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IMDb Top 250 Movies: 2025 Update

The IMDb ranks films by popularity as voted by millions of users
Their Top 250 list is difficult to complete because it is dynamic - it is updated every day.
This list below is the static IMDb Top 250 at 1/1/2025; easier to complete 😀 👍 👏
Compared with a year ago, there are 7 New Entries including:
52. Dune 2
62. 12th Fail
158. The Wild Robot
181. Kimetsu as Yaiba
199. Maharaja
239. A Man Escaped (1956)
249. A Silent Voice
Disappeared: It Happened One Night, The 400 Blows, Aladdin, Dances with Wolves, Life of Brian, Monster (2023), Pather Panchall
Please see the intriguing IMDb statistics website, https://250.took.nl/ for further fascinating film facts 😄
Lists from previous years are available by clicking my username.
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avg. score: 114 of 250 (46%)
required scores: 1, 61, 94, 127, 165 
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
2
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
3
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
4
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
5
12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
7
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
8
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
9
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
10
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
11
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
12
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
13
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
14
Inception (2010)
Inception (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
15
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
16
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
17
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
18
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
19
Interstellar (2014)
Interstellar (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
20
Se7en (1995)
Se7en (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
21
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
22
Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
23
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
24
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
25
City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
26
The Green Mile (1999)
The Green Mile (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
27
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
28
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
29
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
30
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
31
Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
32
The Pianist (2002)
The Pianist (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
33
Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
34
Parasite (2019)
Parasite (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
35
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
36
The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
37
The Departed (2006)
The Departed (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
38
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
39
Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
40
American History X (1998)
American History X (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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