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. 250 -

    Drishyam

    2015, in 1 top list Check
  2. 236 -

    Babam ve Oglum

    2005 — a.k.a. My Father and My Son, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 120 -

    Taare Zameen Par

    2007 — a.k.a. Like Stars on Earth, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 182 -

    Bacheha-Ye aseman

    1997 — a.k.a. Children of Heaven, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 234 -

    Ah-ga-ssi

    2016 — a.k.a. The Handmaiden, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 87 -

    3 Idiots

    2009, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 195 -

    Relatos salvajes

    2014 — a.k.a. Wild Tales, in 8 top lists Check
  8. 190 -

    Hacksaw Ridge

    2016, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 233 -

    Hachi: A Dog's Tale

    2009, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 217 -

    Spotlight

    2015, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 213 -

    Room

    2015, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 227 -

    Rush

    2013, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 104 -

    Incendies

    2010, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 96 -

    Jagten

    2012 — a.k.a. The Hunt, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 193 -1

    In the Name of the Father

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 192 +1

    Salinui chueok

    2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 17 top lists Check
  17. 166 -

    El secreto de sus ojos

    2009 — a.k.a. The Secret in Their Eyes, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 136 -

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 246 -

    The Help

    2011, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 207 -

    Mary and Max.

    2009 — a.k.a. Mary and Max, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 116 -

    Jodaeiye Nader az Simin

    2011 — a.k.a. A Separation, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 91 -

    Idi i smotri

    1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 27 top lists Check
  23. 48 -

    Intouchables

    2011 — a.k.a. The Intouchables, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 176 -

    Warrior

    2011, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 224 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  26. 158 -

    Prisoners

    2013, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 66 -

    Witness for the Prosecution

    1957, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 221 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  29. 86 -

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 183 -

    12 Years a Slave

    2013, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 223 -

    La haine

    1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 189 -

    Gone Girl

    2014, in 12 top lists Check
  33. 45 -

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 194 -

    Dead Poets Society

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  35. 42 -

    Whiplash

    2014, in 14 top lists Check
  36. 240 -1

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  37. 218 -

    Hotel Rwanda

    2004, in 10 top lists Check
  38. 238 -

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  39. 134 -

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  40. 211 -

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  41. 208 -

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
  42. 222 -

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  43. 242 -

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  44. 229 -

    Network

    1976, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 185 -

    Before Sunrise

    1995, in 14 top lists Check
  46. 203 -

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  47. 245 -

    Cool Hand Luke

    1967, in 13 top lists Check
  48. 44 -

    Hotaru no haka

    1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check
  49. 206 -2

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  50. 127 -

    Der Untergang

    2004 — a.k.a. Downfall, in 14 top lists Check
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