Here lies the top 10 highest rated IMDb movies of all time!
| The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | |
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Rating: 9.3/10 (1,358,212 votes) Director: Frank Darabont Writer: Stephen King (short story "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption"), Frank Darabont (screenplay) Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler Runtime: 142 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama Released: 14 Oct 1994 |
| Plot: Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. | |
| The Godfather (1972) | |
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Rating: 9.2/10 (928,355 votes) Director: Francis Ford Coppola Writer: Mario Puzo (screenplay), Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay), Mario Puzo (novel) Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano Runtime: 175 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama Released: 24 Mar 1972 |
| Plot: The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. | |
| The Godfather: Part II (1974) | |
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Rating: 9.1/10 (619,748 votes) Director: Francis Ford Coppola Writer: Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay), Mario Puzo (screenplay), Mario Puzo (based on the novel "The Godfather" by) Stars: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro Runtime: 200 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama Released: 20 Dec 1974 |
| Plot: The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-revolution 1958 Cuba. | |
| The Dark Knight (2008) | |
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Rating: 9.0/10 (1,325,656 votes) Director: Christopher Nolan Writer: Jonathan Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan (story), David S. Goyer (story), Bob Kane (characters) Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine Runtime: 152 min Rated: PG-13 Genre: Action, Crime, Drama Released: 18 Jul 2008 |
| Plot: When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, the caped crusader must come to terms with one of the greatest psychological tests of his ability to fight injustice. | |
| Pulp Fiction (1994) | |
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Rating: 8.9/10 (1,039,031 votes) Director: Quentin Tarantino Writer: Quentin Tarantino (story), Roger Avary (story), Quentin Tarantino Stars: Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Laura Lovelace, John Travolta Runtime: 154 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller Released: 14 Oct 1994 |
| Plot: The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. | |
| The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) | |
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Rating: 8.9/10 (406,095 votes) Director: Sergio Leone Writer: Luciano Vincenzoni (story), Sergio Leone (story), Agenore Incrocci (screenplay), Furio Scarpelli (screenplay), Luciano Vincenzoni (screenplay), Sergio Leone (screenplay), Mickey Knox (English version by) Stars: Eli Wallach, Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè Runtime: 161 min Rated: Not Rated Genre: Western Released: 23 Dec 1966 |
| Plot: A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery. | |
| 12 Angry Men (1957) | |
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Rating: 8.9/10 (342,873 votes) Director: Sidney Lumet Writer: Reginald Rose (story) Stars: Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall Runtime: 96 min Rated: Not Rated Genre: Drama Released: 01 Apr 1957 |
| Plot: A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court. | |
| Schindler's List (1993) | |
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Rating: 8.9/10 (680,394 votes) Director: Steven Spielberg Writer: Thomas Keneally (book), Steven Zaillian (screenplay) Stars: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall Runtime: 195 min Rated: R Genre: Biography, Drama, History Released: 04 Feb 1994 |
| Plot: In Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | |
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Rating: 8.9/10 (954,407 votes) Director: Peter Jackson Writer: J.R.R. Tolkien (novel), Fran Walsh (screenplay), Philippa Boyens (screenplay), Peter Jackson (screenplay) Stars: Noel Appleby, Alexandra Astin, Sean Astin, David Aston Runtime: 201 min Rated: PG-13 Genre: Adventure, Fantasy Released: 17 Dec 2003 |
| Plot: Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring. | |
| Fight Club (1999) | |
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Rating: 8.9/10 (1,046,546 votes) Director: David Fincher Writer: Chuck Palahniuk (novel), Jim Uhls (screenplay) Stars: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf Runtime: 139 min Rated: R Genre: Drama Released: 15 Oct 1999 |
| Plot: An insomniac office worker looking for a way to change his life crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker and they form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more... | |