Top 250 movies as voted by our users
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| Rank | Rating | Title | Votes |
| 1. | 9.2 | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | 1,023,884 |
| 2. | 9.2 | The Godfather (1972) | 721,421 |
| 3. | 9.0 | The Godfather: Part II (1974) | 467,118 |
| 4. | 8.9 | Pulp Fiction (1994) | 793,462 |
| 5. | 8.9 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) | 308,173 |
| 6. | 8.9 | The Dark Knight (2008) | 998,705 |
| 7. | 8.9 | 12 Angry Men (1957) | 251,276 |
| 8. | 8.9 | Schindler's List (1993) | 520,862 |
| 9. | 8.8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | 727,133 |
| 10. | 8.8 | Fight Club (1999) | 777,692 |
| 11. | 8.8 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | 496,524 |
| 12. | 8.8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | 751,248 |
| 13. | 8.7 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) | 425,985 |
| 14. | 8.7 | Inception (2010) | 807,885 |
| 15. | 8.7 | Goodfellas (1990) | 443,865 |
| 16. | 8.7 | Star Wars (1977) | 558,702 |
| 17. | 8.7 | Seven Samurai (1954) | 155,164 |
| 18. | 8.7 | Forrest Gump (1994) | 677,171 |
| 19. | 8.7 | The Matrix (1999) | 734,483 |
| 20. | 8.7 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) | 652,385 |
| 21. | 8.6 | City of God (2002) | 334,878 |
| 22. | 8.6 | Se7en (1995) | 595,669 |
| 23. | 8.6 | The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | 501,081 |
| 24. | 8.6 | Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) | 139,176 |
| 25. | 8.6 | Casablanca (1942) | 266,515 |
| 26. | 8.6 | The Usual Suspects (1995) | 458,591 |
| 27. | 8.6 | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | 419,355 |
| 28. | 8.6 | Rear Window (1954) | 202,746 |
| 29. | 8.6 | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) | 172,143 |
| 30. | 8.6 | Psycho (1960) | 258,191 |
| 31. | 8.6 | Léon: The Professional (1994) | 432,405 |
| 32. | 8.5 | Sunset Blvd. (1950) | 90,820 |
| 33. | 8.5 | American History X (1998) | 472,046 |
| 34. | 8.5 | Apocalypse Now (1979) | 295,429 |
| 35. | 8.5 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | 456,755 |
| 36. | 8.5 | Memento (2000) | 532,322 |
| 37. | 8.5 | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | 520,727 |
| 38. | 8.5 | City Lights (1931) | 59,493 |
| 39. | 8.5 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | 237,622 |
| 40. | 8.5 | Alien (1979) | 343,128 |
| 41. | 8.5 | Spirited Away (2001) | 232,502 |
| 42. | 8.5 | Modern Times (1936) | 75,782 |
| 43. | 8.5 | North by Northwest (1959) | 147,578 |
| 44. | 8.5 | Back to the Future (1985) | 411,579 |
| 45. | 8.5 | Life Is Beautiful (1997) | 224,763 |
| 46. | 8.5 | Citizen Kane (1941) | 206,617 |
| 47. | 8.5 | The Shining (1980) | 361,643 |
| 48. | 8.4 | The Pianist (2002) | 283,298 |
| 49. | 8.4 | The Departed (2006) | 516,260 |
| 50. | 8.4 | M (1931) | 65,619 |
| 51. | 8.4 | Vertigo (1958) | 154,442 |
| 52. | 8.4 | Paths of Glory (1957) | 74,728 |
| 53. | 8.4 | Django Unchained (2012) | 421,668 |
| 54. | 8.4 | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | 648,711 |
| 55. | 8.4 | American Beauty (1999) | 530,698 |
| 56. | 8.4 | Taxi Driver (1976) | 306,165 |
| 57. | 8.4 | Aliens (1986) | 309,963 |
| 58. | 8.4 | Double Indemnity (1944) | 62,846 |
| 59. | 8.4 | The Intouchables (2011) | 209,683 |
| 60. | 8.4 | Gladiator (2000) | 570,690 |
| 61. | 8.4 | The Green Mile (1999) | 425,135 |
| 62. | 8.4 | WALL·E (2008) | 410,884 |
| 63. | 8.4 | The Lives of Others (2006) | 159,908 |
| 64. | 8.4 | Toy Story 3 (2010) | 306,630 |
| 65. | 8.4 | The Great Dictator (1940) | 74,134 |
| 66. | 8.4 | A Clockwork Orange (1971) | 340,123 |
| 67. | 8.4 | The Prestige (2006) | 473,622 |
| 68. | 8.4 | Amélie (2001) | 335,669 |
| 69. | 8.4 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | 124,449 |
| 70. | 8.4 | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) | 136,533 |
| 71. | 8.4 | Reservoir Dogs (1992) | 397,372 |
| 72. | 8.4 | Das Boot (1981) | 112,691 |
| 73. | 8.4 | Cinema Paradiso (1988) | 88,207 |
| 74. | 8.4 | The Lion King (1994) | 344,597 |
| 75. | 8.3 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) | 52,581 |
| 76. | 8.3 | The Third Man (1949) | 76,950 |
| 77. | 8.3 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) | 390,512 |
| 78. | 8.3 | Requiem for a Dream (2000) | 361,535 |
| 79. | 8.3 | Once Upon a Time in America (1984) | 139,273 |
| 80. | 8.3 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) | 418,601 |
| 81. | 8.3 | Full Metal Jacket (1987) | 290,772 |
| 82. | 8.3 | Braveheart (1995) | 458,176 |
| 83. | 8.3 | Oldboy (2003) | 206,919 |
| 84. | 8.3 | L.A. Confidential (1997) | 281,915 |
| 85. | 8.3 | Singin' in the Rain (1952) | 94,773 |
| 86. | 8.3 | Chinatown (1974) | 140,269 |
| 87. | 8.3 | Bicycle Thieves (1948) | 54,263 |
| 88. | 8.3 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) | 252,849 |
| 89. | 8.3 | Metropolis (1927) | 71,050 |
| 90. | 8.3 | Rashomon (1950) | 65,558 |
| 91. | 8.3 | Princess Mononoke (1997) | 128,733 |
| 92. | 8.3 | Some Like It Hot (1959) | 114,216 |
| 93. | 8.3 | Amadeus (1984) | 174,115 |
| 94. | 8.3 | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | 261,306 |
| 95. | 8.3 | All About Eve (1950) | 54,526 |
| 96. | 8.3 | The Sting (1973) | 111,467 |
| 97. | 8.3 | The Apartment (1960) | 67,129 |
| 98. | 8.3 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | 320,097 |
| 99. | 8.3 | Unforgiven (1992) | 180,793 |
| 100. | 8.3 | Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | 34,082 |
| 101. | 8.3 | Grave of the Fireflies (1988) | 71,810 |
| 102. | 8.3 | Raging Bull (1980) | 153,006 |
| 103. | 8.3 | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | 97,135 |
| 104. | 8.3 | Die Hard (1988) | 376,971 |
| 105. | 8.3 | Batman Begins (2005) | 579,761 |
| 106. | 8.3 | A Separation (2011) | 89,471 |
| 107. | 8.3 | Yojimbo (1961) | 47,399 |
| 108. | 8.3 | Inglourious Basterds (2009) | 480,311 |
| 109. | 8.3 | Snatch. (2000) | 373,794 |
| 110. | 8.3 | For a Few Dollars More (1965) | 89,866 |
| 111. | 8.2 | Toy Story (1995) | 351,649 |
| 112. | 8.2 | The Great Escape (1963) | 104,941 |
| 113. | 8.2 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | 51,711 |
| 114. | 8.2 | Up (2009) | 358,351 |
| 115. | 8.2 | Downfall (2004) | 160,781 |
| 116. | 8.2 | Pan's Labyrinth (2006) | 298,906 |
| 117. | 8.2 | On the Waterfront (1954) | 65,373 |
| 118. | 8.2 | The General (1926) | 32,889 |
| 119. | 8.2 | The Seventh Seal (1957) | 70,656 |
| 120. | 8.2 | Heat (1995) | 282,353 |
| 121. | 8.2 | The Elephant Man (1980) | 105,312 |
| 122. | 8.2 | The Maltese Falcon (1941) | 76,774 |
| 123. | 8.2 | The Kid (1921) | 33,201 |
| 124. | 8.2 | Blade Runner (1982) | 310,794 |
| 125. | 8.2 | Scarface (1983) | 328,493 |
| 126. | 8.2 | Rebecca (1940) | 57,805 |
| 127. | 8.2 | Wild Strawberries (1957) | 39,532 |
| 128. | 8.2 | Gran Torino (2008) | 348,791 |
| 129. | 8.2 | Fargo (1996) | 271,042 |
| 130. | 8.2 | Ran (1985) | 52,454 |
| 131. | 8.2 | Ikiru (1952) | 25,881 |
| 132. | 8.2 | The Big Lebowski (1998) | 331,496 |
| 133. | 8.2 | Touch of Evil (1958) | 49,684 |
| 134. | 8.2 | The Gold Rush (1925) | 39,182 |
| 135. | 8.2 | The Deer Hunter (1978) | 153,854 |
| 136. | 8.2 | Cool Hand Luke (1967) | 80,259 |
| 137. | 8.1 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) | 264,016 |
| 138. | 8.1 | It Happened One Night (1934) | 40,762 |
| 139. | 8.1 | No Country for Old Men (2007) | 379,785 |
| 140. | 8.1 | Diabolique (1955) | 25,248 |
| 141. | 8.1 | Casino (1995) | 206,148 |
| 142. | 8.1 | Good Will Hunting (1997) | 346,047 |
| 143. | 8.1 | The Sixth Sense (1999) | 453,260 |
| 144. | 8.1 | Platoon (1986) | 192,322 |
| 145. | 8.1 | Sin City (2005) | 441,211 |
| 146. | 8.1 | Strangers on a Train (1951) | 60,606 |
| 147. | 8.1 | The Thing (1982) | 166,701 |
| 148. | 8.1 | Jaws (1975) | 254,554 |
| 149. | 8.1 | Trainspotting (1996) | 297,011 |
| 150. | 8.1 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) | 97,560 |
| 151. | 8.1 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) | 450,546 |
| 152. | 8.1 | The Wizard of Oz (1939) | 181,968 |
| 153. | 8.1 | Warrior (2011) | 182,647 |
| 154. | 8.1 | The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) | 69,456 |
| 155. | 8.1 | High Noon (1952) | 53,744 |
| 156. | 8.1 | Hotel Rwanda (2004) | 172,369 |
| 157. | 8.1 | The Grapes of Wrath (1940) | 39,939 |
| 158. | 8.1 | Gone with the Wind (1939) | 141,329 |
| 159. | 8.1 | Annie Hall (1977) | 120,310 |
| 160. | 8.1 | My Neighbor Totoro (1988) | 83,138 |
| 161. | 8.1 | The Avengers (2012) | 547,483 |
| 162. | 8.1 | V for Vendetta (2005) | 484,387 |
| 163. | 8.1 | Finding Nemo (2003) | 388,304 |
| 164. | 8.1 | Dial M for Murder (1954) | 61,978 |
| 165. | 8.1 | Notorious (1946) | 49,809 |
| 166. | 8.1 | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) | 237,331 |
| 167. | 8.1 | Into the Wild (2007) | 249,604 |
| 168. | 8.1 | Life of Brian (1979) | 174,263 |
| 169. | 8.1 | The Night of the Hunter (1955) | 42,071 |
| 170. | 8.1 | There Will Be Blood (2007) | 240,514 |
| 171. | 8.1 | The Hunt (2012) | 31,547 |
| 172. | 8.1 | Network (1976) | 66,198 |
| 173. | 8.1 | The Terminator (1984) | 359,797 |
| 174. | 8.1 | Ben-Hur (1959) | 101,120 |
| 175. | 8.1 | Million Dollar Baby (2004) | 289,599 |
| 176. | 8.1 | The Big Sleep (1946) | 44,542 |
| 177. | 8.1 | The King's Speech (2010) | 275,283 |
| 178. | 8.1 | Stand by Me (1986) | 173,016 |
| 179. | 8.1 | The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) | 26,386 |
| 180. | 8.1 | The 400 Blows (1959) | 43,558 |
| 181. | 8.1 | Groundhog Day (1993) | 268,425 |
| 182. | 8.1 | Twelve Monkeys (1995) | 300,377 |
| 183. | 8.1 | Mary and Max (2009) | 63,909 |
| 184. | 8.1 | Dog Day Afternoon (1975) | 120,229 |
| 185. | 8.1 | Donnie Darko (2001) | 380,679 |
| 186. | 8.1 | Howl's Moving Castle (2004) | 114,771 |
| 187. | 8.1 | Persona (1966) | 34,348 |
| 188. | 8.1 | Amores Perros (2000) | 115,217 |
| 189. | 8.1 | The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | 306,672 |
| 190. | 8.0 | Gandhi (1982) | 104,910 |
| 191. | 8.0 | The Killing (1956) | 41,943 |
| 192. | 8.0 | A Beautiful Mind (2001) | 326,296 |
| 193. | 8.0 | Black Swan (2010) | 357,648 |
| 194. | 8.0 | The Graduate (1967) | 141,739 |
| 195. | 8.0 | The Princess Bride (1987) | 197,935 |
| 196. | 8.0 | 8½ (1963) | 51,707 |
| 197. | 8.0 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) | 35,782 |
| 198. | 8.0 | The Hustler (1961) | 41,060 |
| 199. | 8.0 | La Strada (1954) | 30,442 |
| 200. | 8.0 | Rocky (1976) | 209,567 |
| 201. | 8.0 | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | 405,607 |
| 202. | 8.0 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) | 37,503 |
| 203. | 8.0 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) | 30,289 |
| 204. | 8.0 | Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) | 139,749 |
| 205. | 8.0 | Rope (1948) | 62,274 |
| 206. | 8.0 | The Exorcist (1973) | 202,561 |
| 207. | 8.0 | The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | 50,834 |
| 208. | 8.0 | The Wild Bunch (1969) | 48,437 |
| 209. | 8.0 | Barry Lyndon (1975) | 66,005 |
| 210. | 8.0 | In the Name of the Father (1993) | 61,300 |
| 211. | 8.0 | Stalag 17 (1953) | 31,458 |
| 212. | 8.0 | Monsters, Inc. (2001) | 312,398 |
| 213. | 8.0 | Life of Pi (2012) | 230,338 |
| 214. | 8.0 | Infernal Affairs (2002) | 60,808 |
| 215. | 8.0 | Fanny and Alexander (1982) | 25,730 |
| 216. | 8.0 | Memories of Murder (2003) | 31,578 |
| 217. | 8.0 | The Truman Show (1998) | 385,309 |
| 218. | 8.0 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | 497,129 |
| 219. | 8.0 | Stalker (1979) | 41,255 |
| 220. | 8.0 | Roman Holiday (1953) | 60,077 |
| 221. | 8.0 | Like Stars on Earth (2007) | 35,352 |
| 222. | 8.0 | 3 Idiots (2009) | 77,733 |
| 223. | 8.0 | Sleuth (1972) | 28,674 |
| 224. | 8.0 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) | 288,363 |
| 225. | 8.0 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) | 335,847 |
| 226. | 8.0 | A Fistful of Dollars (1964) | 77,741 |
| 227. | 8.0 | Jurassic Park (1993) | 325,876 |
| 228. | 8.0 | Ip Man (2008) | 81,610 |
| 229. | 8.0 | Star Trek (2009) | 339,960 |
| 230. | 8.0 | Incendies (2010) | 34,255 |
| 231. | 8.0 | District 9 (2009) | 367,186 |
| 232. | 8.0 | The Artist (2011/I) | 127,601 |
| 233. | 8.0 | Ratatouille (2007) | 301,639 |
| 234. | 8.0 | Shutter Island (2010) | 413,160 |
| 235. | 8.0 | A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) | 57,513 |
| 236. | 8.0 | La Haine (1995) | 60,355 |
| 237. | 8.0 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) | 65,906 |
| 238. | 8.0 | Rain Man (1988) | 261,702 |
| 239. | 8.0 | All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) | 36,350 |
| 240. | 8.0 | Beauty and the Beast (1991) | 179,741 |
| 241. | 8.0 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) | 50,312 |
| 242. | 8.0 | Rosemary's Baby (1968) | 98,327 |
| 243. | 8.0 | Papillon (1973) | 58,575 |
| 244. | 8.0 | Harvey (1950) | 35,404 |
| 245. | 8.0 | Mystic River (2003) | 244,073 |
| 246. | 7.9 | Before Sunrise (1995) | 93,640 |
| 247. | 7.9 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003) | 40,110 |
| 248. | 7.9 | The Celebration (1998) | 44,836 |
| 249. | 7.9 | In the Mood for Love (2000) | 47,717 |
| 250. | 7.9 | Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) | 43,158 |
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.