
The Ultimate List
Top 250Films of All Time
A curated journey through the greatest films in cinema history.
From timeless classics to modern masterpieces, our selection of the 250 greatest films is a tribute to the art of cinema — a list shaped by critics, audiences, and the enduring power of storytelling.


The Deer Hunter
Michael Cimino1978|United States8.1391,252 votes
The Wages of Fear
Henri-Georges Clouzot1953|France8.174,748 votes
The General
Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton1926|United States8.1106,668 votes
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Frank Capra1939|United States8.1130,917 votes
Tokyo Story
Yasujirō Ozu1953|Japan8.179,287 votes
Maharaja
Nithilan Saminathan, R. Nandhakumar2024|India8.387,053 votes
The Sound of Music
Robert Wise1965|United States8.1296,811 votes
La haine
Mathieu Kassovitz1995|France8.1233,635 votes
Jai Bhim
T.J. Gnanavel2021|India8.6237,216 votes
Spotlight
Tom McCarthy2015|United States8.1543,095 votes
The Terminator
James Cameron1984|United Kingdom8.11,023,644 votes
Wild Strawberries
Ingmar Bergman1957|Sweden8.1126,316 votes
The Best Years of Our Lives
William Wyler1946|United States8.177,505 votes
On the Waterfront
Elia Kazan1954|United States8.1182,301 votes
The Third Man
Carol Reed1949|United Kingdom8.1198,105 votes
The Big Lebowski
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen1998|United Kingdom8.1927,518 votes
The Incredibles
Brad Bird2004|United States8.0922,178 votes
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
Lasse Hallström2009|United Kingdom8.1350,218 votes
Before Sunset
Richard Linklater2004|United States8.1321,192 votes
The Iron Giant
Brad Bird1999|United States8.1267,336 votes
The Exorcist
William Friedkin1973|United States8.1509,191 votes
Room
Lenny Abrahamson2015|Ireland8.1486,552 votes
Hotel Rwanda
Terry George2004|United States8.1395,951 votesScroll to Explore250 items
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