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Poll: Best Movie on IMDb Top 250's Shadow List

A poll by urbanemovies.
Most of these movies spent the majority of the past twenty years listed on the IMDb Movie Top 250. Despite their lengthy stays as fixtures in the IMDb Top 250 these movies have been replaced by newer, more popular, more worldly and higher rated options in recent years. The Shadow 100 comprises movies that have disappeared from the IMDb Top 250, but have been on it the longest. Given the IMDb Top 250's eligible movies pool growth, its widening international scope, its higher inclusion thresholds and the nature of voting for movies, the likelihood of these movies reclaiming an IMDb Top 250 Movie spot is slim.

Which of these selected Shadow 100 movies is currently not listed in the IMDb Top 250, but formerly a long time IMDb Top 250 member, would you rate the highest? Source: IMDb Movie Top 250 Shadow 100

See Your IMDb Movie Answer Option Ratings or Discuss the Topic Here. Updated List: 10 October 2018 & 06 February 2025

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  1. Vote!

    Strangers on a Train (1951)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 78 (on 12 April 1999)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 28 April 2017

    Shadow Rank: 17 out of 100 and IMDb Top250 Recurrence: 61%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    High Noon (1952)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 78 (on 01 June 2003)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 10 September 2016

    Shadow Rank: 19 out of 100 and IMDb Top250 Recurrence: 58%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    Notorious (1946)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 77 (on 30 December 1998)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 11 May 2016

    Shadow Rank: 17 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 56%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    Roman Holiday (1953)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 89 (on 26 April 1996)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 15 November 2016

    Shadow Rank: 20 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 55%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    The Night of the Hunter (1955)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 103 (on 16 November 1999)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 07 May 2016

    Shadow Rank: 23 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 55%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    The Graduate (1967)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 60 (on 20 August 1998)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 14 February 2016

    Shadow Rank: 24 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 53%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    Sin City (2005)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 57 (on 15 April 2006)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 17 March 2017

    Shadow Rank: 25 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 54%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    The Big Sleep (1946)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 90 (on 30 December 1998)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 28 September 2015

    Shadow Rank: 27 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 53%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    The Hustler (1961)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 136 (on 03 May 2003)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 10 December 2015

    Shadow Rank: 28 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 53%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    The Killing (1956)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 123 (on 18 May 2006)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 07 February 2016

    Shadow Rank: 30 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 51%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 44 (on 1 August 1999)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 09 January 2014

    Shadow Rank: 37 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 44%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    The Wild Bunch (1969)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 121 (on 22 January 1997))

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 03 January 2014

    Shadow Rank: 38 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 44%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 114 (on 12 April 1999)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 14 February 2016

    Shadow Rank: 39 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 44%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    The Exorcist (1973)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 136 (on 03 November 2001)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: ?

    Shadow Rank: NA out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 61%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

    This movie re-entered IMDb Top 250 on 01 January 2019 and is ranked #230 as of 06 February 2025)

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    All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 113 (on 08 May 2005)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 20 December 2013

    Shadow Rank: 40 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 44%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    Manhattan (1979)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 72 (on 07 November 1997)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 05 August 2013

    Shadow Rank: 43 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 42%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    Mystic River (2003)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 119 (on 12 June 2004)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 15 November 2013

    Shadow Rank: 44 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 41%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    Big Fish (2003)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 138 (on 13 December 2004)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 3 January 2014

    Shadow Rank: 48 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 38%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 125 (on 9 May 2005)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 24 May 2016

    Shadow Rank: 49 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 38%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    The Incredibles (2004)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 65 (on 20 October 2005)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: ?

    Shadow Rank: NA out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 46%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

    This movie re-entered IMDb Top 250 on 28 February 2022 and is ranked #232 as of 06 February 2025)

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    King Kong (1933)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 182 (on 27 April 2007)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 14 December 2012

    Shadow Rank: 67 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 31%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    Spartacus (1960)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 141 (on 1 December 2001))

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 27 October 2010

    Shadow Rank: 76 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 28%+ (As of 06 February 2025) )

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    Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 179 (on 1 December 2001)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 12 November 2010

    Shadow Rank: 79 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 28%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

  24. Vote!

    The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 117 (on 3 October 1997)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 15 March 2010

    Shadow Rank: 84 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 26%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

  25. Vote!

    In the Heat of the Night (1967)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 173 (on 12 April 1999)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 31 October 2013

    Shadow Rank: 86 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 25%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

  26. Vote!

    The Avengers (2012)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 25 (on 08 May 2012)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 6 November 2016

    Shadow Rank: 90 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 24%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

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    The Searchers (1956)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 90 (on 18 October 2002)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 03 November 2013

    Shadow Rank: 100 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 20%+ (As of 09 February 2025)

  28. Vote!

    Annie Hall (1977)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 61 (on 7 November 1997))

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 19 August 2018

    Shadow Rank: 13 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 68%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

    *added 10 October 2018

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    12 Monkeys (1995)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 30 (on 26 April 1996)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 20 June 2018

    Shadow Rank: 15 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 67%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

    *added 10 October 2018

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    Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 96 (on 07 November 1997)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 02 January 2024

    Shadow Rank: 3 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 95%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

    added 06 February 2025

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    The Princess Bride (1987)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 25 (on 19 November April 1996)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 25 February 2022

    Shadow Rank: 5 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 84%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

    added 06 February 2025

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    Gandhi (1982)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 77 (on 05 October 1998)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 25 March 2023

    Shadow Rank: 6 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 78%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

    added 06 February 2025

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    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 78 (on 30 December 1998)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 12 June 2020

    Shadow Rank: 7 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 77%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

    added 06 February 2025

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    The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 24 (on 05 October 1998)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 02 August 2019

    Shadow Rank: 8 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 73%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

    added 06 February 2025

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    Touch of Evil (1958)

    Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 54 (on 29 May 2001)

    Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 11 October 2018

    Shadow Rank: 12 out of 100 and IMDb Top 250 Recurrence: 68%+ (As of 06 February 2025)

    added 06 February 2025


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