Clone of IMDB Top 250 Movies (12-28-2009)

  • Rank Title
  • 1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994; Frank Darabont)
  • 2 The Godfather (1972; Francis Ford Coppola)
  • 3 The Godfather: Part II (1974; Francis Ford Coppola)
  • 4 The Good, the bad, and the ugly [Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo] (1966; Sergio Leone)
  • 5 Pulp Fiction (1994; Quentin Tarantino)
  • 6 Schindler's List (1993; Steven Spielberg)
  • 7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975; Milos Forman)
  • 8 12 Angry Men (1957; Sidney Lumet)
  • 9 The Dark Knight (2008; Christopher Nolan)
  • 10 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980; Irvin Kershner)
  • 11 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003; Peter Jackson)
  • 12 Star Wars (1977; George Lucas)
  • 13 Casablanca (1942; Michael Curtiz)
  • 14 Goodfellas (1990; Martin Scorcese)
  • 15 Seven Samurai [Shichinin no samura] (1954; Akira Kurosawa)
  • 16 City of God [Cidade de Deus] (2002; Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund) --- Q
  • 17 Fight Club (1999; David Fincher) --- Q
  • 18 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981; Steven Speilberg)
  • 19 Rear Window (1954; Alfred Hitchcock)
  • 20 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001; Peter Jackson)
  • 21 The Usual Suspects (1995; Bryan Singer)
  • 22 Psycho (1960; Alfred Hitchcock)
  • 23 Once Upon a Time in the West [C'era una volta il West] (1968; Sergio Leone)
  • 24 The Silence of the Lambs (1991; Jonathan Demme)
  • 25 Avatar (2009; James Cameron)
  • 26 The Matrix (1999; Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski)
  • 27 Memento (2000; Christopher Nolan)
  • 28 Se7en (1995; David Fincher)
  • 29 It's a Wonderful Life (1946; Frank Capra)
  • 30 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002; Peter Jackson)
  • 31 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964; Stanley Kubrick)
  • 32 Sunset Blvd. (1950; Billy Wilder)
  • 33 North by Northwest (1959; Alfred Hitchcock)
  • 34 Citizen Kane (1941; Orson Welles)
  • 35 Leon, The Professional [Léon] (1994; Luc Besson) --- Q
  • 36 Apocalypse Now (1979; Francis Ford Coppola)
  • 37 American Beauty (1999; Sam Mendes)
  • 38 American History X (1998; Tony Kaye)
  • 39 Forrest Gump (1994; Robert Zemeckis)
  • 40 Taxi Driver (1976; Martin Scorcese)
  • 41 Vertigo (1958; Alfred Hitchcock)
  • 42 Lawrence of Arabia (1962; David Lean)
  • 43 WALL•E (2008; Andrew Stanton)
  • 44 Amelie [Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain] (2001; Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
  • 45 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991; James Cameron)
  • 46 Alien (1979; Ridley Scott)
  • 47 Saving Private Ryan (1998; Steven Speilberg)
  • 48 A Clockwork Orange (1971; Stanley Kubrick)
  • 49 The Shining (1980; Stanley Kubrick)
  • 50 The Departed (2006; Martin Scorcese)
  • 51 Paths of Glory (1957; Stanley Kubrick)
  • 52 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962; Robert Mulligan)
  • 53 The Pianist (2002; Roman Polanski)
  • 54 Aliens (1986; Ridley Scott)
  • 55 Spirited Away [Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi] (2001; Hayao Miyazaki)
  • 56 The Lives of Others [Das Leben der Anderen] (2006; Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck) --- Q
  • 57 M (1931; Fritz Lang)
  • 58 Double Indemnity (1944; Billy Wilder)
  • 59 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004; Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth)
  • 60 Chinatown (1974; Roman Polanski)
  • 61 The Third Man (1949; Carol Reed)
  • 62 Requiem for a Dream (2000; Darren Aronofsky) --- Q
  • 63 L.A. Confidential (1997; Curtis Hanson)
  • 64 Reservoir Dogs (1992; Quentin Tarantino)
  • 65 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948; John Houston)
  • 66 Das Boot (1981; Wolfgang Petersen)
  • 67 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975; Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones)
  • 68 Inglourious Basterds (2009; Quentin Tarantino)
  • 69 Up (2009; Pete Docter, Bob Peterson)
  • 70 Pan's Labyrinth [El Laberinto del fauno] (2006; Guillermo del Toro)
  • 71 City Lights (1931; Charles Chaplin)
  • 72 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957; David Lean)
  • 73 Raging Bull (1980; Martin Scorcese)
  • 74 The Prestige (2006; Christopher Nolan)
  • 75 Singin' in the Rain (1952; Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly)
  • 76 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968; Stanley Kubrick)
  • 77 Slumdog Millionaire (2008; Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan)
  • 78 Some Like It Hot (1959; Billy Wilder)
  • 79 Life Is Beautiful [La Vita è bella] (1997; Roberto Benigni) --- Q
  • 80 Back to the Future (1985; Robert Zemeckis)
  • 81 Downfall [Der Untergang] (2004; Oliver Hirschbiegel) --- Q
  • 82 The Maltese Falcon (1941; John Huston)
  • 83 Gran Torino (2008; Clint Eastwood)
  • 84 Amadeus (1984; Milos Forman)
  • 85 Modern Times (1936; Charles Chaplin)
  • 86 Rashômon (1950; Akira Kurosawa)
  • 87 Full Metal Jacket (1987; Stanley Kubrick)
  • 88 Cinema Paradiso [Nuovo cinema Paradiso] (1988; Giuseppe Tornatore) --- Q
  • 89 All About Eve (1950; Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
  • 90 Once Upon a Time in America (1984; Sergio Leone)
  • 91 Braveheart (1995; Mel Gibson)
  • 92 Sin City (2005; Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino)
  • 93 The Elephant Man (1980; David Lynch)
  • 94 Metropolis (1927; Fritz Lang)
  • 95 Rebecca (1940; Alfred Hitchcock)
  • 96 The Green Mile (1999; Frank Darabont)
  • 97 District 9 (2009; Neill Blomkamp)
  • 98 The Great Dictator (1940; Charles Chaplin) --- Q
  • 99 The Apartment (1960; Billy Wilder)
  • 100 The Sting (1973; George Roy Hill)
  • 101 The Great Escape (1963; John Sturges)
  • 102 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989; Steven Speilberg)
  • 103 Batman Begins (2005; Christopher Nolan)
  • 104 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983; Richard Marquand)
  • 105 Gladiator (2000; Ridley Scott)
  • 106 Jaws (1975; Steven Speilberg)
  • 107 Bicycle Thieves [Ladri di biciclette] (1948; Vittorio De Sica)
  • 108 Unforgiven (1992; Clint Eastwood)
  • 109 Hotel Rwanda (2004; Terry George) 5/3
  • 110 No Country for Old Men (2007; Ethan Coen, Joel Coen)
  • 111 Blade Runner (1982; Ridley Scott)
  • 112 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939; Frank Capra)
  • 113 On the Waterfront (1954; Elia Kazan)
  • 114 Die Hard (1988; John McTiernan)
  • 115 Touch of Evil (1958; Orson Welles)
  • 116 Oldboy (2003; Chan-wook Park)
  • 117 The Seventh Seal [Det Sjunde inseglet] (1957; Ingmar Bergman)
  • 118 Fargo (1996; Joel Coen, Ethan Coen)
  • 119 The Wizard of Oz (1939; Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, King Vidor)
  • 120 Princess Mononoke [Mononoke-hime] (1997; Hayao Miyazaki)
  • 121 Strangers on a Train (1951; Alfred Hitchcock)
  • 122 A Few Dollars More [Per qualche dollaro in più] (1965; Sergio Leone)
  • 123 Heat (1995; Michael Mann)
  • 124 Donnie Darko (2001; Richard Kelly) --- Q
  • 125 Cool Hand Luke (1967; Stuart Rosenberg)
  • 126 The Wrestler (2008; Darren Aronofsky)
  • 127 High Noon (1952; Fred Zinnemann)
  • 128 There Will Be Blood (2007; Paul Thomas Anderson)
  • 129 The Manchurian Candidate (1962; John Frankenheimer)
  • 130 Notorious (1946; Alfred Hitchcock)
  • 131 The Sixth Sense (1999; M Night Shalyman)
  • 132 Annie Hall (1977; Woody Allen)
  • 133 The Deer Hunter (1978; )
  • 134 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003; Quentin Tarantino)
  • 135 Platoon (1986; Oliver Stone)
  • 136 The Big Sleep (1946; )
  • 137 The General (1926; Buster Keaton)
  • 138 Ben-Hur (1959; )
  • 139 Snatch (2000; ) --- Q
  • 140 Into the Wild (2007; ) --- Q
  • 141 Million Dollar Baby (2004; Clint Eastwood)
  • 142 The Big Lebowski (1998; Joel Coen, Ethan Coen)
  • 143 Yojimbo (1961; Akira Kurosawa)
  • 144 Star Trek (2009; JJ Abrams)
  • 145 Ran (1985; ) --- Q
  • 146 It Happened One Night (1934; Frank Capra)
  • 147 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007; )
  • 148 Life of Brian (1979; )
  • 149 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969; )
  • 150 The Lion King (1994; )
  • 151 Finding Nemo (2003; ) --- Q
  • 152 Wild Strawberries [Smultronstället] (1957; Ingmar Bergman)
  • 153 Witness for the Prosecution (1957; )
  • 154 The Graduate (1967; )
  • 155 Trainspotting (1996; Danny Boyle)
  • 156 Stand by Me (1986; Rob Reiner)
  • 157 Gone with the Wind (1939; Victor Flemming, George Cukor, Sam Woods)
  • 158 Toy Story (1995; )
  • 159 Ratatouille (2007; Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava)
  • 160 Terminator, The (1984; James Cameron)
  • 161 Groundhog Day (1993; Harold Ramis)
  • 162 Scarface (1983; )
  • 163 Amores perros (2000; ) --- Q
  • 164 The Thing (1982; )
  • 165 8½ (1963; Federico Fellino)
  • 166 Gandhi (1982; )
  • 167 Dog Day Afternoon (1975; )
  • 168 V for Vendetta (2005; )
  • 169 The Grapes of Wrath (1940; John Ford)
  • 170 The Gold Rush (1925; Charles Chaplin)
  • 171 Twelve Monkeys (1995; Terry Gilliam)
  • 172 The Night of the Hunter (1955; )
  • 173 Les Diaboliques (1955; )
  • 174 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998; ) --- IQ
  • 175 The Princess Bride (1987; Rob Reiner)
  • 176 The Incredibles (2004; Brad Bird) --- Q
  • 177 Wages of Fear [Le Salaire de la peur] (1953; Henri-Georges Clouzot)
  • 178 Casino (1995; Martin Scorcese)
  • 179 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949; Robert Hamer)
  • 180 Children of Men (2006; ) --- Q
  • 181 The Killing (1956; Stanley Kubrick)
  • 182 The Wild Bunch (1969; )
  • 183 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961; )
  • 184 Grave of the Fireflies [Hotaru no haka] (1988; ) --- Q
  • 185 In Bruges (2008; Martin McDonagh)
  • 186 The Exorcist (1973; )
  • 187 The Nights of Cabiria [Le Notti di Cabiria] (1957; Federico Fellini)
  • 188 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946; )
  • 189 The Hustler (1961; )
  • 190 Harvey (1950; )
  • 191 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927; ) --- Q
  • 192 Ed Wood (1994; Tim Burton)
  • 193 King Kong (1933; Merian C. Cooper)
  • 194 The Kid (1921; Charles Chaplin) --- Q Also, bonus material.
  • 195 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008; David Fincher)
  • 196 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006; Clint Eastwood)
  • 197 Good Will Hunting (1997; Gus Van Sant)
  • 198 Rosemary's Baby (1968; Irwin Allen)
  • 207 Stalag 17 (1953; Billy Wilder)
  • 208 Sleuth (1972; )
  • 209 Duck Soup (1933; )
  • 210 The African Queen (1951; John Houston)
  • 211 Magnolia (1999; Paul Thomas Anderson) --- Q
  • 212 Rocky (1976; )
  • 213 Mystic River (2003; Clint Eastwood)
  • 214 Bonnie and Clyde (1967; Arthur Penn)
  • 215 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly [Le Scaphandre et le papillon] (2007; ) --- Q
  • 216 Manhattan (1979; Woody Allen)
  • 217 Rope (1948; Alfred Hitchcock)
  • 218 Network (1976; Sidney Lumet)
  • 219 Little Miss Sunshine (2006; ) --- Q
  • 221 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [Wo hu cang long] (2000; Ang Lee)
  • 221 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003; )
  • 222 La Strada (1954; Federico Fellini)
  • 223 (500) Days of Summer (2009; ) --- Q
  • 224 Patton (1970; )
  • 225 The Conversation (1974; )
  • 226 Changeling (2008; )
  • 227 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938; )
  • 228 The Planet of the Apes (1968; )
  • 229 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993; Tim Burton)
  • 230 Shaun of the Dead (2004; Edgar Wright)
  • 231 Glory (1989; )
  • 232 Spartacus (1960; Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Mann)
  • 233 The Lady Vanishes (1938; Alfred Hitchcock)
  • 234 The Philadelphia Story (1940; George Cukor)
  • 235 The Battle of Algiers [La battaglia di Algeri] (1965; Gillo Pontecorvo)
  • 236 Mulholland Dr. (2001; David Lynch)
  • 237 Barry Lyndon (1975; )
  • 238 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930; Lewis Milestone)
  • 239 Monsters Inc. (2001; Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich)
  • 240 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966; Mike Nichols)
  • 241 Toy Story 2 (1999; )
  • 242 His Girl Friday (1940; )
  • 243 Casino Royale (2006; ) --- Q
  • 244 Anatomy of a Murder (1959; Otto Preminger)
  • 245 Brazil (1985; Terry Gilliam)
  • 246 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944; )
  • 247 Infernal Affairs [Mou gaan dou] (2004; ) --- Q
  • 248 Blood Diamond (2006; ) --- Q
  • 249 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951; )
  • 250 My Neighbor Totoro [Tonari no Totoro] (1988; Hayao Miyazaki)
Author Comments: 

Highlighted items are movies I have watched at least once.