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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. 119 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 193 -

    In the Name of the Father

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 211 -

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  4. 106 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  5. 175 -

    Catch Me If You Can

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 140 -

    Shutter Island

    2010, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 194 -

    Dead Poets Society

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 248 -

    Aladdin

    1992, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 143 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  10. 244 -

    The Iron Giant

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 185 -

    Before Sunrise

    1995, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 192 -

    Salinui chueok

    2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 17 top lists Check
  13. 238 -

    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
  14. 86 -

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  15. 222 -

    La haine

    1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 top lists Check
  16. 223 -

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  17. 149 -

    A Beautiful Mind

    2001, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 249 -

    Dances with Wolves

    1990, in 17 top lists Check
  19. 221 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
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    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  21. 191 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  22. 200 -

    Monsters, Inc.

    2001, in 14 top lists Check
  23. 179 -

    Tonari no Totoro

    1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check
  24. 138 -

    The Truman Show

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 225 -

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the...

    2003, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 240 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  27. 215 -

    Rocky

    1976, in 20 top lists Check
  28. 228 +1

    Network

    1976, in 14 top lists Check
  29. 83 -

    Good Will Hunting

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 162 -

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  31. 226 -

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  32. 224 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  33. 232 -

    The Incredibles

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 136 -

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 142 -

    Casino

    1995, in 11 top lists Check
  36. 239 -

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  37. 164 -

    V for Vendetta

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  38. 209 -

    Ratatouille

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  39. 165 -

    Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

    1998, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 44 -

    Hotaru no haka

    1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check
  41. 242 -

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  42. 150 -

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  43. 230 -

    Stand by Me

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  44. 108 -

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  45. 241 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 219 -

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  47. 163 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  48. 170 -

    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
  49. 156 -

    Finding Nemo

    2003, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 38 -

    The Lion King

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
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