Best Films
Citizen Kaneon 2 of 3 rankings2
In the Mood for Loveon 2 of 3 rankings3
Mulholland Dr.on 2 of 3 rankings4
Vertigoon 2 of 3 rankings5
The Godfatheron 2 of 3 rankings6
Singin' in the Rainon 2 of 3 rankings7
2001: A Space Odysseyon 2 of 3 rankings8
Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelleson 1 of 3 rankings9
There Will Be Bloodon 1 of 3 rankings10
Casablancaon 1 of 3 rankings11
Raging Bullon 1 of 3 rankings12
Spirited Awayon 1 of 3 rankings13
Tokyo Storyon 1 of 3 rankings14
Boyhoodon 1 of 3 rankings15
Gone with the Windon 1 of 3 rankings16
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindon 1 of 3 rankings17
The Searcherson 2 of 3 rankings18
Beau Travailon 1 of 3 rankings19
Lawrence of Arabiaon 1 of 3 rankings20
The Tree of Lifeon 1 of 3 rankings21
Schindler's Liston 1 of 3 rankings22
Yi Yion 1 of 3 rankings23
Man with a Movie Cameraon 1 of 3 rankings24
A Separationon 1 of 3 rankings25
The Wizard of Ozon 1 of 3 rankings26
No Country for Old Menon 1 of 3 rankings27
Inside Llewyn Davison 1 of 3 rankings28
City Lightson 1 of 3 rankings29
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humanson 1 of 3 rankings30
Zodiacon 1 of 3 rankings31
Children of Menon 1 of 3 rankings32
The Rules of the Gameon 1 of 3 rankings33
Star Warson 1 of 3 rankings34
Cléo from 5 to 7on 1 of 3 rankings35
Psychoon 1 of 3 rankings36
The Act of Killingon 1 of 3 rankings37
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Dayson 1 of 3 rankings38
Meshes of the Afternoonon 1 of 3 rankings39
Holy Motorson 1 of 3 rankings40
Sunset Boulevardon 1 of 3 rankings41
Pan's Labyrinthon 1 of 3 rankings42
Close-Upon 1 of 3 rankings43
The Graduateon 1 of 3 rankings44
Personaon 1 of 3 rankings45
The Generalon 1 of 3 rankings46
The White Ribbonon 1 of 3 rankings47
Apocalypse Nowon 1 of 3 rankings48
On the Waterfronton 1 of 3 rankings49
Mad Max: Fury Roadon 1 of 3 rankings50
Seven Samuraion 1 of 3 rankings51
Synecdoche, New Yorkon 1 of 3 rankings52
It's a Wonderful Lifeon 1 of 3 rankingsHow this ranking is made
According to Made the Cut's census of 3 independent rankings, recounted 16 October 2026, the best film is Citizen Kane, followed by In the Mood for Love and Mulholland Dr..
How this is counted
This chart counts 3 ranking sources, one voice each: the published ranking of films and TV from that source with the most titles that are films, cut down to those titles, in the order that source listed them. A title's place is its average position across all sources counted: a title someone left off their ranking counts as tied with their last place (here, that source ranked titles of this kind and left this one out). A small pull toward the middle keeps one enthusiastic list from crowning a #1. Every title in the computed chart has a numbered position, with its source count shown beside it. It is recounted whenever a ranking is published, changed or removed, last on 16 October 2026. Member rankings and attributed external lists use the same calculation. Multiple lists from one member or external author count once; linked slices add no extra vote. Frozen links, private or unlisted lists and unmatched titles are never counted. The full method.