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Top movies of all time

Ranked by weighted grade · 250 works with 3+ grades · updated October 23, 2026

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Prisoners
#1

Prisoners

Denis Villeneuve

A •
The Godfather
#2

The Godfather

Francis Ford Coppola

A •
Tombstone
#3

Tombstone

George P. Cosmatos

A •
There Will Be Blood
#4

There Will Be Blood

Paul Thomas Anderson

A •
Fargo
#5

Fargo

Joel Coen

A •
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
#6

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Peter Jackson

A •
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
#7

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Peter Jackson

A •
The Godfather Part II
#8

The Godfather Part II

Francis Ford Coppola

A •
No Country for Old Men
#9

No Country for Old Men

Joel Coen

A- •
The Matrix
#10

The Matrix

Lana Wachowski

A- •
The Departed
#11

The Departed

Martin Scorsese

A- •
The Thing
#12

The Thing

John Carpenter

A- •
Casino
#13

Casino

Martin Scorsese

A- •
GoodFellas
#14

GoodFellas

Martin Scorsese

A- •
Rocky
#15

Rocky

John G. Avildsen

A- •
The Empire Strikes Back
#16

The Empire Strikes Back

Irvin Kershner

A- •
The Big Lebowski
#17

The Big Lebowski

Joel Coen

A- •
Clue
#18

Clue

Jonathan Lynn

A- •
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
#19

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

James Cameron

A- •
In Bruges
#20

In Bruges

Martin McDonagh

A- •
The Green Mile
#21

The Green Mile

Frank Darabont

A- •
The Silence of the Lambs
#22

The Silence of the Lambs

Jonathan Demme

A- •
Children of Men
#23

Children of Men

Alfonso Cuarón

A- •
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
#24

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Sergio Leone

A- •
Whiplash
#25

Whiplash

Damien Chazelle

A- •
Gladiator
#26

Gladiator

Ridley Scott

A- •
Toy Story
#27

Toy Story

John Lasseter

A- •
Alien
#28

Alien

Ridley Scott

A- •
Raiders of the Lost Ark
#29

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Steven Spielberg

A- •
Casino Royale
#30

Casino Royale

Martin Campbell

A- •
The Shawshank Redemption
#31

The Shawshank Redemption

Frank Darabont

A- •
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
#32

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Michel Gondry

A- •
Aliens
#33

Aliens

James Cameron

A- •
Home Alone
#34

Home Alone

Chris Columbus

A- •
Se7en
#35

Se7en

David Fincher

A- •
Project Hail Mary
#36

Project Hail Mary

Phil Lord

A- •
John Wick
#37

John Wick

Chad Stahelski

A- •
Casablanca
#38

Casablanca

Michael Curtiz

A- •
Grave of the Fireflies
#39

Grave of the Fireflies

Isao Takahata

A- •
Chinatown
#40

Chinatown

Roman Polanski

A- •
Primer
#41

Primer

Shane Carruth

A- •
Scream
#42

Scream

Wes Craven

A- •
3:10 to Yuma
#43

3:10 to Yuma

James Mangold

A- •
Fantastic Mr. Fox
#44

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wes Anderson

A- •
Ocean's Eleven
#45

Ocean's Eleven

Steven Soderbergh

A- •
Evil Dead II
#46

Evil Dead II

Sam Raimi

A- •
Jaws
#47

Jaws

Steven Spielberg

A- •
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
#48

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Peter Jackson

A- •