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Here's their list as voted on by their members. IMDB.com is addictive and my go to site for all things movie/tv!

Rank Rating Title Votes
1. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) 236,496
2. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 279,988
3. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 135,072
4. 8.8 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 73,776
5. 8.8 Pulp Fiction (1994) 240,740
6. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) 163,510
7. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 174,053
8. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) 108,291
9. 8.8 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 120,965
10. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 216,032
11. 8.8 Shichinin no samurai (1954) 60,033
12. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) 212,684
13. 8.7 12 Angry Men (1957) 55,291
14. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 70,642
15. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 128,853
16. 8.7 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 149,010
17. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 252,102
18. 8.7 Cidade de Deus (2002) 77,230
19. 8.6 The Usual Suspects (1995) 168,962
20. 8.6 C'era una volta il West (1968) 37,822
21. 8.6 Psycho (1960) 87,453
22. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 102,484
23. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) 58,119
24. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) 93,677
25. 8.6 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 149,365
26. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 205,340
27. 8.6 Memento (2000) 159,011
28. 8.6 Fight Club (1999) 211,870
29. 8.5 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 30,428
30. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 51,061
31. 8.5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 64,778
32. 8.5 The Matrix (1999) 234,185
33. 8.5 Taxi Driver (1976) 87,539
34. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 181,264
35. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 55,842
36. 8.5 Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) 108,998
37. 8.5 Apocalypse Now (1979) 108,484
38. 8.5 Se7en (1995) 158,210
39. 8.5 The Departed (2006) 122,363
40. 8.5 Léon (1994) 105,480
41. 8.4 American History X (1998) 119,820
42. 8.4 Paths of Glory (1957) 25,646
43. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 45,382
44. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 51,466
45. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 119,492
46. 8.4 Laberinto del fauno, El (2006) 67,556
47. 8.4 M (1931) 22,702
48. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 31,354
49. 8.4 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 114,020
50. 8.4 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 18,564
51. 8.4 Alien (1979) 106,214
52. 8.4 The Pianist (2002) 67,659
53. 8.4 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 101,873
54. 8.4 The Shining (1980) 96,153
55. 8.4 L.A. Confidential (1997) 108,263
56. 8.4 Untergang, Der (2004) 40,215
57. 8.4 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 36,667
58. 8.4 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 54,570
59. 8.4 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 32,308
60. 8.4 Double Indemnity (1944) 20,737
61. 8.4 Boot, Das (1981) 46,283
62. 8.3 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 100,413
63. 8.3 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 166,277
64. 8.3 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 124,762
65. 8.3 Metropolis (1927) 22,291
66. 8.3 Aliens (1986) 103,822
67. 8.3 Leben der Anderen, Das (2006) 20,993
68. 8.3 Raging Bull (1980) 51,338
69. 8.3 Forrest Gump (1994) 164,844
70. 8.3 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 45,648
71. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 137,236
72. 8.3 Rashômon (1950) 22,229
73. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 33,999
74. 8.3 Modern Times (1936) 19,123
75. 8.3 Rebecca (1940) 20,399
76. 8.3 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 131,868
77. 8.3 The Great Escape (1963) 35,895
78. 8.3 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 101,015
79. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 41,428
80. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 21,503
81. 8.3 Ratatouille (2007) 28,401
82. 8.3 Amadeus (1984) 59,994
83. 8.3 Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) 19,680
84. 8.3 Touch of Evil (1958) 19,415
85. 8.3 On the Waterfront (1954) 23,804
86. 8.3 The Prestige (2006) 81,639
87. 8.2 Jaws (1975) 82,753
88. 8.2 The Elephant Man (1980) 31,279
89. 8.2 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 42,899
90. 8.2 Vita è bella, La (1997) 63,207
91. 8.2 The Sting (1973) 39,750
92. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 19,256
93. 8.2 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 22,910
94. 8.2 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 85,056
95. 8.2 Batman Begins (2005) 134,276
96. 8.2 The Apartment (1960) 19,713
97. 8.2 Braveheart (1995) 151,038
98. 8.2 The Big Sleep (1946) 17,391
99. 8.2 City Lights (1931) 14,124
100. 8.2 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 20,069
101. 8.2 Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988) 25,676
102. 8.2 The Great Dictator (1940) 19,628
103. 8.2 Blade Runner (1982) 115,149
104. 8.2 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 39,143
105. 8.2 Notorious (1946) 18,371
106. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 63,387
107. 8.2 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 136,950
108. 8.2 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 73,351
109. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 20,561
110. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 101,493
111. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 132,548
112. 8.2 Donnie Darko (2001) 117,361
113. 8.2 Ran (1985) 21,077
114. 8.2 Salaire de la peur, Le (1953) 6,935
115. 8.2 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 25,208
116. 8.2 Back to the Future (1985) 117,390
117. 8.2 Unforgiven (1992) 54,106
118. 8.2 Oldboy (2003) 43,925
119. 8.2 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 100,954
120. 8.1 Mononoke-hime (1997) 37,495
121. 8.1 3:10 to Yuma (2007) 9,073
122. 8.1 Grindhouse (2007) 39,729
123. 8.1 Annie Hall (1977) 37,867
124. 8.1 The Green Mile (1999) 110,420
125. 8.1 Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) 20,804
126. 8.1 The Sixth Sense (1999) 154,539
127. 8.1 Yojimbo (1961) 16,953
128. 8.1 The Incredibles (2004) 82,294
129. 8.1 Finding Nemo (2003) 87,300
130. 8.1 Gladiator (2000) 162,518
131. 8.1 Ben-Hur (1959) 35,113
132. 8.1 Life of Brian (1979) 57,082
133. 8.1 Ladri di biciclette (1948) 13,937
134. 8.1 Children of Men (2006) 71,202
135. 8.1 V for Vendetta (2005) 111,792
136. 8.1 The Deer Hunter (1978) 51,214
137. 8.1 The Killing (1956) 13,274
138. 8.1 Die Hard (1988) 105,191
139. 8.1 Platoon (1986) 63,671
140. 8.1 Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957) 5,332
141. 8.1 Crash (2004/I) 97,236
142. 8.1 Diaboliques, Les (1955) 6,955
143. 8.1 The Princess Bride (1987) 84,009
144. 8.1 Battaglia di Algeri, La (1966) 6,382
145. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 47,342
146. 8.1 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 20,669
147. 8.1 It Happened One Night (1934) 13,860
148. 8.1 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 6,896
149. 8.1 Amores perros (2000) 33,186
150. 8.1 Smultronstället (1957) 10,953
151. 8.1 The Wild Bunch (1969) 18,350
152. 8.0 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 34,031
153. 8.0 Gandhi (1982) 28,215
154. 8.0 Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 11,060
155. 8.0 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 100,734
156. 8.0 Superbad (2007) 32,808
157. 8.0 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 7,214
158. 8.0 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 30,557
159. 8.0 Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 69,704
160. 8.0 The General (1927) 11,376
161. 8.0 8½ (1963) 15,471
162. 8.0 The African Queen (1951) 21,857
163. 8.0 Brief Encounter (1945) 6,320
164. 8.0 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 13,326
165. 8.0 Stand by Me (1986) 53,289
166. 8.0 Wo hu cang long (2000) 76,256
167. 8.0 The Night of the Hunter (1955) 13,692
168. 8.0 Heat (1995) 82,271
169. 8.0 Hot Fuzz (2007) 56,150
170. 8.0 The Conversation (1974) 18,461
171. 8.0 Harvey (1950) 13,450
172. 8.0 The Big Lebowski (1998) 95,516
173. 8.0 Gone with the Wind (1939) 47,911
174. 8.0 Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) 15,923
175. 8.0 Duck Soup (1933) 16,266
176. 8.0 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 13,449
177. 8.0 Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920) 8,619
178. 8.0 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 9,346
179. 8.0 Trainspotting (1996) 89,004
180. 8.0 Groundhog Day (1993) 77,856
181. 8.0 Patton (1970) 24,267
182. 8.0 Snatch. (2000) 89,631
183. 8.0 Toy Story (1995) 78,327
184. 8.0 Glory (1989) 35,949
185. 8.0 The Thing (1982) 38,607
186. 8.0 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 17,320
187. 8.0 Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 9,235
188. 8.0 The Gold Rush (1925) 11,368
189. 8.0 King Kong (1933) 22,519
190. 8.0 Lola rennt (1998) 53,755
191. 8.0 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 101,860
192. 8.0 Ed Wood (1994) 42,235
193. 8.0 Belle et la bête, La (1946) 5,220
194. 8.0 Toy Story 2 (1999) 69,225
195. 8.0 Sleuth (1972) 8,327
196. 8.0 Spartacus (1960) 29,605
197. 8.0 The Terminator (1984) 100,399
198. 8.0 Scarface (1983) 75,879
199. 8.0 The Lady Vanishes (1938) 8,925
200. 8.0 In the Heat of the Night (1967) 12,716
201. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973) 59,880
202. 7.9 Magnolia (1999) 76,691
203. 7.9 Frankenstein (1931) 12,795
204. 7.9 The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) 4,254
205. 7.9 Big Fish (2003) 73,399
206. 7.9 Mystic River (2003) 62,439
207. 7.9 The Hustler (1961) 14,372
208. 7.9 The Lion King (1994) 66,070
209. 7.9 Casino Royale (2006) 90,640
210. 7.9 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 10,307
211. 7.9 Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 7,847
212. 7.9 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 65,955
213. 7.9 Stalker (1979) 9,518
214. 7.9 Ying xiong (2002) 50,385
215. 7.9 The Philadelphia Story (1940) 17,303
216. 7.9 A Christmas Story (1983) 33,809
217. 7.9 Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 22,303
218. 7.9 Young Frankenstein (1974) 37,398
219. 7.9 Rosemary's Baby (1968) 25,195
220. 7.9 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 141,768
221. 7.9 Out of the Past (1947) 5,640
222. 7.9 Hotaru no haka (1988) 16,880
223. 7.9 Finding Neverland (2004) 53,415
224. 7.9 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 18,612
225. 7.9 In Cold Blood (1967) 5,763
226. 7.9 Stalag 17 (1953) 12,237
227. 7.9 Cinderella Man (2005) 36,692
228. 7.9 Shaun of the Dead (2004) 62,958
229. 7.9 Shrek (2001) 114,373
230. 7.9 Dial M for Murder (1954) 15,244
231. 7.9 Mou gaan dou (2002) 18,465
232. 7.9 Manhattan (1979) 21,779
233. 7.9 Rope (1948) 15,228
234. 7.9 Casino (1995) 55,386
235. 7.9 Zodiac (2007/I) 37,311
236. 7.9 Du rififi chez les hommes (1955) 4,154
237. 7.9 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 12,504
238. 7.9 Umberto D. (1952) 3,861
239. 7.9 The Lost Weekend (1945) 6,251
240. 7.9 Before Sunset (2004) 26,770
241. 7.9 Doctor Zhivago (1965) 18,428
242. 7.9 A Man for All Seasons (1966) 7,686
243. 7.9 Roman Holiday (1953) 17,292
244. 7.9 Brazil (1985) 50,745
245. 7.9 Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) 19,581
246. 7.9 Haine, La (1995) 13,905
247. 7.9 Mulholland Dr. (2001) 63,542
248. 7.9 Walk the Line (2005) 50,952
249. 7.9 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 13,235
250. 7.9 Harold and Maude (1971) 16,170

So did they leave anything out? Sure.. some of my favorites didn't make the list.. how about you?

Brian

Hmmm...Didn't see Hitchcock's "The Birds" or "Tora-Tora-Tora"..& a few other faves.

BUT did see Lots of Sci-Fi & Adventure Flicks I'd Forgotten how much I'd enjoyed:

Raiders of the Lost Ark..Dr Strangelove..Clockwork Orange..2001/Space Odyssey..Blade Runner {Now THERE was a Truly GREAT Sci-Fi Flick!!!}...Alien 1 was, too...(Tho I kept expectin' that CAT to launch Alien 2)...& The Great Escape (So sad Steve McQueen didn't stick around Longer!) I liked ALL The Star Wars Episodes, as well..tho Last One kinda fizzled a Wee-Bit.

I'd forgotten the Great Acting in "The Shining".."Chinatown".."Cu koo's Nest".."Forest Gump".."Green Mile".."The Godfather".."Amelie".."To Kill a Mockingbird".."Silence of The Lambs".."Lawrence of Arabia"..(etc!)

And the Great Special Effects in "The Matrix"..& that Incredible Segue in "The Deer Hunter"..

Surprised not to see "Beverly Hills Cop (1)" & no Liz Taylor flicks. Glad Monroe made it with "Some Like It Hot"! Think "Ghostbusters" shoulda..but guess it's Been-Awhile.. Weird "The Incredibles" made it & "Finding Nemo" didn't, nor did "Cars"...

Guess I better SEE #s 2 and 4 to Get-Up-to-Speed, eh? (I've never even HEARD of #4 before..but guess Tampa-Town's off the beaten Cinemalogical Path, perhaps?) Oh.."1966"...I wuz in Ohio wrasslin' to get an Art Degree, all-year...didn't catch too many Flicks other'n a Film French Course I flunked one semester.

Uh..Color-Me-Dumb, but if those are Member Vote Talleys apres the Year-Released, just WHO determined "The Pecking Order" here? If #4 got "73K Votes" and #5 got "240K Votes", I'd be a bit pissed IF I Were The Director of #5...

Obviously, upon a Closer Inspection, SOME IMDB Members' Votes must carry "Additional Clout?"

But That's Show Biz, Eh, Amigo! ;-)>

Thanks for Sharing The Memories, Amigo!
Big Guy-Hug,
Stan

Actually it's an average vote score (1 to 10 with 10 being best) and there's some other formulas to balance vote total differences. (Like it takes a higher score than posted for a film with less votes to reach a high place.. so in reality the movies with fewer votes had a higher average score than listed. They discuss their algorhythm on their site a bit.

It's a popularity list which is different than a list that would be chosen by critics for example. Though I think in general these selections are better than most critics Top 100. And the foreign film titles are mostly well known in the west if you translate them. For example, #4 is The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.

Brian

Your right, IMDB is addictive. Thanks for the heads up. I've been bored lately. I'll have alot of fun with this web site. Maybe we should start another thread on bad, cheesey movies. I can think of a few. Another idea. Some time ago you had a thread asking us what our favorite movies were. We could compare the responses with the IMDB list. Ben


http://benwillismusic.com

Actually.. IMDB has that list as well. I will create a post for it too.

Brian

I didn't see "The Right Stuff" on the list - one of my all time favorites.....

I also thought "Aliens" was better than "Alien". For that matter, I thought 2010 superior to 2001. I expect many would disagree with me though...

Scott

The Sound of Music?
Mary Poppins?
ET?
Delovely?
Cinderella Man?

Oh...I got Lost In Translation, then...& Have seen it! (Thought Clint was pretty good in "Dirty Harry" too)...(Remember when "Make my DAY, Punk" used to?) ;-)>

Dunno about alla them Al-Gore-ythms, either... Weird Vote Counts seem to be The American Way these days, but I'm still a believer in "One Man, One Vote, Tote-Em-ALL-Up..& Da Winner IS..."

But, yep, it's a Great, Very-Interestin' List..& brought back lotsa Great Movie Memories!

Thanks Again!
Big Guy-Hug,
Stan

I noticed that of the top 100 movies, less than 20 of them were about something other than crime or war. (and some of those were about Boxing, the most violent legal thing you can do). Interesting eh? People love their crime, war and violence.

Brian

Ah, Shakespeare knew that 400 years ago, Brian.
That's why he still gets produced today.


Linda