Here's how to watch some of IMDb's Top 250 on Netflix

Did you know that some of the best movies ever made are right at your fingertips if you are a Netflix user?

Redditor clayton_frisbie cross-referenced the streaming service's current movie offerings with IMDb's top 250 movies to present a complete list of the best in cinema—in terms of both quality and accessibility.

Granted, the list is relatively small. Of the Top 250 movies, only 49 titles are available on Netflix. The rest of its streaming slots are reserved for utter crud like Corky Romano and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Why enjoy a timeless classic like The Godfather or Casablanca when you could instead while away the hours watching a disjointed, slow-paced feature about a renegade Vulcan hunting down a wannabe deity?

Here is the current list as compiled by clayton_frisbie. Since Netflix changes its movie library on a monthly basis, keep in mind that some titles may disappear in the coming months.

1. Pulp Fiction

2. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

3. 12 Angry Men

4. Forrest Gump

5. City of God

6. The Usual Suspects

7. The Silence of the Lambs

8. Once Upon a Time in the West

9. Life is Beautiful

10. The Untouchables

11. Memento

12. Terminator 2: Judgement Day

13. The Pianist

14. Apocalypse Now

15. Gladiator

16. Cinema Paradiso

17. Amelie

18. Oldboy (2003)

19. Double Indemnity

20. Reservoir Dogs

21. Braveheart

22. Witness for the Prosecution

23. All About Eve

24. The Apartment

25. For A Few Dollars More

26. Downfall

27. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

28. The Hunt

29. The General (1926)

30. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels

31. Fargo

32. Trainspotting

33. Hotel Rwanda

34. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

35. Kill Bill: Volume 1

36. Mary and Max

37. Annie Hall

38. Amores Perros

39. The Avengers

40. The Grapes of Wrath

41. Hachi: A Dog's Tale

42. Donnie Darko

43. Gandhi

44. The King’s Speech

45. Ip Man

46. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

47. The Graduate

48. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

49. Swades

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