The 60 most popular movies in history
The 60 most popular movies
How do you measure something as subjective as popularity? Well, statistics can help. In this case, we take the ranking of movies in the online temple of cinema, iMDB and weigh it against the number of votes that each film accumulated there. Have a look: which are the most popular films from one to sixty?
Number 1: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption
Average grade: 9.2/10
Votes: 2.55 million
2. The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather
Average grade: 9.1/10
Votes: 1.75 million
3. The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight
Average grade: 9/10
Votes: 2.49 million
4. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part II
Average grade: 9/10
Votes: 1.21 million
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Average grade: 8.9/10
Votes: 1.75 million
6. Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List
Average grade: 8.9/10
Votes: 1.29 million
7. 12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men
Average grade: 8.9/10
Votes: 752,512
8. Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction
Average grade: 8.8/10
Votes: 1.95 million
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Average grade: 8.8/10
Votes: 1.77 million
10. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Average grade: 8.8/10
Votes: 734,632
11. Inception (2010)
Inception
Average grade: 8.7/10
Votes: 2.23 million
12. Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club
Average grade: 8.7/10
Votes: 2.00 million
13. Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump
Average grade: 8.7/10
Votes: 1.96 million
14. The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Average grade: 8.7/10
Votes: 1.83 million
15. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Average grade: 8.7/10
Votes: 1.58 million
16. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Average grade: 8.7/10
Votes: 1.23 million
17. Seven (1995)
Se7en
Average grade: 8.6/10
Votes: 1.56 million
18. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs
Average grade: 8.6/10
Votes: 1.36 million
19. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan
Average grade: 8.6/10
Votes: 1.32 million
20. Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas
Average grade: 8.6/10
Votes: 1.1 million
21. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Average grade: 8.6/10
Votes: 937,330
22. Cidade de Deus / City of God (2002)
City of God
Average grade: 8.6/10
Votes: 734,849
23. La Vita è Bella / Life is Beautiful (1997)
Life is Beautiful
Average grade: 8.6/10
Votes: 668,647
24. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
Average grade: 8.6/10
Votes: 440,074
25. Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai
Average grade: 8.6/10
Votes: 335,768
26. Interstellar (2014)
Interstellar
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 1.69 million
27. Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 1.43 million
28. Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 1.3 million
29. The Departed (2006)
The Departed
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 1.27 million
30. The Prestige (2006)
The Prestige
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 1.27 million
31. The Green Mile (1999)
The Green Mile
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 1.23 million
32. Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 1.14 million
33. Léon: the Professional (1994)
Léon: the Professional
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 1.1 million
34. American History X (1998)
American History X
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 1.08 million
35. The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Usual Suspects
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 1.05 million
36. The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 1.01 million
37. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 1.0 million
38. The Intouchables/ Untouchable (2011)
The Intouchables
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 820,161
39. The Pianist (2002)
The Pianist
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 793,997
40. Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 792,269
41. Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 719,050
42. Parasite (2019)
Parasite
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 718,526
43. Psycho (1960)
Psycho
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 645,874
44. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 464,120
45. Grave of the Fireflies / Hotaru No Haka (1988)
Grave of the Fireflies
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 261,868
46. Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 234,471
47. City Lights (1931)
City Lights
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 179,861
48. Harakiri (1962)
Harakiri
Average grade: 8.5/10
Votes: 52,389
49. Django Unchained (2012)
Django Unchained
Average grade: 8.4/10
Votes: 1.47 million
50. Memento (2000)
Memento
Average grade: 8.4/10
Votes: 1.19 million
51. WALL-E (2008)
Wall-E
Average grade: 8.4/10
Votes: 1.06 million
52. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises
Average grade: 8.3/10
Votes: 1.61 million
53. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inglourious Basterds
Average grade: 8.3/10
Votes: 1.37 million
54. American Beauty (1999)
American Beauty
Average grade: 8.3/10
Votes: 1.12 million
55. Braveheart (1995)
Braveheart
Average grade: 8.3/10
Votes: 1.0 million
56. Star Wars - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Average grade: 8.3/10
Votes: 1.0 million
57. Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Begins
Average grade: 8.2/10
Votes: 1.39 million
58. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street
Average grade: 8.2/10
Votes: 1.31 million
59. Shutter Island (2010)
Shutter Island
Average grade: 8.1/10
Votes: 1.23 million
60. V for Vendetta (2005)
V for Vendetta
Average grade: 8.1/10
Votes: 1.08 million
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