IMDb's Top 250

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The IMDb top 250 is probably the most well-known movie list in the world. It has earned this reputation through the fact that it has been composed by aggregating the votes of many normal moviegoers. In other words, this is a list by and for the people and not some elite movie-critics list.

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  1. 2 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 100 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  3. 47 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  4. 103 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  5. 8 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  6. 55 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  7. 111 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  8. 107 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  9. 124 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  10. 119 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  11. 23 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  12. 24 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  13. 105 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  14. 19 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  15. 6 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  16. 62 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  17. 54 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  18. 74 -

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  19. 168 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  20. 157 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  21. 126 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  22. 146 -

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  23. 22 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  24. 171 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  25. 4 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  26. 195 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  27. 161 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  28. 163 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  29. 18 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  30. 5 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  31. 224 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  32. 50 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  33. 239 +1

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  34. 191 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  35. 204 -

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  36. 20 -

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  37. 101 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  38. 95 -

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  39. 92 -

    Idi i smotri

    1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 28 top lists Check
  40. 25 -

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  41. 3 -

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  42. 173 -

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  43. 205 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 27 top lists Check
  44. 123 -

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  45. 221 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  46. 214 -

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  47. 197 -

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  48. 63 -

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  49. 98 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  50. 137 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
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