Interesting list. Good to see The Shawshank Redemption getting that much love. Incredible movie. Didn't think most people held it in the same class as the Godfather and some of those other movies. Cool stuff.
Heres the complete top 250, I agree, Shawshank and the Godfather were my top 2 films way before I even knew what IMDB was.Still cant decide which I prefer.
Rank Rating Title Votes
1. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) 281,480
2. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 332,180
3. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 161,322
4. 8.9 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 93,661
5. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 285,116
6. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) 190,409
7. 8.8 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 143,369
8. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 200,724
9. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) 123,757
10. 8.8 Shichinin no samurai (1954) 69,705
11. 8.8 Star Wars (1977) 241,404
12. 8.8 12 Angry Men (1957) 68,483
13. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 255,404
14. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 156,105
15. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 82,697
16. 8.7 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 180,143
17. 8.7 Cidade de Deus (2002) 100,256
18. 8.7 C'era una volta il West (1968) 47,025
19. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 287,454
20. 8.7 The Usual Suspects (1995) 195,039
21. 8.6 Psycho (1960) 101,542
22. 8.6 Fight Club (1999) 255,020
23. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 117,314
24. 8.6 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 173,276
25. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) 106,114
26. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) 67,221
27. 8.6 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 36,142
28. 8.6 Memento (2000) 185,790
29. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 237,517
30. 8.6 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 74,751
31. 8.6 The Matrix (1999) 271,764
32. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 58,812
33. 8.5 Se7en (1995) 188,557
34. 8.5 Apocalypse Now (1979) 125,921
35. 8.5 Taxi Driver (1976) 105,570
36. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 212,337
37. 8.5 Léon (1994) 129,930
38. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 65,146
39. 8.5 American History X (1998) 147,544
40. 8.5 Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) 127,408
41. 8.5 Paths of Glory (1957) 30,400
42. 8.5 The Departed (2006) 164,691
43. 8.5 M (1931) 26,957
44. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 59,441
45. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 54,281
46. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 36,291
47. 8.4 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 135,540
48. 8.4 Alien (1979) 126,157
49. 8.4 Leben der Anderen, Das (2006) 38,486
50. 8.4 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 22,544
51. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 146,607
52. 8.4 Forrest Gump (1994) 199,318
53. 8.4 The Shining (1980) 117,871
54. 8.4 Double Indemnity (1944) 24,705
55. 8.4 The Pianist (2002) 83,783
56. 8.4 Laberinto del fauno, El (2006) 95,165
57. 8.4 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 66,107
58. 8.4 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 116,845
59. 8.4 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 193,891
60. 8.4 L.A. Confidential (1997) 123,608
61. 8.4 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 122,226
62. 8.4 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 42,582
63. 8.4 Boot, Das (1981) 52,619
64. 8.4 Aliens (1986) 121,554
65. 8.4 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 148,077
66. 8.4 There Will Be Blood (2007) 66,977
67. 8.4 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 37,317
68. 8.4 Untergang, Der (2004) 50,905
69. 8.4 No Country for Old Men (2007) 109,629
70. 8.4 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 157,693
71. 8.4 Raging Bull (1980) 61,959
72. 8.4 Rashômon (1950) 26,402
73. 8.3 Metropolis (1927) 26,577
74. 8.3 Modern Times (1936) 23,213
75. 8.3 Rebecca (1940) 24,281
76. 8.3 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 117,052
77. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 39,439
78. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 171,580
79. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 25,101
80. 8.3 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 58,726
81. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 47,965
82. 8.3 Amadeus (1984) 69,561
83. 8.3 Vita è bella, La (1997) 74,604
84. 8.3 City Lights (1931) 16,970
85. 8.3 Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) 24,166
86. 8.3 The Great Escape (1963) 42,760
87. 8.3 The Prestige (2006) 115,198
88. 8.3 The Elephant Man (1980) 38,352
89. 8.3 On the Waterfront (1954) 28,178
90. 8.3 Touch of Evil (1958) 22,627
91. 8.3 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 102,790
92. 8.3 Jaws (1975) 97,338
93. 8.3 The Sting (1973) 46,257
94. 8.3 Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988) 30,609
95. 8.3 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 48,082
96. 8.3 The Apartment (1960) 23,825
97. 8.3 The Great Dictator (1940) 24,008
98. 8.3 Braveheart (1995) 175,542
99. 8.3 Blade Runner (1982) 136,247
100. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 22,808
101. 8.2 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 26,044
102. 8.2 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 23,377
103. 8.2 Batman Begins (2005) 167,570
104. 8.2 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 125,215
105. 8.2 Back to the Future (1985) 138,564
106. 8.2 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 157,073
107. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 24,187
108. 8.2 The Big Sleep (1946) 20,404
109. 8.2 Ladri di biciclette (1948) 17,018
110. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 120,013
111. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 74,158
112. 8.2 Notorious (1946) 21,753
113. 8.2 Unforgiven (1992) 65,156
114. 8.2 Oldboy (2003) 56,706
115. 8.2 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 30,041
116. 8.2 Ran (1985) 24,559
117. 8.2 Donnie Darko (2001) 142,978
118. 8.2 Mononoke-hime (1997) 44,415
119. 8.2 Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) 26,332
120. 8.2 The Green Mile (1999) 132,528
121. 8.2 Salaire de la peur, Le (1953) 8,893
122. 8.2 Yojimbo (1961) 19,981
123. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 159,551
124. 8.2 Gladiator (2000) 193,695
125. 8.2 Die Hard (1988) 126,321
126. 8.2 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 90,364
127. 8.2 Into the Wild (2007) 36,527
128. 8.2 Ratatouille (2007) 73,203
129. 8.2 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 86,334
130. 8.2 Annie Hall (1977) 45,093
131. 8.1 Ben-Hur (1959) 41,322
132. 8.1 The Deer Hunter (1978) 61,053
133. 8.1 The Sixth Sense (1999) 176,170
134. 8.1 It Happened One Night (1934) 16,600
135. 8.1 Platoon (1986) 76,320
136. 8.1 Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957) 6,831
137. 8.1 Life of Brian (1979) 66,908
138. 8.1 The General (1927) 13,410
139. 8.1 The Killing (1956) 16,138
140. 8.1 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 8,391
141. 8.1 Heat (1995) 98,415
142. 8.1 Diaboliques, Les (1955) 8,857
143. 8.1 Smultronstället (1957) 13,542
144. 8.1 Finding Nemo (2003) 106,444
145. 8.1 Amores perros (2000) 40,744
146. 8.1 Battaglia di Algeri, La (1966) 8,438
147. 8.1 The Incredibles (2004) 103,596
148. 8.1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 40,069
149. 8.1 Brief Encounter (1945) 8,263
150. 8.1 V for Vendetta (2005) 142,979
151. 8.1 The Wild Bunch (1969) 21,759
152. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 55,317
153. 8.1 The Big Lebowski (1998) 118,412
154. 8.1 The Night of the Hunter (1955) 16,541
155. 8.1 8½ (1963) 18,807
156. 8.1 The Princess Bride (1987) 95,902
157. 8.1 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 8,875
158. 8.1 Children of Men (2006) 99,301
159. 8.1 Stand by Me (1986) 62,966
160. 8.1 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 38,093
161. 8.1 Gandhi (1982) 33,946
162. 8.1 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 32,048
163. 8.1 Iron Man (2008) 68,629
164. 8.1 Snatch. (2000) 110,660
165. 8.1 Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 13,517
166. 8.1 Crash (2004/I) 119,403
167. 8.1 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 11,168
168. 8.0 The Thing (1982) 48,488
169. 8.0 Gone with the Wind (1939) 55,617
170. 8.0 The African Queen (1951) 25,061
171. 8.0 Trainspotting (1996) 104,683
172. 8.0 Harvey (1950) 15,933
173. 8.0 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 15,902
174. 8.0 Scarface (1983) 97,595
175. 8.0 Groundhog Day (1993) 92,498
176. 8.0 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 15,646
177. 8.0 The Gold Rush (1925) 13,651
178. 8.0 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 122,984
179. 8.0 The Conversation (1974) 21,983
180. 8.0 Duck Soup (1933) 18,772
181. 8.0 Toy Story (1995) 94,159
182. 8.0 The Terminator (1984) 119,399
183. 8.0 Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 95,452
184. 8.0 Patton (1970) 28,165
185. 8.0 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 119,102
186. 8.0 Wo hu cang long (2000) 85,243
187. 8.0 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 12,055
188. 8.0 Sleuth (1972) 10,757
189. 8.0 The Hustler (1961) 17,078
190. 8.0 The Lion King (1994) 83,361
191. 8.0 King Kong (1933) 26,791
192. 8.0 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 80,931
193. 8.0 Ed Wood (1994) 50,981
194. 8.0 Belle et la bête, La (1946) 6,552
195. 8.0 The Lady Vanishes (1938) 11,319
196. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973) 70,729
197. 8.0 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 20,478
198. 8.0 Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) 19,386
199. 8.0 Glory (1989) 41,626
200. 8.0 The Lost Weekend (1945) 7,908
201. 8.0 Juno (2007) 90,718
202. 8.0 Spartacus (1960) 35,278
203. 8.0 Stalag 17 (1953) 14,475
204. 8.0 Frankenstein (1931) 15,446
205. 8.0 Magnolia (1999) 90,373
206. 8.0 Umberto D. (1952) 5,141
207. 8.0 The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) 5,649
208. 8.0 Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 10,991
209. 8.0 Casino (1995) 70,431
210. 8.0 American Gangster (2007) 69,028
211. 8.0 Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 27,515
212. 8.0 Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920) 11,138
213. 8.0 Rosemary's Baby (1968) 31,744
214. 8.0 The Philadelphia Story (1940) 20,126
215. 8.0 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 14,697
216. 8.0 Hotaru no haka (1988) 21,231
217. 8.0 In the Heat of the Night (1967) 15,226
218. 8.0 Big Fish (2003) 91,272
219. 8.0 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 6,760
220. 8.0 Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 10,005
221. 8.0 Dial M for Murder (1954) 18,748
222. 8.0 Rope (1948) 19,524
223. 8.0 Mystic River (2003) 76,495
224. 8.0 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 22,407
225. 8.0 Lola rennt (1998) 62,040
226. 8.0 Manhattan (1979) 26,112
227. 8.0 Young Frankenstein (1974) 43,926
228. 7.9 Stalker (1979) 12,837
229. 7.9 Out of the Past (1947) 7,194
230. 7.9 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 16,234
231. 7.9 Roman Holiday (1953) 20,816
232. 7.9 Toy Story 2 (1999) 80,945
233. 7.9 Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007) 10,374
234. 7.9 Harold and Maude (1971) 19,643
235. 7.9 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 169,044
236. 7.9 Shaun of the Dead (2004) 84,914
237. 7.9 A Christmas Story (1983) 40,987
238. 7.9 Great Expectations (1946) 5,715
239. 7.9 Mou gaan dou (2002) 23,194
240. 7.9 The Searchers (1956) 21,705
241. 7.9 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) 21,236
242. 7.9 Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) 25,868
243. 7.9 Blood Diamond (2006) 70,245
244. 7.9 Bringing Up Baby (1938) 17,112
245. 7.9 Barry Lyndon (1975) 26,757
246. 7.9 Ying xiong (2002) 59,420
247. 7.9 Dolce vita, La (1960) 12,434
248. 7.9 Network (1976) 20,185
249. 7.9 Mulholland Dr. (2001) 73,272
250. 7.9 Cinderella Man (2005) 44,968