# How many of the IMDB Top 250 have you seen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 8, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185 "2005-08-08T21:18:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/41 "2005-08-09T03:11:39Z")
All of 8. šŸ˜• ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/42 "2005-08-09T03:16:13Z")
1. ``` :eek: How did I fall so behind? I need to get a tutor . . . ``` ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/43 "2005-08-09T03:21:01Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > [T]he Korean films seem fascinating. Got to go track those down. \*\*Oldboy \*\* (#97) is quite the movie. Gut-wrenching is a good way to describe it. The first time I watched it, it drained me to the extent that I wasnā€™t sure I ā€œenjoyedā€ it, although I knew I had just seen something effective and well-made. I bought the DVD about a year ago and have seen it again. Iā€™m glad I did because the second time around I was able to better appreciate it. (Now I need to watch **Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance** again (same director) because I really hated that one and Iā€™m thinking I might need to give it another shot) \*\*Spring, Summer, Fall, Winterā€¦ and Spring \*\* (#249) is the only film of Ki-duk Kimā€™s that I liked. The rest of his stuff Iā€™ve seen I thought was either so-so ( **3-Iron** ), barely tolerable ( **Samaria** , **The Isle** ), or downright repulsive ( **Bad Guy** ). But **Springā€¦** is quiet, contemplative, visually arresting, and subtly profound. Over time it probably wonā€™t stay in the top 250, but catch it if you get a chance. I think an R1 DVD is soon to be released. ---
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/44 "2005-08-09T03:27:15Z")
66, I donā€™t seem to be renting enough. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/45 "2005-08-09T03:31:56Z")
(Left one out) **Tae Guk Gi** (#242) was a pretty good war drama. The story of two brothers conscripted to fight in the Korean war. Of course, the older feels responsible for the younger, the younger resents the special attention and the associated guilt. Lots of battlefield conflict as well as emotional conflict. A good mix, although I donā€™t give it the absolute raves that some others do. I did like it enough to buy the DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/46 "2005-08-09T03:33:34Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > \*\*Spring, Summer, Fall, Winterā€¦ and Spring \*\* (#249) is the only film of Ki-duk Kimā€™s that I liked. I did preface my post with saying I might not recognize some of the foreign titled movies, this one brings me up to 83. And what a gorgeous movie it was. ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/47 "2005-08-09T03:45:23Z")
25 ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/48 "2005-08-09T04:02:00Z")
1. More than I thought. ---
**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/49 "2005-08-09T04:17:35Z")
1. Currently have 72 on DVD. Damn budget, food, etc. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/50 "2005-08-09T04:26:17Z")
1. Guess I have my work cut out for me. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/51 "2005-08-09T05:08:54Z")
Only 25. I donā€™t watch many movies. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/52 "2005-08-09T12:47:22Z")
As someone who once set out to watch the entire top 250, and succeeded, let me just say - some of them will not appeal to you. I enjoy watching movies simply for their own sake - and getting through the list was difficult. Some of the 31 I havenā€™t seen on the current list, I will see, but many, I wonā€™t. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/53 "2005-08-09T18:46:38Z")
1. ---
**Author:** ![akwally1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akwally1/32/3220_2.png) [@akwally1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akwally1)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/54 "2005-08-09T18:54:46Z")
Iā€™ll go with 106, but as some have posted, there are another 10-15 on my Netflix queue. Is there anyone who doesnā€™t love netflix? ---
**Author:** ![AThingWithFeathers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@AThingWithFeathers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AThingWithFeathers)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/55 "2005-08-09T19:08:40Z")
1. I noticed that I own/have rented several of the movies and just never seen them. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/56 "2005-08-09T19:47:27Z")
55, and there are a few more Iā€™ve seen as plays but not movies (e.g. _Amadeus_ and _Arsenic and Old Lace_). Iā€™m probably not representative of the group, though, because I had to follow the link just to find out what the heck the ā€œIMDBā€ was. ---
**Author:** ![stegon66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/57 "2005-08-09T19:56:04Z")
Too lazy to make an accurate count, but offhand Iā€™d say Iā€™ve seen all but ten or so. ---
**Author:** ![Selkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Selkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Selkie)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/58 "2005-08-09T20:03:53Z")
85, which is especially pathetic because until recently I averaged 50 - 60 movies a year. Guess I just wound up watching a lot of stinkersā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/59 "2005-08-09T20:06:22Z")
I stopped counting at 70. Whatā€™s scary is how many of the [Bottom 100](http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom) Iā€™ve seen - more than half. ---
**Author:** ![RealTronic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@RealTronic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealTronic)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185/60 "2005-08-10T06:02:24Z")
144 ! hmmā€¦ Man, that leaves over a hundred! The top rated movie I havenā€™t seen is **City of God** at no 18. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-imdb-top-250-have-you-seen/316185.md?page=4)