In the film buff’s world, do you ever wonder what the highest rated movies of all-time are? There are various ways in which one can judge the popularity of a certain movie. You can look at box office figures, ticket sales, DVD sales, the number of weeks a particular motion picture is shown in the cinemas, and so on. But all of these methods are somewhat limited in trying to evaluate how well a movie is appreciated.
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Because of this, we have set out to compile a list of the 20 highest rated movies of all time, based on how film buffs have rated them over the years. The most popular website for anything movie-related, IMDB.com, allows regular votes to rate their favorite movies. Based on these votes, a chart featuring the 250 highest appreciated movies of all time, has been created. Out of the 250 motion pictures listed on the popularity chart, we have selected the top 20.
Apparently, movie watchers seem to like sequels, as the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, two of the Godfather movies, as well as two Star Wars made it in the top highest rated movies of all time. Curious to see if your favorite motion pictures also ranked in our countdown? Let’s take a look:
No. 20: The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers
Year: 2002
Rating: 8.7
No. of Votes: 632,997
No. 19: Matrix
Year: 1999
Rating: 8.7
No. of Votes: 712,866
See the rest of the top 20 highest rated movies of all-time on the following pages:
No. 18: Forrest Gump
Year: 1994
Rating: 8.7
No. of Votes: 652,592
No. 17: Seven Samurai (OG: Shichinin no samurai)
Year: 1954
Rating: 8.7
No. of Votes: 151,692
No. 16: Star Wars
Year: 1977
Rating: 8.7
No. of Votes: 542,423
No. 15: Goodfellas
Year: 1990
Rating: 8.7
No. of Votes: 430,426
No. 14: Inception
Year: 2010
Rating: 8.7
No. of Votes: 776,790
No. 13: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Year: 1975
Rating: 8.8
No. of Votes: 412,769
No. 12: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Year: 2001
Rating: 8.8
No. of Votes: 729,528
No. 11: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Year: 1980
Rating: 8.8
No. of Votes: 483,150
No. 10: Fight Club
Year: 1999
Rating: 8.8
No. of Votes: 752,262
No. 9: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Year: 2003
Rating: 8.8
No. of Votes: 705,207
No. 8: Schindler’s List
Year: 1993
Rating: 8.9
No. of Votes: 505,663
No. 7: 12 Angry Men
Year: 1957
Rating: 8.9
No. of Votes: 243,038
No. 6: The Dark Knight
Year: 2008
Rating: 8.9
No. of Votes: 963,948
No. 5: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (OG: Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo.)
Year: 1966
Rating: 8.9
No. of Votes: 299,090
No. 4: Pulp Fiction
Year: 1994
Rating: 8.9
No. of Votes: 768,998
No. 3: The Godfather II
Year: 1974
Rating: 9.0
No. of Votes: 453,290
No. 2: The Godfather
Year: 1972
Rating: 9.2
No. of Votes: 701,055
No. 1: The Shawshank Redemption
Year: 1994
Rating: 9.2
No. of Votes: 989,115
