Rank   Title
1The Godfather (1972) 9.1/10 (228427 votes)
2The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 9.1/10 (270727 votes)
3The Godfather: Part II (1974) 8.9/10 (130169 votes)
4Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 8.8/10 (70129 votes)
5Pulp Fiction (1994) 8.8/10 (232567 votes)
6Schindler's List (1993) 8.8/10 (158793 votes)
7Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 8.8/10 (169292 votes)
8Casablanca (1942) 8.8/10 (105508 votes)
9One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 8.8/10 (116768 votes)
10The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 8.8/10 (208920 votes)
11Shichinin no samurai (1954) 8.8/10 (58275 votes)
12Star Wars (1977) 8.7/10 (207676 votes)
13Rear Window (1954) 8.7/10 (68329 votes)
1412 Angry Men (1957) 8.7/10 (53196 votes)
15Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 8.7/10 (144909 votes)
16The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 8.7/10 (245768 votes)
17Goodfellas (1990) 8.7/10 (123916 votes)
18Cidade de Deus (2002) 8.7/10 (73433 votes)
19The Usual Suspects (1995) 8.6/10 (164427 votes)
20C'era una volta il West (1968) 8.6/10 (36097 votes)
21Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 8.6/10 (99813 votes)
22Psycho (1960) 8.6/10 (84793 votes)
23Citizen Kane (1941) 8.6/10 (91452 votes)
24North by Northwest (1959) 8.6/10 (56554 votes)
25The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 8.6/10 (199340 votes)
26The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 8.6/10 (144903 votes)
27Memento (2000) 8.6/10 (154143 votes)
28Fight Club (1999) 8.5/10 (204303 votes)
29Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 8.5/10 (49630 votes)
30Sunset Blvd. (1950) 8.5/10 (29412 votes)
31It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 8.5/10 (63262 votes)
32The Matrix (1999) 8.5/10 (227713 votes)
33Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) 8.5/10 (105626 votes)
34American Beauty (1999) 8.5/10 (175691 votes)
35Taxi Driver (1976) 8.5/10 (84251 votes)
36Vertigo (1958) 8.5/10 (54190 votes)
37Apocalypse Now (1979) 8.5/10 (105360 votes)
38The Departed (2006) 8.5/10 (113656 votes)
39Se7en (1995) 8.5/10 (152947 votes)
40Léon (1994) 8.5/10 (101218 votes)
41American History X (1998) 8.4/10 (114951 votes)
42Paths of Glory (1957) 8.4/10 (24832 votes)
43Laberinto del fauno, El (2006) 8.4/10 (60964 votes)
44Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 8.4/10 (114714 votes)
45Chinatown (1974) 8.4/10 (43889 votes)
46To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 8.4/10 (49992 votes)
47M (1931) 8.4/10 (21969 votes)
48The Third Man (1949) 8.4/10 (30461 votes)
49The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 8.4/10 (17967 votes)
50A Clockwork Orange (1971) 8.4/10 (110174 votes)
51Alien (1979) 8.4/10 (102800 votes)
52The Pianist (2002) 8.4/10 (64959 votes)
53Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 8.4/10 (98969 votes)
54Untergang, Der (2004) 8.4/10 (38269 votes)
55Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 8.4/10 (52490 votes)
56The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 8.4/10 (35640 votes)
57L.A. Confidential (1997) 8.4/10 (105627 votes)
58The Shining (1980) 8.4/10 (92540 votes)
59Double Indemnity (1944) 8.4/10 (20078 votes)
60Boot, Das (1981) 8.4/10 (45058 votes)
61The Maltese Falcon (1941) 8.4/10 (31424 votes)
62Requiem for a Dream (2000) 8.3/10 (96421 votes)
63Reservoir Dogs (1992) 8.3/10 (120307 votes)
64Saving Private Ryan (1998) 8.3/10 (161353 votes)
65Ratatouille (2007) 8.3/10 (21076 votes)
66Metropolis (1927) 8.3/10 (21563 votes)
67Hotel Rwanda (2004) 8.3/10 (43416 votes)
68Aliens (1986) 8.3/10 (100626 votes)
69Raging Bull (1980) 8.3/10 (49559 votes)
70Rashômon (1950) 8.3/10 (21484 votes)
71Sin City (2005) 8.3/10 (130851 votes)
72Forrest Gump (1994) 8.3/10 (158877 votes)
73Leben der Anderen, Das (2006) 8.3/10 (17274 votes)
74Singin' in the Rain (1952) 8.3/10 (33052 votes)
75Modern Times (1936) 8.3/10 (18479 votes)
76Rebecca (1940) 8.3/10 (19702 votes)
77The Great Escape (1963) 8.3/10 (34667 votes)
782001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 8.3/10 (98444 votes)
79Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 8.3/10 (127257 votes)
80All About Eve (1950) 8.3/10 (20927 votes)
81Some Like It Hot (1959) 8.3/10 (40336 votes)
82Amadeus (1984) 8.3/10 (58433 votes)
83Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) 8.3/10 (18406 votes)
84Touch of Evil (1958) 8.3/10 (18900 votes)
85Vita è bella, La (1997) 8.3/10 (61472 votes)
86The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 8.2/10 (22335 votes)
87The Prestige (2006) 8.2/10 (73571 votes)
88Jaws (1975) 8.2/10 (80058 votes)
89On the Waterfront (1954) 8.2/10 (23037 votes)
90The Sting (1973) 8.2/10 (38653 votes)
91Strangers on a Train (1951) 8.2/10 (18608 votes)
92The Elephant Man (1980) 8.2/10 (30021 votes)
93Full Metal Jacket (1987) 8.2/10 (82180 votes)
94Batman Begins (2005) 8.2/10 (128340 votes)
95The Apartment (1960) 8.2/10 (19084 votes)
96Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988) 8.2/10 (24778 votes)
97Braveheart (1995) 8.2/10 (146890 votes)
98Grindhouse (2007) 8.2/10 (35997 votes)
99The Big Sleep (1946) 8.2/10 (16877 votes)
100City Lights (1931) 8.2/10 (13627 votes)

Top 101 - 250

Rank   Title
101The Simpsons Movie (2007) 8.2/10 (28151 votes)
102Blade Runner (1982) 8.2/10 (112150 votes)
103Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 8.2/10 (19421 votes)
104Notorious (1946) 8.2/10 (17819 votes)
105The Wizard of Oz (1939) 8.2/10 (61423 votes)
106Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 8.2/10 (37521 votes)
107The Great Dictator (1940) 8.2/10 (18958 votes)
108High Noon (1952) 8.2/10 (19971 votes)
109Million Dollar Baby (2004) 8.2/10 (70367 votes)
110Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 8.2/10 (133465 votes)
111Ran (1985) 8.2/10 (20474 votes)
112Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 8.2/10 (127675 votes)
113Salaire de la peur, Le (1953) 8.2/10 (6611 votes)
114Donnie Darko (2001) 8.2/10 (112788 votes)
115Fargo (1996) 8.2/10 (98793 votes)
116Mononoke-hime (1997) 8.2/10 (36111 votes)
117Oldboy (2003) 8.2/10 (41494 votes)
118Cool Hand Luke (1967) 8.2/10 (24432 votes)
119Unforgiven (1992) 8.1/10 (52362 votes)
120Back to the Future (1985) 8.1/10 (113323 votes)
121Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 8.1/10 (98027 votes)
122The Incredibles (2004) 8.1/10 (78664 votes)
123Yojimbo (1961) 8.1/10 (16392 votes)
124Finding Nemo (2003) 8.1/10 (83938 votes)
125Annie Hall (1977) 8.1/10 (36564 votes)
126The Sixth Sense (1999) 8.1/10 (150229 votes)
127Ben-Hur (1959) 8.1/10 (34085 votes)
128The Green Mile (1999) 8.1/10 (106530 votes)
129Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) 8.1/10 (19801 votes)
130Ladri di biciclette (1948) 8.1/10 (13442 votes)
131Children of Men (2006) 8.1/10 (65246 votes)
132V for Vendetta (2005) 8.1/10 (105522 votes)
133The Killing (1956) 8.1/10 (12727 votes)
134Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957) 8.1/10 (5089 votes)
135Life of Brian (1979) 8.1/10 (55295 votes)
136Gladiator (2000) 8.1/10 (157224 votes)
137Crash (2004/I) 8.1/10 (93289 votes)
138The Deer Hunter (1978) 8.1/10 (49545 votes)
139Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 8.1/10 (17982 votes)
140Hot Fuzz (2007) 8.1/10 (44086 votes)
141Platoon (1986) 8.1/10 (61654 votes)
142Battaglia di Algeri, La (1966) 8.1/10 (6028 votes)
143It Happened One Night (1934) 8.1/10 (13424 votes)
144Die Hard (1988) 8.1/10 (100921 votes)
145The Princess Bride (1987) 8.1/10 (81525 votes)
146Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 8.1/10 (6662 votes)
147The Graduate (1967) 8.1/10 (45798 votes)
148Diaboliques, Les (1955) 8.1/10 (6641 votes)
149Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 8.1/10 (96693 votes)
150Smultronstället (1957) 8.1/10 (10368 votes)
151Amores perros (2000) 8.1/10 (31796 votes)
152The Wild Bunch (1969) 8.0/10 (17787 votes)
153Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 8.0/10 (33035 votes)
154Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 8.0/10 (64067 votes)
155Wo hu cang long (2000) 8.0/10 (74669 votes)
1568½ (1963) 8.0/10 (14888 votes)
157Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 8.0/10 (10618 votes)
158Gandhi (1982) 8.0/10 (27074 votes)
159The General (1927) 8.0/10 (10988 votes)
160The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 8.0/10 (12887 votes)
161The African Queen (1951) 8.0/10 (21324 votes)
162Brief Encounter (1945) 8.0/10 (5999 votes)
163The Night of the Hunter (1955) 8.0/10 (13244 votes)
164Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 8.0/10 (29244 votes)
165Stand by Me (1986) 8.0/10 (51471 votes)
166Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 8.0/10 (6859 votes)
167The Conversation (1974) 8.0/10 (17813 votes)
168Heat (1995) 8.0/10 (79433 votes)
169Harvey (1950) 8.0/10 (13016 votes)
170Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) 8.0/10 (15358 votes)
171Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920) 8.0/10 (8238 votes)
172The Big Lebowski (1998) 8.0/10 (91712 votes)
173Patton (1970) 8.0/10 (23567 votes)
174Duck Soup (1933) 8.0/10 (15819 votes)
175Gone with the Wind (1939) 8.0/10 (46589 votes)
176The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 8.0/10 (16778 votes)
177The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 8.0/10 (13037 votes)
178Trainspotting (1996) 8.0/10 (86162 votes)
179Groundhog Day (1993) 8.0/10 (75395 votes)
180Belle et la bête, La (1946) 8.0/10 (4987 votes)
181Glory (1989) 8.0/10 (34845 votes)
182Lola rennt (1998) 8.0/10 (52106 votes)
183Toy Story (1995) 8.0/10 (75701 votes)
184Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 8.0/10 (8920 votes)
185Toy Story 2 (1999) 8.0/10 (67169 votes)
186Snatch. (2000) 8.0/10 (86008 votes)
187King Kong (1933) 8.0/10 (21791 votes)
188The Gold Rush (1925) 8.0/10 (10967 votes)
189The Thing (1982) 8.0/10 (36854 votes)
190Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 8.0/10 (8904 votes)
191Spartacus (1960) 8.0/10 (28663 votes)
192Ed Wood (1994) 8.0/10 (40780 votes)
193Twelve Monkeys (1995) 8.0/10 (98863 votes)
194The Lady Vanishes (1938) 8.0/10 (8542 votes)
195Sleuth (1972) 8.0/10 (8013 votes)
196The Exorcist (1973) 8.0/10 (57864 votes)
197The Terminator (1984) 7.9/10 (97076 votes)
198Scarface (1983) 7.9/10 (72009 votes)
199In the Heat of the Night (1967) 7.9/10 (12295 votes)
200Frankenstein (1931) 7.9/10 (12326 votes)
201Stalker (1979) 7.9/10 (8936 votes)
202The Hustler (1961) 7.9/10 (13900 votes)
203Hotaru no haka (1988) 7.9/10 (16191 votes)
204Magnolia (1999) 7.9/10 (74536 votes)
205Mystic River (2003) 7.9/10 (60026 votes)
206Ying xiong (2002) 7.9/10 (48688 votes)
207Casino Royale (2006) 7.9/10 (84831 votes)
208A Christmas Story (1983) 7.9/10 (32947 votes)
209Big Fish (2003) 7.9/10 (70383 votes)
210The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 7.9/10 (9974 votes)
211Du rififi chez les hommes (1955) 7.9/10 (3906 votes)
212Zodiac (2007/I) 7.9/10 (27907 votes)
213Out of the Past (1947) 7.9/10 (5366 votes)
214The Philadelphia Story (1940) 7.9/10 (16798 votes)
215Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 7.9/10 (7487 votes)
216Finding Neverland (2004) 7.9/10 (51288 votes)
217Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 7.9/10 (63313 votes)
218Umberto D. (1952) 7.9/10 (3653 votes)
219Young Frankenstein (1974) 7.9/10 (36251 votes)
220Stalag 17 (1953) 7.9/10 (11829 votes)
221Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 7.9/10 (21574 votes)
222Before Sunset (2004) 7.9/10 (25399 votes)
223Cinderella Man (2005) 7.9/10 (34781 votes)
224Shrek (2001) 7.9/10 (110936 votes)
225The Lion King (1994) 7.9/10 (62987 votes)
226Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 7.9/10 (137389 votes)
227Rosemary's Baby (1968) 7.9/10 (24104 votes)
228In Cold Blood (1967) 7.9/10 (5500 votes)
229All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 7.9/10 (12079 votes)
230The Lost Weekend (1945) 7.9/10 (5900 votes)
231Shaun of the Dead (2004) 7.9/10 (58261 votes)
232Mou gaan dou (2002) 7.9/10 (17457 votes)
233Idi i smotri (1985) 7.9/10 (3947 votes)
234Haine, La (1995) 7.9/10 (13097 votes)
235The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) 7.9/10 (4032 votes)
236Kumonosu jô (1957) 7.9/10 (7109 votes)
237A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 7.9/10 (17903 votes)
238Roman Holiday (1953) 7.9/10 (16636 votes)
239Manhattan (1979) 7.9/10 (20912 votes)
240Sweet Smell of Success (1957) 7.9/10 (4312 votes)
241Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) 7.9/10 (18118 votes)
242Inherit the Wind (1960) 7.9/10 (6660 votes)
243The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 7.9/10 (12680 votes)
244Ikiru (1952) 7.9/10 (8746 votes)
245Casino (1995) 7.9/10 (52570 votes)
246Dial M for Murder (1954) 7.9/10 (14502 votes)
247His Girl Friday (1940) 7.9/10 (11433 votes)
248Himmel über Berlin, Der (1987) 7.9/10 (11702 votes)
249The Searchers (1956) 7.9/10 (17038 votes)
250A Man for All Seasons (1966) 7.9/10 (7342 votes)

The formula for calculating the Top Rated 250 Titles gives a true Bayesian estimate:

weighted rating (WR) = (v ÷ (v+m)) × R + (m ÷ (v+m)) × C

where:
R = average for the movie (mean) = (Rating)
v = number of votes for the movie = (votes)
m = minimum votes required to be listed in the Top 250 (currently 1300)
C = the mean vote across the whole report (currently 6.7)
for the Top 250, only votes from regular voters are considered.