IMDb Top 250 Films with the Highest Number of "10" Votes as of August 2, 2012.
In IMDb, a film is "Excellent" when it is voted "10". The lower votes are 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2 and 1 which is awful. Some films with very high sales like Avatar, Titanic, etc. and other films which cannot be found in IMDB Top 250 because their overall ratings are not high enough can be found here because their "10" Votes are high enough. Enjoy!
Rank
"10" Votes
Title
1
464,993
<-out of 796,585 total votes. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
2
367,532
The Dark Knight (2008)
3
329,062
The Godfather (1972)
4
274,529
Pulp Fiction (1994)
5
273,475
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
6
270,025
Inception (2010)
7
258,497
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
8
253,016
Fight Club (1999)
9
212,673
The Matrix (1999)
10
200,037
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
11
194,396
Forrest Gump (1994)
12
182,542
Star Wars (1977)
13
180,171
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
14
171,297
Schindler's List (1993)
15
166,033
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
16
146,544
Avatar (2009)
17
135,228
Gladiator (2000)
18
130,524
American Beauty (1999)
19
127,846
Memento (2000)
20
127,413
Se7en (1995)
21
126,159
The Usual Suspects (1995)
22
125,875
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
23
125,219
The Avengers (2012)
24
120,841
Goodfellas (1990)
25
119,096
The Departed (2006)
26
118,098
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
27
115,931
Braveheart (1995)
28
113,976
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
29
110,779
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
30
109,788
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
31
109,454
Batman Begins (2005)
32
109,013
Léon: The Professional (1994)
33
108,053
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
34
107,860
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
35
107,584
V for Vendetta (2005)
36
107,136
Titanic (1997)
37
105,352
American History X (1998)
38
104,994
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
39
100,945
WALL·E (2008)
40
99,744
Amélie (2001)
41
98,442
Sin City (2005)
42
98,366
The Prestige (2006)
43
94,211
Back to the Future (1985)
44
93,532
City of God (2002)
45
92,603
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
46
92,462
Donnie Darko (2001)
47
92,319
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
48
92,210
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
49
91,592
The Green Mile (1999)
50
91,510
300 (2006)
51
88,477
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
52
88,048
Casablanca (1942)
53
87,424
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
54
85,718
The Lion King (1994)
55
85,096
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
56
80,722
The Big Lebowski (1998)
57
79,897
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
58
79,217
Apocalypse Now (1979)
59
78,950
Blade Runner (1982)
60
76,077
The Shining (1980)
61
75,497
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
62
74,981
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
63
74,929
Toy Story 3 (2010)
64
74,190
12 Angry Men (1957)
65
73,233
Aliens (1986)
66
72,232
Snatch. (2000)
67
71,870
Alien (1979)
68
70,719
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
69
70,554
The Sixth Sense (1999)
70
69,834
Scarface (1983)
71
69,197
No Country for Old Men (2007)
72
68,087
Taxi Driver (1976)
73
67,104
Citizen Kane (1941)
74
66,561
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
75
66,146
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
76
64,985
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
77
64,651
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
78
64,127
Spirited Away (2001)
79
64,124
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
80
63,791
Up (2009)
81
63,160
Die Hard (1988)
82
62,542
Psycho (1960)
83
61,752
Finding Nemo (2003)
84
60,557
Toy Story (1995)
85
60,268
Transformers (2007)
86
59,413
The Notebook (2004)
87
59,316
The Pianist (2002)
88
59,120
Black Swan (2010)
89
59,026
District 9 (2009)
90
58,750
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
91
58,157
The Hangover (2009)
92
58,029
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
93
58,015
Seven Samurai (1954)
94
57,195
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
95
56,209
Heat (1995)
96
55,821
Shutter Island (2010)
97
55,377
Crash (2004)
98
54,703
Good Will Hunting (1997)
99
53,820
Iron Man (2008)
100
53,585
Gran Torino (2008)
101
53,307
Serenity (2005)
102
53,199
Star Trek (2009)
103
52,829
The Princess Bride (1987)
104
52,347
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
105
52,266
Trainspotting (1996)
106
51,390
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
107
50,882
Rear Window (1954)
108
50,789
There Will Be Blood (2007)
109
50,644
L.A. Confidential (1997)
110
50,395
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
111
50,027
Into the Wild (2007)
112
49,962
The Terminator (1984)
113
49,786
The Incredibles (2004)
114
49,261
Ratatouille (2007)
115
48,982
Oldboy (2003)
116
48,802
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
117
48,580
Children of Men (2006)
118
48,250
Big Fish (2003)
119
48,234
Casino Royale (2006)
120
47,835
Superbad (2007)
121
47,657
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
122
47,506
The Truman Show (1998)
123
47,414
Jaws (1975)
124
47,279
Fargo (1996)
125
45,859
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
126
45,838
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
127
45,724
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
128
45,632
Jurassic Park (1993)
129
43,753
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
130
43,024
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
131
42,860
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
132
42,823
Hot Fuzz (2007)
133
42,614
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
134
42,582
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
135
42,412
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
136
42,353
Lost in Translation (2003)
137
42,296
Groundhog Day (1993)
138
42,234
The Hunger Games (2012)
139
41,791
Taken (2008)
140
41,407
Watchmen (2009)
141
41,181
Juno (2007)
142
41,170
Kick-Ass (2010)
143
41,138
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
144
40,987
Magnolia (1999)
145
40,741
Gone with the Wind (1939)
146
40,496
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
147
40,401
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
148
39,888
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
149
39,721
Shrek (2001)
150
39,678
Drive (2011)
151
39,557
Amadeus (1984)
152
38,730
Rocky (1976)
153
38,192
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
154
37,975
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
155
37,756
Vertigo (1958)
156
37,541
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
157
37,539
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
158
37,240
Love Actually (2003)
159
36,433
The King's Speech (2010)
160
36,279
Blood Diamond (2006)
161
36,266
The Boondock Saints (1999)
162
36,140
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
163
35,860
The Social Network (2010)
164
35,602
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
165
35,271
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
166
35,262
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
167
35,257
Toy Story 2 (1999)
168
34,938
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
169
34,877
The Exorcist (1973)
170
34,794
Raging Bull (1980)
171
34,737
North by Northwest (1959)
172
34,585
Casino (1995)
173
34,580
Unforgiven (1992)
174
34,561
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
175
34,499
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
176
34,436
Life of Brian (1979)
177
34,294
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
178
34,126
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
179
34,095
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
180
33,859
The Lives of Others (2006)
181
33,663
Princess Mononoke (1997)
182
33,489
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
183
33,474
X-Men: First Class (2011)
184
33,425
The Thing (1982)
185
33,381
Garden State (2004)
186
33,355
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
187
33,027
King Kong (2005)
188
32,566
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
189
32,510
Twilight (2008)
190
32,098
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
191
32,044
The Fifth Element (1997)
192
31,528
Stand by Me (1986)
193
31,431
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
194
31,426
Saw (2004)
195
31,206
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
196
31,000
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
197
30,920
In Bruges (2008)
198
30,748
Clerks. (1994)
199
30,672
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
200
30,250
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
201
30,175
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
202
30,108
Downfall (2004)
203
30,107
Platoon (1986)
204
29,988
The Deer Hunter (1978)
205
29,948
Cloverfield (2008)
206
29,899
Grindhouse (2007)
207
29,840
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
208
29,692
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
209
29,580
Warrior (2011)
210
29,422
The Last Samurai (2003)
211
29,355
Almost Famous (2000)
212
29,322
Zombieland (2009)
213
29,227
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
214
29,124
A Separation (2011)
215
29,084
Chinatown (1974)
216
29,005
Brazil (1985)
217
28,797
I Am Legend (2007)
218
28,688
Stardust (2007)
219
28,624
Spider-Man (2002)
220
28,596
Das Boot (1981)
221
28,482
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
222
28,320
Predator (1987)
223
28,306
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
224
28,177
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
225
28,131
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
226
27,847
Rain Man (1988)
227
27,622
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
228
27,597
Some Like It Hot (1959)
229
27,578
American Gangster (2007)
230
27,543
Mystic River (2003)
231
27,472
The Bourne Identity (2002)
232
27,348
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
233
27,204
Dead Poets Society (1989)
234
26,935
The Fountain (2006)
235
26,910
American Psycho (2000)
236
26,634
Equilibrium (2002)
237
26,460
The Wrestler (2008)
238
26,374
Troy (2004)
239
26,066
Annie Hall (1977)
240
25,971
Black Hawk Down (2001)
241
25,890
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
242
25,822
Finding Neverland (2004)
243
25,804
The Breakfast Club (1985)
244
25,758
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
245
25,614
Fast Five (2011)
246
25,503
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
247
25,438
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
248
25,426
Office Space (1999)
249
25,290
X2 (2003)
250
25,170
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
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