10 Movies That Ruin The Credibility Of The IMDb Top 250

10. Logan (2016)

In a way, Logan stands for that "whatever is cool right now" movie that the IMDb algorithm consistently seems to encourage; as such, it might have been any very popular 2017 comic book movie that I decided to include here... it just happens that Logan is the latest flick to find itself unnecessarily hurtled up the Top 250 rankings.

See, Logan exposes a fundamental flaw in the IMDb Top 250's design. Don't get me wrong - it's a great movie, but it doesn't have the makings of a classic. Lost in Translation, Blue Velvet, Halloween, Boogie Nights, Do the Right Thing, True Romance, on the other hand - timeless pictures, all of them, their places on the Top 250 potentially lost to the latest blockbusters.

Wouldn't it make more sense for the algorithm to take time into consideration as a factor for inclusion? You know: newer releases must have been out for a specific amount of time before they're permitted to enter the pantheon, thus avoiding a premature ranking. Wouldn't this create a fairer, more weighed system?

Again, it's important to reiterate: Logan is a great film and an important milestone in the comic book movie genre, but as an illustration of showcasing the inherent shortcomings of the way the IMDb Top 250 works, it makes sense to point it out.