Slightly updated top 250

Bold films I've seen, italics I own but haven't watched yet


1. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 480,735
2. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) 387,118
3. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 228,646
4. 8.9 Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966) 145,957
5. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 390,560
6. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) 258,567
7. 8.8 12 Angry Men (1957) 107,214
8. 8.8 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 199,395
9. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 262,183
10. 8.8 The Dark Knight (2008) 428,764
11. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 341,904
12. 8.8 Star Wars (1977) 305,813
13. 8.7 Casablanca (1942) 159,251
14. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 214,174
15. 8.7 Shichinin no samurai (1954) 90,861
16. 8.7 Fight Club (1999) 355,918
17. 8.7 Cidade de Deus (2002) 154,080
18. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 366,613
19. 8.7 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 230,790
20. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 111,596
21. 8.7 The Usual Suspects (1995) 252,357
22. 8.7 Psycho (1960) 134,365
23. 8.7 C'era una volta il West (1968) 68,209
24. 8.6 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 229,938
25. 8.6 The Matrix (1999) 358,088
26. 8.6 Se7en (1995) 259,394
27. 8.6 Memento (2000) 253,388
28. 8.6 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 96,549
29. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 308,420
30. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 148,634
31. 8.6 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 50,818
32. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) 87,888
33. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) 132,010
34. 8.6 Léon (1994) 185,465
35. 8.6 Apocalypse Now (1979) 163,990
36. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 276,767
37. 8.5 Forrest Gump (1994) 279,469
38. 8.5 American History X (1998) 209,052
39. 8.5 Taxi Driver (1976) 145,286
40. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 86,106
41. 8.5 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 222,400
42. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 75,369
43. 8.5 Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) 169,079
44. 8.5 Alien (1979) 169,547
45. 8.5 WALL·E (2008) 164,665
46. 8.5 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 255,081
47. 8.5 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 182,160
48. 8.5 The Shining (1980) 165,983
49. 8.4 Paths of Glory (1957) 41,882
50. 8.4 The Departed (2006) 244,209
51. 8.4 The Pianist (2002) 124,082
52. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 78,214
53. 8.4 Aliens (1986) 160,914
54. 8.4 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 93,051
55. 8.4 Das Leben der Anderen (2006) 68,117
56. 8.4 M (1931) 37,223
57. 8.4 Double Indemnity (1944) 34,617
58. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 205,661
59. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 74,069
60. 8.4 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 172,859
61. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 48,213
62. 8.4 L.A. Confidential (1997) 157,052
63. 8.4 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 200,114
64. 8.4 Das Boot (1981) 66,769
65. 8.4 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 31,126
66. 8.4 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 147,794
67. 8.4 Avatar (2009) 208,461
68. 8.4 City Lights (1931) 25,166
69. 8.4 El laberinto del fauno (2006) 141,549
70. 8.4 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 55,707
71. 8.4 Inglourious Basterds (2009) 146,112
72. 8.3 Raging Bull (1980) 84,493
73. 8.3 The Prestige (2006) 186,700
74. 8.3 Up (2009) 87,453
75. 8.3 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 151,788
76. 8.3 La vita è bella (1997) 100,982
77. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 52,198
78. 8.3 Back to the Future (1985) 188,015
79. 8.3 Modern Times (1936) 33,056
80. 8.3 Der Untergang (2004) 76,412
81. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 63,236
82. 8.3 Amadeus (1984) 91,414
83. 8.3 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 141,922
84. 8.3 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 48,820
85. 8.3 Rashômon (1950) 36,332
86. 8.3 Braveheart (1995) 227,088
87. 8.3 Gran Torino (2008) 111,297
88. 8.3 Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988) 42,184
89. 8.3 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 67,391
90. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 33,094
91. 8.3 Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 159,789
92. 8.3 Metropolis (1927) 36,764
93. 8.3 The Green Mile (1999) 184,772
94. 8.3 The Elephant Man (1980) 54,309
95. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 240,553
96. 8.3 The Great Dictator (1940) 34,341
97. 8.3 Rebecca (1940) 33,328
98. 8.3 The Apartment (1960) 34,011
99. 8.3 The Sting (1973) 61,992
100. 8.3 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 162,676
101. 8.3 The Great Escape (1963) 58,251
102. 8.3 Gladiator (2000) 261,021
103. 8.3 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 200,108
104. 8.3 Ladri di biciclette (1948) 25,266
105. 8.3 Unforgiven (1992) 91,741
106. 8.3 Batman Begins (2005) 253,376
107. 8.3 Jaws (1975) 129,787
108. 8.2 Blade Runner (1982) 176,099
109. 8.2 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 85,780
110. 8.2 Die Hard (1988) 170,502
111. 8.2 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 31,475
112. 8.2 On the Waterfront (1954) 38,701
113. 8.2 No Country for Old Men (2007) 184,518
114. 8.2 Oldboy (2003) 89,116
115. 8.2 Touch of Evil (1958) 30,751
116. 8.2 Det sjunde inseglet (1957) 34,347
117. 8.2 District 9 (2009) 127,179
118. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 156,774
119. 8.2 Mononoke-hime (1997) 61,158
120. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 97,424
121. 8.2 Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) 39,786
122. 8.2 Heat (1995) 135,998
123. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 31,961
124. 8.2 Donnie Darko (2001) 197,746
125. 8.2 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 42,636
126. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 32,181
127. 8.2 There Will Be Blood (2007) 121,690
128. 8.2 The Sixth Sense (1999) 225,687
129. 8.2 Notorious (1946) 29,542
130. 8.2 The Wrestler (2008) 82,787
131. 8.2 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 33,085
132. 8.2 The Deer Hunter (1978) 83,004
133. 8.2 Annie Hall (1977) 61,472
134. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 217,291
135. 8.2 Snatch. (2000) 161,559
136. 8.2 The General (1926) 18,579
137. 8.2 Platoon (1986) 102,297
138. 8.1 The Big Lebowski (1998) 165,867
139. 8.1 Ben-Hur (1959) 55,061
140. 8.1 Into the Wild (2007) 88,678
141. 8.1 The Big Sleep (1946) 27,305
142. 8.1 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 130,989
143. 8.1 Yojimbo (1961) 27,165
144. 8.1 Ran (1985) 32,472
145. 8.1 It Happened One Night (1934) 23,460
146. 8.1 The Lion King (1994) 125,153
147. 8.1 Life of Brian (1979) 88,485
148. 8.1 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 134,956
149. 8.1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 54,212
150. 8.1 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 16,708
151. 8.1 Smultronstället (1957) 19,787
152. 8.1 Finding Nemo (2003) 153,327
153. 8.1 Star Trek (2009) 119,507
154. 8.1 Trainspotting (1996) 141,854
155. 8.1 Stand by Me (1986) 84,567
156. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 73,328
157. 8.1 The Terminator (1984) 168,611
158. 8.1 Gone with the Wind (1939) 74,295
159. 8.1 Toy Story (1995) 135,304
160. 8.1 Groundhog Day (1993) 126,605
161. 8.1 Scarface (1983) 141,855
162. 8.1 Ratatouille (2007) 121,769
163. 8.1 Amores perros (2000) 57,210
164. 8.1 The Thing (1982) 72,834
165. 8.1 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 55,588
166. 8.1 Gandhi (1982) 47,503
167. 8.1 V for Vendetta (2005) 208,447
168. 8.1 The Gold Rush (1925) 19,414
169. 8.1 8½ (1963) 27,412
170. 8.1 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 21,945
171. 8.1 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 117,455
172. 8.1 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 159,776
173. 8.1 Le salaire de la peur (1953) 13,068
174. 8.1 Les diaboliques (1955) 13,292
175. 8.1 The Night of the Hunter (1955) 23,979
176. 8.1 Casino (1995) 101,334
177. 8.1 The Princess Bride (1987) 118,647
178. 8.0 The Incredibles (2004) 148,481
179. 8.0 Hotaru no haka (1988) 31,705
180. 8.0 The Killing (1956) 23,085
181. 8.0 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 12,986
182. 8.0 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 12,164
183. 8.0 The Wild Bunch (1969) 29,223
184. 8.0 Children of Men (2006) 147,091
185. 8.0 In Bruges (2008) 87,641
186. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973) 96,448
187. 8.0 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 10,451
188. 8.0 Le notti di Cabiria (1957) 10,137
189. 8.0 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 16,286
190. 8.0 The Hustler (1961) 23,887
191. 8.0 The Kid (1921) 12,658
192. 8.0 Harvey (1950) 21,927
193. 8.0 Ed Wood (1994) 69,675
194. 8.0 Dial M for Murder (1954) 27,521
195. 8.0 Good Will Hunting (1997) 140,184
196. 8.0 Rosemary's Baby (1968) 46,903
197. 8.0 King Kong (1933) 36,416
198. 8.0 Big Fish (2003) 132,076
199. 8.0 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 52,194
200. 8.0 Låt den rätte komma in (2008) 47,554
201. 8.0 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 31,646
202. 8.0 Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 19,952
203. 8.0 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 170,868
204. 8.0 Sleuth (1972) 16,148
205. 8.0 Shutter Island (2010) 29,899
206. 8.0 Magnolia (1999) 115,846
207. 8.0 Stalag 17 (1953) 19,540
208. 8.0 Brief Encounter (1945) 12,460
209. 8.0 Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007) 27,941
210. 8.0 Crash (2004/I) 161,398
211. 8.0 Rocky (1976) 88,925
212. 8.0 Mystic River (2003) 110,864
213. 8.0 The African Queen (1951) 31,916
214. 8.0 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) 123,680
215. 8.0 Network (1976) 31,140
216. 8.0 Duck Soup (1933) 24,892
217. 8.0 Rope (1948) 29,109
218. 8.0 Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 38,684
219. 8.0 Manhattan (1979) 36,168
220. 8.0 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 218,670
221. 8.0 La strada (1954) 16,500
222. 8.0 La battaglia di Algeri (1966) 12,703
223. 8.0 Wo hu cang long (2000) 103,913
224. 8.0 Changeling (2008) 57,069
225. 8.0 Patton (1970) 37,375
226. 8.0 Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 140,974
227. 8.0 The Conversation (1974) 30,741
228. 8.0 Planet of the Apes (1968) 53,907
229. 8.0 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 21,849
230. 8.0 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 73,029
231. 7.9 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 18,145
232. 7.9 Barry Lyndon (1975) 37,271
233. 7.9 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 19,989
234. 7.9 Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 15,389
235. 7.9 Les quatre cents coups (1959) 22,016
236. 7.9 Shaun of the Dead (2004) 122,258
237. 7.9 Mulholland Dr. (2001) 94,771
238. 7.9 (500) Days of Summer (2009) 54,358
239. 7.9 The Lady Vanishes (1938) 16,835
240. 7.9 Spartacus (1960) 47,574
241. 7.9 Glory (1989) 54,246
242. 7.9 Tonari no Totoro (1988) 26,991
243. 7.9 The Philadelphia Story (1940) 26,341
244. 7.9 Monsters, Inc. (2001) 104,620
245. 7.9 The Truman Show (1998) 143,125
246. 7.9 Toy Story 2 (1999) 105,292
247. 7.9 His Girl Friday (1940) 19,622
248. 7.9 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) 28,218
249. 7.9 Brazil (1985) 73,268
250. 7.9 Mou gaan dou (2002) 33,274

117/250