# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/41 "2015-07-14T11:47:23Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > I count 3: > **12 Angry Men > The Good, the Bad and the Ugly > The Shawshank Redemption**. I thought that at first, but in **TGTBATU** , Maria does have [a few lines and a name](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voe4yqADp60). Still not exactly a bulwark of feminist filmmaking, but she does talk. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/42 "2015-07-14T12:16:38Z")
Seen them all and voted for Tarantino’s, but I could be swayed to pick Shawshank or Good, Bad, Ugly. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/43 "2015-07-14T13:01:03Z")
I voted for _fresh fish! fresh fish! fresh fish! fresh fish!_ Okay, maybe an obscure reference. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/44 "2015-07-14T13:06:13Z")
You voted for _Gilligan’s Island_? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/45 "2015-07-14T13:14:38Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > You voted for _Gilligan’s Island_? [movie fresh fish! fresh fish! fresh fish! fresh fish! fresh fish! - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=movie+fresh+fish!+fresh+fish!+fresh+fish!+fresh+fish!+fresh+fish!&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari#hl=en&q=movie+line++fresh+fish!+fresh+fish!+fresh+fish!+fresh+fish!+fresh+fish)! And FTR my vote is for Mary Ann. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/46 "2015-07-14T14:01:24Z")
Hmm. I have also only seen three of these… “Godfather” was long and boring and cluttered up by Marlon Brando mumbling his way through his part. “Dark Knight” was poorly acted, hard to follow, and generally pointless. I liked “12 Angry Men” pretty well. So it gets my vote kinda by default. ---
**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, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/47 "2015-07-14T15:50:24Z")
Comparison with Post #40: 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) 35 24.65% 33 26.19% 10 22.22% 2--The Godfather (1972) 26 18.31% 22 17.46% 7 15.56% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 22 15.49% 20 15.87% 6 13.33% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 16 11.27% 14 11.11% 6 13.33% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 15 10.56% 14 11.11% 5 11.11% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 8 5.63% 7 5.56% 3 6.67% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 7 4.93% 5 3.97% 2 4.44% 10-Fight Club (1999) 7 4.93% 5 3.97% 3 6.67% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 5 3.52% 5 3.97% 2 4.44% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 1 0.70% 1 0.79% 1 2.22% Voters: 142 Voters: 126 Voters: 45 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/48 "2015-07-14T17:03:50Z")
There’s a doctoral dissertation in analyzing the skew and bias on IMDb’s ranking and rating systems. Maybe more than one. One of the most useful resources on the net - IMVHO, the WWW’s first killer app - but as for what the other users think, especially in aggregate… WTFC. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/49 "2015-07-14T17:49:20Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > Sorry, what? > Legolas surfing down an oliphaunt’s trunk…the non-drama of mortal beings being wiped out by invicible ghosts…20 minutes of hugging…beats shawshank!? > > I know it’s all subjective but…sorry, what? Yep, any day. I don’t really see why people like Shawshank Redemption. I mean, it’s a nice little story and its good enough to get 4/5 stars on my NetFlix list, but there are hundreds of movies that I rated with 5/5. That said, I still feel that Return of the King is actually the weakest of the three LOTR movies. After all these years, Fellowship is the one I still enjoy watching. And they all get beaten out by Godfather for my vote. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/50 "2015-07-15T00:14:35Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > I thought that at first, but in **TGTBATU** , Maria does have [a few lines and a name](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voe4yqADp60). Still not exactly a bulwark of feminist filmmaking, but she does talk. 😛 Lol, I stand corrected! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/51 "2015-07-15T14:00:22Z")
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) 38 22.62% 35 24.65% 33 26.19% 10 22.22% 2--The Godfather (1972) 29 17.26% 26 18.31% 22 17.46% 7 15.56% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 28 16.67% 22 15.49% 20 15.87% 6 13.33% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 20 11.90% 15 10.56% 14 11.11% 5 11.11% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 18 10.71% 16 11.27% 14 11.11% 6 13.33% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 10 5.95% 8 5.63% 7 5.56% 3 6.67% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 9 5.36% 7 4.93% 5 3.97% 2 4.44% 10-Fight Club (1999) 8 4.76% 7 4.93% 5 3.97% 3 6.67% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 7 4.17% 5 3.52% 5 3.97% 2 4.44% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 1 0.60% 1 0.70% 1 0.79% 1 2.22% Voters: 168 Voters: 142 Voters: 126 Voters: 45 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/52 "2015-07-15T14:08:49Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > I thought that at first, but in **TGTBATU** , Maria does have [a few lines and a name](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voe4yqADp60). Still not exactly a bulwark of feminist filmmaking, but she does talk. 😛 Only because she wasn’t shooting. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/53 "2015-07-15T22:15:44Z")
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) 42 24.00% 38 22.62% 35 24.65% 33 26.19% 10 22.22% 2--The Godfather (1972) 29 16.57% 29 17.26% 26 18.31% 22 17.46% 7 15.56% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 28 16.00% 28 16.67% 22 15.49% 20 15.87% 6 13.33% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 21 12.00% 20 11.90% 15 10.56% 14 11.11% 5 11.11% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 18 10.29% 18 10.71% 16 11.27% 14 11.11% 6 13.33% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 10 5.71% 10 5.95% 8 5.63% 7 5.56% 3 6.67% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 10 5.71% 9 5.36% 7 4.93% 5 3.97% 2 4.44% 10-Fight Club (1999) 8 4.57% 8 4.76% 7 4.93% 5 3.97% 3 6.67% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 7 4.00% 7 4.17% 5 3.52% 5 3.97% 2 4.44% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 2 1.14% 1 0.60% 1 0.70% 1 0.79% 1 2.22% Voters: 175 Voters: 168 Voters: 142 Voters: 126 Voters: 45 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/54 "2015-07-16T15:28:34Z")
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) 42 23.73% 2--The Godfather (1972) 30 16.95% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 28 15.82% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 22 12.43% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 18 10.17% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 10 5.65% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 10 5.65% 10-Fight Club (1999) 8 4.52% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 7 3.95% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 2 1.13% ``` Voters: 177 ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/55 "2015-07-16T15:41:40Z")
Top Three… and relatively close The Godfather The Godfather, Pt. II Pulp Fiction The Godfathers deserve every bit of the overhype they get. Which, by definition I spose, makes them not overhyped. Whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/56 "2015-07-16T16:33:10Z")
I’ve seen all of these except for TGTBATU, and I went with Pulp Fiction. The most interesting part to me, as I thought about it, is that I seriously considered voting for ROTK. I think it’s an objectively _worse_ movie than several on the list, and it probably wouldn’t make my top 100 based on straight quality, but _favorite_ is much more subjective. I still leave ROTK on when TNT’s showing it on a lazy Sunday afternoon several times a year, even though I’ve probably seen it a hundred times by now. The Dark Knight had a Ledger/perfect moment thing going on, and I don’t think it holds up super well over time, but none of the other nine on this list surprise me given how the list was put together. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/57 "2015-07-16T17:00:07Z")
I’ve seen all of these, and didn’t dislike any of them, but only a couple would be in my personal top 25: both Godfathers, Pulp Fiction, TGTBATU, and possibly 12 Angry Men (although it works better as a stage play). The rest were good, but not _great_. The list is entirely lacking historical perspective though - no _Casablanca, Citizen Kane, All About Eve_? Pshaw. Anyway I voted for the correct answer, which is _The Godfather_. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/58 "2015-07-16T19:03:23Z")
The complementary poll - your least favorite - might be interesting (I wouldn’t assume DK will win that). Shawshank, for example, is to me by far the most mediocre on that list. And perhaps in the top 250. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/59 "2015-07-16T19:39:16Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > The complementary poll - your least favorite - might be interesting (I wouldn’t assume DK will win that). Shawshank, for example, is to me by far the most mediocre on that list. And perhaps in the top 250. I’d be all about _Fight Club_ on that one. Enjoyable movie, but less clever by half than it seems to think it is. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/60 "2015-07-16T19:40:43Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > The complementary poll - your least favorite - might be interesting (I wouldn’t assume DK will win that). Shawshank, for example, is to me by far the most mediocre on that list. And perhaps in the top 250. I agree that it’s the least accomplished or interesting film of the top 10, but it’s still far from mediocre and I can think of 10 in the top 50 alone that are considerably worse. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985.md?page=4)