
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 Green Mile
Frank Darabont1999|United States8.61,595,669 votes
City of God
Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund2002|Brazil8.6886,530 votes
Life Is Beautiful
Roberto Benigni1997|Italy8.6827,168 votes
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
James Cameron1991|United States8.61,309,346 votes
Back to the Future
Robert Zemeckis1985|United States8.51,485,805 votes
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
George Lucas1977|United States8.61,596,612 votes
Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki2001|Japan8.6992,282 votes
Gladiator
Ridley Scott2000|United Kingdom8.51,892,952 votes
The Pianist
Roman Polanski2002|France8.51,030,806 votes
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Quentin Tarantino2004|United States8.768,002 votes
Parasite
Bong Joon Ho2019|South Korea8.51,206,970 votes
Grave of the Fireflies
Isao Takahata1988|Japan8.5400,468 votes
Harakiri
Masaki Kobayashi1962|Japan8.695,344 votes
The Lion King
Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff1994|United States8.51,284,335 votes
Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock1960|United States8.5799,250 votes
The Departed
Martin Scorsese2006|United States8.51,588,606 votes
Whiplash
Damien Chazelle2014|United States8.51,190,935 votes
The Prestige
Christopher Nolan2006|United Kingdom8.51,638,935 votes
American History X
Tony Kaye1998|United States8.51,292,068 votes
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers2023|United States8.5561,097 votes
Cinema Paradiso
Giuseppe Tornatore1988|Italy8.5322,552 votes
Léon: The Professional
Luc Besson1994|France8.51,372,207 votes
Casablanca
Michael Curtiz1942|United States8.5663,793 votesScroll to Explore250 items
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