IMDb Top 250 Films with the Highest Number of "10" Votes as of August 3, 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
465,149
<-out of 796,898 total votes. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
2
367,969
The Dark Knight (2008)
3
329,147
The Godfather (1972)
4
274,603
Pulp Fiction (1994)
5
273,558
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
6
270,171
Inception (2010)
7
258,588
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
8
253,095
Fight Club (1999)
9
212,730
The Matrix (1999)
10
200,111
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
11
194,471
Forrest Gump (1994)
12
182,595
Star Wars (1977)
13
180,235
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
14
171,353
Schindler's List (1993)
15
166,087
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
16
146,571
Avatar (2009)
17
135,275
Gladiator (2000)
18
130,567
American Beauty (1999)
19
127,885
Memento (2000)
20
127,456
Se7en (1995)
21
126,189
The Usual Suspects (1995)
22
125,919
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
23
125,306
The Avengers (2012)
24
120,879
Goodfellas (1990)
25
120,300
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
26
119,139
The Departed (2006)
27
115,966
Braveheart (1995)
28
114,007
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
29
110,808
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
30
109,815
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
31
109,625
Batman Begins (2005)
32
109,052
Léon: The Professional (1994)
33
108,092
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
34
107,892
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
35
107,621
V for Vendetta (2005)
36
107,170
Titanic (1997)
37
105,383
American History X (1998)
38
105,024
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
39
100,969
WALL·E (2008)
40
99,769
Amélie (2001)
41
98,450
Sin City (2005)
42
98,438
The Prestige (2006)
43
94,237
Back to the Future (1985)
44
93,552
City of God (2002)
45
92,626
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
46
92,486
Donnie Darko (2001)
47
92,343
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
48
92,224
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
49
91,615
The Green Mile (1999)
50
91,518
300 (2006)
51
88,511
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
52
88,062
Casablanca (1942)
53
87,458
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
54
85,765
The Lion King (1994)
55
85,125
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
56
80,738
The Big Lebowski (1998)
57
79,921
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
58
79,243
Apocalypse Now (1979)
59
78,976
Blade Runner (1982)
60
76,099
The Shining (1980)
61
75,513
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
62
75,012
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
63
74,958
Toy Story 3 (2010)
64
74,220
12 Angry Men (1957)
65
73,246
Aliens (1986)
66
72,247
Snatch. (2000)
67
71,897
Alien (1979)
68
70,737
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
69
70,570
The Sixth Sense (1999)
70
69,878
Scarface (1983)
71
69,218
No Country for Old Men (2007)
72
68,111
Taxi Driver (1976)
73
67,127
Citizen Kane (1941)
74
66,577
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
75
66,166
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
76
65,022
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
77
64,679
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
78
64,160
Spirited Away (2001)
79
64,136
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
80
63,819
Up (2009)
81
63,197
Die Hard (1988)
82
62,563
Psycho (1960)
83
61,772
Finding Nemo (2003)
84
60,588
Toy Story (1995)
85
60,270
Transformers (2007)
86
59,434
The Notebook (2004)
87
59,334
The Pianist (2002)
88
59,151
Black Swan (2010)
89
59,043
District 9 (2009)
90
58,775
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
91
58,170
The Hangover (2009)
92
58,047
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
93
58,026
Seven Samurai (1954)
94
57,208
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
95
56,228
Heat (1995)
96
55,847
Shutter Island (2010)
97
55,388
Crash (2004)
98
54,723
Good Will Hunting (1997)
99
53,840
Iron Man (2008)
100
53,606
Gran Torino (2008)
101
53,320
Serenity (2005)
102
53,223
Star Trek (2009)
103
52,833
The Princess Bride (1987)
104
52,365
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
105
52,284
Trainspotting (1996)
106
51,401
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
107
50,891
Rear Window (1954)
108
50,802
There Will Be Blood (2007)
109
50,658
L.A. Confidential (1997)
110
50,411
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
111
50,048
Into the Wild (2007)
112
49,982
The Terminator (1984)
113
49,797
The Incredibles (2004)
114
49,277
Ratatouille (2007)
115
48,988
Oldboy (2003)
116
48,812
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
117
48,591
Children of Men (2006)
118
48,264
Big Fish (2003)
119
48,254
Casino Royale (2006)
120
47,846
Superbad (2007)
121
47,670
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
122
47,522
The Truman Show (1998)
123
47,431
Jaws (1975)
124
47,291
Fargo (1996)
125
45,876
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
126
45,851
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
127
45,740
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
128
45,652
Jurassic Park (1993)
129
43,758
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
130
43,034
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
131
42,866
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
132
42,825
Hot Fuzz (2007)
133
42,621
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
134
42,593
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
135
42,416
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
136
42,357
Lost in Translation (2003)
137
42,305
Groundhog Day (1993)
138
42,254
The Hunger Games (2012)
139
41,821
Taken (2008)
140
41,420
Watchmen (2009)
141
41,187
Juno (2007)
142
41,182
Kick-Ass (2010)
143
41,157
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
144
40,994
Magnolia (1999)
145
40,754
Gone with the Wind (1939)
146
40,504
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
147
40,407
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
148
39,909
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
149
39,724
Shrek (2001)
150
39,698
Drive (2011)
151
39,572
Amadeus (1984)
152
38,747
Rocky (1976)
153
38,210
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
154
37,993
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
155
37,796
Vertigo (1958)
156
37,556
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
157
37,548
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
158
37,257
Love Actually (2003)
159
36,458
The King's Speech (2010)
160
36,288
Blood Diamond (2006)
161
36,276
The Boondock Saints (1999)
162
36,157
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
163
35,872
The Social Network (2010)
164
35,613
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
165
35,283
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
166
35,277
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
167
35,265
Toy Story 2 (1999)
168
34,943
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
169
34,879
The Exorcist (1973)
170
34,802
Raging Bull (1980)
171
34,747
North by Northwest (1959)
172
34,599
Casino (1995)
173
34,594
Unforgiven (1992)
174
34,570
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
175
34,517
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
176
34,448
Life of Brian (1979)
177
34,319
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
178
34,132
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
179
34,106
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
180
33,869
The Lives of Others (2006)
181
33,671
Princess Mononoke (1997)
182
33,494
X-Men: First Class (2011)
183
33,491
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
184
33,434
The Thing (1982)
185
33,388
Garden State (2004)
186
33,359
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
187
33,030
King Kong (2005)
188
32,575
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
189
32,519
Twilight (2008)
190
32,100
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
191
32,055
The Fifth Element (1997)
192
31,538
Stand by Me (1986)
193
31,444
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
194
31,430
Saw (2004)
195
31,213
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
196
31,014
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
197
30,930
In Bruges (2008)
198
30,750
Clerks. (1994)
199
30,688
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
200
30,257
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
201
30,184
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
202
30,119
Downfall (2004)
203
30,116
Platoon (1986)
204
29,998
The Deer Hunter (1978)
205
29,950
Cloverfield (2008)
206
29,898
Grindhouse (2007)
207
29,852
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
208
29,695
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
209
29,620
Warrior (2011)
210
29,429
The Last Samurai (2003)
211
29,365
Almost Famous (2000)
212
29,322
Zombieland (2009)
213
29,251
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
214
29,134
A Separation (2011)
215
29,097
Chinatown (1974)
216
29,013
Brazil (1985)
217
28,803
I Am Legend (2007)
218
28,699
Stardust (2007)
219
28,635
Spider-Man (2002)
220
28,600
Das Boot (1981)
221
28,492
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
222
28,327
Predator (1987)
223
28,314
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
224
28,182
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
225
28,147
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
226
27,856
Rain Man (1988)
227
27,628
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
228
27,605
Some Like It Hot (1959)
229
27,585
American Gangster (2007)
230
27,550
Mystic River (2003)
231
27,488
The Bourne Identity (2002)
232
27,355
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
233
27,208
Dead Poets Society (1989)
234
26,940
The Fountain (2006)
235
26,924
American Psycho (2000)
236
26,644
Equilibrium (2002)
237
26,462
The Wrestler (2008)
238
26,382
Troy (2004)
239
26,073
Annie Hall (1977)
240
25,978
Black Hawk Down (2001)
241
25,900
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
242
25,828
Finding Neverland (2004)
243
25,810
The Breakfast Club (1985)
244
25,765
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
245
25,628
Fast Five (2011)
246
25,512
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
247
25,441
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
248
25,427
Office Space (1999)
249
25,297
X2 (2003)
250
25,178
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
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