# The best movies according to IMDb's Top 250

The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, The Dark Knight, The Godfather Part II, 12 Angry Men and Schindler's List: the top 25 of IMDb's Top 250, the world's most consulted user-voted film ranking (February 2024).

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- Mar 4, 2024 · guitarrero_veracruz
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## Top 25

1. **The Shawshank Redemption (1994)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Rated 9.3 on IMDb from 2,852,749 votes (February 2024).
2. **The Dark Knight (2008)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Rated 9 on IMDb from 2,834,070 votes (February 2024).
3. **The Godfather Part II (1974)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Rated 9 on IMDb from 1,348,889 votes (February 2024).
4. **Schindler's List (1993)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Rated 9 on IMDb from 1,433,091 votes (February 2024).
5. **Pulp Fiction (1994)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rated 8.9 on IMDb from 2,190,120 votes (February 2024).
6. **The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rated 8.9 on IMDb from 1,981,734 votes (February 2024).
7. **Forrest Gump (1994)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rated 8.8 on IMDb from 2,225,669 votes (February 2024).
8. **Fight Club (1999)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rated 8.8 on IMDb from 2,288,180 votes (February 2024).
9. **The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rated 8.8 on IMDb from 1,761,789 votes (February 2024).
10. **Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rated 8.7 on IMDb from 1,364,805 votes (February 2024).
11. **The Matrix (1999)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rated 8.7 on IMDb from 2,026,945 votes (February 2024).
12. **One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rated 8.7 on IMDb from 1,061,266 votes (February 2024).
13. **Se7en (1995)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rated 8.6 on IMDb from 1,773,106 votes (February 2024).
14. **Saving Private Ryan (1998)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rated 8.6 on IMDb from 1,479,396 votes (February 2024).
15. **The Godfather (1972)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Rated 9.2 on IMDb from 1,987,643 votes (February 2024).
16. **The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Rated 9 on IMDb from 1,954,296 votes (February 2024).
17. **City of God (2002)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Rated 8.6 on IMDb from 793,187 votes (February 2024).
18. **It's a Wonderful Life (1946)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rated 8.6 on IMDb from 494,612 votes (February 2024).
19. **Interstellar (2014)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rated 8.7 on IMDb from 2,051,881 votes (February 2024).
20. **Seven Samurai (1954)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rated 8.6 on IMDb from 363,320 votes (February 2024).
21. **The Silence of the Lambs (1991)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rated 8.6 on IMDb from 1,528,232 votes (February 2024).
22. **12 Angry Men (1957)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Rated 9 on IMDb from 852,108 votes (February 2024).
23. **The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Rated 8.8 on IMDb from 802,478 votes (February 2024).
24. **Inception (2010)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Rated 8.8 on IMDb from 2,516,180 votes (February 2024).
25. **Goodfellas (1990)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Rated 8.7 on IMDb from 1,241,012 votes (February 2024).

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