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Top 250 movies as voted by our users

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Rank Rating Title

US Box Office
USA Top 10
USA Archive

Votes

1.

9.2

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

718,231

2.

9.2

The Godfather (1972)

537,362

3.

9.0

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

338,174

UK Box Office

4.

8.9

Pulp Fiction (1994)

564,563

UK Top 10

5.

8.9

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

224,854

6.

8.9

12 Angry Men (1957)

175,616

7.

8.9

Schindler's List (1993)

377,084

8.

8.8

The Dark Knight (2008)

653,178

9.

8.8

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

(2003)

503,818

10.

8.8

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

301,927

11.

8.8

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

(1980)

366,516

12.

8.8

Fight Club (1999)

541,768

13.

8.8

Inception (2010)

505,872

Votes by Genre

14.

8.8

Seven Samurai (1954)

123,716

Action

15.

8.7

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

(2001)

525,121

16.

8.7

Goodfellas (1990)

318,735

17.

8.7

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

412,759

UK Archive

All-Time Box
Office
USA
Non-USA
World-wide

DVD Rentals
USA Weekly Top 20
USA Archive

Adventure
Animation
Biography
Comedy
Crime

18.

8.7

City of God (2002)

237,496

Documentary

19.

8.7

Casablanca (1942)

210,732

Drama

20.

8.7

The Matrix (1999)

522,624
103,001

Family

21.

8.7

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Film-Noir

22.

8.7

Rear Window (1954)

155,561

History

23.

8.7

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

315,839

Horror

24.

8.7

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

345,973

25.

8.7

The Usual Suspects (1995)

349,388

Musical

26.

8.6

Se7en (1995)

408,628

Mystery

27.

8.6

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

451,958

Romance

28.

8.6

Forrest Gump (1994)

449,836

29.

8.6

Psycho (1960)

191,374

Sport

30.

8.6

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

134,106

Thriller

31.

8.6

Leon: The Professional (1994)

295,798

32.

8.6

Memento (2000)

380,696

33.

8.6

Sunset Blvd. (1950)

34.

8.6

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop

Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

1910-1919

35.

8.6

Apocalypse Now (1979)

224,780

1920-1929

36.

8.5

American History X (1998)

327,595

1930-1939

37.

8.5

North by Northwest (1959)

117,547
170,035

Fantasy

Independent
Music

Sci-Fi
Short

TV mini-series

ad feedback

War
Western

Votes by Decade

1940-1949

71,859
192,603

38.

8.5

Citizen Kane (1941)

1960-1969

39.

8.5

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

330,092

1970-1979

40.

8.5

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

372,051
391,229

1950-1959

1980-1989

41.

8.5

American Beauty (1999)

42.

8.5

Toy Story 3 (2010)

192,137

43.

8.5

Alien (1979)

240,179
222,028

1990-1999
2000-2009
2010-2019

Votes by Gender
Male
Female

Top Genre
Searches

44.

8.5

Taxi Driver (1976)

45.

8.5

City Lights (1931)

46.

8.5

Spirited Away (2001)

47.

8.5

Vertigo (1958)

118,352

48.

8.5

The Shining (1980)

251,808

41,627
153,630

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49.

8.5

M (1931)

52,042

50.

8.5

Paths of Glory (1957)

58,911

Biography

51.

8.5

The Pianist (2002)

194,427

Comedy

52.

8.5

Amlie (2001)

250,994

Crime

53.

8.5

The Departed (2006)

370,120

Adventure
Animation

Documentary

54.

8.4

Double Indemnity (1944)

Family

55.

8.4

WALLE (2008)

277,250

Fantasy

56.

8.4

The Lives of Others (2006)

112,515

57.

8.4

Modern Times (1936)

58.

8.4

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

255,873

Music

59.

8.4

Aliens (1986)

224,817

Musical

60.

8.4

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

98,695

61.

8.4

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

106,340

62.

8.4

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

156,251

Short

63.

8.4

Back to the Future (1985)

287,688

Sport

64.

8.4

Das Boot (1981)

65.

8.4

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

259,888

Western

66.

8.4

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

304,487

1910-1919

67.

8.4

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

287,491

1920-1929

68.

8.4

The Third Man (1949)

63,163

69.

8.4

A Separation (2011)

38,709

1950-1959

70.

8.4

The Prestige (2006)

312,938

1960-1969

71.

8.4

The Green Mile (1999)

290,653

1970-1979

72.

8.4

L.A. Confidential (1997)

214,430

73.

8.4

Chinatown (1974)

104,467

2000-2009

74.

8.4

Cinema Paradiso (1988)

63,423

2010-2019

75.

8.4

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

42,258

76.

8.4

The Great Dictator (1940)

52,283

77.

8.3

Gladiator (2000)

399,385

78.

8.3

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

100,715

79.

8.3

Rashomon (1950)

Drama

Film-Noir

49,209

51,736

History
Horror

Mystery
Romance
Sci-Fi

Thriller
War

1930-1939
1940-1949

1980-1989
1990-1999

89,093

51,768

80.

8.3

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)

81.

8.3

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

197,185
211,410

82.

8.3

Amadeus (1984)

128,702

83.

8.3

Some Like It Hot (1959)

84.

8.3

Raging Bull (1980)

85.

8.3

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

39,275

86.

8.3

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

72,008

87.

8.3

All About Eve (1950)

88.

8.3

Braveheart (1995)

329,308

89.

8.3

Metropolis (1927)

54,104

90.

8.3

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

91.

8.3

Oldboy (2003)

92.

8.3

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

204,873

93.

8.3

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

217,321

94.

8.3

The Apartment (1960)

95.

8.3

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

284,451

96.

8.3

Unforgiven (1992)

136,106

97.

8.3

The Sting (1973)

86,253

98.

8.3

Downfall (2004)

117,572

99.

8.3

Princess Mononoke (1997)

87,843
118,007

44,092

76,301
142,990

50,022

91,509

100.

8.3

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

230,663

101.

8.3

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

302,284

102.

8.3

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

103.

8.3

The Lion King (1994)

225,005

104.

8.3

Up (2009)

212,108

105.

8.3

The Elephant Man (1980)

41,999

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106.

8.3

On the Waterfront (1954)

107.

8.3

Die Hard (1988)

52,550

108.

8.3

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

50,223

109.

8.3

The Seventh Seal (1957)

52,722

110.

8.3

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

63,861

261,438

111.

8.3

The Great Escape (1963)

112.

8.3

Gran Torino (2008)

81,354

113.

8.3

Rebecca (1940)

114.

8.2

Yojimbo (1961)

115.

8.2

Batman Begins (2005)

116.

8.2

The Artist (2011)

117.

8.2

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

24,699

118.

8.2

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

64,809

119.

8.2

The General (1926)

26,176

220,519
45,181
37,740
375,913
33,512

120.

8.2

Snatch. (2000)

256,524

121.

8.2

Heat (1995)

201,680

122.

8.2

Fargo (1996)

211,293

123.

8.2

Blade Runner (1982)

238,657

124.

8.2

Sin City (2005)

334,935

125.

8.2

Ran (1985)

126.

8.2

Wild Strawberries (1957)

29,484

127.

8.2

Touch of Evil (1958)

41,202

128.

8.2

Toy Story (1995)

129.

8.2

Jaws (1975)

185,271

130.

8.2

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

127,231

131.

8.2

No Country for Old Men (2007)

276,138

132.

8.2

The Big Lebowski (1998)

242,723

133.

8.2

Black Swan (2010)

218,669

43,018

233,593

134.

8.2

The Deer Hunter (1978)

118,017

135.

8.2

The King's Speech (2010)

157,591

136.

8.2

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

60,578

137.

8.2

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

136,737

138.

8.2

The Sixth Sense (1999)

329,108

139.

8.2

It Happened One Night (1934)

32,498
21,199

140.

8.2

Ikiru (1952)

141.

8.2

Strangers on a Train (1951)

142.

8.2

Scarface (1983)

45,918
222,466

143.

8.2

Annie Hall (1977)

144.

8.2

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

88,344

145.

8.2

Warrior (2011)

146.

8.2

The Kid (1921)

22,231

147.

8.1

The Wages of Fear (1953)

18,973

148.

8.1

High Noon (1952)

43,466

149.

8.1

Platoon (1986)

150.

8.1

The Gold Rush (1925)

317,496
68,980

146,452
29,000

151.

8.1

Trainspotting (1996)

208,795

152.

8.1

Into the Wild (2007)

165,043

153.

8.1

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

154.

8.1

Donnie Darko (2001)

283,957

155.

8.1

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

184,367

156.

8.1

The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

157.

8.1

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

30,701

158.

8.1

Notorious (1946)

39,636

159.

8.1

Sunrise (1927)

15,438

160.

8.1

Gone with the Wind (1939)

161.

8.1

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

205,499

162.

8.1

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

271,448

75,506

44,968

106,942

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163.

8.1

The Thing (1982)

119,124

164.

8.1

There Will Be Blood (2007)

177,251

165.

8.1

Casino (1995)

151,026

166.

8.1

Life of Brian (1979)

128,553

167.

8.1

Amores Perros (2000)

86,392
20,446

168.

8.1

Diabolique (1955)

169.

8.1

Ben-Hur (1959)

170.

8.1

Groundhog Day (1993)

171.

8.1

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

172.

8.1

Finding Nemo (2003)

253,247

173.

8.1

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

127,827

174.

8.1

The Terminator (1984)

254,607

175.

8.1

The Big Sleep (1946)

36,345

176.

8.1

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

21,847

177.

8.1

The Graduate (1967)

105,626

178.

8.1

V for Vendetta (2005)

331,630

179.

8.1

Stand by Me (1986)

123,895

180.

8.1

Good Will Hunting (1997)

222,716

181.

8.1

Twelve Monkeys (1995)

226,062

182.

8.1

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

183.

8.1

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

184.

8.1

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

185.

8.1

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

42,525

186.

8.1

Network (1976)

48,278

187.

8.1

District 9 (2009)

245,073

77,252
194,208
51,070

85,067
216,337
19,779

188.

8.1

Gandhi (1982)

72,267

189.

8.1

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

33,298

190.

8.1

The 400 Blows (1959)

32,654

191.

8.1

Mary and Max (2009)

36,725

192.

8.1

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

18,924

193.

8.0

8 (1963)

40,024

194.

8.0

Persona (1966)

24,281

195.

8.0

Dial M for Murder (1954)

42,995

196.

8.0

The Princess Bride (1987)

154,033

197.

8.0

The Killing (1956)

198.

8.0

The Wrestler (2008)

199.

8.0

The Hustler (1961)

33,035
144,729
32,891

200.

8.0

La Strada (1954)

23,569

201.

8.0

Ratatouille (2007)

201,378

202.

8.0

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

203.

8.0

Harakiri (1962)

204.

8.0

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

205.

8.0

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

(2011)

27,369
7,962
14,893
159,567

206.

8.0

Fanny and Alexander (1982)

20,216

207.

8.0

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

73,149

208.

8.0

The Exorcist (1973)

209.

8.0

Sherlock Jr. (1924)

11,642

210.

8.0

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

46,986

147,848

211.

8.0

The Wild Bunch (1969)

39,458

212.

8.0

Stalag 17 (1953)

25,692

213.

8.0

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

44,267

214.

8.0

Barry Lyndon (1975)

215.

8.0

Rocky (1976)

144,076

216.

8.0

Star Trek (2009)

213,080

217.

8.0

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

16,992

218.

8.0

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

28,316

51,561

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