# Which of IMDb's Top 10 Movies is your favorite? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 12, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985 "2015-07-12T22:51:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/21 "2015-07-13T09:40:47Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > :o I’m not much of a movie-goer, so I’ve only seen three of the movies on the list. Me too. I wonder if it was the same three movies. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/22 "2015-07-13T10:56:23Z")
While I’ve seen parts of most of the movies on the list, I’ve only seen Lord of the Rings all the way thru. None of them would make my top 10 list. So I didn’t bother to vote. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/23 "2015-07-13T11:35:15Z")
Based on the very scientific method of asking myself, “Which of these would I watch right now if they were all starting on different cable channels,” I chose _Pulp Fiction_. But I was surprised at how watchable this Top Ten was. _The Dark Knight_ and _Fight Club_ are really the only two that I have no desire to watch again. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/24 "2015-07-13T12:03:12Z")
What a sausage fest. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/25 "2015-07-13T12:09:05Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > What a sausage fest. This. So much so that I’m pretty sure there are two movies on that list without a single line of dialogue by a named woman. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/26 "2015-07-13T12:20:55Z")
Just for the hell of it, I attached the IMDb Ranking Number to the left of this group so we could see how different the SDMB feeling is from theirs. View Poll Results: Which of IMDb’s Top 10 Movies is your favorite? This poll will close on 08-11-2015 at 05:54 PM ```auto 1--The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 15 23.81% 2--The Godfather (1972) 9 14.29% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 9 14.29% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 8 12.70% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 8 12.70% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 4 6.35% 10-Fight Club (1999) 4 6.35% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 3 4.76% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 2 3.17% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 1 1.59% ``` Voters: 63 And yes, the numbers are already out-of-date! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/27 "2015-07-13T13:49:05Z")
Here’s how things are changing with the latest 10 voters: View Poll Results: Which of IMDb’s Top 10 Movies is your favorite? This poll will close on 08-11-2015 at 05:54 PM ```auto 1--The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 17 23.29% 15 23.81% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 13 17.81% 8 12.70% 2--The Godfather (1972) 11 15.07% 9 14.29% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 10 13.70% 9 14.29% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 8 10.96% 8 12.70% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 4 5.48% 4 6.35% 10-Fight Club (1999) 4 5.48% 4 6.35% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 3 4.11% 3 4.76% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 2 2.74% 2 3.17% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 1 1.37% 1 1.59% Voters: 73 Voters: 63 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/28 "2015-07-13T14:16:35Z")
Pulp Fiction is quite possibly my favorite movie ever. Shawshank is also fantastic, though. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/29 "2015-07-13T14:33:15Z")
I can’t help wondering how many Voters it will take at SDMB to approximate the IMDb spread. Here’s how it’s looking after 10 more Voters: View Poll Results: Which of IMDb’s Top 10 Movies is your favorite? This poll will close on 08-11-2015 at 05:54 PM ```auto 1--The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 20 24.10% 17 23.29% 15 23.81% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 15 18.07% 13 17.81% 8 12.70% 2--The Godfather (1972) 14 16.87% 11 15.07% 9 14.29% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 11 13.25% 10 13.70% 9 14.29% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 8 9.64% 8 10.96% 8 12.70% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 5 6.02% 4 5.48% 4 6.35% 10-Fight Club (1999) 4 4.82% 4 5.48% 4 6.35% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 3 3.61% 3 4.11% 3 4.76% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 2 2.41% 2 2.74% 2 3.17% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 1 1.20% 1 1.37% 1 1.59% Voters: 83 Voters: 73 Voters: 63 ``` Anybody want to speculate why our numbers are so far off from theirs? ---
**Author:** ![txtumbleweed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@txtumbleweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txtumbleweed)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/30 "2015-07-13T14:50:58Z")
I went with _The Good, The Bad, The Ugly_ as best of the ones I have seen, but that’s not saying much as I’ve only seen three of the films on the list. Frankly none of the three that I have seen and are on this list would make my personal top-ten, the rest don’t even register. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/31 "2015-07-13T15:07:49Z")
I’ve only seen three of them. Most of those are not to my taste. I picked _Lord of the Rings_. ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/32 "2015-07-13T22:46:49Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > What a sorry, sorry list. _The Dark Night_ at #4? Really? While _Casablanca_ is #30, _Lawrence of Arabia_ is #86, _2001: A Space Odyssey_ is #95? It is to weep. I really have to agree with you regarding the Dark Knight; there’s no way it should be on any top list. I suspect that the death of Heath Ledger plays a part. But you people complaining that the entire list is awful? Really? The Godfather is awful? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/33 "2015-07-13T23:08:18Z")
After 100 Voters: View Poll Results: Which of IMDb’s Top 10 Movies is your favorite? This poll will close on 08-11-2015 at 05:54 PM ```auto 1--The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 24 24.00% 20 24.10% 17 23.29% 15 23.81% 2--The Godfather (1972) 18 18.00% 14 16.87% 11 15.07% 9 14.29% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 16 16.00% 15 18.07% 13 17.81% 8 12.70% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 12 12.00% 11 13.25% 10 13.70% 9 14.29% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 11 11.00% 8 9.64% 8 10.96% 8 12.70% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 5 5.00% 3 3.61% 3 4.11% 3 4.76% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 5 5.00% 5 6.02% 4 5.48% 4 6.35% 10-Fight Club (1999) 5 5.00% 4 4.82% 4 5.48% 4 6.35% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 3 3.00% 2 2.41% 2 2.74% 2 3.17% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 1 1.00% 1 1.20% 1 1.37% 1 1.59% Voters: 100 Voters: 83 Voters: 73 Voters: 63 ``` ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/34 "2015-07-13T23:13:05Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > This. So much so that I’m pretty sure there are two movies on that list without a single line of dialogue by a named woman. I count 3: **12 Angry Men The Good, the Bad and the Ugly The Shawshank Redemption**. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/35 "2015-07-14T00:13:20Z")
Well that was easier than I had anticipated. I’ve only seen three of the movies on the list, but one of them (Return of the King) is in my personal top ten. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/36 "2015-07-14T04:26:22Z")
Huh. I picked _LOTR: Return of the King_, even though I think _The Fellowship of the Ring_ is a much better picture. I am clearly not a typical IMDB voter. My own personal top ten (at least at the moment; ask me again tomorrow) would probably be: _Casablanca Breaker Morant The Incredibles Limitless Raiders of the Lost Ark Star Wars Aliens Blade Runner True Lies LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring_ I confess I have never understood the love for _The Shawshank Redemption_. It’s a perfectly good movie, but it was not the “OMFG Transcendantly-Awesome Movie!!!” for me that it clearly is for so many people. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/37 "2015-07-14T06:45:04Z")
Of the ones I have seen “Shawshank” Got my vote. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/38 "2015-07-14T07:35:24Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > What a sausage fest. Strangely, the IMDB top 50 according to women is pretty similar: [http://www.imdb.com/chart/female](http://www.imdb.com/chart/female) Judging by comments here, on the Dope, I had taken it that women didn’t like all the Grim-Dark stuff that you get in Dark Night, for example. Yet, it’s still in the top 10. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/39 "2015-07-14T07:45:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I confess I have never understood the love for _The Shawshank Redemption_. It’s a perfectly good movie, but it was not the “OMFG Transcendantly-Awesome Movie!!!” for me that it clearly is for so many people. Agreed. There’s no underlying message, the cinematography is passable, the acting is alright, I’ve never heard anyone mention the soundtrack, it’s not particularly fun, it’s not particularly sad, it’s just a movie about a wimpy white dude in jail, who sits around chatting with Morgan Freeman for two hours. The only theory I’ve ever been able to come up with is that it pings some magical location in your average white-collar worker, who knows that at any moment he could get sent to jail for the pot he has in his cabinet (or whatever petty crime he commits regularly), and fears becoming the wimpy white dude in jail one day. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/40 "2015-07-14T09:13:27Z")
Another comparison: View Poll Results: Which of IMDb’s Top 10 Movies is your favorite? This poll will close on 08-11-2015 at 05:54 PM ```auto 1--The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 33 26.19% 10 22.22% 2--The Godfather (1972) 22 17.46% 7 15.56% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 20 15.87% 6 13.33% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 14 11.11% 6 13.33% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 14 11.11% 5 11.11% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 7 5.56% 3 6.67% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 5 3.97% 2 4.44% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 5 3.97% 2 4.44% 10-Fight Club (1999) 5 3.97% 3 6.67% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 1 0.79% 1 2.22% Voters: 126 Voters: 45 ``` [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985.md?page=3)