THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME

Internet Movie Database has ranked the 250 greatest movies of all time. Since I personally agree with the number one ranked movie and the addition of a certain historical broadway musical filmed for at home consumption, then I’m going to share the list!

IMDb’s ranking system isn’t as simple as listing all films in descending order by rating. A film needs to have a minimum of 25,000 user ratings to even qualify for the list, and those ratings must come from “regular IMDb voters,” though the site doesn’t specify how that group is chosen. Then, IMDb determines the film’s position using a weighted formula that accounts for the total number of ratings and rating average. In other words, just because 1998’s Saving Private Ryan (in the 27th spot) and 1968’s Once Upon a Time in the West (number 49) both have an 8.5 rating doesn’t mean they’re tied.

Here are the Top 20 of the 250:

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) // 9.2
2. The Godfather (1972) // 9.1
3. The Godfather: Part II (1974) // 9.0
4. The Dark Knight (2008) // 9.0
5. 12 Angry Men (1957) // 8.9
6. Schindler’s List (1993) // 8.9
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) // 8.9
8. Pulp Fiction (1994) // 8.8
9. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) // 8.8
10. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) // 8.8
11. Fight Club (1999) // 8.8
12. Forrest Gump (1994) // 8.8
13. Inception (2010) // 8.7
14. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) // 8.7
15. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) // 8.7
16. The Matrix (1999) // 8.6
17. GoodFellas (1990) // 8.6
18. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) // 8.6
19. Hamilton (2020) // 8.6
20. Seven Samurai (1954) // 8.6

Find the full list right here!

Susan Saunders 7/22/20