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The IMDb Top 250 List - But From 25 Years Ago!

Using web archive this a snapshot of the IMDB list from December 6th, 2000.
A lot of classics...and some interesting selections like American Beauty in the top 10 for some reason.
Recency bias is a thing!
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avg. score: 116 of 250 (47%)
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The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
1
97%9.2
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
2
91%9.3
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
3
98%9.0
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
4
99%8.5
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
5
99%8.3
American Beauty (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
6
87%8.3
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
7
96%9.0
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
8
92%8.6
Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
9
100%8.6
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
10
94%8.7
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
11
98%8.4
Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
12
98%8.5
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
13
95%8.4
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
14
88%8.5
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
15
96%8.5
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
16
94%8.7
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
17
92%8.9
North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
18
97%8.3
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
19
96%8.6
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
20
93%8.6
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
21
94%8.6
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
22
96%8.7
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
23
94%8.3
12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
24
100%9.0
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
25
80%8.6
Paths of Glory (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)
26
96%8.4
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
27
93%8.2
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
28
86%8.1
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
29
94%8.3
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
30
100%7.9
Taxi Driver (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
31
96%8.2
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
32
88%8.7
L.A. Confidential (1997)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
33
99%8.2
M (1931)
M (1931)
34
100%8.3
The Third Man (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
35
99%8.1
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
36
79%8.8
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
37
100%8.0
The Wrong Trousers (1993)
The Wrong Trousers (1993)
38
100%8.3
Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
39
98%8.3
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
40
98%8.0
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