Top 250 movies as voted by our users
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| Rank | Rating | Title | Votes |
| 1. | 9.2 | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | 707,178 |
| 2. | 9.2 | The Godfather (1972) | 529,413 |
| 3. | 9.0 | The Godfather: Part II (1974) | 332,672 |
| 4. | 8.9 | Pulp Fiction (1994) | 554,953 |
| 5. | 8.9 | Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966) | 221,343 |
| 6. | 8.9 | 12 Angry Men (1957) | 172,368 |
| 7. | 8.9 | Schindler's List (1993) | 370,497 |
| 8. | 8.8 | The Dark Knight (2008) | 641,575 |
| 9. | 8.8 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) | 296,278 |
| 10. | 8.8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | 495,056 |
| 11. | 8.8 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | 360,988 |
| 12. | 8.8 | Fight Club (1999) | 531,828 |
| 13. | 8.8 | Inception (2010) | 492,819 |
| 14. | 8.8 | Shichinin no samurai (1954) | 122,187 |
| 15. | 8.7 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | 516,023 |
| 16. | 8.7 | Goodfellas (1990) | 313,035 |
| 17. | 8.7 | Star Wars (1977) | 406,686 |
| 18. | 8.7 | Cidade de Deus (2002) | 233,496 |
| 19. | 8.7 | Casablanca (1942) | 208,175 |
| 20. | 8.7 | The Matrix (1999) | 513,400 |
| 21. | 8.7 | C'era una volta il West (1968) | 101,548 |
| 22. | 8.7 | Rear Window (1954) | 153,180 |
| 23. | 8.7 | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | 311,056 |
| 24. | 8.7 | The Usual Suspects (1995) | 343,997 |
| 25. | 8.7 | The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | 339,285 |
| 26. | 8.6 | Se7en (1995) | 400,845 |
| 27. | 8.6 | Psycho (1960) | 188,721 |
| 28. | 8.6 | Forrest Gump (1994) | 440,001 |
| 29. | 8.6 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) | 444,181 |
| 30. | 8.6 | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) | 132,510 |
| 31. | 8.6 | Léon (1994) | 289,268 |
| 32. | 8.6 | Memento (2000) | 374,189 |
| 33. | 8.6 | Sunset Blvd. (1950) | 71,001 |
| 34. | 8.6 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | 190,367 |
| 35. | 8.6 | Apocalypse Now (1979) | 221,798 |
| 36. | 8.5 | American History X (1998) | 321,825 |
| 37. | 8.5 | North by Northwest (1959) | 116,211 |
| 38. | 8.5 | Citizen Kane (1941) | 168,279 |
| 39. | 8.5 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | 324,284 |
| 40. | 8.5 | American Beauty (1999) | 384,571 |
| 41. | 8.5 | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | 365,175 |
| 42. | 8.5 | Toy Story 3 (2010) | 186,997 |
| 43. | 8.5 | Taxi Driver (1976) | 218,143 |
| 44. | 8.5 | Alien (1979) | 236,656 |
| 45. | 8.5 | City Lights (1931) | 40,808 |
| 46. | 8.5 | Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) | 150,338 |
| 47. | 8.5 | Vertigo (1958) | 116,871 |
| 48. | 8.5 | The Shining (1980) | 247,514 |
| 49. | 8.5 | Paths of Glory (1957) | 58,236 |
| 50. | 8.5 | M (1931) | 51,351 |
| 51. | 8.5 | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) | 246,979 |
| 52. | 8.5 | The Pianist (2002) | 190,548 |
| 53. | 8.5 | The Departed (2006) | 363,406 |
| 54. | 8.4 | Double Indemnity (1944) | 48,543 |
| 55. | 8.4 | WALL·E (2008) | 271,163 |
| 56. | 8.4 | Das Leben der Anderen (2006) | 110,201 |
| 57. | 8.4 | Modern Times (1936) | 50,732 |
| 58. | 8.4 | A Clockwork Orange (1971) | 252,594 |
| 59. | 8.4 | Aliens (1986) | 221,494 |
| 60. | 8.4 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | 97,645 |
| 61. | 8.4 | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) | 105,012 |
| 62. | 8.4 | La vita è bella (1997) | 153,430 |
| 63. | 8.4 | Back to the Future (1985) | 282,013 |
| 64. | 8.4 | Requiem for a Dream (2000) | 255,131 |
| 65. | 8.4 | Das Boot (1981) | 87,995 |
| 66. | 8.4 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) | 298,932 |
| 67. | 8.4 | Reservoir Dogs (1992) | 282,607 |
| 68. | 8.4 | The Third Man (1949) | 62,465 |
| 69. | 8.4 | The Prestige (2006) | 307,203 |
| 70. | 8.4 | Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (2011) | 34,702 |
| 71. | 8.4 | L.A. Confidential (1997) | 211,271 |
| 72. | 8.4 | Chinatown (1974) | 102,841 |
| 73. | 8.4 | The Green Mile (1999) | 285,189 |
| 74. | 8.4 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) | 41,795 |
| 75. | 8.4 | Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) | 62,300 |
| 76. | 8.4 | The Great Dictator (1940) | 51,382 |
| 77. | 8.3 | Gladiator (2000) | 391,916 |
| 78. | 8.3 | Once Upon a Time in America (1984) | 98,829 |
| 79. | 8.3 | Rashômon (1950) | 51,132 |
| 80. | 8.3 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974) | 194,549 |
| 81. | 8.3 | Full Metal Jacket (1987) | 207,774 |
| 82. | 8.3 | Amadeus (1984) | 126,771 |
| 83. | 8.3 | Some Like It Hot (1959) | 86,602 |
| 84. | 8.3 | Ladri di biciclette (1948) | 38,585 |
| 85. | 8.3 | Raging Bull (1980) | 116,393 |
| 86. | 8.3 | Singin' in the Rain (1952) | 71,025 |
| 87. | 8.3 | All About Eve (1950) | 43,596 |
| 88. | 8.3 | Braveheart (1995) | 322,967 |
| 89. | 8.3 | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | 75,281 |
| 90. | 8.3 | Metropolis (1927) | 53,282 |
| 91. | 8.3 | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | 202,537 |
| 92. | 8.3 | El laberinto del fauno (2006) | 213,769 |
| 93. | 8.3 | Oldeuboi (2003) | 140,325 |
| 94. | 8.3 | The Apartment (1960) | 49,185 |
| 95. | 8.3 | Unforgiven (1992) | 133,976 |
| 96. | 8.3 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) | 279,710 |
| 97. | 8.3 | The Sting (1973) | 85,088 |
| 98. | 8.3 | Der Untergang (2004) | 115,509 |
| 99. | 8.3 | Mononoke-hime (1997) | 89,857 |
| 100. | 8.3 | Inglourious Basterds (2009) | 295,472 |
| 101. | 8.3 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | 226,691 |
| 102. | 8.3 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | 41,553 |
| 103. | 8.3 | The Elephant Man (1980) | 78,832 |
| 104. | 8.3 | On the Waterfront (1954) | 51,908 |
| 105. | 8.3 | Up (2009) | 206,200 |
| 106. | 8.3 | The Lion King (1994) | 220,228 |
| 107. | 8.3 | Die Hard (1988) | 256,935 |
| 108. | 8.3 | Det sjunde inseglet (1957) | 51,800 |
| 109. | 8.3 | Hotaru no haka (1988) | 49,385 |
| 110. | 8.3 | The Maltese Falcon (1941) | 63,195 |
| 111. | 8.3 | Gran Torino (2008) | 214,201 |
| 112. | 8.3 | The Great Escape (1963) | 80,274 |
| 113. | 8.3 | Rebecca (1940) | 44,584 |
| 114. | 8.2 | Yôjinbô (1961) | 37,285 |
| 115. | 8.2 | Batman Begins (2005) | 369,497 |
| 116. | 8.2 | Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) | 63,635 |
| 117. | 8.2 | Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | 24,311 |
| 118. | 8.2 | The General (1926) | 25,852 |
| 119. | 8.2 | Heat (1995) | 198,054 |
| 120. | 8.2 | Snatch. (2000) | 251,644 |
| 121. | 8.2 | Fargo (1996) | 208,406 |
| 122. | 8.2 | Sin City (2005) | 330,233 |
| 123. | 8.2 | Blade Runner (1982) | 235,251 |
| 124. | 8.2 | Ran (1985) | 42,533 |
| 125. | 8.2 | Smultronstället (1957) | 29,015 |
| 126. | 8.2 | Touch of Evil (1958) | 40,794 |
| 127. | 8.2 | The Artist (2011) | 21,062 |
| 128. | 8.2 | Toy Story (1995) | 229,132 |
| 129. | 8.2 | Black Swan (2010) | 211,345 |
| 130. | 8.2 | Hotel Rwanda (2004) | 125,078 |
| 131. | 8.2 | Jaws (1975) | 182,609 |
| 132. | 8.2 | No Country for Old Men (2007) | 271,050 |
| 133. | 8.2 | The King's Speech (2010) | 151,543 |
| 134. | 8.2 | The Big Lebowski (1998) | 239,144 |
| 135. | 8.2 | The Deer Hunter (1978) | 116,290 |
| 136. | 8.2 | Cool Hand Luke (1967) | 59,541 |
| 137. | 8.2 | The Wizard of Oz (1939) | 134,950 |
| 138. | 8.2 | The Sixth Sense (1999) | 323,260 |
| 139. | 8.2 | It Happened One Night (1934) | 32,055 |
| 140. | 8.2 | Ikiru (1952) | 20,954 |
| 141. | 8.2 | Strangers on a Train (1951) | 45,251 |
| 142. | 8.2 | Scarface (1983) | 217,683 |
| 143. | 8.2 | Annie Hall (1977) | 86,702 |
| 144. | 8.2 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) | 311,887 |
| 145. | 8.2 | Warrior (2011) | 59,972 |
| 146. | 8.1 | High Noon (1952) | 42,950 |
| 147. | 8.1 | The Kid (1921) | 21,755 |
| 148. | 8.1 | Platoon (1986) | 144,106 |
| 149. | 8.1 | Le salaire de la peur (1953) | 18,728 |
| 150. | 8.1 | The Gold Rush (1925) | 28,517 |
| 151. | 8.1 | Trainspotting (1996) | 205,130 |
| 152. | 8.1 | Into the Wild (2007) | 161,414 |
| 153. | 8.1 | Donnie Darko (2001) | 279,964 |
| 154. | 8.1 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) | 74,420 |
| 155. | 8.1 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) | 180,903 |
| 156. | 8.1 | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | 264,841 |
| 157. | 8.1 | Notorious (1946) | 39,165 |
| 158. | 8.1 | El secreto de sus ojos (2009) | 43,721 |
| 159. | 8.1 | The Grapes of Wrath (1940) | 30,318 |
| 160. | 8.1 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) | 15,242 |
| 161. | 8.1 | Gone with the Wind (1939) | 105,290 |
| 162. | 8.1 | Million Dollar Baby (2004) | 201,474 |
| 163. | 8.1 | The Thing (1982) | 116,749 |
| 164. | 8.1 | There Will Be Blood (2007) | 174,273 |
| 165. | 8.1 | Casino (1995) | 148,541 |
| 166. | 8.1 | Amores perros (2000) | 84,980 |
| 167. | 8.1 | Life of Brian (1979) | 126,464 |
| 168. | 8.1 | Groundhog Day (1993) | 190,513 |
| 169. | 8.1 | Ben-Hur (1959) | 76,175 |
| 170. | 8.1 | Les diaboliques (1955) | 20,147 |
| 171. | 8.1 | Finding Nemo (2003) | 247,978 |
| 172. | 8.1 | Tonari no Totoro (1988) | 49,819 |
| 173. | 8.1 | The Big Sleep (1946) | 35,966 |
| 174. | 8.1 | The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) | 21,631 |
| 175. | 8.1 | The Terminator (1984) | 250,036 |
| 176. | 8.1 | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) | 123,578 |
| 177. | 8.1 | The Graduate (1967) | 103,885 |
| 178. | 8.1 | V for Vendetta (2005) | 324,168 |
| 179. | 8.1 | Stand by Me (1986) | 121,567 |
| 180. | 8.1 | Twelve Monkeys (1995) | 222,797 |
| 181. | 8.1 | Dog Day Afternoon (1975) | 83,405 |
| 182. | 8.1 | The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | 212,098 |
| 183. | 8.1 | Good Will Hunting (1997) | 217,732 |
| 184. | 8.1 | The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | 42,055 |
| 185. | 8.1 | District 9 (2009) | 239,930 |
| 186. | 8.1 | Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) | 19,382 |
| 187. | 8.1 | Network (1976) | 47,475 |
| 188. | 8.1 | Gandhi (1982) | 70,842 |
| 189. | 8.1 | Les quatre cents coups (1959) | 32,087 |
| 190. | 8.1 | The Night of the Hunter (1955) | 32,922 |
| 191. | 8.1 | Mary and Max (2009) | 35,289 |
| 192. | 8.1 | La battaglia di Algeri (1966) | 18,668 |
| 193. | 8.0 | 8½ (1963) | 39,445 |
| 194. | 8.0 | Persona (1966) | 23,827 |
| 195. | 8.0 | Dial M for Murder (1954) | 42,270 |
| 196. | 8.0 | The Princess Bride (1987) | 152,103 |
| 197. | 8.0 | The Killing (1956) | 32,620 |
| 198. | 8.0 | The Wrestler (2008) | 141,729 |
| 199. | 8.0 | Hugo (2011/II) | 21,647 |
| 200. | 8.0 | Ratatouille (2007) | 197,259 |
| 201. | 8.0 | The Hustler (1961) | 32,500 |
| 202. | 8.0 | La strada (1954) | 23,208 |
| 203. | 8.0 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) | 26,949 |
| 204. | 8.0 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) | 153,357 |
| 205. | 8.0 | La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928) | 14,692 |
| 206. | 8.0 | Fanny och Alexander (1982) | 19,897 |
| 207. | 8.0 | The Exorcist (1973) | 145,506 |
| 208. | 8.0 | Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) | 71,200 |
| 209. | 8.0 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | 55,839 |
| 210. | 8.0 | Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007) | 46,035 |
| 211. | 8.0 | The Wild Bunch (1969) | 39,034 |
| 212. | 8.0 | Stalag 17 (1953) | 25,397 |
| 213. | 8.0 | Seppuku (1962) | 7,704 |
| 214. | 8.0 | Sherlock Jr. (1924) | 11,378 |
| 215. | 8.0 | Star Trek (2009) | 208,275 |
| 216. | 8.0 | A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) | 43,649 |
| 217. | 8.0 | Barry Lyndon (1975) | 50,865 |
| 218. | 8.0 | Rocky (1976) | 141,557 |
| 219. | 8.0 | Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) | 16,825 |
| 220. | 8.0 | Avatar (2009) | 401,358 |
| 221. | 8.0 | All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) | 27,929 |
| 222. | 8.0 | Le notti di Cabiria (1957) | 15,369 |
| 223. | 8.0 | Drive (2011) | 121,094 |
| 224. | 8.0 | The Truman Show (1998) | 234,890 |
| 225. | 8.0 | Mou gaan dou (2002) | 46,226 |
| 226. | 8.0 | Festen (1998) | 34,579 |
| 227. | 8.0 | A Beautiful Mind (2001) | 198,509 |
| 228. | 8.0 | Rosemary's Baby (1968) | 70,876 |
| 229. | 8.0 | Roman Holiday (1953) | 42,517 |
| 230. | 8.0 | Låt den rätte komma in (2008) | 93,410 |
| 231. | 8.0 | Mystic River (2003) | 168,601 |
| 232. | 8.0 | Rope (1948) | 43,644 |
| 233. | 8.0 | Yip Man (2008) | 38,663 |
| 234. | 8.0 | Tropa de Elite 2 - O Inimigo Agora É Outro (2010) | 19,247 |
| 235. | 8.0 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) | 29,065 |
| 236. | 8.0 | Tôkyô monogatari (1953) | 11,552 |
| 237. | 8.0 | Magnolia (1999) | 149,207 |
| 238. | 8.0 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | 335,461 |
| 239. | 8.0 | Manhattan (1979) | 51,971 |
| 240. | 8.0 | Big Fish (2003) | 191,433 |
| 241. | 8.0 | In Bruges (2008) | 148,854 |
| 242. | 8.0 | The Incredibles (2004) | 223,569 |
| 243. | 8.0 | Stalker (1979) | 29,253 |
| 244. | 8.0 | Beauty and the Beast (1991) | 111,657 |
| 245. | 8.0 | Trois couleurs: Rouge (1994) | 31,591 |
| 246. | 8.0 | Kaze no tani no Naushika (1984) | 31,517 |
| 247. | 8.0 | Ed Wood (1994) | 93,292 |
| 248. | 8.0 | Monsters, Inc. (2001) | 188,629 |
| 249. | 8.0 | Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) | 36,882 |
| 250. | 8.0 | Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986) | 32,225 |
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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