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Best English Movies of All Time

This collection ranks 241,009 English movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is The Shawshank Redemption.

241,009 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  9. 9

    Pulp Fiction

    1994· 2h 34m

    8.530.7K
  10. 10

    Forrest Gump

    1994· 2h 22m

    8.530.3K
  11. 11

    Fight Club

    1999· 2h 19m

    8.432.7K
  13. 13

    Interstellar

    2014· 2h 49m

    8.540.9K
  15. 15

    Inception

    2010· 2h 28m

    8.440.0K
  19. 19

    Se7en

    1995· 2h 7m

    8.423.6K
  22. 22

    Psycho

    1960· 1h 49m

    8.411.2K
  23. 23

    The Matrix

    1999· 2h 16m

    8.328.6K
  24. 24

    Whiplash

    2014· 1h 47m

    8.417.0K
  32. 32

    Star Wars

    1977· 2h 1m

    8.222.7K
  36. 36

    The Prestige

    2006· 2h 10m

    8.218.0K
  37. 37

    Gladiator

    2000· 2h 35m

    8.221.4K
  43. 43

    The Departed

    2006· 2h 31m

    8.216.5K
  47. 47

    Coco

    2017· 1h 45m

    8.221.3K
  48. 48

    Memento

    2000· 1h 53m

    8.216.6K
  49. 49

    Alien

    1979· 1h 57m

    8.216.7K

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

241,009 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

The Shawshank Redemption currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.