Best Movie on IMDb Top 250's Shadow List
Most of these movies spent the majority of the past twenty years listed on the IMDb Movie Top 250. Despite, their lengthy stays as fixtures in the IMDb Top 250 these movies have been replaced by newer, more popular, more worldly and higher rated options in recent years. The Shadow 100 is comprised of movies that have disappeared from the IMDb Top 250 but have been on it the longest. Given the IMDb Top 250's eligible movies pool growth, its widening international scope, its higher inclusion thresholds and the nature of voting for movies: The likelihood of any of these movies reclaiming a Top 250 spot is slim.
Which select Shadow 100 movie* not currently listed in the IMDb Top 250, but formerly a long time IMDb Top 250 member, would you rate the highest? * listed in order of IMDb Top 250 recurrence, Source: IMDb Movie Top 250 Shadow 100
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Which select Shadow 100 movie* not currently listed in the IMDb Top 250, but formerly a long time IMDb Top 250 member, would you rate the highest? * listed in order of IMDb Top 250 recurrence, Source: IMDb Movie Top 250 Shadow 100
Cast your vote here or See Your IMDb Movie Answer Option Ratings or Discuss the Topic Here.
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- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsFarley GrangerRobert WalkerRuth RomanA psychopathic man tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to his theory that two strangers can get away with murder by submitting to his plan to kill the other's most-hated person.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 78 (on 12 April 1999)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 28 April 2017
Shadow Rank: 6 out 100 89%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGary CooperGrace KellyThomas MitchellA town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 78 (on 01 June 2003)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 10 September 2016
Shadow Rank: 7 out 100 85%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude RainsThe daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 77 (on 30 December 1998)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 11 May 2016
Shadow Rank: 8 out 100 83%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorWilliam WylerStarsGregory PeckAudrey HepburnEddie AlbertA bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 89 (on 26 April 1996)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 15 November 2016
Shadow Rank: 9 out 100 81%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 103 (on 16 November 1999)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 07 May 2016
Shadow Rank: 10 out 100 81%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorMike NicholsStarsDustin HoffmanAnne BancroftKatharine RossA disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 60 (on 20 August 1998)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 14 February 2016
Shadow Rank: 11 out 100 80%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorFrank MillerQuentin TarantinoRobert RodriguezStarsMickey RourkeClive OwenBruce WillisAn exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 57 (on 15 April 2006)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 17 March 2017
Shadow Rank: 12 out 100 79%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorHoward HawksStarsHumphrey BogartLauren BacallJohn RidgelyPrivate detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail and what might be love.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 90 (on 30 December 1998)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 28 September 2015
Shadow Rank: 13 out 100 78%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorRobert RossenStarsPaul NewmanJackie GleasonPiper LaurieAn up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 136 (on 03 May 2003)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 10 December 2015
Shadow Rank: 14 out 100 78%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsSterling HaydenColeen GrayVince EdwardsCrook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 123 (on 18 May 2006)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 07 February 2016
Shadow Rank: 15 out 100 75%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsFrank SinatraLaurence HarveyJanet LeighAn American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 44 (on 1 August 1999)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 09 January 2014
Shadow Rank: 21 out 100 65%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsWilliam HoldenErnest BorgnineRobert RyanAn aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 121 (on 22 January 1997))
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 03 January 2014
Shadow Rank: 22 out 100 65%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorElia KazanStarsVivien LeighMarlon BrandoKim HunterDisturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 114 (on 12 April 1999)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 14 February 2016
Shadow Rank: 23 out 100 65%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairWhen a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 136 (on 03 November 2001)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 08 January 2014
Shadow Rank: 24 out 100 64%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsLew AyresLouis WolheimJohn WrayA German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 113 (on 08 May 2005)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 20 December 2013
Shadow Rank: 25 out 100 64%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonMariel HemingwayThe life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 72 (on 07 November 1997)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 05 August 2013
Shadow Rank: 26 out 100 64%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsSean PennTim RobbinsKevin BaconThe tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston--the victim's gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 119 (on 12 June 2004)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 15 November 2013
Shadow Rank: 27 out 100 60%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorTim BurtonStarsEwan McGregorAlbert FinneyBilly CrudupA frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 138 (on 13 December 2004)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 3 January 2014
Shadow Rank: 30 out 100 55%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorJohn FordStarsJames StewartJohn WayneVera MilesA senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 125 (on 9 May 2005)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 24 May 2016
Shadow Rank: 31 out 100 45%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorBrad BirdStarsCraig T. NelsonSamuel L. JacksonHolly HunterWhile trying to lead a quiet suburban life, a family of undercover superheroes are forced into action to save the world.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 65 (on 20 October 2005)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 01 May 2012
Shadow Rank: 45 out 100 46%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce CabotA film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 182 (on 27 April 2007)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 14 December 2012
Shadow Rank: 48 out 100 45%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorStanley KubrickAnthony MannStarsKirk DouglasLaurence OlivierJean SimmonsThe slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 141 (on 1 December 2001))
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 27 October 2010
Shadow Rank: 56 out 100 41%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorArthur PennStarsWarren BeattyFaye DunawayMichael J. PollardBored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 179 (on 1 December 2001)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 12 November 2010
Shadow Rank: 59 out 100 41%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorRobert WiseStarsMichael RenniePatricia NealHugh MarloweAn alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 117 (on 3 October 1997)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 15 March 2010
Shadow Rank: 52 out 100 38%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorNorman JewisonStarsSidney PoitierRod SteigerWarren OatesA black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 173 (on 12 April 1999)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 31 October 2013
Shadow Rank: 65 out 100 36%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 25 (on 08 May 2012)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 6 November 2016
Shadow Rank: 69 out 100 34%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneJeffrey HunterVera MilesAn American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 90 (on 18 October 2002)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 03 November 2013
Shadow Rank: 78 out 100 29%+ (As of 10 October 2018) - DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony RobertsAlvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 61 (on 7 November 1997))
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 19 August 2018
Shadow Rank: 3 out 100 99%+ (As of 10 October 2018)
*added 10 October 2018 - DirectorTerry GilliamStarsBruce WillisMadeleine StoweBrad PittIn a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.Highest IMDb Top 250 Rank: 30 (on 26 April 1996)
Last IMDb Top 250 Appearance: 20 June 2018
Shadow Rank: 4 out 100 99%+ (As of 10 October 2018)
*added 10 October 2018