Top 20 Best Movies Of All Time With Highest Scores Ranked By IMDb Today

Claudia Gomez

There are thousands of movies produced each year, including both good and bad ones. However, we’ve gathered here the list of the top 20 movies of all time, ranked by IMDb. These movies have strongly proven their positions and stand the test of time, with scores over 8.5 and above.
Let's dive into this list and let us know which movies are your favorite? 

#1. The Shawshank Redemption - Score: 9.2

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Andy Dufresne, starred by Tim Robbins is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders. But, Andy knows he didn't commit the crimes. While there, he forms a friendship with Red (played by Morgan Freeman), who experiences the brutality of prison life.

#2. The Godfather - Score: 9.2

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The head of a mafia family Don Vito Corleone, decides to hand over his empire to his youngest son Michael. However, his decision unintentionally puts the lives of his loved ones in great danger.

#3. The Dark Knight - Score 9.0

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After Gordon, Dent, and Batman begin an attack on Gotham's organized crime, the mobs hire the Joker, a psychopathic criminal mastermind who offers to kill Batman and bring the city to its knees.

#4. The Godfather: Part II 

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Following the problems of Michael Corleone, Vito Corleone's son attempts to expand his family's crime empire. While he signs a business deal with gangster Hyman Roth, he has no idea of the dangers he has gotten himself into.

#5. 12 Angry Men - Score 9.0

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In a murder trial, a group of 12 jurors slowly manages to persuade the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.

#6. Schindler’s List - Score 8.9

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Businessman Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), a German industrialist and member of the Nazi party, tries to save his Jewish employees after witnessing the persecution of Jews in Poland.

#7. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Score 8.9

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The former Fellowship members prepare for the final fight. While Frodo and Sam approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, they follow Gollum, unaware of the path he is leading them to.

#8. Pulp Fiction - Score 8.8

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In the realm of the underworld, a series of incidents intertwines the lives of two Los Angeles mobsters, a gangster's wife, a boxer, and two small-time criminals.

#9. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Score 8.8

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Frodo, a young hobbit, who has found the One Ring that belongs to the Dark Lord Sauron, begins his journey with eight companions to Mount Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

#10. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Score 8.8

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During the Civil War, two men, Blondie and Tuco, form an uncomfortable alliance while looking for treasure. They must also outwit Angel Eyes, an outlaw who wants to steal things from the riches for himself.

#11. Forrest Gump - Score 8.8

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Slow-witted Forrest Gump has never seen himself as being disadvantaged, and he leads anything but a restricted life thanks to his amazing mother. Forrest inspires people with his pure optimism. 

#12. Inception - Score 8.7

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Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) steals information from his targets by entering their dreams. Saito offers to erase Cobb's criminal record as payment for performing an inception on his sick competitor's son.

#13. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back - Score 8.7

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Darth Vader is determined about turning Luke Skywalker to the dark side. Master Yoda trains Luke to become a Jedi Knight while his pals try to fend off the Imperial fleet.

#14. GoodFellas - Score: 8.7

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A young man grows up in the mob and always tries his best to advance himself through the ranks. He enjoys his luxurious life but is oblivious to the horror that he causes. Drug addiction and a few mistakes ultimately ruined his climb to the top. 

#15. It’s a Wonderful Life - Score 8.6

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When a frustrated businessman, George Bailey, becomes suicidal, an angel from heaven, Clarence, is sent to him. To his change of heart, she shows him what life would have been without his existence.

#16. The Silence of the Lambs - Score 8.6

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To find another serial killer who has been targeting female victims, FBI agent Clarice Starling turns to a psychopathic serial killer and former doctor Hannibal Lecter for help.

#17. City of God - Score 8.6

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Two boys are raised in a sadistic neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. They adopt diverse professional paths, with one of them persuading a photography career while the other boy becomes a drug dealer.

#18. Life is Beautiful - Score 8.6

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A Jewish father and his family are surrounded by Nazi death camps. Living in a difficult environment, he uses humor to protect his young son from the grim realities of the war.

#19. Interstellar - Score 8.6

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Joseph Cooper, a farmer, and ex-NASA pilot is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to discover a new planet for humans when Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future,

#20. Parasite - Score 8.5

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The struggling Kim family sees an opportunity when the son starts working for the wealthy Park family. Soon, all of them find a way to work within the same roof and start living a parasitic life.
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