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8.2
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
IMDb Rank: # 49 - Rating: 8.5
Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Other Top Rated Titles of 2013:
# 84: 12 Years a Slave - Rating: 8.3
# 112: Her - Rating: 8.3
# 123: Gravity - Rating: 8.2
# 130: Rush - Rating: 8.2
# 200: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Rating: 8.1
# 240: Prisoners - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
3821
7.7
8.4
IMDb Rank: # 47 - Rating: 8.5
Christian Bale in "The Dark Knight Rises"
Other Top Rated Titles of 2012:
# 52: Django Unchained - Rating: 8.5
# 132: The Hunt - Rating: 8.2
# 176: The Avengers - Rating: 8.1
# 247: The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
1475
8
8.5
The Intouchables (2011)
IMDb Rank: # 38 - Rating: 8.5
Omar Sy and François Cluzet in "The Intouchables"
Other Top Rated Titles of 2011:
# 101: A Separation - Rating: 8.3
# 146: Warrior - Rating: 8.2
# 217: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - Rating: 8.0
# 234: The Help - Rating: 8.0
6190
8.2
8.8
Inception (2010)
IMDb Rank: # 13 - Rating: 8.7
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in "Inception"
Other Top Rated Titles of 2010:
# 66: Toy Story 3 - Rating: 8.4
# 158: How to Train Your Dragon - Rating: 8.1
# 194: Incendies - Rating: 8.1
# 198: The King's Speech - Rating: 8.1
# 231: Shutter Island - Rating: 8.0
# 235: Black Swan - Rating: 8.0
# 236: Elite Squad: The Enemy Within - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
5447
8
8.3
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
IMDb Rank: # 105 - Rating: 8.3
Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds"
Other Top Rated Titles of 2009:
# 116: Up - Rating: 8.3
# 128: 3 Idiots - Rating: 8.2
# 145: The Secret in Their Eyes - Rating: 8.2
# 171: Mary and Max - Rating: 8.1
# 190: Hachiko: A Dog's Story - Rating: 8.1
# 246: Star Trek - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
7785
8.3
9
The Dark Knight (2008)
IMDb Rank: # 4 - Rating: 8.9
Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight"
Other Popular Titles of 2008:
# 61: WALL·E - Rating: 8.4
# 140: Gran Torino - Rating: 8.2
# 208: Ip Man - Rating: 8.1
# 232: Slumdog Millionaire - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
197
7.9
8.4
Like Stars on Earth (2007)
IMDb Rank: # 125 - Rating: 8.2
Darsheel Safary in "Like Stars on Earth"
Other Popular Titles of 2007:
# 154: Into the Wild - Rating: 8.2
# 170: No Country for Old Men - Rating: 8.1
# 187: There Will Be Blood - Rating: 8.1
# 193: The Bourne Ultimatum - Rating: 8.1
# 243: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Rating: 8.0
5254
8
8.5
The Departed (2006)
IMDb Rank: # 45 - Rating: 8.5
Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Departed"
Other Popular Titles of 2006:
# 53: The Lives of Others - Rating: 8.4
# 54: The Prestige - Rating: 8.4
# 119: Pan's Labyrinth - Rating: 8.2
# 133: Rang de Basanti - Rating: 8.2
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
7335
7.5
8.2
Batman Begins (2005)
IMDb Rank: # 104 - Rating: 8.3
Christian Bale in "Batman Begins"
Other Popular Titles of 2005:
# 151: V for Vendetta - Rating: 8.2
# 164: Sin City - Rating: 8.1
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
6606
8
8.3
IMDb Rank: # 82 - Rating: 8.4
Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
Other Popular Titles of 2004:
# 117: Downfall - Rating: 8.3
# 156: Hotel Rwanda - Rating: 8.1
# 157: Howl's Moving Castle - Rating: 8.1
# 185: Million Dollar Baby - Rating: 8.1
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
8976
8.2
8.9
IMDb Rank: # 9 - Rating: 8.9
Viggo Mortensen in "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Other Popular Titles of 2003:
# 73: Oldboy - Rating: 8.4
# 169: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - Rating: 8.1
# 175: Finding Nemo - Rating: 8.1
# 225: Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl - Rating: 8.0
# 230: Memories of Murder - Rating: 8.0
# 249: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
9075
8
8.7
IMDb Rank: # 17 - Rating: 8.7
Andy Serkis in "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"
Other Popular Titles of 2002:
# 21: City of God - Rating: 8.7
# 44: The Pianist - Rating: 8.5
# 201: Infernal Affairs - Rating: 8.1
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
9933
8
8.8
IMDb Rank: # 11 - Rating: 8.8
Elijah Wood in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
Other Popular Titles of 2001:
# 36: Spirited Away - Rating: 8.5
# 62: Amélie - Rating: 8.4
# 173: A Beautiful Mind - Rating: 8.1
# 188: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India - Rating: 8.1
# 192: Donnie Darko - Rating: 8.1
# 232: Monsters, Inc. - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
5222
8
8.4
Memento (2000)
IMDb Rank: # 37 - Rating: 8.5
Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss in "Memento"
Other Popular Titles of 2000:
# 49: Gladiator - Rating: 8.5
# 76: Requiem for a Dream - Rating: 8.4
# 95: Snatch - Rating: 8.3
# 179: Amores Perros - Rating: 8.1
# 229: Amores Perros - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
9267
8.3
8.8
Fight Club (1999)
IMDb Rank: # 10 - Rating: 8.8
Helena Bonham Carter and Edward Norton in "Fight Club"
Other Popular Titles of 1999:
# 19: The Matrix - Rating: 8.7
# 46: The Green Mile - Rating: 8.5
# 58: American Beauty - Rating: 8.4
# 161: The Sixth Sense - Rating: 8.1
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
4615
8.1
8.5
IMDb Rank: # 32 - Rating: 8.6
Edward Norton in "American History X"
Other Popular Titles of 1998:
# 35: Saving Private Ryan - Rating: 8.5
# 138: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Rating: 8.2
# 142: The Big Lebowski - Rating: 8.2
# 223: The Celebration - Rating: 8.0
# 245: The Truman Show - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
3245
8
8.6
IMDb Rank: # 30 - Rating: 8.6
Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi and Giorgio Cantarini in "Life Is Beautiful"
Other Popular Titles of 1997:
# 77: Princess Mononoke - Rating: 8.4
# 98: L.A. Confidential - Rating: 8.3
# 143: Good Will Hunting - Rating: 8.2
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7.8
8.1
Fargo (1996)
IMDb Rank: # 152 - Rating: 8.2
William H. Macy in "Fargo"
Other Popular Titles of 1996:
# 155: Trainspotting - Rating: 8.2
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
6468
8.1
8.6
Seven (1995)
IMDb Rank: # 22 - Rating: 8.6
Morgan Freeman in "Seven"
Other Popular Titles of 1995:
# 23: The Usual Suspects - Rating: 8.6
# 81: Braveheart - Rating: 8.4
# 113: Toy Story - Rating: 8.3
# 124: Heat - Rating: 8.2
# 149: Casino - Rating: 8.2
# 205: 12 Monkeys - Rating: 8.1
# 218: La Haine - Rating: 8.0
# 219: Underground - Rating: 8.0
# 224: Before Sunrise - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
6071
8.6
9.3
IMDb Rank: # 1 - Rating: 9.2
Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman in "The Shawshank Redemption"
Other Popular Titles of 1994:
# 5: Pulp Fiction - Rating: 8.9
# 15: Forrest Gump - Rating: 8.7
# 27: Léon: The Professional - Rating: 8.6
# 64: The Lion King - Rating: 8.4
# 241: Three Colors: Red - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
5876
8.4
9
IMDb Rank: # 7 - Rating: 8.9
Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley in "Schindler's List"
Other Popular Titles of 1993:
# 199: In the Name of the Father - Rating: 8.1
# 214: Groundhog Day - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
5254
8.1
8.3
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
IMDb Rank: # 72 - Rating: 8.4
The opening sequence of "Reservoir Dogs"
Other Popular Titles of 1992:
# 108: Unforgiven - Rating: 8.3
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
6565
8.2
8.6
IMDb Rank: # 25 - Rating: 8.6
Anthony Hopkins in "The Silence of the Lambs"
Other Popular Titles of 1991:
# 39: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Rating: 8.5
# 245: The Beauty and the Beast - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
4307
8.3
8.7
IMDb Rank: # 16 - Rating: 8.7
Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta in "GoodFellas"
Other Popular Titles of 1990:
--- no other title in the Top 250 ---
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
4509
7.7
8.2
IMDb Rank: # 102 - Rating: 8.3
Harrison Ford in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"
Other Popular Titles of 1989:
--- no other title in the Top 250 ---
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
1531
8.2
8.5
IMDb Rank: # 57 - Rating: 8.4
Philippe Noiret and Salvatore Cascio in "Cinema Paradiso"
Other Popular Titles of 1988:
# 83: Grave of the Fireflies - Rating: 8.4
# 115: Die Hard - Rating: 8.3
# 141: My Neighbor Totoro - Rating: 8.2
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8
8.3
IMDb Rank: # 87 - Rating: 8.3
R. Lee Ermey in "Full Metal Jacket"
Other Popular Titles of 1987:
# 177: The Princess Bride - Rating: 8.1
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
3432
7.9
8.4
IMDb Rank: # 65 - Rating: 8.4
An alien in "Aliens"
Other Popular Titles of 1986:
# 166: Platoon - Rating: 8.1
# 181: Stand by Me - Rating: 8.1
# 228: Laputa: Castle in the Sky - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
7487
7.8
8.5
Back to the Future (1985)
IMDb Rank: # 50 - Rating: 8.5
Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox in "Back to the Future"
Other Popular Titles of 1985:
# 134: Ran - Rating: 8.2
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
2017
8.3
8.3
IMDb Rank: # 78 - Rating: 8.4
Robert De Niro in "Once Upon a Time in America"
Other Popular Titles of 1984:
# 92: Amadeus - Rating: 8.3
# 204: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - Rating: 8.1
# 212: The Terminator - Rating: 8.1
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
5529
7.8
8.3
IMDb Rank: # 80 - Rating: 8.4
David Prowse and Mark Hamill in "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi"
Other Popular Titles of 1983:
# 118: Scarface - Rating: 8.2
# 215: A Christmas Story - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
4575
8.1
8.1
Blade Runner (1982)
IMDb Rank: # 137 - Rating: 8.2
Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner"
Other Popular Titles of 1982:
# 163: The Thing - Rating: 8.1
# 196: Gandhi - Rating: 8.1
# 203: Fanny and Alexander - Rating: 8.1
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
5279
8
8.4
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
IMDb Rank: # 29 - Rating: 8.6
Harrison Ford in "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark"
Other Popular Titles of 1981:
# 69: Das Boot - Rating: 8.4
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
5998
8.1
8.7
IMDb Rank: # 12 - Rating: 8.8
David Prowse in "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back"
Other Popular Titles of 1980:
# 56: The Shining - Rating: 8.4
# 106: Raging Bull - Rating: 8.3
# 131: The Elephant Man - Rating: 8.2
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
3892
8.2
8.4
Apocalypse Now (1979)
IMDb Rank: # 43 - Rating: 8.5
Other Popular Titles of 1979:
# 51: Alien - Rating: 8.5
# 171: The Life of Brian - Rating: 8.1
# 211: Stalker - Rating: 8.1
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
2046
8
8.1
IMDb Rank: # 150 - Rating: 8.2
Other Popular Titles of 1978:
--- no other title in the Top 250 ---
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7.9
8.6
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
4848
8.2
8.2
IMDb Rank: # 70 - Rating: 8.4
Other Popular Titles of 1976:
# 174: Network - Rating: 8.1
# 217: Rocky - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
4442
8.5
8.7
IMDb Rank: # 14 - Rating: 8.7
Other Popular Titles of 1975:
# 90: Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Rating: 8.3
# 202: Jaws - Rating: 8.1
# 213: Dog Day Afternoon - Rating: 8.0
# 221: Barry Lyndon - Rating: 8.0
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
1149
8
8.3
IMDb Rank: # 89 - Rating: 8.3
Other Popular Titles of 1973:
--- no other title in the Top 250 ---
6323
8.7
9.2
The Godfather (1972)
IMDb Rank: # 2 - Rating: 9.2
Other Popular Titles of 1972:
--- no other title in the Top 250 ---
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
6219
8.2
8.3
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
IMDb Rank: # 71 - Rating: 8.4
Other Popular Titles of 1971:
--- no other title in the Top 250 ---
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
1396
7.9
8
IMDb Rank: # 159 - Rating: 8.1
Other Popular Titles of 1969:
--- no other title in the Top 250 ---
1905
8.6
8.5
IMDb Rank: # 24 - Rating: 8.6
Other Popular Titles of 1968:
# 110: 2001: A Space Odyssey - Rating: 8.3
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
3283
8.5
8.8
IMDb Rank: # 6 - Rating: 8.9
Other Popular Titles of 1966:
# 197: Persona - Rating: 8.1
# 210: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Rating: 8.1
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
1479
8
8.2
IMDb Rank: # 100 - Rating: 8.3
Other Popular Titles of 1965:
--- no other title in the Top 250 ---
SchwarzerAbt's rating:
3010
8.3
8.4
IMDb Rank: # 42 - Rating: 8.5
Other Popular Titles of 1964:
# 237: A Fistful of Dollars - Rating: 8.0
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