Top Rated "Independent" Titles

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.8.9Pulp Fiction (1994)374,156
2.8.8One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)190,692
3.8.7Psycho (1960)129,485
4.8.7The Usual Suspects (1995)243,723
5.8.6Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)144,093
6.8.6Memento (2000)243,031
7.8.6Se7en (1995)248,121
8.8.6Apocalypse Now (1979)158,305
9.8.6Léon (1994)176,670
10.8.6American Beauty (1999)267,210
11.8.6American History X (1998)199,942
12.8.6Paths of Glory (1957)40,243
13.8.4Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)196,538
14.8.4Requiem for a Dream (2000)164,574
15.8.4Reservoir Dogs (1992)192,156
16.8.4Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)143,478
17.8.4Amadeus (1984)88,109
18.8.32001: A Space Odyssey (1968)146,559
19.8.3Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)2,288
20.8.3Hotel Rwanda (2004)81,940
21.8.2Fargo (1996)151,396
22.8.2Hera Pheri (2000)2,466
23.8.2Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)1,412
24.8.2Donnie Darko (2001)189,687
25.8.2Platoon (1986)98,742
26.8.2The Killing (1956)22,203
27.8.2Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)208,259
28.8.2The Big Lebowski (1998)158,514
29.8.2The Graduate (1967)70,315
30.8.1Amores perros (2000)54,792
31.8.1Trainspotting (1996)136,425
32.8.1Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)111,852
33.8.1The Lion in Winter (1968)12,400
34.8.1A Man for All Seasons (1966)11,671
35.8.0Vozvrashcheniye (2003)10,428
36.8.0Dev.D (2009)3,568
37.8.0A Woman Under the Influence (1974)4,437
38.8.0Campanadas a medianoche (1965)1,840
39.8.0Magnolia (1999)112,034
40.8.0Crash (2004/I)155,565
41.8.0Once (2006)30,298
42.8.0Papillon (1973)26,110
43.8.0Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)18,126
44.8.0Sling Blade (1996)39,813
45.8.0The Man from Earth (2007)26,126
46.8.0Night of the Living Dead (1968)35,651
47.8.0Little Miss Sunshine (2006)135,195
48.8.0Parting Glances (1986)1,262
49.8.0Fitzcarraldo (1982)8,659
50.8.0Dawn of the Dead (1978)38,866

Bottom Rated "Independent" Titles

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.1.1Demonsoul (1995)309
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)108
7.1.2Thunder in Carolina (1960)288
8.1.2The Weekend It Lives (1992)553
9.1.2Flirting with Anthony (2005)267
10.1.3Ultra Warrior (1990)548

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.