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The Letterboxd Top 500 ranks the 500 highest-rated narrative feature films on the site by weighted average rating, with a 25,000-rating minimum to qualify. Documentaries and shorts are excluded — documentaries get their own Top 250. The list below is pulled straight from Letterboxd and refreshed regularly, so it matches the current ranking rather than a months-old snapshot.

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1.Harakiri (1962)
2.The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
3.12 Angry Men (1957)
4.Come and See (1985)
5.High and Low (1963)
6.Seven Samurai (1954)
7.The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
8.The Godfather Part II (1974)
9.The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
10.City of God (2002)
11.The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
12.Schindler's List (1993)
13.Yi Yi (2000)
14.Cinema Paradiso (1988)
15.Ikiru (1952)
16.Parasite (2019)
17.The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
18.The Godfather (1972)
19.Ran (1985)
20.La Haine (1995)
21.Le Trou (1960)
22.Autumn Sonata (1978)
23.The Dark Knight (2008)
24.A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
25.The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
26.Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
27.Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
28.The Battle of Algiers (1966)
29.I Am Cuba (1964)
30.GoodFellas (1990)
31.The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
32.There Will Be Blood (2007)
33.Interstellar (2014)
34.Incendies (2010)
35.Woman in the Dunes (1964)
36.It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
37.Paths of Glory (1957)
38.The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
39.Andrei Rublev (1966)
40.Sunset Boulevard (1950)
41.Apocalypse Now (1979)
42.Spirited Away (2001)
43.The Ascent (1977)
44.The Apartment (1960)
45.Tokyo Story (1953)
46.Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
47.Whiplash (2014)
48.Memories of Murder (2003)
49.Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
50.The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
51.Swing Girls (2004)
52.Life Is Beautiful (1997)
53.Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
54.Nobody Knows (2004)
55.Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
56.Barry Lyndon (1975)
57.The Red Shoes (1948)
58.The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025)
59.The Pianist (2002)
60.Farewell My Concubine (1993)
61.The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
62.Close-Up (1990)
63.Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
64.Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
65.A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
66.A Separation (2011)
67.Fanny and Alexander (1982)
68.Princess Mononoke (1997)
69.Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
70.Do the Right Thing (1989)
71.Love Exposure (2008)
72.The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
73.The Handmaiden (2016)
74.Good Will Hunting (1997)
75.Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
76.Paper Moon (1973)
77.Nights of Cabiria (1957)
78.Stalker (1979)
79.Se7en (1995)
80.An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)
81.Red Beard (1965)
82.Apur Sansar (1959)
83.Z (1969)
84.Dune: Part Two (2024)
85.Perfect Blue (1997)
86.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
87.Amadeus (1984)
88.In the Mood for Love (2000)
89.Persona (1966)
90.How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024)
91.Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
92.Inglourious Basterds (2009)
93.Where Is the Friend's House? (1987)
94.All About Eve (1950)
95.Scenes from a Marriage (1974)
96.The Wages of Fear (1953)
97.Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
98.Rear Window (1954)
99.Satantango (1994)
100.Oldboy (2003)
101.Paris, Texas (1984)
102.Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)
103.Dead Poets Society (1989)
104.Sherlock Jr. (1924)
105.It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
106.Central Station (1998)
107.Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
108.Monster (2023)
109.The Departed (2006)
110.The Thing (1982)
111.Singin' in the Rain (1952)
112.Army of Shadows (1969)
113.The Odyssey (2026)
114.Django Unchained (2012)
115.A Man Escaped (1956)
116.Prisoners (2013)
117.Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
118.Eternity and a Day (1998)
119.All That Jazz (1979)
120.La Bola Negra (2026)
121.Still Walking (2008)
122.The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
123.I'm Still Here (2024)
124.A Special Day (1977)
125.Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion (2013)
126.Das Boot (1981)
127.Three Colours: Red (1994)
128.Ordet (1955)
129.To Be or Not to Be (1942)
130.The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
131.The Great Dictator (1940)
132.Perfect Days (2023)
133.Heat (1995)
134.The Celebration (1998)
135.Late Spring (1949)
136.Taste of Cherry (1997)
137.The Elephant Man (1980)
138.Mommy (2014)
139.Pather Panchali (1955)
140.Wild Strawberries (1957)
141.Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)
142.Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
143.Brief Encounter (1945)
144.The Seventh Seal (1957)
145.Project Hail Mary (2026)
146.Shoplifters (2018)
147.City Lights (1931)
148.Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
149.Before Sunset (2004)
150.Landscape in the Mist (1988)
151.The Prestige (2006)
152.Mirror (1975)
153.Psycho (1960)
154.Wings of Desire (1987)
155.The Green Mile (1999)
156.Chinatown (1974)
157.No Country for Old Men (2007)
158.Children of Men (2006)
159.Sing Sing (2023)
160.The Father (2020)
161.Yojimbo (1961)
162.Tampopo (1985)
163.Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
164.Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
165.Underground (1995)
166.Fail Safe (1964)
167.Malcolm X (1992)
168.The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
169.Song of the Sea (2014)
170.Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
171.Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
172.The Cremator (1969)
173.Life, and Nothing More… (1992)
174.Before Sunrise (1995)
175.Samurai Rebellion (1967)
176.Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
177.The 400 Blows (1959)
178.The Lives of Others (2006)
179.Dersu Uzala (1975)
180.The Iron Giant (1999)
181.The Hunt (2012)
182.Secrets & Lies (1996)
183.M (1931)
184.The Fall (2006)
185.Look Back (2024)
186.Some Like It Hot (1959)
187.Ritual (2000)
188.Cure (1997)
189.Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
190.Casablanca (1942)
191.Bicycle Thieves (1948)
192.Opening Night (1977)
193.The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
194.The Sacrifice (1986)
195.Children of Paradise (1945)
196.Akira (1988)
197.Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017)
198.Ace in the Hole (1951)
199.Sorcerer (1977)
200.Chungking Express (1994)
201.Fight Club (1999)
202.Mary and Max (2009)
203.Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
204.We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974)
205.A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
206.The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
207.The Holdovers (2023)
208.Saving Private Ryan (1998)
209.I Swear (2025)
210.Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
211.La Notte (1961)
212.Throne of Blood (1957)
213.Kamikaze Girls (2004)
214.Network (1976)
215.Rififi (1955)
216.Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
217.Double Indemnity (1944)
218.Aparajito (1956)
219.Mulholland Drive (2001)
220.The Sound of Music (1965)
221.Nostalgia (1983)
222.8½ (1963)
223.The First Slam Dunk (2022)
224.Better Days (2019)
225.La Dolce Vita (1960)
226.The Night of the Hunter (1955)
227.4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
228.For a Few Dollars More (1965)
229.Wolfwalkers (2020)
230.Ugetsu (1953)
231.A Moment of Innocence (1996)
232.Il Sorpasso (1962)
233.WALL·E (2008)
234.The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
235.Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
236.The Face of Another (1966)
237.Alien (1979)
238.The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
239.The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
240.Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
241.Umberto D. (1952)
242.Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)
243.Modern Times (1936)
244.Inception (2010)
245.Dreams (1990)
246.The King of Comedy (1982)
247.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
248.Metropolis (1927)
249.The Third Man (1949)
250.Millennium Actress (2001)
251.Vada Chennai (2018)
252.Capernaum (2018)
253.Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
254.Your Name. (2016)
255.Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
256.Kes (1969)
257.Meiyazhagan (2024)
258.Amour (2012)
259.The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
260.Macario (1960)
261.A Taxi Driver (2017)
262.Children of Heaven (1997)
263.Magnolia (1999)
264.Joint Security Area (2000)
265.Fireworks (1997)
266.Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)
267.Turtles Can Fly (2004)
268.A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
269.Hope (2013)
270.Son of the White Mare (1981)
271.The Devils (1971)
272.The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
273.Trainspotting (1996)
274.Winter Light (1963)
275.Persepolis (2007)
276.2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
277.Poetry (2010)
278.Thelma & Louise (1991)
279.Pulp Fiction (1994)
280.Mysterious Skin (2004)
281.The Lion King (1994)
282.To Live (1994)
283.Kagemusha (1980)
284.Ratatouille (2007)
285.Kwaidan (1964)
286.The Deer Hunter (1978)
287.Dancer in the Dark (2000)
288.Casino (1995)
289.Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
290.The Truman Show (1998)
291.Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
292.Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
293.Solaris (1972)
294.Back to the Future (1985)
295.The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
296.They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
297.Sound of Metal (2019)
298.The Young and the Damned (1950)
299.HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)
300.Le Samouraï (1967)
301.Vertigo (1958)
302.The Shining (1980)
303.In the Name of the Father (1993)
304.Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
305.Time of the Gypsies (1988)
306.An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
307.Unforgiven (1992)
308.Happy Together (1997)
309.Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest (2006)
310.Aftersun (2022)
311.Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025)
312.The Wild Robot (2024)
313.Kumbalangi Nights (2019)
314.The Sting (1973)
315.The White Ribbon (2009)
316.Linda Linda Linda (2005)
317.Drive My Car (2021)
318.The Children's Hour (1961)
319.Rosemary's Baby (1968)
320.RRR (2022)
321.Raging Bull (1980)
322.Shame (1968)
323.The Taste of Tea (2004)
324.Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)
325.Boogie Nights (1997)
326.Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)
327.Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
328.Gladiator (2000)
329.Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
330.Roman Holiday (1953)
331.Shutter Island (2010)
332.Big World (2024)
333.The Last Picture Show (1971)
334.Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
335.Amélie (2001)
336.The Straight Story (1999)
337.A Face in the Crowd (1957)
338.Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
339.Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
340.The Man Who Sleeps (1974)
341.Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 (2012)
342.Like Father, Like Son (2013)
343.Hard Boiled (1992)
344.Cria! (1976)
345.North by Northwest (1959)
346.Coraline (2009)
347.Good Morning (1959)
348.What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
349.Joyland (2022)
350.Stand by Me (1986)
351.Hamnet (2025)
352.Moonlight (2016)
353.All About My Mother (1999)
354.Full Metal Jacket (1987)
355.Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
356.Klaus (2019)
357.Little Women (2019)
358.My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
359.The Kid (1921)
360.Grand Illusion (1937)
361.Diabolique (1955)
362.Threads (1984)
363.The Turin Horse (2011)
364.PlayTime (1967)
365.Ivan's Childhood (1962)
366.Whisper of the Heart (1995)
367.The Conformist (1970)
368.Rashomon (1950)
369.My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
370.All the President's Men (1976)
371.Forrest Gump (1994)
372.Tokyo Sonata (2008)
373.Citizen Kane (1941)
374.Amores Perros (2000)
375.It Happened One Night (1934)
376.Winter Sleep (2014)
377.The Long Goodbye (1973)
378.Ernest & Celestine (2012)
379.Mind Game (2004)
380.Blue Giant (2023)
381.All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
382.Memento (2000)
383.Pixote (1980)
384.A Prophet (2009)
385.The Matrix (1999)
386.Memoir of a Snail (2024)
387.Lilya 4-ever (2002)
388.The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
389.3 Idiots (2009)
390.Dogville (2003)
391.Cabaret (1972)
392.Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974)
393.Silenced (2011)
394.Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
395.The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
396.The General (1926)
397.The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
398.In a Lonely Place (1950)
399.12 Years a Slave (2013)
400.Cries and Whispers (1972)
401.Day for Night (1973)
402.Mulan (1998)
403.Carandiru (2003)
404.Mother (2009)
405.Touch of Evil (1958)
406.Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
407.The Killer (1989)
408.All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
409.Short Term 12 (2013)
410.Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
411.American History X (1998)
412.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
413.Rome, Open City (1945)
414.The Great Escape (1963)
415.Black Swan (2010)
416.A Dog's Will (2000)
417.Güeros (2014)
418.The Green Ray (1986)
419.Phantom Thread (2017)
420.Who Killed Captain Alex? (2010)
421.Through the Olive Trees (1994)
422.Love Streams (1984)
423.Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
424.Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
425.To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
426.A Bronx Tale (1993)
427.Rio Bravo (1959)
428.Brokeback Mountain (2005)
429.Cool Hand Luke (1967)
430.The Fire Within (1963)
431.The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
432.Pride (2014)
433.Star Wars (1977)
434.On the Waterfront (1954)
435.How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
436.La Strada (1954)
437.Mustang (2015)
438.After Life (1998)
439.Dial M for Murder (1954)
440.Fallen Angels (1995)
441.Society of the Snow (2023)
442.Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
443.The Intouchables (2011)
444.Past Lives (2023)
445.The Second Mother (2015)
446.Scarface (1983)
447.Oppenheimer (2023)
448.Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
449.12th Fail (2023)
450.I Dream in Another Language (2017)
451.Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
452.My Father's Shadow (2025)
453.Synecdoche, New York (2008)
454.The Return (2003)
455.Nashville (1975)
456.The Virgin Spring (1960)
457.The Great Silence (1968)
458.Sentimental Value (2025)
459.Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
460.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
461.Love Letter (1995)
462.The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
463.Midnight Cowboy (1969)
464.Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
465.Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
466.Punishment Park (1971)
467.Le Bonheur (1965)
468.Redline (2009)
469.Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
470.Pride & Prejudice (2005)
471.There's Still Tomorrow (2023)
472.The Hidden Fortress (1958)
473.Seconds (1966)
474.Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
475.The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
476.The Exterminating Angel (1962)
477.My Night at Maud's (1969)
478.Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
479.Arrival (2016)
480.Falling in Love Like in Movies (2023)
481.Rope (1948)
482.The Wolf House (2018)
483.Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
484.The Sword of Doom (1966)
485.Alice in the Cities (1974)
486.The Conversation (1974)
487.The Leopard (1963)
488.Sanjuro (1962)
489.Us and Them (2018)
490.Billy Elliot (2000)
491.Princes and Princesses (2000)
492.The Gold Rush (1925)
493.Hundreds of Beavers (2022)
494.3 Women (1977)
495.Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
496.Close (2022)
497.About Elly (2009)
498.Little Fish (2020)
499.Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
500.Nine Queens (2000)

About the Top 500

What is the Letterboxd Top 500?

It's Letterboxd's official ranked list of the 500 highest-rated narrative feature films on the site, published by Letterboxd's Official Lists account and updated every few weeks as ratings shift.

How does the Letterboxd Top 500 work?

Letterboxd ranks films by average member rating, with a 25,000-rating minimum so a handful of enthusiastic ratings can't put an obscure film on the chart. Documentaries and shorts are excluded — documentaries have their own Top 250.

How often does the Top 500 change?

Letterboxd republishes it every few weeks, and films drift in and out at the bottom and swap positions higher up between updates. This page re-pulls the list from Letterboxd regularly rather than serving a fixed snapshot.