So this is the IMDB top 250 movies of all time as voted by users. It is the best and largest database of movies and is the best place for any information on a movie from reviews and cast to parental warnings and forums. Anyway, basically I trust their sources and SO SHOULD YOU.
Anyway, Alex and I set out years ago to watch every movie listed in the top 250 and really have not gotten tooo far. Here are some issues:
Some of these movies are so old you need an old timey movie projector to watch them.
Some of the movies are reeeaaallly hard to find even online.
Some movies are just voted to the top.... ahem... because they have a huge fan base. Such as ALL of the LOTR and Star Wars movies
Some of the movies sound incredibly boring to me.
The movies near the bottom and middle, especially more recent ones pop on to the chart and then off again within a year sometimes just weeks.. so again popularity only because of ridiculously loyal fans.
Anyway, we must watch them and we will try to start nearer to the top I guess or just pick out the ones we like first. I don't know. So when we started this, the cool thing was we actualy did watch some movies that we never would have picked out and we both thought.. wow that was awesome. A few of them.. the opposite reaction :p Anyway, have a look through and rip on us for not having seen BLAH. Click on the link above for the current list if you want to know more about a movie. Oh and in case you cannot figure it out I put a D if I have seen it and an A if Alex has seen it. :p means heh. Blank means Blank. You should know that.
So without further ado.. and in VERY particular order.. ladies and gents..the top 250 movies of all time
Rank Rating Title Votes
1. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 411,270 ------------- D A
2. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) 343,514 ------------- D
3. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 198,744
4. 8.9 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo., Il (1966) 120,325
5. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 338,461 ------------- D A
6. 8.9 The Dark Knight (2008) 351,859
7. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) 224,412 ----------------- D
8. 8.8 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 171,936 ------------D A
9. 8.8 12 Angry Men (1957) 86,832 ----------------D
10. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 232,823 -------------D A
11. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) 141,799
12. 8.8 Star Wars (1977) 274,637 -------------D A
13. 8.8 Shichinin no samurai (1954) 80,505 ----------------- A
14. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 298,743 ---------------D A
15. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 185,915
16. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 97,110 --------------D A
17. 8.7 Cidade de Deus (2002) 127,796
18. 8.7 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 207,752 -------------D A
19. 8.7 C'era una volta il West (1968) 57,276
20. 8.7 lotr: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 326,896 ------------------D A
21. 8.7 Fight Club (1999) 306,608 --------------D A
22. 8.7 The Usual Suspects (1995) 224,583 ------------D A
23. 8.7 Psycho (1960) 117,742 ---------------D A
24. 8.6 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 201,983 --------------- D A
25. 8.6 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 43,147 ---------------A
26. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 133,023 ---------------D A
27. 8.6 Memento (2000) 220,866 ---------------D A
28. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) 77,291 ---------------A
29. 8.6 The Matrix (1999) 314,966 --------------- D A
30. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) 119,072 ---------------A
31. 8.6 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 85,604 ---------------D
32. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 272,878
33. 8.6 Se7en (1995) 224,400 ---------------D A
34. 8.6 Léon (1994) 157,361 ---------------A
35. 8.5 Apocalypse Now (1979) 144,792 --------------- D A
36. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 245,205 --------------- D A
37. 8.5 Taxi Driver (1976) 125,082 --------------- D A
38. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 67,171 --------------- A
39. 8.5 American History X (1998) 178,736 --------------- D
40. 8.5 WALL·E (2008) 121,821 --------------- D A
41. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 75,364 --------------- D
42. 8.5 Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 86,775 --------------- D A
43. 8.5 Paths of Glory (1957) 35,904
44. 8.5 Forrest Gump (1994) 239,710 ---------------D A
45. 8.5 Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) 146,939
46. 8.5 M (1931) 32,079
47. 8.5 Double Indemnity (1944) 29,410
48. 8.5 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 69,006 ---------------D
49. 8.5 The Departed (2006) 206,235 ---------------D
50. 8.5 Alien (1979) 147,087 ---------------D A
51. 8.5 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 158,671 --------------- D A
52. 8.5 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 26,738
53. 8.5 Das Leben der Anderen (2006) 52,557
54. 8.5 The Third Man (1949) 42,022
55. 8.4 The Shining (1980) 142,097 --------------- D A
56. 8.4 The Pianist (2002) 102,865
57. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 63,915 ---------------D A
58. 8.4 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 224,122 --------------- D A
59. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 176,163 --------------- D A
60. 8.4 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 78,546 --------------- D A
61. 8.4 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 186,836 --------------- D A
62. 8.4 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 132,563 --------------- D A
63. 8.4 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 146,698 --------------- D A
64. 8.4 L.A. Confidential (1997) 140,626
65. 8.4 Aliens (1986) 139,661 --------------- D A
66. 8.4 Das Boot (1981) 59,395
67. 8.4 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 49,093--------------- D A
68. 8.4 The Wrestler (2008) 38,479
69. 8.4 City Lights (1931) 20,850
70. 8.4 Laberinto del fauno, El (2006) 118,846 ---------------D A
71. 8.4 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 173,277 --------------- A
72. 8.4 Rashômon (1950) 31,198
73. 8.4 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 42,986 --------------- A
74. 8.4 Raging Bull (1980) 73,200 ---------------D
75. 8.4 All About Eve (1950) 29,105
76. 8.4 Modern Times (1936) 27,999
77. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 45,760 ---------------D A
78. 8.3 Der Untergang (2004) 62,812
79. 8.3 Metropolis (1927) 31,473
80. 8.3 Rebecca (1940) 28,676
81. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 55,438
82. 8.3 Gran Torino (2008) 41,708 --------------- D A
83. 8.3 The Prestige (2006) 152,932 ---------------D
84. 8.3 Amadeus (1984) 80,223 ---------------D A
85. 8.3 Vita è bella, La (1997) 87,281 --------------- D A
86. 8.3 The Elephant Man (1980) 46,186 --------------- D
87. 8.3 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 133,491 --------------- D A
88. 8.3 The Apartment (1960) 28,905
89. 8.3 Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988) 36,045
90. 8.3 The Great Escape (1963) 50,595 ---------------D A
91. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 207,211 --------------- D A
92. 8.3 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 122,313 ---------------D A
93. 8.3 The Great Dictator (1940) 29,003 ---------------A
94. 8.3 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 57,472 --------------- A
95. 8.3 The Sting (1973) 54,290 --------------- D
96. 8.3 Touch of Evil (1958) 26,648
97. 8.3 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 27,416 ---------------D
98. 8.3 Ladri di biciclette (1948) 20,766
99. 8.3 Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) 28,995
100. 8.3 On the Waterfront (1954) 33,113
101. 8.3 Back to the Future (1985) 163,033 --------------- D A
102. 8.3 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 72,810
103. 8.3 No Country for Old Men (2007) 153,153
104. 8.3 Braveheart (1995) 201,496 --------------- D A
105. 8.3 Batman Begins (2005) 222,261 -----------------D A
106. 8.3 Jaws (1975) 114,355 ---------------D A
107. 8.3 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 145,452 ---------------D A
108. 8.3 Strangers on a Train (1951) 27,270
109. 8.3 Blade Runner (1982) 155,440 ---------------D A
110. 8.3 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 178,831 ---------------D A
111. 8.3 Unforgiven (1992) 77,840 ---------------A
112. 8.2 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 29,608 ---------------A
113. 8.2 The Green Mile (1999) 157,411 --------------- D A
114. 8.2 Notorious (1946) 25,459
115. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 28,099
116. 8.2 The Big Sleep (1946) 23,791
117. 8.2 There Will Be Blood (2007) 98,995
118. 8.2 Oldboy (2003) 71,856
119. 8.2 Gladiator (2000) 226,774
120. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 138,657 --------------- D A
121. 8.2 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 36,623
122. 8.2 Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) 32,598
123. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 85,686 --------------- D A
124. 8.2 Die Hard (1988) 148,623 --------------- D A
125. 8.2 Mononoke-hime (1997) 52,432 ---------------D A
126. 8.2 Donnie Darko (2001) 169,893 --------------- D A
127. 8.2 The General (1927) 15,942
128. 8.2 Yojimbo (1961) 23,575
129. 8.2 Ran (1985) 28,380
130. 8.2 Smultronstället (1957) 16,509
131. 8.2 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 13,905
132. 8.2 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 10,142
133. 8.2 It Happened One Night (1934) 19,805
134. 8.2 Annie Hall (1977) 53,033 ---------------D
135. 8.2 Heat (1995) 117,364 --------------- A
136. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 188,129
137. 8.2 Salaire de la peur, Le (1953) 10,802
138. 8.2 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) 72,965 ---------------D A
139. 8.2 The Deer Hunter (1978) 71,692 ---------------D A
140. 8.2 The Sixth Sense (1999) 202,145 ---------------D A
141. 8.2 Platoon (1986) 89,453 --------------- D A
142. 8.2 Into the Wild (2007) 63,078
143. 8.2 Ben-Hur (1959) 47,961 --------------- D
144. 8.2 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 110,337
145. 8.2 Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957) 8,344
146. 8.1 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 112, --------------- D A
147. 8.1 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 10,834
148. 8.1 Diaboliques, Les (1955) 10,878
149. 8.1 Life of Brian (1979) 77,457 --------------- D A
150. 8.1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 47,277
151. 8.1 8½ (1963) 22,598
152. 8.1 The Big Lebowski (1998) 142,347 --------------- D A
153. 8.1 Ratatouille (2007) 99,625 --------------- D A
154. 8.1 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 18,760 ---------------D
155. 8.1 The Killing (1956) 19,672
156. 8.1 Amores perros (2000) 48,911
157. 8.1 Snatch. (2000) 135,622 --------------- D A
158. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 63,642 --------------- D
159. 8.1 Finding Nemo (2003) 130,671 ---------------D A
160. 8.1 The Night of the Hunter (1955) 19,867
161. 8.1 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 46,793
162. 8.1 Stand by Me (1986) 73,526 ---------------D A
163. 8.1 Brief Encounter (1945) 10,265
164. 8.1 The Gold Rush (1925) 16,487
165. 8.1 Gandhi (1982) 40,627
166. 8.1 The Wild Bunch (1969) 25,273
167. 8.1 Gone with the Wind (1939) 63,852 ---------------D A
168. 8.1 Trainspotting (1996) 123,227 ---------------D A
169. 8.1 V for Vendetta (2005) 175,140
170. 8.1 Scarface (1983) 120,524 ---------------D A
171. 8.1 The Lion King (1994) 104,229 ---------------D A
172. 8.1 The Thing (1982) 60,236 ---------------D
173. 8.1 The Princess Bride (1987) 107,349 ---------------D A
174. 8.1 Harvey (1950) 18,915
175. 8.1 Groundhog Day (1993) 108,796 ---------------D A
176. 8.1 Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 16,644
177. 8.1 The Incredibles (2004) 127,150 ---------------D A
178. 8.1 Toy Story (1995) 113,723 --------------- D A
179. 8.1 Sleuth (1972) 13,445
180. 8.1 Battaglia di Algeri, La (1966) 10,390
181. 8.1 Umberto D. (1952) 6,589
182. 8.1 Children of Men (2006) 124,045 ---------------D A
183. 8.1 The Hustler (1961) 20,682
184. 8.1 The Terminator (1984) 140,804 ---------------D A
185. 8.1 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 8,494
186. 8.0 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 138,617 ---------------D A
187. 8.0 The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) 7,003
188. 8.0 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 14,151
189. 8.0 Låt den rätte komma in (2008) 15,511
190. 8.0 The African Queen (1951) 28,505 ---------------A
191. 8.0 The Kid (1921) 9,789
192. 8.0 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 99,326 --------------- D A
193. 8.0 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 42,170
194. 8.0 Duck Soup (1933) 21,835
195. 8.0 Stalag 17 (1953) 16,985
196. 8.0 The Lady Vanishes (1938) 14,086
197. 8.0 Hotaru no haka (1988) 26,191
198. 8.0 The Conversation (1974) 25,996
199. 8.0 Casino (1995) 85,823 ---------------D A
200. 8.0 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 18,735
201. 8.0 In Bruges (2008) 58,845
202. 8.0 Dial M for Murder (1954) 22,900
203. 8.0 King Kong (1933) 31,596 ---------------D A
204. 8.0 Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007) 20,029
205. 8.0 Ed Wood (1994) 59,977 --------------- A
206. 8.0 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 17,221
207. 8.0 Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 12,610
208. 8.0 Crash (2004/I) 141,257
209. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973) 83,596 --------------- D A
210. 8.0 The Lost Weekend (1945) 9,613
211. 8.0 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 26,763 --------------- D A
212. 8.0 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 27,680
213. 8.0 Rope (1948) 24,198
214. 8.0 Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 32,795 --------------- A
215. 8.0 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 146,560
216. 8.0 Watchmen (2009) 3,451 <---------------------- :P
217. 8.0 Rosemary's Baby (1968) 39,160 --------------- D
218. 8.0 Patton (1970) 32,631
219. 8.0 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 15,097
220. 8.0 Strada, La (1954) 13,768
221. 8.0 His Girl Friday (1940) 16,721
222. 8.0 Wo hu cang long (2000) 94,134 ---------------D A
223. 8.0 Frankenstein (1931) 18,764
224. 8.0 Coraline (2009) 7,164 <------------------------- :P
225. 8.0 Glory (1989) 47,558
226. 8.0 Sweet Smell of Success (1957) 6,929
227. 8.0 Changeling (2008) 27,005
228. 8.0 Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) 23,528
229. 8.0 Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 118,904 --------------- D A
230. 8.0 The Philadelphia Story (1940) 23,078 ---------------A
231. 8.0 Safety Last! (1923) 3,896
232. 8.0 Magnolia (1999) 103,082 --------------- A
233. 8.0 Network (1976) 25,498
234. 8.0 Manhattan (1979) 30,987
235. 8.0 Big Fish (2003) 109,859 --------------- A
236. 8.0 Roman Holiday (1953) 24,846
237. 8.0 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) 24,673
238. 8.0 Mystic River (2003) 92,950
239. 8.0 Spartacus (1960) 41,173
240. 8.0 In the Heat of the Night (1967) 18,517
241. 8.0 Vals Im Bashir (2008) 7,211
242. 8.0 Laura (1944) 11,282
243. 8.0 Dolce vita, La (1960) 15,682
244. 8.0 Great Expectations (1946) 7,741 ---------------D
245. 8.0 Rocky (1976) 72,751 ---------------D A
246. 8.0 Dev.D (2009) 1,703 <------------------- :p
247. 8.0 Belle et la bête, La (1946) 7,983
248. 8.0 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 19,237
249. 8.0 Harold and Maude (1971) 23,161
250. 8.0 Frost/Nixon (2008) 16,022 ---------------D A
Note from IMDB
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 1300)
C = the mean vote across the whole report (currently 6.7)
for the Top 250, only votes from regular voters are considered.
Posted by deanne at March 7, 2009 08:16 AM