Rank Rating Title

Votes

1.

9.2

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

2.

9.2

The Godfather (1972)

711,087

3.

9.0

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

460,101

4.

8.9

Pulp Fiction (1994)

781,504

5.

8.9

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

303,635

6.

8.9

The Dark Knight (2008)

982,036

7.

8.9

12 Angry Men (1957)

247,233

8.

8.9

Schindler's List (1993)

513,238

9.

8.8

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)

716,401

10.

8.8

Fight Club (1999)

765,094

11.

8.8

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back(1980)

490,075

12.

8.8

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)

740,619

13.

8.8

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

419,311

14.

8.7

Inception (2010)

792,684

15.

8.7

Goodfellas (1990)

437,179

16.

8.7

Star Wars (1977)

551,083

17.

8.7

Seven Samurai (1954)

153,466

18.

8.7

Forrest Gump (1994)

664,941

19.

8.7

The Matrix (1999)

723,919

20.

8.7

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

642,869

21.

8.7

City of God (2002)

329,792

22.

8.6

Se7en (1995)

585,897

23.

8.6

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

492,726

24.

8.6

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

137,442

25.

8.6

Casablanca (1942)

263,598

26.

8.6

The Usual Suspects (1995)

453,008

27.

8.6

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

413,921

28.

8.6

Rear Window (1954)

200,287

29.

8.6

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

170,310

30.

8.6

Psycho (1960)

254,380

31.

8.6

Lon: The Professional (1994)

425,865

32.

8.5

Sunset Blvd. (1950)

33.

8.5

American History X (1998)

1,006,884

89,831
464,590

34.

8.5

Apocalypse Now (1979)

291,488

35.

8.5

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

450,488

36.

8.5

Memento (2000)

524,936

37.

8.5

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

512,979

38.

8.5

City Lights (1931)

39.

8.5

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the
Bomb (1964)

235,426

40.

8.5

Alien (1979)

338,320

41.

8.5

Spirited Away (2001)

228,227

42.

8.5

Modern Times (1936)

74,424

43.

8.5

North by Northwest (1959)

145,873

44.

8.5

Back to the Future (1985)

404,705

45.

8.5

Citizen Kane (1941)

204,806

46.

8.5

The Shining (1980)

356,096

47.

8.5

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

221,053

48.

8.5

The Pianist (2002)

278,604

49.

8.4

The Departed (2006)

508,318

50.

8.4

M (1931)

51.

8.4

Vertigo (1958)

152,585

52.

8.4

Django Unchained (2012)

401,291

53.

8.4

Paths of Glory (1957)

54.

8.4

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

633,670

55.

8.4

American Beauty (1999)

523,901

56.

8.4

Taxi Driver (1976)

301,886

57.

8.4

Aliens (1986)

305,978

58.

8.4

Double Indemnity (1944)

59.

8.4

WALLE (2008)

403,502

60.

8.4

The Intouchables (2011)

200,781

61.

8.4

Gladiator (2000)

561,861

62.

8.4

The Green Mile (1999)

418,182

63.

8.4

Toy Story 3 (2010)

301,117

64.

8.4

The Lives of Others (2006)

157,497

65.

8.4

The Great Dictator (1940)

72,938

66.

8.4

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

58,555

64,947

73,746

62,118

335,650

67.

8.4

The Prestige (2006)

464,880

68.

8.4

Amlie (2001)

331,485

69.

8.4

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

123,085

70.

8.4

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

134,947

71.

8.4

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

391,847

72.

8.4

Das Boot (1981)

111,527

73.

8.4

Cinema Paradiso (1988)

74.

8.4

The Lion King (1994)

75.

8.3

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

51,988

76.

8.3

The Third Man (1949)

76,239

77.

8.3

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

356,619

78.

8.3

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

385,052

79.

8.3

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

137,320

80.

8.3

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

412,606

81.

8.3

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

286,906

82.

8.3

Braveheart (1995)

451,798

83.

8.3

L.A. Confidential (1997)

278,463

84.

8.3

Oldboy (2003)

203,399

85.

8.3

Chinatown (1974)

138,453

86.

8.3

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

93,650

87.

8.3

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

53,491

88.

8.3

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

250,151

89.

8.3

Some Like It Hot (1959)

112,876

90.

8.3

Metropolis (1927)

91.

8.3

Princess Mononoke (1997)

92.

8.3

Rashomon (1950)

93.

8.3

Amadeus (1984)

171,899

94.

8.3

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

258,162

95.

8.3

The Sting (1973)

110,154

96.

8.3

All About Eve (1950)

53,985

97.

8.3

The Apartment (1960)

66,229

98.

8.3

Unforgiven (1992)

178,464

99.

8.3

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

315,803

100.

8.3

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

86,866
338,442

70,167
126,835
64,815

70,613

101.

8.3

Raging Bull (1980)

102.

8.3

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

33,569

103.

8.3

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

96,149

104.

8.3

Die Hard (1988)

371,626

105.

8.3

Batman Begins (2005)

570,682

106.

8.3

A Separation (2011)

87,619

107.

8.3

Yojimbo (1961)

46,919

108.

8.3

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

109.

8.3

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

110.

8.3

Snatch. (2000)

368,145

111.

8.2

The Great Escape (1963)

103,759

112.

8.2

Toy Story (1995)

345,503

113.

8.2

Downfall (2004)

158,605

114.

8.2

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

115.

8.2

Up (2009)

350,919

116.

8.2

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

294,624

117.

8.2

On the Waterfront (1954)

64,739

118.

8.2

The General (1926)

32,519

119.

8.2

The Seventh Seal (1957)

69,742

120.

8.2

The Elephant Man (1980)

104,000

121.

8.2

Heat (1995)

278,094

122.

8.2

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

76,107

123.

8.2

The Kid (1921)

32,571

124.

8.2

Blade Runner (1982)

307,324

125.

8.2

Scarface (1983)

323,129

126.

8.2

Rebecca (1940)

57,168

127.

8.2

Wild Strawberries (1957)

39,010

128.

8.2

Gran Torino (2008)

342,672

129.

8.2

Fargo (1996)

268,103

130.

8.2

Ran (1985)

51,988

131.

8.2

Ikiru (1952)

25,571

132.

8.2

The Big Lebowski (1998)

133.

8.2

Touch of Evil (1958)

134.

8.2

The Deer Hunter (1978)

151,279

471,946
88,649

51,236

327,032
49,264
152,150

135.

8.2

The Gold Rush (1925)

38,694

136.

8.2

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

79,467

137.

8.1

It Happened One Night (1934)

40,360

138.

8.1

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

260,408

139.

8.1

No Country for Old Men (2007)

374,458

140.

8.1

Casino (1995)

203,374

141.

8.1

Sin City (2005)

436,376

142.

8.1

The Sixth Sense (1999)

447,234

143.

8.1

Strangers on a Train (1951)

144.

8.1

Platoon (1986)

189,930

145.

8.1

Good Will Hunting (1997)

339,468

146.

8.1

Jaws (1975)

250,684

147.

8.1

The Thing (1982)

164,438

148.

8.1

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

179,746

149.

8.1

Trainspotting (1996)

292,515

150.

8.1

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

151.

8.1

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

444,377

152.

8.1

Warrior (2011)

178,133

153.

8.1

High Noon (1952)

53,223

154.

8.1

The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

68,259

155.

8.1

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

170,210

156.

8.1

Gone with the Wind (1939)

139,617

157.

8.1

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

158.

8.1

The Avengers (2012)

534,028

159.

8.1

Annie Hall (1977)

118,747

160.

8.1

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

161.

8.1

Finding Nemo (2003)

381,370

162.

8.1

V for Vendetta (2005)

476,929

163.

8.1

Notorious (1946)

49,330

164.

8.1

Dial M for Murder (1954)

60,931

165.

8.1

Into the Wild (2007)

245,132

166.

8.1

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

231,713

167.

8.1

Life of Brian (1979)

172,119

168.

8.1

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

59,895

96,420

39,443

81,302

41,670

169.

8.1

There Will Be Blood (2007)

170.

8.1

Network (1976)

171.

8.1

The Terminator (1984)

172.

8.1

Ben-Hur (1959)

173.

8.1

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

285,417

174.

8.1

The King's Speech (2010)

269,849

175.

8.1

The Big Sleep (1946)

176.

8.1

Stand by Me (1986)

177.

8.1

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

178.

8.1

Groundhog Day (1993)

264,956

179.

8.1

The 400 Blows (1959)

43,008

180.

8.1

Twelve Monkeys (1995)

181.

8.1

Mary and Max (2009)

62,556

182.

8.1

Donnie Darko (2001)

375,957

183.

8.1

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

118,493

184.

8.1

The Hunt (2012)

185.

8.1

Amores Perros (2000)

113,927

186.

8.1

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

112,726

187.

8.1

Persona (1966)

188.

8.1

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

302,260

189.

8.0

Gandhi (1982)

103,272

190.

8.0

The Killing (1956)

41,530

191.

8.0

Black Swan (2010)

351,380

192.

8.0

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

320,275

193.

8.0

The Graduate (1967)

140,164

194.

8.0

The Princess Bride (1987)

195,755

195.

8.0

8 (1963)

51,144

196.

8.0

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

35,392

197.

8.0

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

198.

8.0

The Hustler (1961)

40,657

199.

8.0

La Strada (1954)

30,118

200.

8.0

Rocky (1976)

206,222

201.

8.0

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

399,182

202.

8.0

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

237,555
65,389
354,647
99,959

44,104
170,497
26,133

296,773

26,767

33,813

129,710

29,876

203.

8.0

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

37,128

204.

8.0

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

50,425

205.

8.0

Rope (1948)

61,350

206.

8.0

The Exorcist (1973)

207.

8.0

The Wild Bunch (1969)

48,000

208.

8.0

Barry Lyndon (1975)

65,247

209.

8.0

Life of Pi (2012)

220,334

210.

8.0

Stalag 17 (1953)

31,200

211.

8.0

In the Name of the Father (1993)

60,125

212.

8.0

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

213.

8.0

Fanny and Alexander (1982)

25,394

214.

8.0

Infernal Affairs (2002)

60,070

215.

8.0

Roman Holiday (1953)

59,167

216.

8.0

Sleuth (1972)

28,345

217.

8.0

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

218.

8.0

Stalker (1979)

219.

8.0

The Truman Show (1998)

377,665

220.

8.0

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

489,356

221.

8.0

Memories of Murder (2003)

222.

8.0

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011)

223.

8.0

3 Idiots (2009)

74,835

224.

8.0

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

76,273

225.

8.0

Star Trek (2009)

333,343

226.

8.0

The Artist (2011/I)

124,802

227.

8.0

Jurassic Park (1993)

320,084

228.

8.0

Like Stars on Earth (2007)

33,918

229.

8.0

Ip Man (2008)

79,300

230.

8.0

Incendies (2010)

33,293

231.

8.0

District 9 (2009)

358,313

232.

8.0

Ratatouille (2007)

295,928

233.

8.0

La Haine (1995)

59,310

234.

8.0

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

56,885

235.

8.0

Shutter Island (2010)

236.

8.0

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

199,591

305,625

325,683
40,720

30,794
281,607

404,810
64,971

237.

8.0

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

238.

8.0

Rain Man (1988)

256,394

239.

8.0

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

176,429

240.

8.0

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

96,972

241.

8.0

Nausica of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

49,426

242.

8.0

Harvey (1950)

35,014

243.

8.0

Papillon (1973)

57,415

244.

8.0

Mystic River (2003)

245.

7.9

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)

39,515

246.

7.9

Before Sunrise (1995)

90,495

247.

7.9

In the Mood for Love (2000)

46,921

248.

7.9

The Untouchables (1987)

249.

7.9

Manhattan (1979)

72,867

250.

7.9

The Celebration (1998)

44,143

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 7.0)

for the Top 250, only votes from regular voters are considered.

35,945

240,298

156,954