Jens Asbjørn Bøgen
How many of them have you seen?
There are plenty of movies and series to choose from when we sink into the couch in the evening.
But with hundreds of thousands of different options, it can be difficult to get an overview of what might suit your taste—and even harder to judge whether a particular movie or series is actually worth spending your life on.
Of course, whether a movie is worthwhile is a matter of personal taste, sure, but when millions of people around the world agree that a film is a true experience, there might just be something to it after all.
The viewers have spoken
The website IMDB has been dedicated to movies and series since 1990, and as the internet has grown more widespread, user participation has grown significantly as well.
The site has compiled a list of the 250 highest-rated movies of all time, based on ratings from IMDB users.
Of course, you could use the list to pick the next 250 movies to watch—but maybe it would be more manageable to start with the 10 highest-ranked films of all time?
Well, here they are!
#10 – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
A bounty-hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
Rating: 8.8/10
#9 – Pulp Fiction
The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Rating: 8.8/10
#8 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
Rating: 8.9/10
#7 – Schindler’s List
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Rating: 9.0/10
#6 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron’s army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
Rating: 9.0/10
#5 – 12 Angry Men
The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
Rating: 9.0/10
#4 – The Godfather part 2
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Rating: 9.0/10
#3 – The Dark Knight
When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.
Rating: 9.1/10
#2 – The Godfather
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
Rating: 9.2/10
#1 – The Shawshank Redemption
A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
Rating: 9.3/10
You can finde the entire 250-movie list on IMDB (opens new tab).
