Top Rated "Independent" Titles

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.8.9Pulp Fiction (1994)373,644
2.8.8One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)190,407
3.8.7Psycho (1960)129,304
4.8.7The Usual Suspects (1995)243,412
5.8.6Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)143,914
6.8.6Memento (2000)242,724
7.8.6Se7en (1995)247,758
8.8.6Apocalypse Now (1979)158,085
9.8.6Léon (1994)176,364
10.8.6American Beauty (1999)266,869
11.8.6American History X (1998)199,613
12.8.6Paths of Glory (1957)40,169
13.8.4Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)196,228
14.8.4Requiem for a Dream (2000)164,289
15.8.4Reservoir Dogs (1992)191,872
16.8.4Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)143,307
17.8.4Amadeus (1984)87,983
18.8.32001: A Space Odyssey (1968)146,387
19.8.3Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)2,283
20.8.3Hotel Rwanda (2004)81,769
21.8.2Fargo (1996)151,215
22.8.2Hera Pheri (2000)2,458
23.8.2Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)1,408
24.8.2Donnie Darko (2001)189,402
25.8.2Platoon (1986)98,618
26.8.2The Killing (1956)22,171
27.8.2Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)207,970
28.8.2The Big Lebowski (1998)158,212
29.8.2The Graduate (1967)70,204
30.8.1Amores perros (2000)54,700
31.8.1Trainspotting (1996)136,267
32.8.1Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)111,667
33.8.1A Man for All Seasons (1966)11,658
34.8.1The Lion in Winter (1968)12,390
35.8.0Vozvrashcheniye (2003)10,418
36.8.0Dev.D (2009)3,559
37.8.0A Woman Under the Influence (1974)4,427
38.8.0Campanadas a medianoche (1965)1,834
39.8.0Magnolia (1999)111,919
40.8.0Crash (2004/I)155,350
41.8.0Once (2006)30,222
42.8.0Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)18,112
43.8.0Papillon (1973)26,067
44.8.0Sling Blade (1996)39,788
45.8.0The Man from Earth (2007)26,042
46.8.0Little Miss Sunshine (2006)134,968
47.8.0Night of the Living Dead (1968)35,596
48.8.0Fitzcarraldo (1982)8,645
49.8.0Parting Glances (1986)1,260
50.8.0Dawn of the Dead (1978)38,803

Bottom Rated "Independent" Titles

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.1.1Demonsoul (1995)308
2.1.2Dead at the Box Office (2005)456
3.1.2Compelling Evidence (1995)223
4.1.2Venni vidi e m'arrapaoh (1984)268
5.1.2Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1961)475
6.1.2Full Cycle (1994)102
7.1.2Thunder in Carolina (1960)288
8.1.2The Weekend It Lives (1992)553
9.1.3Flirting with Anthony (2005)266
10.1.3Ultra Warrior (1990)547

The formula for calculating the Top Rated 50 Titles gives a true Bayesian estimate:

 weighted rating (WR) = (v ÷ (v+m)) × R + (m ÷ (v+m)) × C 
where:
  • R = average for the movie (mean) = (Rating)
  • v = number of votes for the movie = (votes)
  • m = minimum votes required to be listed in the Top 50 (currently 200)
  • C = the mean vote across the whole report (currently 6.8)

for the Top 50, only votes from regular voters are considered.

In order to appear in the Bottom 10 Titles chart the title must have received at least 50 votes.