# 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:** 15\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/61 "2015-07-17T13:25:21Z")
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 22.58% 2--The Godfather (1972) 34 18.28% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 31 16.67% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 22 11.83% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 18 9.68% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 11 5.91% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 10 5.38% 10-Fight Club (1999) 8 4.30% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 7 3.76% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 3 1.61% ``` Voters: 186 ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/62 "2015-07-17T13:30:53Z")
Lord of the Rings. The Shawshank Redemption is a very, very distant second choice, and I have no use for the others. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/63 "2015-07-17T14:03:05Z")
If Raging Bull is number 116 then you know the list is not worth considering. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/64 "2015-07-17T18:17:55Z")
Of the listed films, I have not seen _Schindler’s List_. It was close-but-not-that-close between _The Godfather_ and _Pulp Fiction_, but in the end Brando et al. won out. If I were asked to name my Top Ten films, I doubt if any of those would have come up. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/65 "2015-07-17T19:03:19Z")
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 22.22% 2--The Godfather (1972) 35 18.52% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 33 17.46% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 22 11.64% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 18 9.52% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 11 5.82% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 10 5.29% 10-Fight Club (1999) 8 4.23% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 7 3.70% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 3 1.59% ``` Voters: 189 ---
**Author:** ![Dante\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/66 "2015-07-17T19:12:30Z")
Anyone know where Last of The Mohicans rated on the list? Did it even make it? Love that movie. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/67 "2015-07-17T20:55:40Z")
> [@Dante\_G](#): > > Anyone know where Last of The Mohicans rated on the list? Did it even make it? > > Love that movie. As you can see at [The Last of the Mohicans (1992)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104691/?ref_=nv_sr_2) it must be in the “Top 5000” but I don’t have the level of access to IMDb to see exactly where on the list it is. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/68 "2015-07-18T01:52:43Z")
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 21.65% 2--The Godfather (1972) 37 19.07% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 34 17.53% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 22 11.34% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 18 9.28% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 12 6.19% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 10 5.15% 10-Fight Club (1999) 9 4.64% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 7 3.61% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 3 1.55% ``` Voters: 194 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/69 "2015-07-18T02:09:49Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > As you can see at [The Last of the Mohicans (1992)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104691/?ref_=nv_sr_2) it must be in the “Top 5000” but I don’t have the level of access to IMDb to see exactly where on the list it is. That is the MovieMeter and tracks traffic and popularity of record visits on the site, so is different than the rating rankings. For example, the MovieMeter rank of SHAWSHANK is 155 and INSIDE OUT is 7. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/70 "2015-07-18T03:11:58Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Of the listed films, I have not seen _Schindler’s List_. Ah, well then you’ve not seen the best one. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/71 "2015-07-18T05:13:14Z")
> [@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. Yeah, me neither. I saw it once. It was okay. I guess I’d watch it again if someone else really wanted to. Unfortunately, I feel the same way about the other six movies I’ve seen on the list too. Not sure if I’m going to bother to narrow it down to a favorite given none of them are ones I particularly like. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/72 "2015-07-18T12:05:32Z")
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) 44 21.89% 2--The Godfather (1972) 37 18.41% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 35 17.41% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 22 10.95% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 18 8.96% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 13 6.47% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 11 5.47% 10-Fight Club (1999) 10 4.98% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 8 3.98% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 3 1.49% ``` Voters: 201 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/73 "2015-07-18T16:54:08Z")
The Shawshank Redemption was an absolutely brilliant adaptation of an absolutely brilliant story. Absolutely the best. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/74 "2015-07-19T12:42:08Z")
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) 45 21.95% 2--The Godfather (1972) 37 18.05% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 37 18.05% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 22 10.73% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 18 8.78% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 13 6.34% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 11 5.37% 10-Fight Club (1999) 11 5.37% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 8 3.90% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 3 1.46% ``` Voters: 205 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985/75 "2015-07-19T17:36:11Z")
Here’s how things have changed (or not) in 108 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) 46 22.12% 24 24.00% 2--The Godfather (1972) 37 17.79% 18 18.00% 5--Pulp Fiction (1994) 37 17.79% 16 16.00% 9--The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 23 11.06% 11 11.00% 8--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 18 8.65% 12 12.00% 3--The Godfather: Part II (1974) 13 6.25% 5 5.00% 10-Fight Club (1999) 12 5.77% 5 5.00% 7--12 Angry Men (1957) 11 5.29% 3 3.00% 6--Schindler's List (1993) 8 3.85% 5 5.00% 4--The Dark Knight (2008) 3 1.44% 1 1.00% Voters: 208 Voters: 100 ``` [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985.md?page=3)