Top 250 movies as voted by our users

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RankRatingTitleVotes
1.9.2The Shawshank Redemption (1994)798,636
2.9.2The Godfather (1972)590,121
3.9.0The Godfather: Part II (1974)375,189
4.8.9Pulp Fiction (1994)627,033
5.8.9The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)247,410
6.8.912 Angry Men (1957)197,009
7.8.9Schindler's List (1993)417,991
8.8.8The Dark Knight (2008)759,423
9.8.8The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)565,581
10.8.8Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)405,407
11.8.8Fight Club (1999)609,296
12.8.8One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)338,359
13.8.7The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)588,499
14.8.7Inception (2010)594,460
15.8.7Goodfellas (1990)355,389
16.8.7Star Wars (1977)455,169
17.8.7Seven Samurai (1954)132,992
18.8.7The Dark Knight Rises (2012)245,045
19.8.7The Matrix (1999)584,696
20.8.7City of God (2002)264,509
21.8.7Forrest Gump (1994)513,692
22.8.7Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)113,376
23.8.7Casablanca (1942)227,203
24.8.6The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)507,002
25.8.6The Silence of the Lambs (1991)388,970
26.8.6Se7en (1995)462,885
27.8.6Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)349,243
28.8.6The Usual Suspects (1995)382,298
29.8.6Rear Window (1954)169,657
30.8.6Psycho (1960)209,243
31.8.6It's a Wonderful Life (1946)144,475
32.8.6Léon: The Professional (1994)338,130
33.8.6Sunset Blvd. (1950)77,319
34.8.6Memento (2000)426,598
35.8.5American History X (1998)367,693
36.8.5Apocalypse Now (1979)245,221
37.8.5Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)369,890
38.8.5Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)206,762
39.8.5Saving Private Ryan (1998)415,336
40.8.5North by Northwest (1959)126,013
41.8.5Alien (1979)275,562
42.8.5City Lights (1931)46,956
43.8.5Citizen Kane (1941)181,303
44.8.5Spirited Away (2001)175,919
45.8.5The Shining (1980)282,973
46.8.5American Beauty (1999)432,779
47.8.5Taxi Driver (1976)247,437
48.8.5Toy Story 3 (2010)228,150
49.8.5Vertigo (1958)128,109
50.8.5Modern Times (1936)58,639
51.8.4The Pianist (2002)218,566
52.8.4The Departed (2006)411,224
53.8.4M (1931)56,095
54.8.4The Avengers (2012)285,833
55.8.4Back to the Future (1985)323,263
56.8.4Paths of Glory (1957)63,554
57.8.4Double Indemnity (1944)53,382
58.8.4Aliens (1986)253,591
59.8.4WALL·E (2008)315,779
60.8.4Life Is Beautiful (1997)174,559
61.8.4The Lives of Others (2006)126,271
62.8.4A Clockwork Orange (1971)279,993
63.8.4Amélie (2001)275,374
64.8.4To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)115,600
65.8.4Lawrence of Arabia (1962)105,889
66.8.4Gladiator (2000)449,568
67.8.4Reservoir Dogs (1992)318,281
68.8.4The Prestige (2006)357,155
69.8.4The Green Mile (1999)326,757
70.8.4The Great Dictator (1940)58,388
71.8.4Requiem for a Dream (2000)290,237
72.8.4Das Boot (1981)96,125
73.8.4The Third Man (1949)67,512
74.8.4Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)338,277
75.8.4The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)45,386
76.8.4Chinatown (1974)115,418
77.8.3L.A. Confidential (1997)234,870
78.8.3Cinema Paradiso (1988)70,406
79.8.3Once Upon a Time in America (1984)112,023
80.8.3The Intouchables (2011)68,318
81.8.3Full Metal Jacket (1987)235,326
82.8.3Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)214,859
83.8.3Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)316,153
84.8.3Some Like It Hot (1959)95,888
85.8.3Braveheart (1995)368,451
86.8.3Singin' in the Rain (1952)78,739
87.8.3Oldboy (2003)160,831
88.8.3The Lion King (1994)259,224
89.8.3Amadeus (1984)142,224
90.8.3Rashomon (1950)55,842
91.8.3Metropolis (1927)59,347
92.8.3Bicycle Thieves (1948)43,632
93.8.3All About Eve (1950)47,286
94.8.3Raging Bull (1980)128,621
95.8.3Unforgiven (1992)149,282
96.8.3The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)82,956
97.8.3The Apartment (1960)55,201
98.8.32001: A Space Odyssey (1968)221,239
99.8.3The Sting (1973)93,597
100.8.3Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)258,416
101.8.3Princess Mononoke (1997)102,717
102.8.3A Separation (2011)57,959
103.8.3Pan's Labyrinth (2006)240,851
104.8.3Die Hard (1988)294,840
105.8.3Downfall (2004)129,739
106.8.3Witness for the Prosecution (1957)27,356
107.8.3Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)45,109
108.8.3Batman Begins (2005)440,908
109.8.3Inglourious Basterds (2009)349,946
110.8.3The Great Escape (1963)88,604
111.8.3Grave of the Fireflies (1988)55,986
112.8.3Up (2009)253,367
113.8.3The Elephant Man (1980)87,736
114.8.3For a Few Dollars More (1965)72,155
115.8.3On the Waterfront (1954)56,466
116.8.3Snatch. (2000)290,244
117.8.3Yojimbo (1961)40,571
118.8.2The Seventh Seal (1957)58,278
119.8.2The Maltese Falcon (1941)67,865
120.8.2Heat (1995)225,467
121.8.2Gran Torino (2008)257,241
122.8.2Rebecca (1940)48,916
123.8.2The General (1926)28,203
124.8.2Toy Story (1995)267,640
125.8.2Blade Runner (1982)262,024
126.8.2Wild Strawberries (1957)32,475
127.8.2Fargo (1996)229,492
128.8.2Touch of Evil (1958)43,841
129.8.2The Big Lebowski (1998)267,478
130.8.2The Kid (1921)25,337
131.8.2Ran (1985)45,904
132.8.2Scarface (1983)253,833
133.8.2Sin City (2005)367,117
134.8.2Cool Hand Luke (1967)66,910
135.8.2The Deer Hunter (1978)129,011
136.8.2Strangers on a Train (1951)50,112
137.8.2Jaws (1975)204,869
138.8.2The Gold Rush (1925)32,077
139.8.2No Country for Old Men (2007)306,613
140.8.2Hotel Rwanda (2004)140,486
141.8.2It Happened One Night (1934)35,031
142.8.2High Noon (1952)46,514
143.8.1The Sixth Sense (1999)366,636
144.8.1Platoon (1986)160,630
145.8.1Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)82,266
146.8.1The Wizard of Oz (1939)149,525
147.8.1Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)208,529
148.8.1The Thing (1982)134,555
149.8.1Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)355,833
150.8.1Notorious (1946)42,554
151.8.1The King's Speech (2010)193,316
152.8.1Annie Hall (1977)98,306
153.8.1Trainspotting (1996)233,598
154.8.1Casino (1995)166,806
155.8.1Warrior (2011)109,330
156.8.1The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)52,094
157.8.1Black Swan (2010)262,714
158.8.1The Grapes of Wrath (1940)33,512
159.8.1Gone with the Wind (1939)117,320
160.8.1Into the Wild (2007)188,559
161.8.1Life of Brian (1979)142,593
162.8.1Good Will Hunting (1997)256,280
163.8.1The Big Sleep (1946)38,868
164.8.1Donnie Darko (2001)312,226
165.8.1Ben-Hur (1959)84,524
166.8.1Network (1976)53,866
167.8.1How to Train Your Dragon (2010)159,096
168.8.1Finding Nemo (2003)291,585
169.8.1The Terminator (1984)287,269
170.8.1V for Vendetta (2005)376,991
171.8.1The Night of the Hunter (1955)35,899
172.8.1Million Dollar Baby (2004)229,635
173.8.1Stand by Me (1986)138,359
174.8.1The Artist (2011)81,498
175.8.1There Will Be Blood (2007)194,960
176.8.1My Neighbor Totoro (1988)60,036
177.8.1Dial M for Murder (1954)48,327
178.8.1Groundhog Day (1993)216,652
179.8.1Dog Day Afternoon (1975)96,019
180.8.1Amores Perros (2000)95,237
181.8.1Twelve Monkeys (1995)247,870
182.8.1The Graduate (1967)117,151
183.8.1The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)243,917
184.8.1Slumdog Millionaire (2008)312,477
185.8.1Gandhi (1982)81,557
186.8.1Mary and Max (2009)44,829
187.8.1The 400 Blows (1959)35,911
188.8.1The Killing (1956)35,814
189.8.1Persona (1966)27,303
190.8.1 (1963)43,575
191.8.0The Manchurian Candidate (1962)45,349
192.8.0The Princess Bride (1987)166,620
193.8.0Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)30,024
194.8.0La Strada (1954)25,739
195.8.0The Hustler (1961)35,494
196.8.0Howl's Moving Castle (2004)85,680
197.8.0District 9 (2009)281,395
198.8.0Stalag 17 (1953)27,458
199.8.0The Wild Bunch (1969)42,163
200.8.0Rocky (1976)163,176
201.8.0The Exorcist (1973)164,101
202.8.0A Beautiful Mind (2001)239,856
203.8.0Rope (1948)49,633
204.8.0Barry Lyndon (1975)55,805
205.8.0Stalker (1979)33,313
206.8.0The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)31,747
207.8.0Ratatouille (2007)229,897
208.8.0The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)52,561
209.8.0A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)48,509
210.8.0Infernal Affairs (2002)50,885
211.8.0Roman Holiday (1953)48,251
212.8.0The Wrestler (2008)161,881
213.8.0The Truman Show (1998)280,682
214.8.0Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)199,821
215.8.0Star Trek (2009)245,477
216.8.0Ip Man (2008)52,480
217.8.0Harvey (1950)30,162
218.8.0Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)389,299
219.8.0Rosemary's Baby (1968)79,423
220.8.0Beauty and the Beast (1991)134,538
221.8.0A Fistful of Dollars (1964)59,024
222.8.0Bringing Up Baby (1938)29,072
223.8.0Shadow of a Doubt (1943)28,321
224.8.0Monsters, Inc. (2001)227,321
225.8.0All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)30,787
226.8.0In the Name of the Father (1993)43,010
227.8.0Nosferatu (1922)41,600
228.8.0Manhattan (1979)59,198
229.8.0Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)30,815
230.8.0Mystic River (2003)193,418
231.8.0Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)37,848
232.8.0Rain Man (1988)189,992
233.8.0Let the Right One In (2008)106,769
234.8.0La Haine (1995)45,091
235.8.0Shutter Island (2010)294,674
236.8.0La Dolce Vita (1960)26,256
237.8.0Big Fish (2003)217,159
238.8.0Rio Bravo (1959)25,757
239.8.0In the Heat of the Night (1967)29,482
240.8.0The Searchers (1956)38,865
241.8.0Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)37,673
242.8.0Ed Wood (1994)100,226
243.8.0In the Mood for Love (2000)37,393
244.8.0King Kong (1933)47,629
245.8.0The Untouchables (1987)122,481
246.8.0The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)120,967
247.8.0His Girl Friday (1940)27,577
248.8.0Patton (1970)52,236
249.8.0Castle in the Sky (1986)38,906
250.8.0The Philadelphia Story (1940)34,863

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.