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Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
Thu Nov 25, 2021, 09:45 PM Nov 2021

Top Rated Movies- Internet Movie Data Base. (votes by users of data base, not critics)

https://www.imdb.com/chart/top/

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 9.2
2. The Godfather (1972) 9.1
3. The Godfather: Part II (1974) 9.0
4. The Dark Knight (2008) 9.0
5. 12 Angry Men
6. Schindler's List (1993) 8.9
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 8.9
8. Pulp Fiction
9. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 8.8
10..The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 8.8


Rated by IMBD..users...not me..hit link above for full list..
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Coventina

(29,442 posts)
2. Heh. I'd rather watch Paddington 2 than sit through Citizen Kane again.
Thu Nov 25, 2021, 09:59 PM
Nov 2021

I know, I'm a dumb Philistine.
But, I never grokked the appeal of Citizen Kane.



ETA:

It's nothing against classic movies, my all time favs include

Casablanca
The Bridge on the River Kwaii
Lawrence of Arabia

hlthe2b

(113,192 posts)
7. Never a Citizen Kane fan either, but, yeah there are some classics sorely missing (including your 3)
Thu Nov 25, 2021, 11:00 PM
Nov 2021

The problem with general public polls is that the majority of the public nowadays only sees contemporary movies (or largely so). That said, there are some good ones on the list too.

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
3. My favorites on list..24..Star Wars "A New Hope" & "It's a Wonderful Life"..Why? These make me happy
Thu Nov 25, 2021, 10:06 PM
Nov 2021

It's simple: The good guys win, the bad guys lose...
Also ...Singin In The Rain...again the good guys win..& it also makes me happy..

Angleae

(4,793 posts)
8. And the worst rated movies are...
Thu Nov 25, 2021, 11:29 PM
Nov 2021
https://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom?ref_=helpms_ih_gi_siteindex

10. Radhe (2021) 2.4
9. Pledge This! (2006) 2.3
8. House of the Dead (2003) 2.3
7. The Hottie & the Nottie (2008) 2.2
6. Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010) 2.1
5. Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas (2014) 2.1
4. Code Name: K.O.Z. (2015) 2.1
3. Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) 2.1
2. Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004) 2.0
1. Disaster Movie (2008) 2.0

Tom Kitten

(7,372 posts)
9. Good to see Birdemic: Shock and Terror make the list
Fri Nov 26, 2021, 12:14 AM
Nov 2021

The worst list that is. Special effects aren't the best but you have to remember it was made way back in 2010.

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