Letterboxd is a community made up mostly of film geeks and cinephiles from all over the globe. The site ranks movies with 5 stars, with each half-star making it a 10 point scale system. The average on Letterboxd is a more "pure" form of rating because the scale finds the average score without compromising the score of a user or rounding it.
So, here are the 10 current highest ranked movies according to the Letterboxd community! The fan count is included as well, meaning people who mark the film as one of their personal favorites. This only includes narrative films and not documentaries, so if the site's results seem different, that's why. Needless to say, the general consensus is that these movies are brilliant. Sorry Into The Spider-Verse, you missed out on the top 10 by one spot.
10 A Brighter Summer Day (Rating: 4.5, 759 Fans)
This Taiwanese epic is a 4-hour epic chronicling the story of Xiao Si'r, a teenager growing up in 1960s Taiwan. A Brighter Summer Day deals with role models, youthful romance/friendships, and the inevitability that people's upbringings will determine their future. The film is an impressively good coming of age drama, and is arguably one of the best films of the 1990s, and perhaps the best film from Taiwan as well.
It's a dense movie that feels more like a novel than a film, but with so many convoluted and winding storylines/characters, the film still manages to make a cohesive product with a powerful impact.
9 Spirited Away (Rating: 4.5, 9.1k Fans)
There are generally two avenues that members of Generation Z were introduced to the world of Studio Ghibli films through: The cutesy and harmless romp, My Neighbor Totoro, or the surreal and quasi-terrifying Spirited Away, which likely haunted them for life. Hayao Miyazaki's fantasy film of a young girl working in a spirit bathhouse full of Shinto folklore was the most successful film in Japanese history upon release, and amassed a huge following in the rest of the world.
In fact, it won "Best Animated Feature" at the Oscars. It's a modern Alice In Wonderland, with breathtaking animation, clever thought put into every line and design, and is memorable for casual fans and hardcore Ghibli fanatics alike.
8 A Dog's Will (Rating: 4.5, 319 Fans)
Clearly, Letterboxd has a large pull of audiences from both Asia and South America, which is part of why the site works so well. Rather than a focus on just American films, the site allows other movies to get in the spotlight. A Dog's Will is a Brazilian comedy film dealing with two poor con artists making their way through life through their schemes.
When one of them dies, he has to prove his worth to The Virgin Mary, The Devil, and Jesus in order to prove himself, and likewise, vouch for his still-living buddy. It's a very hard film to find online, but the treasure waiting for the hunter is well worth it.
7 12 Angry Men (Rating: 4.5, 4.5k Fans)
Along with To Kill A Mockingbird, 12 Angry Men is one of the finest courtroom dramas to emerge from the United States. The story, based on the teleplay of the same name, concerns 12 jurors who must decide if an 18-year-old Hispanic boy is guilty of stabbing his own father. They also must reach a verdict unanimously. The roster of jurors is made up of men from varying backgrounds and drastically different personalities, but Juror 8, being the only juror to vote "innocent" in the preliminary vote, decides to push the case for innocence against the other 11 jurors.
It's a 90-minute showcase of a group of diverse individuals yelling at each other and debating evidence, morality, and prejudice, and it's perfection, displaying the difference just one person can make in the world.
6 Come And See (Rating: 4.5, 1.1k Fans)
Come And See is probably the most intense film on this list, and for good reason. The film is a surreal and nightmarish portrayal of a peasant boy in Belarus (at the time, part of the Soviet Union) enduring the invasion of the Nazis, who proceed to burn down his village and kill his family and friends. It's a haunting portrayal based on the real war crimes undertaken by the Nazi regime, in particular, the Dirlewanger Brigade, a Nazi German unit made up of violent criminals with a reputation for atrocities against civilians. Everyone should go and see Come and See, but it's a brutal movie, and not at all recommended for the faint of heart.
5 Seven Samurai (Rating: 4.5, 2.5k Fans)
Just as any first-year film student will tell any person forced to endure their ranting and raving, Akira Kurosawa was one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, the very giant that many US filmmakers stood on the shoulders of. Seven Samurai's plot is simple: in feudal Japan, a village of farmers, threatened by bandits, reaches out to seven rōnin to defend their village. The seven samurai, all with distinguishing character traits and backstories, agree to help, and train the village to help them in the defense.
The film's creative and technical innovations really have left a massive impact on cinema, and just as an example, a few forms of media that took the plot of the film are The Magnificent Seven, The Mandalorian, and yes, even A Bug's Life.
4 Harakiri (Rating: 4.5, 756 Fans)
Yet another Japanese masterpiece finds its way onto the list, and another samurai one, nonetheless. From Masaki Kobayashi, this is another samurai film in feudal Japan, but in this case, a rōnin arrives at an estate and asks permission to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) in the courtyard. Having been hustled before, the master of the estate rebuffs the request. Long and very complicated story short, things get personal, and swords are drawn. The story is a tale of honor, glory, and revenge, great recurring themes in fantastic samurai films.
3 The Godfather Part II (Rating: 4.5, 3.6k Fans)
Godfather Part II is generally regarded as one of the greatest sequels ever made, and for good reason. Some would argue it's not just on par with the original, but that it's superior. The film works as a sequel to the story of Michael Corleone, the new Don of his crime family. But it also serves as a prequel to the story of Michael's father, Vito, and his journey to the United States and initiation into the mafia. Godfather Part II has it all: breathtaking performances, seeping themes of the corruption of power and wealth, a gripping story, and one of cinema's best kisses.
2 The Godfather (Rating: 4.6, 11k Fans)
Separating the Godfather movies is pretty challenging. They almost seem to be 2 perfectly attached twins, and it's hard to talk about one without diving into the other. Elephant in the room: no one cares about Godfather III, and it's pretty easy to orphan that film off from the first 2 perfect films.
The Godfather was a revolutionary movie upon its release. Based on the Mario Puzo novel of the same name, the film's intelligent and respectful approach to the complex and gritty underworld of the United States was a large detraction from previous crime films. It was genuine, with the glorification or decrying of the mafia being subjective to the audience. However, the high-quality of filmmaking is not subjective.
1 Parasite (Rating: 4.6, 15k Fans)
Parasite is a damn good movie from a damn good filmmaker, Bong Joon-ho. It finally became the first non-English film to win the Oscar for "Best Picture," and swept several other awards as well. The buzz and praise around the film were well-earned, and the film's plot was shrouded in mystery. The film's approach to class structure and inequality was something that spoke to audiences outside of South Korea, and the brilliant writing and performances from everyone involved made it one of the best films of the 2010s.
Interestingly, HBO announced a "legacy" spinoff series, with Bong Joon-ho as an executive producer, that will take place during the film's events.
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