100 Most Highly-Ranked Films

The 100 Films Ranked Highest on Average are The Godfather, Citizen Kane, and Casablanca according to an average ranking of five poll-based and/or expert top 100 lists (Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB, AFI, Empire, and Sight and Sound). The culmination of these sources takes into consideration thousands of opinions ranging from expert cinephiles to amateur movie-goers.

The 100 Most Highly-Ranked Films

Highest Ranked Films (According to the Top 100 Lists of 5 Sources)

Average Rank	Film	Year	Rotten Tomatoes' Top 100	IMDb's Top 250	Empire's Top 100	AFI's Top 100	BFI's Top 100
1	The Godfather	1972	17	2	3	2	21
2	Citizen Kane	1941	2	93	40	1	2
3	Casablanca	1942	8	42	33	3	84
4	The Godfather, Part II	1974	99	4	14	32	31
5	Singin' in the Rain	1952	52	85	67	5	20
6	Psycho	1960	88	32	81	14	35
7	Rear Window	1954	47	49	72	48	53
8	Apocalypse Now	1979	unranked	55	29	30	14
9	2001: A Space Odyssey	1968	unranked	89	23	15	6
10	Seven Samurai	1954	49	20	65	unranked	17
11	Vertigo	1958	unranked	99	50	9	1
12	Sunset Blvd	1950	21	60	unranked	16	63
13	Modern Times	1936	4	45	unranked	78	63
14	Lawrence of Arabia	1962	unranked	95	62	7	81
15	North by Northwest	1959	79	98	unranked	55	53
16	Star Wars	1977	unranked	27	11	13	unranked
17	Parasite	2019	6	35	18	unranked	unranked
18	Schindler's List	1993	unranked	6	46	8	unranked
19	Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	2001	unranked	9	1	50	unranked
20	Shawshank Redemption	1994	unranked	1	5	72	unranked
21	It's a Wonderful Life	1946	unranked	21	44	20	unranked
22	Pulp Fiction	1994	unranked	8	7	94	unranked
23	Avengers: Endgame	2019	7	81	22	unranked	unranked
24	City Lights	1931	unranked	51	unranked	11	50
25	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	1975	unranked	18	66	33	unranked
26	Goodfellas	1990	unranked	17	10	92	unranked
27	Raiders of the Lost Ark	1981	unranked	56	9	66	unranked
28	12 Angry Men	1957	unranked	5	42	87	unranked
29	The Silence of the Lambs	1991	unranked	22	41	74	unranked
30	Taxi Driver	1976	unranked	unranked	55	52	31
31	Saving Private Ryan	1998	unranked	24	54	71	unranked
32	E.T. the Extra Terrestrial	1982	48	unranked	79	24	unranked
33	Alien	1979	84	50	21	unranked	unranked
34	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse	2018	19	70	70	unranked	unranked
35	Blade Runner	1982	unranked	unranked	16	97	69
36	Double Indemnity	1944	54	100	unranked	29	unranked
37	The Dark Knight	2008	unranked	3	4	unranked	unranked
38	The Wizard of Oz	1939	3	unranked	unranked	10	unranked
39	Star Wars: Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back	1980	unranked	15	2	unranked	unranked
40	The Searchers	1956	unranked	unranked	unranked	12	7
41	Mad Max: Fury Road	2015	18	unranked	12	unranked	unranked
42	Inception	2010	unranked	13	19	unranked	unranked
43	Lord of the Rings: Return of the King	2003	unranked	7	27	unranked	unranked
44	The Matrix	1999	unranked	16	20	unranked	unranked
45	Fight Club	1999	unranked	12	25	unranked	unranked
46	Back to the Future	1985	unranked	30	13	unranked	unranked
47	It Happened One Night	1934	1	unranked	unranked	46	unranked
48	The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly	1966	unranked	10	38	unranked	unranked
49	Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	2002	unranked	14	34	unranked	unranked
50	All About Eve	1950	22	unranked	unranked	28	unranked
51	The General	1926	unranked	unranked	unranked	18	34
52	Terminator 2: Judgement Day	1991	unranked	29	24	unranked	unranked
53	Se7en	1995	unranked	19	37	unranked	unranked
54	Raging Bull	1980	unranked	unranked	unranked	4	53
55	Interstellar	2014	unranked	28	31	unranked	unranked
56	Jaws	1975	unranked	unranked	6	56	unranked
57	Some Like it Hot	1959	unranked	unranked	unranked	22	42
58	The Philadelphia Story	1940	24	unranked	unranked	44	unranked
59	Avengers: Infinity War	2018	unranked	65	8	unranked	unranked
60	Gladiator	2000	unranked	38	39	unranked	unranked
61	On the Waterfront	1954	unranked	38	39	unranked	unranked
62	Get Out	2017	15	unranked	63	unranked	unranked
63	Moonlight	2016	20	unranked	59	unranked	unranked
64	Spirited Away	2001	unranked	31	49	unranked	unranked
65	Lady Bird	2017	12	unranked	68	unranked	unranked
66	Aliens	1986	unranked	66	17	unranked	unranked
67	Forrest Gump	1994	unranked	11	unranked	76	unranked
68	Snow White and the Seven Dwarves	1937	56	unranked	unranked	34	unranked
69	Black Panther	2018	5	unranked	86	unranked	unranked
70	Whiplash	2014	unranked	43	51	unranked	unranked
71	The Shining	1980	unranked	62	35	unranked	unranked
72	Metropolis	1927	63	unranked	unranked	unranked	35
73	The Maltese Falcon	1941	67	unranked	unranked	31	unranked
74	Chinatown	1974	unranked	unranked	unranked	21	78
75	The Best Years of Our Lives	1946	62	unranked	unranked	37	unranked
76	Mulholland Drive	2001	unranked	unranked	73	unranked	28
77	In the Mood for Love	2000	unranked	unranked	78	unranked	24
78	A Quiet Place	2018	29	unranked	75	unranked	unranked
79	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb	1964	unranked	68	unranked	39	unranked
80	Coco	2017	37	76	unranked	unranked	unranked
81	The Third Man	1949	46	unranked	unranked	unranked	73
82	The Usual Suspects	1995	unranked	39	82	unranked	unranked
83	La Grande Illusion	1937	50	unranked	unranked	unranked	73
84	Once Upon a Time in the West	1968	unranked	47	unranked	unranked	78
85	A Night at the Opera	1935	40	unranked	unranked	85	unranked
86	Logan	2017	34	unranked	91	unranked	unranked
87	Thor: Ragnarok	2017	42	unranked	83	unranked	unranked
88	Léon: The Professional	1994	unranked	34	92	unranked	unranked
89	King Kong	1933	85	unranked	unranked	41	unranked
90	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	2004	unranked	91	36	unranked	unranked
91	Arrival	2016	51	unranked	76	unranked	unranked
92	Portrait of a Lady on Fire	2020	36	unranked	93	unranked	unranked
93	Nashville	1975	unranked	unranked	unranked	59	73
94	Intolerance	1916	unranked	unranked	unranked	49	93
95	La La Land	2016	78	unranked	64	unranked	unranked
96	Do the Right Thing	unranked	unranked	47	96	unranked	unranked
97	Inglourious Basterds	2009	unranked	78	69	unranked	unranked
98	The Battle of Algiers	1966	100	unranked	unranked	unranked	48
99	M	1931	unranked	96	unranked	unranked	56
100	The Wild Bunch	1969	unranked	unranked	unranked	79	84
101	Star Wars: Return of the Jedi	1983	unranked	87	77	unranked	unranked
102	A Clockwork Orange	1971	unranked	100	97	unranked	unranked
103	LA Confidential	1997	90	unranked	80	unranked	unranked
104	Titanic	1997	unranked	unranked	88	83	unranked
105	Toy Story	1995	unranked	75	unranked	99	unranked
106	Reservoir Dogs	1992	unranked	90	100	unranked	unranked
107	Paddington 2	2018	93	unranked	98	unranked	unranked
108	Amelie	2001	unranked	100	97	unranked	unranked

There are over 200 additional films mentioned once in each of these 5 lists that are not represented here.

Decades with the Most Highly Ranked Films

Based on number of occurrences in the Overall Top 100 List below, with 18 the 2010s has the most films listed in the top 100, followed by the 1990s with 13 films, closely followed by the 1950s with 11.

Decades with the Most Highly Ranked Films

Rank	Decade	Occurrences
1	2010s	18
2	1990s	13
3	1950s	11
4	1970s	10
4	2000s	10
5	1980s	9
5	1930s	9
6	1940s	8
6	1960s	8
7	1910s	2
8	2020s*	1

• 2020 ranking not yet valid given decade is incomplete.

Genres with the Most Highly Ranked Films

Based on number of occurrences in the Overall Top 100 List below, with 16 Sci-Fi has the most films listed in the top 100.

Genres with the Most Highly Ranked Films

Rank	Genre	Occurrences
1	Sci-Fi	16
2	Crime	9
2	War	9
3	Thriller	8
3	Action	8
4	Comedy	7
5	Romance	6
5	Drama	6
5	Adventure	6
5	Animated Fantasy	6
6	Mystery	5
7	Musical	4
7	Noir	4
7	Fantasy	4
7	Western	4
8	Horror	3
8	Dramedy (Comedy Drama)	3

Source Lists

• https://www.imdb.com/chart/top/
• https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-movies-10th-anniversary-edition/
• https://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/
• https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time
• https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-movies-2/

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