098
180.8.1Twelve Monkeys (1995)288,638
181.8.1Dog Day Afternoon (1975)114,764
182.8.1The 400 Blows (1959)41,708
183.8.1Mary and Max (2009)59,697
184.8.1Amores Perros (2000)110,882
185.8.1The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)293,179
186.8.1Persona (1966)32,636
187.8.1Black Swan (2010)337,264
188.8.1Gandhi (1982)99,505
189.8.1Howl's Moving Castle (2004)108,117
190.8.0The Killing (1956)40,528
191.8.0The Graduate (1967)136,451
192.8.0A Beautiful Mind (2001)306,927
193.8.0The Princess Bride (1987)190,483
194.8.0 (1963)49,884
195.8.0Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)34,440
196.8.0The Hustler (1961)39,691
197.8.0La Strada (1954)29,376
198.8.0Life of Pi (2012)192,370
199.8.0Slumdog Millionaire (2008)385,399
200.8.0The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)296,107
201.8.0Rocky (1976)199,093
202.8.0Anatomy of a Murder (1959)28,905
203.8.0The Manchurian Candidate (1962)49,474
204.8.0Rope (1948)59,223
205.8.0The Exorcist (1973)193,555
206.8.0The Wild Bunch (1969)46,986
207.8.0The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)36,069
208.8.0Stalag 17 (1953)30,570
209.8.0Barry Lyndon (1975)63,647
210.8.0Sleuth (1972)27,574
211.8.0In the Name of the Father (1993)57,229
212.8.0Infernal Affairs (2002)58,460
213.8.0The Artist (2011/I)118,464
214.8.0Stalker (1979)39,499
215.8.0Roman Holiday (1953)57,247
216.8.0The Truman Show (1998)359,607
217.8.0Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)471,157
218.8.0Monsters, Inc. (2001)287,714
219.8.0Memories of Murder (2003)28,948
220.8.0A Fistful of Dollars (1964)73,303
221.8.0District 9 (2009)343,724
222.8.0Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)267,771
223.8.0Ip Man (2008)74,573
224.8.0Star Trek (2009)309,190
225.8.0The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)63,013
226.8.0Ratatouille (2007)283,328
227.8.0A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)55,495
228.8.0Jurassic Park (1993)306,646
229.8.0La Haine (1995)56,949
230.8.0Shutter Island (2010)385,528
231.8.0Incendies (2010)31,043
232.8.0Like Stars on Earth (2007)30,724
233.8.0Beauty and the Beast (1991)169,211
234.8.0All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)35,059
235.8.0Rain Man (1988)244,950
236.8.03 Idiots (2009)68,352
237.8.0Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)47,478
238.8.0Rosemary's Baby (1968)93,977
239.8.0Harvey (1950)34,189
240.8.0Mystic River (2003)232,209
241.8.0Papillon (1973)55,085
242.8.0Manhattan (1979)70,553
243.8.0Nosferatu (1922)48,826
244.7.9Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)38,185
245.7.9The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)124,601
246.7.9Three Colors: Red (1994)39,185
247.7.9The Untouchables (1987)151,281
248.7.9The Help (2011)160,819
249.7.9Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)42,085
250.7.9Rio Bravo (1959)30,181

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 7.1)

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