10 Movies That Ruin The Credibility Of The IMDb Top 250

The only sequel to make this list, it's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. You're probably wondering what's wrong with this movie, and indeed, there isn't anything wrong with it, per se; just that it accurately depicts the IMDb user base's weird affinity for whatever the "last film in a series" is, an annoying trend that throws everything off balance. This isn't even an entire movie, guys!

Mass audiences, for some reason, tend to favour the last film in any given series because, hey, that's where the story ends; the final film tends to carry an added emotional weight, a sense of finality that has audiences declaring it to be the best one, no question. To cite another relevant example, take The Lord of the Rings; the first film is clearly a superior cinematic work, but Return of the King ranks higher on the Top 250.

The same thing has happened here: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is the only Harry Potter film to make the cut. Aside from the fact that it's probably not a good enough film to have made said list in the first place, there are other, better entries in the saga. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a far more creative adaptation, for instance, and doesn't have the feel of having been made in a factory somewhere.

Which, in turn, calls into question the entire process of even having users vote in the first place. What if the IMDb Top 250 isn't just a list of the site's most popular films, but one built on mere whims, trends, and rash scoring decisions made right after somebody watches a movie?

Based on the films explored in this article, it certainly feels that way, huh?