1. 9.0 The Godfather (1972) 117,111 - Amazing.
2. 8.9 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 143,145 - Very good.
3. 8.9 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 96,833 - Don't like LOTR at all.
4. 8.8 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 68,829 - Good, but not up to par with Part I.
5. 8.8 Shichinin no samurai (1954) 30,139 - N/A
6. 8.7 Casablanca (1942) 64,227 - Pretty good, but overrated.
7. 8.7 Schindler's List (1993) 94,598 - N/A
8. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 152,097 - See 3.
9. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) 130,346 - It's SW, of course I love it.
10. 8.7 Citizen Kane (1941) 59,486 - Visually spectacular.
11. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 109,535 - See 3 and 8.
12. 8.7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 67,852 - N/A
13. 8.7 Pulp Fiction (1994) 126,620 - In my all time top 10.
14. 8.6 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 100,480 - In my all time top 5.
15. 8.6 Rear Window (1954) 40,258 - N/A
16. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 61,821 - Absolutely amazing. Hilarious.
17. 8.6 The Usual Suspects (1995) 100,503 - Overrated.
18. 8.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 90,975 - Very good, but the sequels are better.
19. 8.6 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 28,758 - N/A
20. 8.6 Cidade de Deus (2002) 22,998 - N/A
21. 8.6 12 Angry Men (1957) 28,571 - N/A
22. 8.6 Memento (2000) 87,022 - N/A
23. 8.5 Psycho (1960) 51,959 - Very intriguing, but not executed well.
24. 8.5 North by Northwest (1959) 35,239 - N/A
25. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 30,812 - N/A
26. 8.5 Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) 56,480 - N/A
27. 8.5 C'era una volta il West (1968) 15,910 - N/A
28. 8.5 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 89,241 - Amazing.
29. 8.5 Goodfellas (1990) 64,892 - A masterpiece.
30. 8.5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 40,882 - VERY overrated. Don't like it at all.
31. 8.5 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 15,328 - N/A
32. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 106,426 - N/A
33. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 40,385 - Good, but Adaptation and Being John Malkovich are both better.
34. 8.4 The Matrix (1999) 137,983 - Very good.
35. 8.4 Apocalypse Now (1979) 62,012 - Very, very good.
36. 8.4 Vertigo (1958) 33,550 - Overrated. I'm not a fan of Hitchcock.
37. 8.4 Fight Club (1999) 106,949 - Unbelievably good.
38. 8.4 Paths of Glory (1957) 13,690 - N/A (Kubrick is my favorite director, I need to see this.)
39. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 17,662 - N/A
40. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 29,935 - N/A
41. 8.4 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 22,278 - Excellent.
42. 8.4 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 19,650 - N/A
43. 8.4 Taxi Driver (1976) 46,492 - Very, very, very overrated.
44. 8.4 Double Indemnity (1944) 11,068 - N/A
45. 8.3 The Pianist (2002) 29,018 - Very good.
46. 8.3 Boot, Das (1981) 27,769 - N/A
47. 8.3 M (1931) 11,483 - N/A
48. 8.3 Rashômon (1950) 10,984 - N/A
49. 8.3 Se7en (1995) 85,090 - Good.
50. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 12,533 - N/A
51. 8.3 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 18,695 - N/A
52. 8.3 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 21,435 - N/A
53. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 25,303 - N/A
54. 8.3 Chinatown (1974) 25,508 - N/A
55. 8.3 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 44,676 - Excellent, Aronofsky is a genius.
56. 8.3 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 58,784 - In my all time top 5.
57. 8.3 L.A. Confidential (1997) 68,107 - N/A
58. 8.3 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 96,395 - Good, but overrated.
59. 8.3 Léon (1994) 50,134 - N/A
60. 8.3 Alien (1979) 60,808 - Decent. Aliens and Alien3 are two of my all time favorites, though.
61. 8.3 American History X (1998) 56,356 - Very good.
62. 8.3 Modern Times (1936) 9,771 - N/A
63. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 61,067 - Awesome.
64. 8.2 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 11,079 - N/A
65. 8.2 Raging Bull (1980) 26,090 - Just started watching this the other day, haven't finished it yet.
66. 8.2 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 13,580 - N/A
67. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 36,900 - Haven't seen it in years.
68. 8.2 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 9,997 - N/A
69. 8.2 The Sting (1973) 22,748 - N/A
70. 8.2 On the Waterfront (1954) 12,126 - N/A
71. 8.2 Vita è bella, La (1997) 36,374 - Very good.
72. 8.2 Ran (1985) 11,296 - N/A
73. 8.2 Touch of Evil (1958) 11,257 - N/A
74. 8.2 Amadeus (1984) 35,458 - N/A
75. 8.2 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 63,321 - In my all time top 10. Kubrick's crowning masterpiece.
76. 8.2 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 66,763 - In my all time top 10.
77. 8.2 The Great Escape (1963) 19,127 - N/A
78. 8.2 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 63,653 - Another Kubrick masterpiece.
79. 8.2 The Apartment (1960) 10,701 - N/A
80. 8.2 City Lights (1931) 7,404 - N/A
81. 8.2 Metropolis (1927) 11,404 - N/A
82. 8.2 The Shining (1980) 48,439 - Absolutely AMAZING.
83. 8.2 Jaws (1975) 45,058 - One of my all time favorites.
84. 8.2 Finding Nemo (2003) 38,680 - Not good.
85. 8.2 Aliens (1986) 62,308 - My all time favorite movie.
86. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 11,934 - Started it the other day, haven't finished it yet.
87. 8.2 Annie Hall (1977) 20,442 - N/A
88. 8.2 Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) 9,072 - N/A
89. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 39,752 - Even better than Vol. 1.
90. 8.2 Braveheart (1995) 88,624 - Good.
91. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 10,119 - N/A
92. 8.2 The General (1927) 6,365 - N/A
93. 8.2 The Great Dictator (1940) 9,847 - N/A
94. 8.1 Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1989) 13,328 - N/A
95. 8.1 Wo hu cang long (2000) 50,333 - N/A
96. 8.1 Donnie Darko (2001) 47,503 - Awesome.
97. 8.1 Fargo (1996) 64,069 - Excellent.
98. 8.1 Blade Runner (1982) 72,129 - Overrated.
99. 8.1 Mononoke-hime (1997) 18,227 - N/A
100. 8.1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 5,861 - N/A
101. 8.1 The Sixth Sense (1999) 93,180 - Overrated.
102. 8.1 Ladri di biciclette (1948) 6,947 - N/A
103. 8.1 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 10,319 - N/A
104. 8.1 Rebecca (1940) 10,861 - N/A
105. 8.1 Duck Soup (1933) 9,441 - N/A
106. 8.1 Yojimbo (1961) 8,380 - N/A
107. 8.1 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 45,579 - Kubrick, so it's awesome.
108. 8.1 The Big Sleep (1946) 9,538 - N/A
109. 8.1 Forrest Gump (1994) 86,472 - Good.
110. 8.1 The Princess Bride (1987) 52831 - Good.
111. 8.1 Oldboy (2003) 5,819 - N/A
112. 8.1 Notorious (1946) 10,173 - N/A
113. 8.1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 74,554 - Very good.
114. 8.1 The Incredibles (2004) 22,490 - Overrated. Pixar has lost their charm.
115. 8.1 Before Sunset (2004) 6,863 - N/A
116. 8.1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 19,364 - Good.
117. 8.1 It Happened One Night (1934) 7,547 - N/A
118. 8.1 Patton (1970) 13,662 - REALLY good.
119. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 26,417 - N/A
120. 8.1 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 18,094 - Decent.
121. 8.0 The Deer Hunter (1978) 26,920 - N/A
122. 8.0 Lola rennt (1998) 31,321 - Average.
123. 8.0 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 13,575 - N/A
124. 8.0 Unforgiven (1992) 29,345 - Decent.
125. 8.0 Toy Story 2 (1999) 39,268 - Very good.
126. 8.0 The Elephant Man (1980) 15,624 - N/A
127. 8.0 Manhattan (1979) 11,866 - N/A
128. 8.0 The Philadelphia Story (1940) 10,049 - N/A
129. 8.0 Glory (1989) 21,016 - N/A
130. 8.0 Ben-Hur (1959) 20,141 - Good.
131. 8.0 Ying xiong (2002) 21,525 - N/A
132. 8.0 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 7,491 - N/A
133. 8.0 The Searchers (1956) 9,768 - N/A
134. 8.0 Smultronstället (1957) 4,763 - N/A
135. 8.0 The African Queen (1951) 13,291 - N/A
136. 8.0 Amores perros (2000) 14,015 - N/A
137. 8.0 The Green Mile (1999) 57,146 - Good.
138. 8.0 Bringing Up Baby (1938) 8,793 - N/A
139. 8.0 Back to the Future (1985) 65,809 - Good.
140. 8.0 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 79,814 - In my all time top 10.
141. 8.0 Stalag 17 (1953) 6,811 - N/A
142. 8.0 Gone with the Wind (1939) 27,696 - Overrated, but not bad.
143. 8.0 The Night of the Hunter (1955) 7,194 - N/A
144. 8.0 Mystic River (2003) 26,196 - Very good.
145. 8.0 Platoon (1986) 33,550 - N/A
146. 8.0 Hable con ella (2002) 11,807 - N/A
147. 8.0 The Gold Rush (1925) 6,116 - N/A
148. 8.0 The Wild Bunch (1969) 10,164 - N/A
149. 8.0 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 6,471 - N/A
150. 8.0 The Hustler (1961) 7,836 - N/A
151. 8.0 A Christmas Story (1983) 19,033 - Good.
152. 8.0 Shrek (2001) 61,956 - Very good.
153. 8.0 Big Fish (2003) 28,560 - Very good.
154. 8.0 The Straight Story (1999) 14,001 - N/A
155. 8.0 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) 10,893 - N/A
156. 8.0 Quatre cents coups, Les (1959) 6,092 - N/A
157. 8.0 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 60,050 - Very good.
158. 7.9 Grande illusion, La (1937) 4,770 - N/A
159. 7.9 Die Hard (1988) 57,223 - In my all time top 10.
160. 7.9 Life of Brian (1979) 32,698 - N/A
161. 7.9 Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925) 5,701 - N/A
162. 7.9 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 6,967 - N/A
163. 7.9 Young Frankenstein (1974) 21,386 - Hilarious. I love it.
164. 7.9 His Girl Friday (1940) 6,362 - N/A
165. 7.9 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 6,973 - Good.
166. 7.9 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 4,874 - N/A
167. 7.9 Ikiru (1952) 3,751 - N/A
168. 7.9 Dogville (2003) 12,745 - N/A
169. 7.9 Roman Holiday (1953) 9,001 - N/A
170. 7.9 Gladiator (2000) 88,280 - Very good.
171. 7.9 Spartacus (1960) 16,235 - N/A
172. 7.9 Hotaru no haka (1988) 6,310 - N/A
173. 7.9 Lost in Translation (2003) 39,123 - In my all time top 5.
174. 7.9 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 9,753 - N/A
175. 7.9 Festen (1998) 11,458 - N/A
176. 7.9 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 9,200 - Pretty good.
177. 7.9 Sling Blade (1996) 19,675 - Good.
178. 7.9 Trois couleurs: Rouge (1994) 9,879 - N/A
179. 7.9 Charade (1963) 8,580 - N/A
180. 7.9 Magnolia (1999) 43,843 - N/A
181. 7.9 The Conversation (1974) 9,781 - N/A
182. 7.9 All the President's Men (1976) 12,169 - N/A
183. 7.9 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 3,338 - N/A
184. 7.9 The Killing (1956) 6,630 - N/A
185. 7.9 Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) 7,971 - N/A
186. 7.9 To Be or Not to Be (1942) 3,357 - N/A
187. 7.9 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 6,748 - N/A
188. 7.9 Sideways (2004) 9,995 - N/A
189. 7.9 Toy Story (1995) 44,213 - Very good.
190. 7.9 Garden State (2004) 19,489 - Very good.
191. 7.9 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 2,498 - N/A
192. 7.9 A Night at the Opera (1935) 5,740 - N/A
193. 7.9 Brazil (1985) 29,552 - N/A
194. 7.9 Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 5,356 - N/A
195. 7.9 Gandhi (1982) 15,077 - N/A
196. 7.9 Groundhog Day (1993) 42,692 - Decent.
197. 7.9 Monsters, Inc. (2001) 37,508 - Very good.
198. 7.9 The Insider (1999) 27,570 - N/A
199. 7.9 Trainspotting (1996) 49,538 - Awesome.
200. 7.9 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 14,137 - N/A
201. 7.9 Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, La (1928) 3,234 - N/A
202. 7.9 Almost Famous (2000) 36,977 - REALLY awesome.
203. 7.9 Harvey (1950) 7,553 - N/A
204. 7.9 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 59,818 - Decent. Brad Pitt kicks ass, though.
205. 7.9 Strada, La (1954) 4,727 - N/A
206. 7.9 Stand by Me (1986) 29,386 - Very good.
207. 7.9 Ed Wood (1994) 22,370 - N/A
208. 7.9 The Terminator (1984) 58,179 - Very good.
209. 7.8 21 Grams (2003) 19,775 - N/A
210. 7.8 The Exorcist (1973) 32,511 - N/A
211. 7.8 In America (2002) 7,655 - N/A
212. 7.8 The Lion in Winter (1968) 5,616 - N/A
213. 7.8 Mulholland Dr. (2001) 33,455 - N/A
214. 7.8 8½ (1963) 7,556 - N/A
215. 7.8 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - Good.
216. 7.8 Being John Malkovich (1999) 52,716 - Very good.
217. 7.8 Laura (1944) 4,335 - Very, very good.
218. 7.8 Miller's Crossing (1990) 13,863 - Good.
219. 7.8 Finding Neverland (2004) 11,415 - Very good.
220. 7.8 The Station Agent (2003) 6,313 - N/A
221. 7.8 Network (1976) 9,133 - N/A
222. 7.8 This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 19,466 - Really fucking kickass.
223. 7.8 Rain Man (1988) 40,679 - N/A
224. 7.8 The Big Lebowski (1998) 47,529 - Awesome.
225. 7.8 Midnight Cowboy (1969) 12,519 - N/A
226. 7.8 King Kong (1933) 9,848 - Very good.
227. 7.8 Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 12,164 - N/A
228. 7.8 The Right Stuff (1983) 12,501 - N/A
229. 7.8 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 32,367 - One of my all time favorites.
230. 7.8 Snatch. (2000) 42,163 - Awesome.
231. 7.8 The 39 Steps (1935) 7,551 - N/A
232. 7.8 Persona (1966) 3,431 - N/A
233. 7.8 Fanny och Alexander (1982) 4,113 - N/A
234. 7.8 Stagecoach (1939) 5,347 - N/A
235. 7.8 Rio Bravo (1959) 6,843 - N/A
236. 7.8 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 3,108 - N/A
237. 7.8 The Untouchables (1987) 30,273 - Amazing.
238. 7.8 Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 4,488 - Not good. Overrated.
239. 7.8 The Thin Man (1934) 4,537 - N/A
240. 7.8 Sullivan's Travels (1941) 2,697 - N/A
241. 7.8 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 3,294 - N/A
242. 7.8 Diarios de motocicleta (2004) 5,931 - N/A
243. 7.8 Being There (1979) 10,193 - N/A
244. 7.8 In the Heat of the Night (1967) 6,381 - N/A
245. 7.8 Planet of the Apes (1968) 19,846 - Good.
246. 7.8 Heat (1995) 42,152 - N/A
247. 7.8 Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) 8,085 - N/A
248. 7.8 Barry Lyndon (1975) 11,555 - From what I've seen this is my least favorite Kubrick film.
249. 7.8 Spider-Man 2 (2004) 36,540 - Absolutely terrible.
250. 7.8 Whale Rider (2002) 9,683 - N/A

God, there are so many on there I NEED to see. I eventually plan to see them all.

cool list.

i'd say i like a few of those...haha...

I totally agree Lord of the Rings movies blow...

but godfather II is definitely up to par with 1, amazing commentary on capitalism being the fall of the american family

Citizen Kane is a lot more than Visually spectacular, that movie's story is unreal how great it is, if all you see is the visuals your missing sooo much of the movie

It's a wonderful Life lives up to everyone of it's good ratings and then some

as far as phsyco that movie is more well executed than most of the movies on the list... and vertigo that movie is amazing, watch it again and think of it as autobiographical in that it's about Hitchcock trying to create a new grace kelly and you should see it in a new light

sorry some of the comments frustrated me, most i agree wuth

I really don't understand why Shawshank REdemption is #2. Its a good movie, but #2? I wouldn't even put it in my top 50 i don't think.

I do disagree with you on a few things. For instance, IMO:
Bride of Frankenstein kicks ass.
Lord of the Rings kicks ass.
Casablanca kicks ass.
Raiders of the Lost Ark kicks its sequels' asses.
Psycho kicks ass.
Vertigo kicks ass.
Taxi Driver kicks ass.
Alien kicks ass.
Finding Nemo kicks ass.
Blade Runner kicks ass.
The Incredibles kicks ass.
Unforgiven kicks ass.
Shrek bites.

But at least you like Lost in Translation.

Good luck in your quest to watch all of those movies.

There's no excuse for Shrek being anywhere near that list.

how was this put together? good to see big lebowski on there even though it isn't as high as it should be.

easy, tiger.

Oh yes, "visually spectacular" was just the condensed version. It's an excellent film.


I'm sorry, but this is just not how life really is. Is ridiculously optimistic point of view irritates me.


I thought it was great right up until the point where the detective explained every thing at the end. That pissed me off. I just saw the fucking move, I don't need him to waste ten minutes explaining everything. It just seemed like it was aimed at stupid people.

Oh yeah. My mistake. Michael Myers as a Scottish ogre or monster or whatever he's supposed to be is right up there with Citizen Kane.

i was just kidddddin

well hitchcock was always sure that he made his films for his audience, he knew that that's what movies are for, they are for entertaining the audience, he didn't want to loose them... back then scitzophrenia was less common in movies than it has been, people weren't as knowledgable on the subject... it wasn't close to 10 minutes either

Has anyone seen "M" very good, if not you need to see it

i hated memento

i think it's just internet folks voting

Yeah, it's the highest voted movies by all members of IMDB.

It sure fucking felt like it. Most redundant scene ever.

All threee LOTRs in the top 11????

It's a great series, but not nearly as good as say, Star Wars IV-VI (at 9, 14, and 140 (and that's WAY WAY too low for Jedi)). Suffice to say, that alone makes me question this list.

And I couldn't find one Tim Burton movie in there. If Spiderman 2 can make the cut, Batman Returns at the very least should make the cut.

EDIT: After closer inspection, I found Big Fish and Ed Wood in the hundreds somewhere. Ed Wood should be in the top 100.

at the risk of being a douche, the preponderance of "N/A"'s on your list makes me feel as though you may've better spent the time making that list watching a film such as the good, the bad, and the ugly or 12 Angry Men, or Seven Samurai, just to name a few.

as for whoever asked how those get to be top 250, i believe it is all on user rankings, hence stuff like LOTR and star wars being ranked much higher than it deserves to be and also (imo) a tendency for the list to lean towards more recent films at the expense of better-crafted films from several years ago.