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1. The Shawshank Redemption
IMDb Users' Watchlist Count: 692,690
This 1994 drama, written/directed by Frank Darabont and based on the Stephen King novella, is the top rated movie on IMDb. Unlike many titles on this list, it did not clean up at the box office. The budget was roughly $25 million, and its domestic release only picked up around $28 million, plus $30 million overseas. But the movie’s popularity only grew over time, with fans around the world voting it to the top of favorite film lists. In a Vanity Fair story on the 20th anniversary, star Tim Robbins said, "I swear to God, all over the world — all over the world — wherever I go, there are people who say, ‘That movie changed my life.’ [...] When I met [Nelson Mandela], he talked about loving Shawshank." So of course Shawshank ranks high on IMDb user watchlists, with more than 669,000 fans adding the title. Maybe the only surprise is that it isn’t number 1 on the list.
IMDb Users' Watchlist Count: 692,690
This 1994 drama, written/directed by Frank Darabont and based on the Stephen King novella, is the top rated movie on IMDb. Unlike many titles on this list, it did not clean up at the box office. The budget was roughly $25 million, and its domestic release only picked up around $28 million, plus $30 million overseas. But the movie’s popularity only grew over time, with fans around the world voting it to the top of favorite film lists. In a Vanity Fair story on the 20th anniversary, star Tim Robbins said, "I swear to God, all over the world — all over the world — wherever I go, there are people who say, ‘That movie changed my life.’ [...] When I met [Nelson Mandela], he talked about loving Shawshank." So of course Shawshank ranks high on IMDb user watchlists, with more than 669,000 fans adding the title. Maybe the only surprise is that it isn’t number 1 on the list.