IMDb's Top 250

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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. 249 +1

    Drishyam

    2015, in 1 top list Check
  2. 195 -

    Relatos salvajes

    2014 — a.k.a. Wild Tales, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 166 -

    El secreto de sus ojos

    2009 — a.k.a. The Secret in Their Eyes, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 162 -

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 241 -

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  6. 153 -

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 78 -

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 164 -

    V for Vendetta

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 140 -

    Shutter Island

    2010, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 205 -

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  11. 71 -

    The Dark Knight Rises

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 61 -

    Das Leben der Anderen

    2006 — a.k.a. The Lives of Others, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 145 -

    The Sixth Sense

    1999, in 20 top lists Check
  14. 43 -

    The Prestige

    2006, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 40 -1

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  16. 39 +1

    The Departed

    2006, in 20 top lists Check
  17. 46 -

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 118 -

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 143 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  20. 75 -

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  21. 29 -

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  22. 201 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  23. 148 -

    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
  24. 161 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  25. 98 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  26. 173 -1

    Fargo

    1996, in 26 top lists Check
  27. 57 -

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  28. 19 -

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  29. 202 +1

    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
  30. 51 -

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  31. 23 +1

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  32. 106 -1

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  33. 183 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  34. 35 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 9, 2024; source