Best sequel ever, according to IMDb

A quick look at the top 250 on IMDb reveals plenty of stories about war, prisons, criminals, and fighters. If there’s a vaguely common theme throughout most of the top 250 films, it’s the interplay between crime and justice, sometimes achieved in the form of bloody vengeance or battlefield purification. “The Shawshank” is at the top of the list, but other prison dramas include “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “The Green Mile,” “The Pianist” and “Life is Beautiful.” IMDb users love families. There are also many stories of criminals living free. In addition to the crime films already listed, you will find “Silence of the Lambs”, “Good Friends”, “Seven”, “Psycho”, “The Departed” and “City of God” (Brazilian film in Portuguese). In the list.

As for non-English films, there are a few of them in the top 250 on IMDb. Akira Kurosawa “The Seven Samurai” At No. 22, Hayao Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away” is at No. 31. Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” is at No. 33, and “Grave of the Fireflies” is at No. 38. The first real surprise on the list might be the drama Masaaki Kobayashi’s 1962 samurai “Harakiri,” which ranked 44th, one place ahead of “Casablanca.”

The most recent film in the top half of the list is 2024’s “Dune: Part Two,” which is listed at No. 49, although several other films from the past two years, including “The Wild Robot,” appear further down the top 250 list. A movie. The oldest film on the list is Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 sentimental comedy The Kid. There are six silent films on the list of the top 250 films.

Some films that are usually considered among the best are ranked fairly low. “Citizen Kane” is at No. 105, while “The Wizard of Oz” is at No. 230. “Bicycle Thieves” is at No. 124, and “All About Eve” is at No. 139.

The highest rated film directed by a woman is the 2018 film “Capernaum” by director Nadine Labaki. It’s at number 89 and the only other film was the anime film “A Silent Voice: The Movie” co-directed by Naoko Yamada. It is at number 250.