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Top 250 Films by Votes

This document contains a list of 114 popular films ranked by the number of votes received on an online voting site. It includes the film title, year of release, and number of votes. Some of the top ranked films by votes are The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, The Dark Knight, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Inception. The list covers many genres and decades of filmmaking from the 1940s to 2010s.

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Top 250 Films by Votes

This document contains a list of 114 popular films ranked by the number of votes received on an online voting site. It includes the film title, year of release, and number of votes. Some of the top ranked films by votes are The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, The Dark Knight, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Inception. The list covers many genres and decades of filmmaking from the 1940s to 2010s.

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id Film title Released Votes

1 THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 1994 678,79


2 THE GODFATHER 1972 511,495
3 THE GODFATHER: PART II 1974 319,352
4 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY 1966 213,03
5 MY FAIR LADY 1964 533,848
6 12 ANGRY MEN 1957 164,558
7 SCHINDLER'S LIST 1993 355,638
8 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST 1975 283,176
9 THE DARK KNIGHT 2008 612,37
10 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING 2003 472,843
11 STAR WARS: EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 1980 348,012
12 INCEPTION 2010 458,693
13 FIGHT CLUB 1999 507,723
14 SEVEN SAMURAI 1954 118,925
15 GOODFELLAS 1990 299,349
16 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING 2001 494,003
17 STAR WARS 1977 393,087
18 CITY OF GOD 2002 222,818
19 CASABLANCA 1942 202,051
20 ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST 1968 97,931
21 THE MATRIX 1999 492,325
22 REAR WINDOW 1954 148,162
23 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 1981 300,252
24 THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS 1991 324,419
25 THE USUAL SUSPECTS 1995 331,99
26 PSYCHO 1960 182,319
27 SE7EN 1995 380,479
28 FORREST GUMP 1994 416,066
29 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS 2002 423,855
30 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1946 126,537
31 MEMENTO 2000 358,354
32 LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL 1994 274,245
33 SUNSET BLVD. 1950 68,932
34 DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB 1964 185,368
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id Film title Released Votes

35 APOCALYPSE NOW 1979 214,205


36 AMERICAN HISTORY X 1998 305,747
37 NORTH BY NORTHWEST 1959 112,951
38 CITIZEN KANE 1941 163,906
39 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 1991 309,922
40 TOY STORY 3 2010 173,833
41 AMERICAN BEAUTY 1999 369,318
42 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 1998 349,866
43 TAXI DRIVER 1976 207,461
44 ALIEN 1979 227,723
45 SPIRITED AWAY 2001 142,366
46 CITY LIGHTS 1931 38,898
47 VERTIGO 1958 113,232
48 THE SHINING 1980 236,782
49 PATHS OF GLORY 1957 56,418
50 AMELIE 2001 237,208
51 THE PIANIST 2002 181,523
52 M 1931 49,827
53 WALLE 2008 257,704
54 DOUBLE INDEMNITY 1944 46,968
55 THE DEPARTED 2006 347,565
56 THE LIVES OF OTHERS 2006 104,228
57 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE 1971 244,189
58 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 1962 95,054
59 ALIENS 1986 212,588
60 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 1962 101,352
61 MODERN TIMES 1936 48,296
62 LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL 1997 146,411
63 REQUIEM FOR A DREAM 2000 243,963
64 ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND 2004 286,331
65 DAS BOOT 1981 85,191
66 BACK TO THE FUTURE 1985 270,029
67 RESERVOIR DOGS 1992 271,098
68 THE THIRD MAN 1949 60,907
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id Film title Released Votes

69 L.A. CONFIDENTIAL 1997 203,259


70 THE PRESTIGE 2006 291,029
71 CHINATOWN 1974 98,824
72 THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE 1948 40,617
73 CINEMA PARADISO 1988 59,743
74 THE GREEN MILE 1999 271,474
75 MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL 1974 188,389
76 ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA 1984 94,351
77 THE GREAT DICTATOR 1940 49,085
78 RASHOMON 1950 49,623
79 RAGING BULL 1980 112,361
80 GLADIATOR 2000 372,697
81 SOME LIKE IT HOT 1959 83,549
82 AMADEUS 1984 122,177
83 FULL METAL JACKET 1987 198,428
84 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 1952 68,547
85 ALL ABOUT EVE 1950 42,339
86 BICYCLE THIEVES 1948 37,003
87 THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI 1957 72,819
88 PAN'S LABYRINTH 2006 205,065
89 BRAVEHEART 1995 309,611
90 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 1968 196,549
91 METROPOLIS 1927 51,421
92 OLDBOY 2003 133,645
93 THE APARTMENT 1960 47,052
94 UNFORGIVEN 1992 128,601
95 DOWNFALL 2004 110,171
96 THE STING 1973 82,181
97 STAR WARS: EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI 1983 267,993
98 INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS 2009 277,969
99 PRINCESS MONONOKE 1997 86,032
100 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE 1989 217,054
101 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON 1939 40,325
102 THE ELEPHANT MAN 1980 75,735
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id Film title Released Votes

103 UP 2009 190,499


104 GRAN TORINO 2008 199,415
105 ON THE WATERFRONT 1954 50,425
106 THE MALTESE FALCON 1941 61,58
107 DIE HARD 1988 242,884
108 THE SEVENTH SEAL 1957 49,455
109 REBECCA 1940 43,22
110 THE GREAT ESCAPE 1963 77,425
111 THE LION KING 1994 207,905
112 GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES 1988 47,285
113 BATMAN BEGINS 2005 351,595
114 YOJIMBO 1961 36,197
115 SIN CITY 2005 319,165
116 HEAT 1995 188,934
117 FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE 1965 60,679
118 THE GENERAL 1926 25,123
119 BLADE RUNNER 1982 227,118
120 FARGO 1996 201,609
121 WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION 1957 23,3
122 SNATCH. 2000 237,981
123 BLACK SWAN 2010 191,319
124 RAN 1985 41,467
125 A SEPARATION 2011 19,585
126 WILD STRAWBERRIES 1957 27,911
127 JAWS 1975 175,85
128 THE KING'S SPEECH 2010 134,518
129 HOTEL RWANDA 2004 119,597
130 TOUCH OF EVIL 1958 39,633
131 NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN 2007 260,354
132 TOY STORY 1995 216,349
133 THE BIG LEBOWSKI 1998 230,128
134 THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939 129,926
135 THE DEER HUNTER 1978 111,537
136 COOL HAND LUKE 1967 57,371
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id Film title Released Votes

137 THE SIXTH SENSE 1999 308,734


138 IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT 1934 31,1
139 STRANGERS ON A TRAIN 1951 43,597
140 ANNIE HALL 1977 83,123
141 KILL BILL: VOL. 1 2003 299,11
142 SCARFACE 1983 206,07
143 IKIRU 1952 20,369
144 HIGH NOON 1952 41,827
145 PLATOON 1986 138,443
146 DONNIE DARKO 2001 269,56
147 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE 2008 249,953
148 INTO THE WILD 2007 151,763
149 TRAINSPOTTING 1996 195,942
150 THE GOLD RUSH 1925 27,436
151 THE WAGES OF FEAR 1953 18,138
152 THE KID 1921 20,639
153 BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID 1969 71,81
154 MILLION DOLLAR BABY 2004 191,29
155 THE GRAPES OF WRATH 1940 29,278
156 NOTORIOUS 1946 38,116
157 GONE WITH THE WIND 1939 100,838
158 LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS 1998 171,183
159 SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS 1927 14,758
160 THERE WILL BE BLOOD 2007 167,743
161 THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES 2009 40,457
162 THE THING 1982 110,853
163 AMORES PERROS 2000 80,688
164 GROUNDHOG DAY 1993 181,161
165 CASINO 1995 141,969
166 LIFE OF BRIAN 1979 121,347
167 BEN-HUR 1959 73,442
168 FINDING NEMO 2003 233,406
169 DRIVE 2011 71,966
170 THE TERMINATOR 1984 237,302
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id Film title Released Votes

171 THE BIG SLEEP 1946 34,921


172 THE GRADUATE 1967 99,51
173 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES 1946 21,025
174 DIABOLIQUE 1955 19,426
175 DISTRICT 9 2009 227,224
176 STAND BY ME 1986 116,136
177 MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO 1988 46,546
178 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2010 111,43
179 THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE 1962 40,961
180 TWELVE MONKEYS 1995 214,455
181 V FOR VENDETTA 2006 307,336
182 DOG DAY AFTERNOON 1975 79,285
183 THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM 2007 200,219
184 WARRIOR 2011 21,216
185 GOOD WILL HUNTING 1997 205,157
186 JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG 1961 18,591
187 NETWORK 1976 45,502
188 GANDHI 1982 67,385
189 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 2011 132,656
190 THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER 1955 32,001
191 THE 400 BLOWS 1959 30,865
192 THE WRESTLER 2008 134,13
193 THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS 1966 18,001
194 MARY AND MAX 2009 31,825
195 8? 1963 37,872
196 THE PRINCESS BRIDE 1987 147,586
197 DIAL M FOR MURDER 1954 40,345
198 THE KILLING 1956 31,417
199 RATATOUILLE 2007 185,945
200 PERSONA 1966 22,684
201 THE HUSTLER 1961 31,412
202 LA STRADA 1954 22,477
203 HUGO 2011 8,919
204 WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? 1966 25,949
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id Film title Released Votes

205 THE EXORCIST 1973 139,364


206 AVATAR 2009 380,608
207 THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY 2007 43,683
208 STAR TREK 2009 196,14
209 THE WILD BUNCH 1969 37,975
210 THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC 1928 14,239
211 FANNY AND ALEXANDER 1982 18,941
212 HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE 2004 66,749
213 STALAG 17 1953 24,726
214 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 1951 42,183
215 BARRY LYNDON 1975 49,207
216 ROCKY 1976 134,838
217 SHERLOCK JR. 1924 10,754
218 KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS 1949 16,34
219 THE TRUMAN SHOW 1998 221,154
220 ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT 1930 26,985
221 ELITE SQUAD: THE ENEMY WITHIN 2010 15,574
222 LET THE RIGHT ONE IN 2008 88,395
223 MYSTIC RIVER 2003 159,856
224 ROSEMARY'S BABY 1968 68,092
225 INFERNAL AFFAIRS 2002 44,622
226 ROMAN HOLIDAY 1953 40,638
227 NIGHTS OF CABIRIA 1957 14,82
228 THE CELEBRATION 1998 33,366
229 IN BRUGES 2008 140,536
230 THE INCREDIBLES 2004 213,232
231 MAGNOLIA 1999 144,556
232 BIG FISH 2003 182,946
233 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL 2003 318,759
234 ROPE 1948 41,767
235 MANHATTAN 1979 49,572
236 A BEAUTIFUL MIND 2001 183,431
237 ED WOOD 1994 90,409
238 THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE 1962 28,131
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id Film title Released Votes

239 IP MAN 2008 34,224


240 TOKYO STORY 1953 11,006
241 THE SOCIAL NETWORK 2010 172,619
242 STALKER 1979 27,86
243 KILL BILL: VOL. 2 2004 239,182
244 SHUTTER ISLAND 2010 216,509
245 MONSTERS, INC. 2001 175,202
246 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 1991 101,464
247 GRAND ILLUSION 1937 14,978
248 NOSFERATU 1922 35,442
249 NAUSICA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND 1984 29,57
250 SLEUTH 1972 22,343

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'The Godfather' (1972) received 511,495 votes, whereas 'The Godfather: Part II' (1974) had 319,352 votes . This difference suggests that while both films were extremely popular, the original may have captured more initial audience interest, potentially due to its groundbreaking impact, or simply because sequels often attract less attention than the originals in film franchises.

'My Fair Lady' (533,848 votes) shows a strong audience reception, typical for a classic musical, while 'Inception' (458,693 votes) reflects a contemporary audience's fascination with complex narratives and innovative storytelling. The comparable vote counts suggest that both films, despite belonging to markedly different genres and eras, appeal to audiences for their exemplary execution in music and thematic exploration, and cinematic invention, respectively.

In the 1990s, several films received notably high votes, indicating their popularity. These include 'The Godfather: Part II' (319,352 votes), 'Fight Club' (507,723 votes), 'Schindler's List' (355,638 votes), and 'Forrest Gump' (416,066 votes). These films are recognized for their strong narratives and unique cinematic techniques, which appealed to a wide audience .

The significant vote difference, with '12 Angry Men' receiving 164,558 votes and 'The Dark Knight' receiving 612,370 votes , could be attributed to several factors: the growth of internet and digital platforms enabling more people to rate newer films, the contemporary appeal of the superhero genre, and the widespread popularity of the Batman franchise which 'The Dark Knight' is a part of, thus reaching broader audiences.

The release year affects voting as earlier films were limited by fewer viewers and the absence of internet platforms for widespread review, unlike modern films which benefit from global digital viewership and social media engagement. Thus, older films often have lower vote counts despite their historical significance. For example, 'Citizen Kane' (1941) has fewer votes (163,906) than many modern films . These differences highlight how technological and societal changes influence film ratings.

'Schindler's List' received 355,638 votes, a high number for a historical drama, likely due to its powerful storytelling, critical acclaim, historical significance, and the emotional impact it has on viewers, making it a memorable film experience . Its ability to educate and provoke thoughtful reflection contributes to its wide-reaching influence.

Films from the 1970s, such as 'The Godfather' (511,495 votes) and 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (283,176 votes), maintain enduring popularity probably due to their innovative storytelling, influential directors, and culturally resonant themes during a transformative period in cinema. These films are often studied for their artistic contributions and remain relevant via continuous exposure through modern media platforms.

'The Silence of the Lambs' has 324,419 votes, higher than other psychological thrillers like 'Psycho' (182,319 votes). This suggests that 'The Silence of the Lambs' has had a significant cultural impact, possibly due to its critical acclaim, widespread recognition, and the strong performances that contributed to its lasting relevance.

The lower vote count for classic films like 'Casablanca' (202,051 votes) compared to modern films like 'The Dark Knight' (612,370 votes) can be attributed to several factors: fewer opportunities for exposure upon release, limited distribution compared to modern-day releases, the growing population of online audiences who rate films, and the trend of newer films benefiting from contemporary marketing strategies and global platforms like IMDb.

High-voted films span a variety of genres, suggesting diverse audience preferences. For instance, the top films include dramas like 'Schindler's List' (355,638 votes), crime/dramas like 'The Godfather' (511,495 votes), action like 'The Dark Knight' (612,370 votes), and fantasy epics like 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' (472,843 votes). This variety reflects wide-ranging audience interests and the universal appeal of strong storytelling across genres.

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