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RankRatingTitleVotes
1.9.2The Shawshank Redemption (1994)968,553
2.9.2The Godfather (1972)689,341
3.9.0The Godfather: Part II (1974)445,241
4.8.9Pulp Fiction (1994)753,477
5.8.9Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)293,709
6.8.9The Dark Knight (2008)942,084
7.8.912 Angry Men (1957)238,160
8.8.9Schindler's List (1993)496,465
9.8.8The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)691,414
10.8.8Fight Club (1999)737,043
11.8.8Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)474,416
12.8.8The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)716,068
13.8.8One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)404,727
14.8.7Inception (2010)757,187
15.8.7Goodfellas (1990)422,189
16.8.7Star Wars (1977)531,709
17.8.7Shichinin no samurai (1954)149,580
18.8.7Forrest Gump (1994)637,486
19.8.7The Matrix (1999)698,572
20.8.7The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)620,711
21.8.7Cidade de Deus (2002)317,919
22.8.6Se7en (1995)563,897
23.8.6The Silence of the Lambs (1991)473,636
24.8.6C'era una volta il West (1968)132,715
25.8.6Casablanca (1942)257,401
26.8.6The Usual Suspects (1995)440,360
27.8.6Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)402,240
28.8.6Rear Window (1954)194,555
29.8.6It's a Wonderful Life (1946)166,141
30.8.6Psycho (1960)246,033
31.8.6Léon (1994)410,919
32.8.5Sunset Blvd. (1950)87,425
33.8.5American History X (1998)447,150
34.8.5Memento (2000)507,917
35.8.5Apocalypse Now (1979)282,880
36.8.5Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)436,011
37.8.5Saving Private Ryan (1998)495,135
38.8.5Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)230,551
39.8.5City Lights (1931)56,324
40.8.5Alien (1979)327,598
41.8.5Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)218,412
42.8.5North by Northwest (1959)142,202
43.8.5Modern Times (1936)71,514
44.8.5Citizen Kane (1941)200,614
45.8.5Back to the Future (1985)388,765
46.8.5Django Unchained (2012)338,050
47.8.5The Shining (1980)343,068
48.8.5The Pianist (2002)268,236
49.8.4The Dark Knight Rises (2012)593,625
50.8.4La vita è bella (1997)212,912
51.8.4The Departed (2006)490,749
52.8.4M (1931)63,269
53.8.4Vertigo (1958)148,532
54.8.4Paths of Glory (1957)71,782
55.8.4American Beauty (1999)508,381
56.8.4Taxi Driver (1976)292,416
57.8.4Double Indemnity (1944)60,482
58.8.4Aliens (1986)296,688
59.8.4Toy Story 3 (2010)287,182
60.8.4WALL·E (2008)387,259
61.8.4Das Leben der Anderen (2006)151,881
62.8.4Intouchables (2011)181,795
63.8.4The Green Mile (1999)402,460
64.8.4Gladiator (2000)542,510
65.8.4A Clockwork Orange (1971)325,907
66.8.4The Great Dictator (1940)70,222
67.8.4Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)322,011
68.8.4The Prestige (2006)445,592
69.8.4Lawrence of Arabia (1962)120,239
70.8.4To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)131,081
71.8.4Reservoir Dogs (1992)379,098
72.8.4Das Boot (1981)108,667
73.8.4Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988)83,773
74.8.3The Third Man (1949)74,646
75.8.3The Lion King (1994)324,227
76.8.3Requiem for a Dream (2000)345,518
77.8.3The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)50,701
78.8.3Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)399,389
79.8.3Once Upon a Time in America (1984)132,961
80.8.3Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)371,168
81.8.3Full Metal Jacket (1987)277,914
82.8.3L.A. Confidential (1997)270,455
83.8.3Braveheart (1995)437,591
84.8.3Chinatown (1974)134,193
85.8.3Oldeuboi (2003)195,084
86.8.3Singin' in the Rain (1952)91,103
87.8.3Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)243,993
88.8.3Some Like It Hot (1959)109,920
89.8.3Ladri di biciclette (1948)51,639
90.8.3Metropolis (1927)68,222
91.8.3Amadeus (1984)166,808
92.8.3Rashômon (1950)63,174
93.8.3Mononoke-hime (1997)122,516
94.8.32001: A Space Odyssey (1968)251,502
95.8.3All About Eve (1950)52,642
96.8.3The Sting (1973)107,194
97.8.3Unforgiven (1992)173,305
98.8.3Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)306,146
99.8.3The Apartment (1960)64,222
100.8.3Raging Bull (1980)147,306
101.8.3The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)93,823
102.8.3Witness for the Prosecution (1957)32,446
103.8.3Hotaru no haka (1988)67,470
104.8.3Die Hard (1988)358,963
105.8.3Batman Begins (2005)549,462
106.8.3Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (2011)83,234
107.8.3Yôjinbô (1961)45,809
108.8.3Inglourious Basterds (2009)451,797
109.8.3Snatch. (2000)354,470
110.8.3Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)85,912
111.8.2The Great Escape (1963)100,981
112.8.2Der Untergang (2004)153,635
113.8.2El laberinto del fauno (2006)285,003
114.8.2Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)50,135
115.8.2Up (2009)332,071
116.8.2Toy Story (1995)330,400
117.8.2On the Waterfront (1954)63,243
118.8.2The Elephant Man (1980)101,180
119.8.2The General (1926)31,711
120.8.2Det sjunde inseglet (1957)67,635
121.8.2Heat (1995)268,328
122.8.2The Maltese Falcon (1941)74,523
123.8.2Blade Runner (1982)299,751
124.8.2The Kid (1921)31,114
125.8.2Rebecca (1940)55,693
126.8.2Gran Torino (2008)327,917
127.8.2Smultronstället (1957)37,773
128.8.2Scarface (1983)311,199
129.8.2Fargo (1996)261,528
130.8.2Ran (1985)50,928
131.8.2The Big Lebowski (1998)316,217
132.8.2Touch of Evil (1958)48,334
133.8.2The Deer Hunter (1978)148,210
134.8.2The Gold Rush (1925)37,630
135.8.2Cool Hand Luke (1967)77,401
136.8.1Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)251,271
137.8.1It Happened One Night (1934)39,410
138.8.1No Country for Old Men (2007)362,911
139.8.1Sin City (2005)424,777
140.8.1Strangers on a Train (1951)58,175
141.8.1Casino (1995)197,031
142.8.1The Sixth Sense (1999)432,909
143.8.1Platoon (1986)184,850
144.8.1Jaws (1975)242,501
145.8.1The Thing (1982)159,441
146.8.1Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)93,944
147.8.1Trainspotting (1996)282,065
148.8.1The Wizard of Oz (1939)174,148
149.8.1Good Will Hunting (1997)324,444
150.8.1High Noon (1952)52,046
151.8.1Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)430,635
152.8.1The Avengers (2012)500,585
153.8.1Hotel Rwanda (2004)165,165
154.8.1Warrior (2011)167,577
155.8.1El secreto de sus ojos (2009)65,607
156.8.1Gone with the Wind (1939)135,972
157.8.1Annie Hall (1977)115,316
158.8.1The Grapes of Wrath (1940)38,359
159.8.1Tonari no Totoro (1988)77,357
160.8.1Notorious (1946)48,134
161.8.1Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)38,450
162.8.1V for Vendetta (2005)458,329
163.8.1Into the Wild (2007)234,254
164.8.1Finding Nemo (2003)363,920
165.8.1Life of Brian (1979)167,480
166.8.1Dial M for Murder (1954)58,779
167.8.1How to Train Your Dragon (2010)217,386
168.8.1The King's Speech (2010)257,192
169.8.1There Will Be Blood (2007)230,645
170.8.1The Night of the Hunter (1955)40,691
171.8.1The Big Sleep (1946)43,160
172.8.1The Terminator (1984)343,037
173.8.1Ben-Hur (1959)97,448
174.8.1Network (1976)63,391
175.8.1Million Dollar Baby (2004)275,474
176.8.1Stand by Me (1986)164,505
177.8.1Groundhog Day (1993)256,932
178.8.1The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)25,467
179.8.1Donnie Darko (2001)365,844
180.8.1Twelve Monkeys (1995)288,412
181.8.1Dog Day Afternoon (1975)114,669
182.8.1Les quatre cents coups (1959)41,677
183.8.1Mary and Max (2009)59,615
184.8.1Amores perros (2000)110,787
185.8.1The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)292,900
186.8.1Black Swan (2010)336,859
187.8.1Persona (1966)32,608
188.8.1Gandhi (1982)99,409
189.8.1Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004)107,998
190.8.0The Killing (1956)40,498
191.8.0The Graduate (1967)136,346
192.8.0A Beautiful Mind (2001)306,588
193.8.0The Princess Bride (1987)190,343
194.8.0 (1963)49,858
195.8.0Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)34,420
196.8.0The Hustler (1961)39,662
197.8.0Life of Pi (2012)191,278
198.8.0La strada (1954)29,358
199.8.0The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)295,055
200.8.0Slumdog Millionaire (2008)385,010
201.8.0Rocky (1976)198,925
202.8.0Anatomy of a Murder (1959)28,876
203.8.0The Manchurian Candidate (1962)49,443
204.8.0Rope (1948)59,180
205.8.0The Exorcist (1973)193,412
206.8.0The Wild Bunch (1969)46,965
207.8.0The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)36,048
208.8.0Stalag 17 (1953)30,555
209.8.0Barry Lyndon (1975)63,594
210.8.0Sleuth (1972)27,557
211.8.0In the Name of the Father (1993)57,147
212.8.0The Artist (2011/I)118,299
213.8.0Mou gaan dou (2002)58,421
214.8.0Stalker (1979)39,471
215.8.0Roman Holiday (1953)57,202
216.8.0The Truman Show (1998)359,118
217.8.0Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)470,674
218.8.0Monsters, Inc. (2001)287,345
219.8.0Salinui chueok (2003)28,897
220.8.0Per un pugno di dollari (1964)73,225
221.8.0District 9 (2009)343,352
222.8.0Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)267,408
223.8.0Yip Man (2008)74,431
224.8.0Star Trek (2009)307,735
225.8.0Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007)62,960
226.8.0Ratatouille (2007)283,021
227.8.0A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)55,453
228.8.0Jurassic Park (1993)306,242
229.8.0La haine (1995)56,868
230.8.0Incendies (2010)30,980
231.8.0Shutter Island (2010)384,952
232.8.0Beauty and the Beast (1991)169,012
233.8.0All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)35,031
234.8.03 Idiots (2009)68,200
235.8.0Rain Man (1988)244,596
236.8.0Taare Zameen Par (2007)30,635
237.8.0Kaze no tani no Naushika (1984)47,417
238.8.0Rosemary's Baby (1968)93,903
239.8.0Harvey (1950)34,157
240.8.0Mystic River (2003)231,965
241.8.0Papillon (1973)55,020
242.8.0Manhattan (1979)70,492
243.8.0Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)48,791
244.7.9Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom (2003)38,134
245.7.9Trois couleurs: Rouge (1994)39,151
246.7.9The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)123,744
247.7.9The Untouchables (1987)151,122
248.7.9The Help (2011)160,466
249.7.9Rio Bravo (1959)30,143
250.7.9Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)42,062

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.