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| 1. | 9.1 | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | Die Verurteilten | ||
| 2. | 9.1 | The Godfather (1972) | Der Pate | ||
| 3. | 9.1 | Inception (2010) | Inception | ||
| 4. | 9.0 | The Godfather: Part II (1974) | Der Pate, Teil 2 | ||
| 5. | 8.9 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) | Zwei glorreiche Halunken | ||
| 6. | 8.9 | Pulp Fiction (1994) | Pulp Fiction | ||
| 7. | 8.9 | Schindler's List (1993) | Schindlers Liste | ||
| 8. | 8.8 | 12 Angry Men (1957) | Die zwoelf Geschworenen | ||
| 9. | 8.8 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) | Einer flog uebers Kuckucksnest | ||
| 10. | 8.8 | Toy Story 3 (2010) | Toy Story 3 | ||
| 11. | 8.8 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | Krieg der Sterne: Episode 5, Das Imperium schlaegt zurueck | ||
| 12. | 8.8 | The Dark Knight (2008) | The Dark Knight | ||
| 13. | 8.8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | Der Herr der Ringe: Die Rueckkehr des Koenigs | ||
| 14. | 8.8 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) | Krieg der Sterne | ||
| 15. | 8.7 | Seven Samurai (1954) | Die sieben Samurai | ||
| 16. | 8.7 | Casablanca (1942) | Casablanca | ||
| 17. | 8.7 | Goodfellas (1990) | GoodFellas. Drei Jahrzehnte in der Mafia | ||
| 18. | 8.7 | Fight Club (1999) | Fight Club | ||
| 19. | 8.7 | City of God (2002) | City of God - Die Stadt Gottes | ||
| 20. | 8.7 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | Der Herr der Ringe: Die Gefaehrten | ||
| 21. | 8.7 | Rear Window (1954) | Das Fenster zum Hof | ||
| 22. | 8.7 | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | Indiana Jones: Jaeger des verlorenen Schatzes | ||
| 23. | 8.7 | Psycho (1960) | Psycho | ||
| 24. | 8.7 | The Usual Suspects (1995) | Die ueblichen Verdaechtigen | ||
| 25. | 8.7 | Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) | Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod | ||
| 26. | 8.6 | The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | Das Schweigen der Laemmer | ||
| 27. | 8.6 | The Matrix (1999) | Die Matrix | ||
| 28. | 8.6 | Se7en (1995) | Sieben | ||
| 29. | 8.6 | Memento (2000) | Memento | ||
| 30. | 8.6 | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) | Ist das Leben nicht schoen? | ||
| 31. | 8.6 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) | Der Herr der Ringe: Die zwei Tuerme | ||
| 32. | 8.6 | Sunset Blvd. (1950) | Boulevard der Daemmerung | ||
| 33. | 8.6 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | Dr. Seltsam oder: Wie ich lernte die Bombe zu lieben | ||
| 34. | 8.6 | The Professional (1994) | Leon - Der Profi | ||
| 35. | 8.6 | North by Northwest (1959) | Der unsichtbare Dritte | ||
| 36. | 8.6 | Citizen Kane (1941) | Citizen Kane | ||
| 37. | 8.6 | Forrest Gump (1994) | Forrest Gump | ||
| 38. | 8.6 | Apocalypse Now (1979) | Apocalypse now | ||
| 39. | 8.5 | American Beauty (1999) | American Beauty | ||
| 40. | 8.5 | American History X (1998) | American History X | ||
| 41. | 8.5 | Taxi Driver (1976) | Taxi Driver | ||
| 42. | 8.5 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | Terminator 2 - Tag der Abrechnung | ||
| 43. | 8.5 | Vertigo (1958) | Vertigo - Aus dem Reich der Toten | ||
| 44. | 8.5 | Alien (1979) | Alien | ||
| 45. | 8.5 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | Lawrence von Arabien | ||
| 46. | 8.5 | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | Saving Private Ryan | ||
| 47. | 8.5 | Am?lie (2001) | Die fabelhafte Welt der Amelie | ||
| 48. | 8.5 | WALL?E (2008) | WALL-E | ||
| 49. | 8.5 | The Shining (1980) | Shining | ||
| 50. | 8.5 | A Clockwork Orange (1971) | Uhrwerk Orange | ||
| 51. | 8.4 | Paths of Glory (1957) | Wege zum Ruhm | ||
| 52. | 8.4 | The Departed (2006) | Departed - Unter Feinden | ||
| 53. | 8.4 | The Pianist (2002) | Der Pianist | ||
| 54. | 8.4 | Aliens (1986) | Alien 2 | ||
| 55. | 8.4 | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) | Wer die Nachtigall stoert | ||
| 56. | 8.4 | M (1931) | M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Moerder | ||
| 57. | 8.4 | Spirited Away (2001) | Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland | ||
| 58. | 8.4 | The Lives of Others (2006) | Das Leben der Anderen | ||
| 59. | 8.4 | Double Indemnity (1944) | Frau ohne Gewissen | ||
| 60. | 8.4 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) | Vergiss mein nicht | ||
| 61. | 8.4 | Chinatown (1974) | Chinatown | ||
| 62. | 8.4 | Requiem for a Dream (2000) | Requiem for a Dream | ||
| 63. | 8.4 | L.A. Confidential (1997) | L.A. Confidential | ||
| 64. | 8.4 | Reservoir Dogs (1992) | Reservoir Dogs - Wilde Hunde | ||
| 65. | 8.4 | The Third Man (1949) | Der dritte Mann | ||
| 66. | 8.4 | Das Boot (1981) | Das Boot | ||
| 67. | 8.4 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) | Der Schatz der Sierra Madre | ||
| 68. | 8.4 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) | Monty Python: Die Ritter der Kokusnuss | ||
| 69. | 8.4 | City Lights (1931) | Lichter der Grossstadt | ||
| 70. | 8.4 | Pan's Labyrinth (2006) | Pans Labyrinth | ||
| 71. | 8.4 | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | Die Bruecke am Kwai | ||
| 72. | 8.3 | The Prestige (2006) | Prestig - Die Meister der Magie | ||
| 73. | 8.3 | Raging Bull (1980) | Wie ein wilder Stier | ||
| 74. | 8.3 | Back to the Future (1985) | Zurueck in die Zukunft | ||
| 75. | 8.3 | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | 2001: Odyssey im Weltraum | ||
| 76. | 8.3 | Inglourious Basterds (2009) | Inglourious Basterds | ||
| 77. | 8.3 | Life Is Beautiful (1997) | Das Leben ist schoen | ||
| 78. | 8.3 | Modern Times (1936) | Moderne Zeiten | ||
| 79. | 8.3 | Singin' in the Rain (1952) | Singin' in the Rain | ||
| 80. | 8.3 | Some Like It Hot (1959) | Manche moegens heiss | ||
| 81. | 8.3 | Amadeus (1984) | Amadeus | ||
| 82. | 8.3 | Downfall (2004) | Der Untergang | ||
| 83. | 8.3 | Full Metal Jacket (1987) | Full Metal Jacket | ||
| 84. | 8.3 | Up (2009) | Oben | ||
| 85. | 8.3 | Cinema Paradiso (1988) | Cinema Paradiso | ||
| 86. | 8.3 | Braveheart (1995) | Braveheart | ||
| 87. | 8.3 | Once Upon a Time in America (1984) | Es war einmal in Amerika | ||
| 88. | 8.3 | The Maltese Falcon (1941) | Die Spur des Falken | ||
| 89. | 8.3 | All About Eve (1950) | Alles ueber Eva | ||
| 90. | 8.3 | The Green Mile (1999) | The Green Mile | ||
| 91. | 8.3 | Rash?mon (1950) | Rashomon - Das Lustwaeldchen | ||
| 92. | 8.3 | Metropolis (1927) | Metropolis | ||
| 93. | 8.3 | Gran Torino (2008) | Gran Torino | ||
| 94. | 8.3 | The Elephant Man (1980) | Der Elefantenmensch | ||
| 95. | 8.3 | The Great Dictator (1940) | Der grosse Diktator | ||
| 96. | 8.3 | Sin City (2005) | Sin City | ||
| 97. | 8.3 | Gladiator (2000) | Gladiator | ||
| 98. | 8.3 | Rebecca (1940) | Rebecca | ||
| 99. | 8.3 | The Apartment (1960) | Das Apartment | ||
| 100. | 8.3 | The Sting (1973) | Der Clou | ||
| 101. | 8.3 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | Indiana Jones und der letzte Kreuzzug | ||
| 102. | 8.3 | The Great Escape (1963) | Gesprengte Ketten | ||
| 103. | 8.3 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) | Krieg der Sterne: Episode 6: Die Rueckkehr der Jedi-Ritter | ||
| 104. | 8.3 | Unforgiven (1992) | Erbarmungslos | ||
| 105. | 8.3 | Bicycle Thieves (1948) | Fahrraddiebe | ||
| 106. | 8.3 | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | Slumdog Millionaer | ||
| 107. | 8.3 | Jaws (1975) | Der weisse Hai | ||
| 108. | 8.3 | Batman Begins (2005) | Batman Begins | ||
| 109. | 8.3 | Die Hard (1988) | Stirb Langsam | ||
| 110. | 8.2 | On the Waterfront (1954) | Die Faust im Nacken | ||
| 111. | 8.2 | Blade Runner (1982) | Blade Runner | ||
| 112. | 8.2 | Avatar (2009) | Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora | ||
| 113. | 8.2 | Oldboy (2003) | Oldboy | ||
| 114. | 8.2 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | Mr. Smith geht nach Washington | ||
| 115. | 8.2 | Hotel Rwanda (2004) | Hotel Ruanda | ||
| 116. | 8.2 | No Country for Old Men (2007) | No Country for Old Men | ||
| 117. | 8.2 | Touch of Evil (1958) | Im Zeichen des Boesen | ||
| 118. | 8.2 | The Seventh Seal (1957) | Das siebente Siegel | ||
| 119. | 8.2 | Fargo (1996) | Fargo | ||
| 120. | 8.2 | Princess Mononoke (1997) | Prinzessin Mononoke | ||
| 121. | 8.2 | For a Few Dollars More (1965) | Fuer ein paar Dollar mehr | ||
| 122. | 8.2 | The Wizard of Oz (1939) | Der Zauberer von Oz | ||
| 123. | 8.2 | Heat (1995) | Heat | ||
| 124. | 8.2 | District 9 (2009) | District 9 | ||
| 125. | 8.2 | Strangers on a Train (1951) | Der Fremde im Zug | ||
| 126. | 8.2 | Cool Hand Luke (1967) | Der Unbeugsame | ||
| 127. | 8.2 | Donnie Darko (2001) | Donnie Darko | ||
| 128. | 8.2 | The Sixth Sense (1999) | Sixth Sense | ||
| 129. | 8.2 | High Noon (1952) | Zwoelf Uhr Mittags | ||
| 130. | 8.2 | Notorious (1946) | Beruechtigt | ||
| 131. | 8.2 | The Deer Hunter (1978) | Die durch die Hoelle gehen | ||
| 132. | 8.2 | Snatch. (2000) | Snatch - Schweine und Diamanten | ||
| 133. | 8.2 | There Will Be Blood (2007) | There Will Be Blood | ||
| 134. | 8.2 | The General (1926) | Der General | ||
| 135. | 8.2 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | ||
| 136. | 8.2 | Annie Hall (1977) | Der Stadtneurotiker | ||
| 137. | 8.2 | The Big Lebowski (1998) | The Big Lebowski | ||
| 138. | 8.2 | The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | Botschafter der Angst | ||
| 139. | 8.2 | Platoon (1986) | Platoon | ||
| 140. | 8.2 | Yojimbo (1961) | Yojimbo, der Leibwaechter | ||
| 141. | 8.1 | Ran (1985) | Ran | ||
| 142. | 8.1 | Into the Wild (2007) | In die Wildnis - Allein nach Alaska | ||
| 143. | 8.1 | Ben-Hur (1959) | Ben Hur | ||
| 144. | 8.1 | The Lion King (1994) | Der Koenig der Loewen | ||
| 145. | 8.1 | Million Dollar Baby (2004) | Million Dollar Baby | ||
| 146. | 8.1 | The Big Sleep (1946) | Tote schlafen fest | ||
| 147. | 8.1 | The Wrestler (2008) | The Wrestler | ||
| 148. | 8.1 | Toy Story (1995) | Toy Story | ||
| 149. | 8.1 | Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | Zeugin der Anklage | ||
| 150. | 8.1 | It Happened One Night (1934) | Es geschah in einer Nacht | ||
| 151. | 8.1 | Life of Brian (1979) | Das Leben des Brian | ||
| 152. | 8.1 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) | Butch Cassidy und Sundance Kid | ||
| 153. | 8.1 | The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | Das Bourne Ultimatum | ||
| 154. | 8.1 | Finding Nemo (2003) | Findet Nemo | ||
| 155. | 8.1 | Wild Strawberries (1957) | Wilde Erdbeeren | ||
| 156. | 8.1 | Trainspotting (1996) | Trainspotting | ||
| 157. | 8.1 | Gone with the Wind (1939) | Vom Winde verweht | ||
| 158. | 8.1 | The Terminator (1984) | Terminator | ||
| 159. | 8.1 | Groundhog Day (1993) | Und taeglich gruesst das Murmeltier | ||
| 160. | 8.1 | Stand by Me (1986) | Das Geheimnis eines Sommers | ||
| 161. | 8.1 | Scarface (1983) | Scarface | ||
| 162. | 8.1 | The Graduate (1967) | Die Reifepruefung | ||
| 163. | 8.1 | The Thing (1982) | Das Ding aus einer anderen Welt | ||
| 164. | 8.1 | Amores Perros (2000) | Amores Perros | ||
| 165. | 8.1 | Dog Day Afternoon (1975) | Hundstage | ||
| 166. | 8.1 | Star Trek (2009) | Star Trek | ||
| 167. | 8.1 | Gandhi (1982) | Gandhi | ||
| 168. | 8.1 | Ratatouille (2007) | Ratatouille | ||
| 169. | 8.1 | The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) | |||
| 170. | 8.1 | V for Vendetta (2005) | V wie Vendetta | ||
| 171. | 8.1 | The Wages of Fear (1953) | Lohn der Angst | ||
| 172. | 8.1 | Kick-Ass (2010) | Kick-Ass | ||
| 173. | 8.1 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) | Bube, Dame, Koenig, grAs | ||
| 174. | 8.1 | The Grapes of Wrath (1940) | Fruechte des Zorns | ||
| 175. | 8.1 | Twelve Monkeys (1995) | 12 Monkeys | ||
| 176. | 8.1 | Grave of the Fireflies (1988) | Die letzten Gluehwuermchen | ||
| 177. | 8.1 | Casino (1995) | Casino | ||
| 178. | 8.1 | The Gold Rush (1925) | Goldrausch | ||
| 179. | 8.1 | 8? (1963) | Achteinhalb | ||
| 180. | 8.1 | Diabolique (1955) | Die Teuflischen | ||
| 181. | 8.1 | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) | Drachenzaehmen leicht gemacht | ||
| 182. | 8.1 | The Night of the Hunter (1955) | Die Nacht des Jaegers | ||
| 183. | 8.0 | Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) | Das Urteil von Nuernberg | ||
| 184. | 8.0 | The Princess Bride (1987) | Die Braut des Prinzen | ||
| 185. | 8.0 | The Incredibles (2004) | Die Unglaublichen | ||
| 186. | 8.0 | The Killing (1956) | Die Rechnung ging nicht auf | ||
| 187. | 8.0 | The Wild Bunch (1969) | The Wild Bunch - Sie kannten kein Gesetz | ||
| 188. | 8.0 | Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) | Adel verpflichtet | ||
| 189. | 8.0 | Children of Men (2006) | Children of Men | ||
| 190. | 8.0 | The Exorcist (1973) | Der Exorzist | ||
| 191. | 8.0 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) | Sonnenaufgang - Lied von zwei Menschen | ||
| 192. | 8.0 | In Bruges (2008) | Bruegge sehen... und sterben? | ||
| 193. | 8.0 | The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) | Die besten Jahre unseres Lebens | ||
| 194. | 8.0 | The Kid (1921) | Der Vagabund und das Kind | ||
| 195. | 8.0 | Dial M for Murder (1954) | Bei Anruf Mord | ||
| 196. | 8.0 | Nights of Cabiria (1957) | Die Naechte der Cabiria | ||
| 197. | 8.0 | The Hustler (1961) | Haie der Grossstadt | ||
| 198. | 8.0 | Good Will Hunting (1997) | Good Will Hunting | ||
| 199. | 8.0 | Rosemary's Baby (1968) | Rosemaries Baby | ||
| 200. | 8.0 | Ed Wood (1994) | Ed Wood | ||
| 201. | 8.0 | Harvey (1950) | Mein Freund Harvey | ||
| 202. | 8.0 | Big Fish (2003) | Big Fish | ||
| 203. | 8.0 | Let the Right One In (2008) | So finster die Nacht | ||
| 204. | 8.0 | King Kong (1933) | King Kong und die weisse Frau | ||
| 205. | 8.0 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) | Schmetterling und Taucherglocke | ||
| 206. | 8.0 | A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) | Endstation Sehnsucht | ||
| 207. | 8.0 | Magnolia (1999) | Magnolia | ||
| 208. | 8.0 | Rocky (1976) | Rocky | ||
| 209. | 8.0 | Sleuth (1972) | Mord mit kleinen Fehlern | ||
| 210. | 8.0 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | ||
| 211. | 8.0 | Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) | Letters from Iwo Jima | ||
| 212. | 8.0 | Mystic River (2003) | Mystic River | ||
| 213. | 8.0 | Shadow of a Doubt (1943) | Im Schatten des Zweifels | ||
| 214. | 8.0 | Stalag 17 (1953) | Stalag 17 | ||
| 215. | 8.0 | Network (1976) | Network | ||
| 216. | 8.0 | Brief Encounter (1945) | Begegnung | ||
| 217. | 8.0 | Rope (1948) | Cocktail fuer eine Leiche | ||
| 218. | 8.0 | The African Queen (1951) | African Queen | ||
| 219. | 8.0 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | Fluch der Karibik | ||
| 220. | 8.0 | The Battle of Algiers (1966) | Die Schlacht um Algier | ||
| 221. | 8.0 | Crash (2004) | L.A. Crash | ||
| 222. | 8.0 | Bonnie and Clyde (1967) | Bonnie und Clyde | ||
| 223. | 8.0 | The 400 Blows (1959) | Sie kuessten und sie schlugen ihn | ||
| 224. | 8.0 | Duck Soup (1933) | Die Marx-Brothers im Krieg | ||
| 225. | 8.0 | Planet of the Apes (1968) | Planet der Affen | ||
| 226. | 8.0 | Manhattan (1979) | Manhattan | ||
| 227. | 8.0 | Patton (1970) | Patton | ||
| 228. | 8.0 | Toy Story 2 (1999) | Toy Story 2 | ||
| 229. | 8.0 | La strada (1954) | La Strada | ||
| 230. | 8.0 | Barry Lyndon (1975) | Barry Lyndon | ||
| 231. | 8.0 | The Truman Show (1998) | Die Truman Show | ||
| 232. | 8.0 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) | Tiger and Dragon | ||
| 233. | 8.0 | The Conversation (1974) | Der Dialog | ||
| 234. | 8.0 | All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) | Im Westen nichts Neues | ||
| 235. | 8.0 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) | Anatomie eines Mordes | ||
| 236. | 7.9 | Little Miss Sunshine (2006) | Little Miss Sunshine | ||
| 237. | 7.9 | The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) | Nightmare Before Christmas | ||
| 238. | 7.9 | Ikiru (1952) | Ikiru - Einmal wirklich leben | ||
| 239. | 7.9 | The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) | Die Abenteuer des Robin Hood | ||
| 240. | 7.9 | Spartacus (1960) | Spartacus | ||
| 241. | 7.9 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) | Wer hat Angst vor Virginia Woolf? | ||
| 242. | 7.9 | Mulholland Dr. (2001) | Mulholland Drive - Strasse der Finsterniss | ||
| 243. | 7.9 | My Neighbor Totoro (1988) | Mein Nachbar Totoro | ||
| 244. | 7.9 | Monsters, Inc. (2001) | Die Monster AG | ||
| 245. | 7.9 | Roman Holiday (1953) | Roman Holiday - Ein Herz und eine Krone | ||
| 246. | 7.9 | Changeling (2008) | Der fremde Sohn | ||
| 247. | 7.9 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) | Der seltsame Fall des Benjamin Button | ||
| 248. | 7.9 | Shaun of the Dead (2004) | Shaun of the Dead | ||
| 249. | 7.9 | The Philadelphia Story (1940) | Die Nacht vor der Hochzeit | ||
| 250. | 7.9 | Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) | Arsen und Spitzenhaeubchen |
Total: 198 seen (5 to repeat), 52 unseen