The IMDb Top 250

The top 250 movies of all time, determined by a weighted average of votes from users of the IMDb.

This list is ranked and is shown in descending order.

Rank Title Year Rating
1 Godfather, The 1972
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2 Shawshank Redemption, The 1994
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3 Godfather: Part II, The 1974
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4 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The 2003
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5 Schindler's List 1993
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6 Seven Samurai aka Shichinin no samurai 1954
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7 Casablanca 1942
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8 Star Wars 1977
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9 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1980
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10 Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The aka Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il 1966
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11 Pulp Fiction 1994
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12 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975
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13 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The 2001
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14 Rear Window 1954
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15 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The 2002
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16 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964
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17 Citizen Kane 1941
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18 Usual Suspects, The 1995
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19 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
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20 City of God aka Cidade de Deus 2002
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21 12 Angry Men 1957
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22 Once Upon a Time in the West aka C'era una volta il West 1968
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23 Memento 2000
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24 North by Northwest 1959
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25 Psycho 1960
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26 Goodfellas 1990
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27 Lawrence of Arabia 1962
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28 Silence of the Lambs, The 1991
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29 Amélie aka Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le 2001
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30 It's a Wonderful Life 1946
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31 Sunset Boulevard 1950
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32 American Beauty 1999
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33 Matrix, The 1999
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34 Fight Club 1999
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35 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004
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36 Vertigo 1958
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37 Apocalypse Now 1979
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38 Pianist, The 2002
39 To Kill a Mockingbird 1962
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40 Taxi Driver 1976
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41 Paths of Glory 1957
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42 Se7en 1995
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43 Hotel Rwanda 2004
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44 Spirited Away aka Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi 2001
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45 Professional, The aka Léon 1994
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46 Third Man, The 1949
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47 Boot, Das 1981
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48 Chinatown 1974
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49 Million Dollar Baby 2004
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50 Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975
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51 Requiem for a Dream 2000
52 Untergang, Der aka Downfall 2004
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53 L.A. Confidential 1997
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54 Maltese Falcon, The 1941
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55 Singin' in the Rain 1952
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56 American History X 1998
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57 Double Indemnity 1944
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58 Some Like It Hot 1959
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59 M 1931
60 Bridge on the River Kwai, The 1957
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61 Crash 2004
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62 Alien 1979
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63 Rashômon 1950
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64 All About Eve 1950
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65 Saving Private Ryan 1998
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66 Modern Times 1936
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67 A Clockwork Orange 1971
68 Incredibles, The 2004
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69 Raging Bull 1980
70 Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The 1948
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71 Reservoir Dogs 1992
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72 Sting, The 1973
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73 Life is Beautiful aka Vita è bella, La 1997
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74 Manchurian Candidate, The 1962
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75 Shining, The 1980
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76 Great Escape, The 1963
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77 Amadeus 1984
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78 Sin City 2005
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79 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003
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80 Aliens 1986
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81 Metropolis 1927
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82 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
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83 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
84 On the Waterfront 1954
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85 Touch of Evil 1958
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86 City Lights 1931
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87 Wizard of Oz, The 1939
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88 Apartment, The 1960
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89 Jaws 1975
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90 Strangers on a Train 1951
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91 Ran 1985
92 Braveheart 1995
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93 Great Dictator, The 1940
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94 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2004
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95 Donnie Darko 2001
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96 Seventh Seal, The aka Sjunde inseglet, Det 1957
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97 Rebecca 1940
98 Finding Nemo 2003
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99 Forrest Gump 1994
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100 High Noon 1952
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101 Fargo 1996
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102 Blade Runner 1982
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103 Cinema Paradiso aka Nuovo cinema Paradiso 1989
104 Annie Hall 1977
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105 Full Metal Jacket 1987
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106 Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991
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107 Oldboy 2003
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108 Princess Mononoke aka Mononoke-hime 1997
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109 Notorious 1946
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110 Big Sleep, The 1946
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111 Batman Begins 2005
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112 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon aka Wo hu cang long 2000
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113 Princess Bride, The 1987
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114 Sixth Sense, The 1999
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115 Once Upon a Time in America 1984
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116 General, The 1927
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117 Return of the Jedi aka Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1983
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118 Yojimbo 1961
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119 Elephant Man, The 1980
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120 Bicycle Thief, The aka Ladri di biciclette 1948
121 Cool Hand Luke 1967
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122 It Happened One Night 1934
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123 Best Years of Our Lives, The 1946
124 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969
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125 Before Sunset 2004
126 Unforgiven 1992
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127 Graduate, The 1967
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128 Deer Hunter, The 1978
129 Duck Soup 1933
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130 Ben-Hur 1959
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131 Back to the Future 1985
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132 Run Lola Run aka Lola rennt 1998
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133 Wild Strawberries aka Smultronstället 1957
134 Patton 1970
135 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989
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136 Green Mile, The 1999
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137 Finding Neverland 2004
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138 Amores perros aka Love's a Bitch 2000
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139 Toy Story 2 1999
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140 Hero aka Ying xiong 2002
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141 Platoon 1986
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142 Life of Brian 1979
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143 Glory 1989
144 Philadelphia Story, The 1940
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145 Gold Rush, The 1925
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146 African Queen, The 1951
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147 Stalag 17 1953
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148 Adventures of Robin Hood, The 1938
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149 A Christmas Story 1983
150 Manhattan 1979
151 Gladiator 2000
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152 Killing, The 1956
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153 Arsenic and Old Lace 1944
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154 Die Hard 1988
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155 Bringing Up Baby 1938
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156 Grapes of Wrath, The 1940
157 Mystic River 2003
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158 Wild Bunch, The 1969
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159 Gone with the Wind 1939
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160 Big Fish 2003
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161 Witness for the Prosecution 1957
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162 Hustler, The 1961
163 Shrek 2001
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164 Searchers, The 1956
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165 Harvey 1950
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166 All Quiet on the Western Front 1930
167 Conversation, The 1974
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168 For a Few Dollars More aka Per qualche dollaro in più 1965
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169 Straight Story, The 1999
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170 Talk to Her aka Hable con ella 2002
171 Young Frankenstein 1974
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172 Gandhi 1982
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173 Shadow of a Doubt 1943
174 Roman Holiday 1953
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175 Day the Earth Stood Still, The 1951
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176 Magnolia 1999
177 Night of the Hunter, The 1955
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178 Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The 1962
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179 His Girl Friday 1940
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180 Ed Wood 1994
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181 Festen 1998
182 Spartacus 1960
183 Stand by Me 1986
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184 Groundhog Day 1993
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185 Charade 1963
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186 Trainspotting 1996
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187 Monsters, Inc. 2001
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188 Dog Day Afternoon 1975
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189 Twelve Monkeys 1995
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190 Sea Inside, The aka Mar adentro 2004
191 400 Blows, The aka Quatre cents coups, Les 1959
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192 Sling Blade 1996
193 Sideways 2004
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194 Brazil 1985
195 Toy Story 1995
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196 Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949
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197 Grave of the Fireflies aka Hotaru no haka 1988
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198 Battleship Potemkin aka Bronenosets Potyomkin 1925
199 All the President's Men 1976
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200 Big Lebowski, The 1998
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201 A Streetcar Named Desire 1951
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202 Exorcist, The 1973
203 Strada, La 1954
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204 Brief Encounter 1945
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205 8½ aka 8 1/2 1963
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206 Ikiru 1952
207 Wages of Fear, The aka Salaire de la peur, Le 1953
208 Passion of Joan of Arc, The aka Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, La 1928
209 Terminator, The 1984
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210 Almost Famous 2000
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211 Snatch. 2000
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212 Throne of Blood aka Kumonosu jô 1957
213 Three Colours: Red aka Trois couleurs: Rouge 1994
214 Lost in Translation 2003
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215 Insider, The 1999
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216 Nosferatu aka Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens 1922
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217 A Night at the Opera 1935
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218 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1998
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219 Serenity 2005
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220 Laura 1944
221 Grand Illusion, The aka Grande illusion, La 1937
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222 Heat 1995
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223 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003
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224 In America 2002
225 Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The aka Kabinett des Doktor Caligari, Das 1920
226 In the Heat of the Night 1967
227 Network 1976
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228 Sleuth 1972
229 Mulholland Drive 2001
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230 This Is Spinal Tap 1984
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231 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966
232 Rain Man 1988
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233 Revenge of the Sith aka Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005
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234 Bride of Frankenstein 1935
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235 King Kong 1933
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236 21 Grams 2003
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237 Scarface 1983
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238 Barry Lyndon 1975
239 Miller's Crossing 1990
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240 Station Agent, The 2003
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241 Being There 1979
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242 Being John Malkovich 1999
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243 Garden State 2004
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244 Bonnie and Clyde 1967
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245 Thing, The 1982
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246 Planet of the Apes 1968
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247 Diaboliques, Les aka Diabolique 1955
248 Untouchables, The 1987
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249 Frankenstein 1931
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250 Rosemary's Baby 1968
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