Rank Rating Title

Votes

1.

9.1

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

493,222

2.

9.1

The Godfather (1972)

394,620

3.

9.0

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

233,940

4.

8.9

Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)

150,563

5.

8.9

Pulp Fiction (1994)

399,884

6.

8.9

Schindler's List (1993)

264,551

7.

8.8

12 Angry Men (1957)

111,236

8.

8.8

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

204,438

9.

8.8

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

267,408

10.

8.8

The Dark Knight (2008)

440,376

11.

8.8

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

349,599

12.

8.8

Star Wars (1977)

311,404

13.

8.7

Casablanca (1942)

162,341

14.

8.7

Shichinin no samurai (1954)

15.

8.7

Goodfellas (1990)

219,570

16.

8.7

Fight Club (1999)

364,872

17.

8.7

Cidade de Deus (2002)

158,132

18.

8.7

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

373,913

19.

8.7

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

234,849

20.

8.7

Rear Window (1954)

114,163

21.

8.7

Psycho (1960)

137,532

22.

8.7

The Usual Suspects (1995)

257,289

23.

8.7

C'era una volta il West (1968)

24.

8.6

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

234,854

25.

8.6

The Matrix (1999)

365,465

26.

8.6

Se7en (1995)

265,970

27.

8.6

Memento (2000)

259,086

28.

8.6

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

29.

8.6

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

30.

8.6

Sunset Blvd. (1950)

31.

8.6

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 151,307

32.

8.6

North by Northwest (1959)

33.

8.6

Citizen Kane (1941)

92,964

70,340

98,273
314,873
52,280

89,857
134,254

34.

8.6

Lon (1994)

190,708

35.

8.6

Apocalypse Now (1979)

167,373

36.

8.6

Forrest Gump (1994)

286,519

37.

8.5

American Beauty (1999)

282,238

38.

8.5

American History X (1998)

214,575

39.

8.5

Taxi Driver (1976)

149,045

40.

8.5

Vertigo (1958)

41.

8.5

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

42.

8.5

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

43.

8.5

Alien (1979)

173,635

44.

8.5

Le fabuleux destin d'Amlie Poulain (2001)

173,122

45.

8.5

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

261,037

46.

8.5

WALLE (2008)

170,662

47.

8.5

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

186,341

48.

8.5

The Shining (1980)

170,138

49.

8.4

Paths of Glory (1957)

42,881

50.

8.4

The Departed (2006)

251,209

51.

8.4

The Pianist (2002)

127,790

52.

8.4

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

53.

8.4

Aliens (1986)

54.

8.4

Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)

95,746

55.

8.4

M (1931)

38,284

56.

8.4

Das Leben der Anderen (2006)

70,845

57.

8.4

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

58.

8.4

Double Indemnity (1944)

35,484

59.

8.4

Chinatown (1974)

75,953

60.

8.4

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

177,417

61.

8.4

L.A. Confidential (1997)

160,097

62.

8.4

The Third Man (1949)

49,284

63.

8.4

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

204,832

64.

8.4

Das Boot (1981)

68,074

65.

8.4

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

31,888

66.

8.4

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

150,431

67.

8.4

City Lights (1931)

88,136
227,538
76,881

79,765
164,428

210,850

26,007

68.

8.4

El laberinto del fauno (2006)

145,820

69.

8.4

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

56,788

70.

8.3

Raging Bull (1980)

86,605

71.

8.3

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

159,932

72.

8.3

The Prestige (2006)

192,927

73.

8.3

Back to the Future (1985)

192,562

74.

8.3

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

154,938

75.

8.3

La vita bella (1997)

103,569

76.

8.3

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

53,435

77.

8.3

Modern Times (1936)

34,073

78.

8.3

Some Like It Hot (1959)

64,792

79.

8.3

Up (2009)

96,874

80.

8.3

Der Untergang (2004)

78,878

81.

8.3

Amadeus (1984)

93,420

82.

8.3

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

145,658

83.

8.3

Braveheart (1995)

231,956

84.

8.3

Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)

43,461

85.

8.3

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

49,827

86.

8.3

Rashmon (1950)

37,509

87.

8.3

All About Eve (1950)

33,898

88.

8.3

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

69,282

89.

8.3

Gran Torino (2008)

90.

8.3

Metropolis (1927)

91.

8.3

The Green Mile (1999)

92.

8.3

The Elephant Man (1980)

93.

8.3

Avatar (2009)

94.

8.3

The Great Dictator (1940)

95.

8.3

Sin City (2005)

246,191

96.

8.3

Rebecca (1940)

34,190

97.

8.3

The Apartment (1960)

34,968

98.

8.3

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

166,187

99.

8.3

Gladiator (2000)

268,144

100.

8.3

The Sting (1973)

63,475

101.

8.3

The Great Escape (1963)

59,634

118,376
37,819
189,704
55,782
236,760
35,383

102.

8.3

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

165,836

103.

8.3

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

203,871

104.

8.3

Unforgiven (1992)

94,252

105.

8.3

Ladri di biciclette (1948)

26,243

106.

8.3

Jaws (1975)

132,613

107.

8.3

Batman Begins (2005)

258,769

108.

8.2

Die Hard (1988)

174,353

109.

8.2

Blade Runner (1982)

179,765

110.

8.2

On the Waterfront (1954)

39,647

111.

8.2

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

88,132

112.

8.2

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

32,169

113.

8.2

Oldboy (2003)

92,284

114.

8.2

No Country for Old Men (2007)

115.

8.2

Touch of Evil (1958)

31,532

116.

8.2

Det sjunde inseglet (1957)

35,249

117.

8.2

Fargo (1996)

118.

8.2

Mononoke-hime (1997)

119.

8.2

District 9 (2009)

120.

8.2

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

99,245

121.

8.2

Per qualche dollaro in pi (1965)

41,186

122.

8.2

Heat (1995)

123.

8.2

Strangers on a Train (1951)

32,855

124.

8.2

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

43,634

125.

8.2

Donnie Darko (2001)

126.

8.2

High Noon (1952)

127.

8.2

The Sixth Sense (1999)

128.

8.2

Notorious (1946)

129.

8.2

There Will Be Blood (2007)

130.

8.2

The Deer Hunter (1978)

84,996

131.

8.2

Annie Hall (1977)

63,006

132.

8.2

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

33,689

133.

8.2

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

222,373

134.

8.2

Snatch. (2000)

166,020

135.

8.2

The Big Lebowski (1998)

170,617

189,557

159,988
62,856
137,621

139,134

202,588
32,966
229,917
30,273
125,155

136.

8.2

Platoon (1986)

104,594

137.

8.2

The General (1926)

19,108

138.

8.2

The Wrestler (2008)

86,979

139.

8.1

Yjinb (1961)

28,089

140.

8.1

Ben-Hur (1959)

56,385

141.

8.1

Into the Wild (2007)

92,784

142.

8.1

Ran (1985)

33,351

143.

8.1

The Big Sleep (1946)

27,971

144.

8.1

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

134,566

145.

8.1

The Lion King (1994)

128,869

146.

8.1

Kick-Ass (2010)

50,236

147.

8.1

It Happened One Night (1934)

24,097

148.

8.1

Life of Brian (1979)

90,531

149.

8.1

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

17,211

150.

8.1

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

55,408

151.

8.1

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

152.

8.1

Smultronstllet (1957)

20,360

153.

8.1

Finding Nemo (2003)

157,014

154.

8.1

Trainspotting (1996)

145,029

155.

8.1

Toy Story (1995)

139,158

156.

8.1

Stand by Me (1986)

86,560

157.

8.1

Gone with the Wind (1939)

76,032

158.

8.1

The Terminator (1984)

159.

8.1

The Graduate (1967)

160.

8.1

Groundhog Day (1993)

129,506

161.

8.1

Scarface (1983)

145,611

162.

8.1

Star Trek (2009)

125,264

163.

8.1

The Thing (1982)

74,965

164.

8.1

Amores perros (2000)

58,730

165.

8.1

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

57,015

166.

8.1

Ratatouille (2007)

167.

8.1

Gandhi (1982)

168.

8.1

V for Vendetta (2005)

169.

8.1

Le salaire de la peur (1953)

138,794

172,422
75,129

125,154
48,720
214,242
13,551

170.

8.1

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

120,486

171.

8.1

Twelve Monkeys (1995)

163,498

172.

8.1

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

22,495

173.

8.1

8 (1963)

28,383

174.

8.1

The Gold Rush (1925)

19,987

175.

8.1

Casino (1995)

176.

8.1

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

20,890

177.

8.1

Les diaboliques (1955)

13,848

178.

8.1

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

24,673

179.

8.1

Hotaru no haka (1988)

32,786

180.

8.0

The Incredibles (2004)

151,903

181.

8.0

The Princess Bride (1987)

120,520

182.

8.0

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

13,466

183.

8.0

El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

11,380

184.

8.0

The Killing (1956)

23,731

185.

8.0

The Wild Bunch (1969)

29,947

186.

8.0

Children of Men (2006)

150,698

187.

8.0

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

12,535

188.

8.0

The Exorcist (1973)

98,751

189.

8.0

In Bruges (2008)

91,410

190.

8.0

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

10,824

191.

8.0

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

16,687

192.

8.0

The Kid (1921)

13,210

193.

8.0

Le notti di Cabiria (1957)

10,489

194.

8.0

The Hustler (1961)

24,469

195.

8.0

Dial M for Murder (1954)

28,415

196.

8.0

Good Will Hunting (1997)

143,684

197.

8.0

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

48,330

198.

8.0

Ed Wood (1994)

71,516

199.

8.0

Harvey (1950)

22,445

200.

8.0

Big Fish (2003)

135,413

201.

8.0

King Kong (1933)

37,321

202.

8.0

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

32,474

203.

8.0

Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007)

29,122

104,076

204.

8.0

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

53,923

205.

8.0

Magnolia (1999)

206.

8.0

Lt den rtte komma in (2008)

207.

8.0

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

208.

8.0

Rocky (1976)

91,553

209.

8.0

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

20,525

210.

8.0

Sleuth (1972)

16,617

211.

8.0

Mystic River (2003)

212.

8.0

Stalag 17 (1953)

20,019

213.

8.0

The African Queen (1951)

32,830

214.

8.0

Brief Encounter (1945)

12,873

215.

8.0

Crash (2004/I)

164,867

216.

8.0

Network (1976)

32,119

217.

8.0

Rope (1948)

30,002

218.

8.0

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

39,715

219.

8.0

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

220.

8.0

Duck Soup (1933)

25,522

221.

8.0

La battaglia di Algeri (1966)

13,156

222.

8.0

Manhattan (1979)

37,148

223.

8.0

La strada (1954)

17,048

224.

8.0

Planet of the Apes (1968)

55,348

225.

8.0

Patton (1970)

38,177

226.

8.0

Shutter Island (2010)

71,747

227.

8.0

Wo hu cang long (2000)

105,511

228.

8.0

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

129,079

229.

8.0

The Conversation (1974)

31,632

230.

8.0

Changeling (2008)

60,356

231.

8.0

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

232.

8.0

Les quatre cents coups (1959)

22,771

233.

8.0

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

75,236

234.

7.9

Barry Lyndon (1975)

38,280

235.

7.9

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

20,528

236.

7.9

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

22,612

237.

7.9

Mulholland Dr. (2001)

97,784

118,042
50,898
175,045

114,099

223,656

144,532

238.

7.9

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

18,747

239.

7.9

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

15,939

240.

7.9

The Truman Show (1998)

241.

7.9

Spartacus (1960)

242.

7.9

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

126,403

243.

7.9

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

107,982

244.

7.9

Glory (1989)

55,341

245.

7.9

Tonari no Totoro (1988)

28,435

246.

7.9

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

28,900

247.

7.9

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

27,011

248.

7.9

Rain Man (1988)

99,895

249.

7.9

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

17,422

250.

7.9

Mou gaan dou (2002)

34,069

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)

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

147,922
48,784