# IMDB top 250 - do you agree?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-top-250-do-you-agree/307839>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 11, 2005, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-top-250-do-you-agree/307839 "2005-06-11T04:39:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-top-250-do-you-agree/307839/21 "2005-06-18T15:51:28Z")

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The one thing about the list I just do not understand is why “The Shawshank Redemption” is #1 or #2.

I mean, I don’t agree with a lot of it, inasmuch as subjective opinions go. I really do not think “The Return of the King” was one of the 103 best movies ever made, much less the third best. I love “Star Wars” but it’s not one of the ten best films ever made. And “the Usual Suspects,” while a very good a fun movie, is at least 400 spots too high. But I can UNDERSTAND why thse movies are popular enough to be there.

But “The Shawshank Redemption”?? It was a good movie, a little obvious, but with appeal. But I’m just amazed it ranks this high. I don’t know who’s voting for it. the first time I saw the IMDB list I went around to every I could get to answer me and asked them to cite their five favourite movies; not a single person said “Shawshank.” Who in the world really thinks “The Shawshank Redemption” is the BEST MOVIE THEY’VE EVER SEEN?

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**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-top-250-do-you-agree/307839/22 "2005-06-18T16:28:30Z")

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How can **The Color Purple** not be on the list? There is no way that **Being John Malcovitch** and **Die Hard** are better than **TCP** or **Sophie’s Choice** , or even **Thelma and Louis**. The list is skewed not only to recent movies, but to movies that men like.

There has never been a Top X list I’ve agreed with, but this list sucks booty.

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