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THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002)1419

The worldwide ranking generated by 2.7k votes

100 / 158

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002)1419

THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) – NOLAN TRILOGY1415

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (2022)1374

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (2024)1364

BATMAN RETURNS (1992) – QUADRILOGY1357

STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)1355

COME UN GATTO IN TANGENZIALE – RITORNO A COCCIA DI MORTO (2021)1336

TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991)1331

X2: X-MEN UNITED (2003)1328

#10

BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (1989)1321

#11

THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (1997)1304

#12

SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (2021) – MCU MULTIVERSE SAGA1301

#13

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (2009)1300

#14

CREED II (2018)1296

#15

MUFASA: THE LION KING (2024)1294

#16

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (2017) – MCU1294

#17

DIABOLIK – GINKO ATTACKS (2022)1288

#18

STAR WARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002) – PREQUEL TRILOGY1288

#19

DUNE: PART TWO (2024)1285

#20

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN (2008)1285

#21

IRON MAN 2 (2010) – MCU1284

#22

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 (2000)1284

#23

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022) – MCU1281

#24

LICENCE TO KILL (1989) – TIMOTHY DALTON1281

#25

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (2014) – X-MEN PREQUEL, CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER1280

#26

THE MATRIX RELOADED (2003)1280

#27

ROCKY II (1979)1280

#28

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 (2017)1279

#29

THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)1278

#30

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (2013) – THE LORD OF THE RINGS PREQUEL1277

#31

INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984)1276

#32

GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)1276

#33

ASTERIX & OBELIX: MISSION CLEOPATRA (2002)1276

#34

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (2014) – MCU1270

#35

PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (2013)1270

#36

AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (2015)1269

#37

FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD (2018) – HARRY POTTER SPIN-OFF PREQUEL1268

#38

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017) – SEQUEL TRILOGY1266

#39

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (2002)1265

#40

MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION (1997)1258

#41

PREDATOR: BADLANDS (2025) – PREDATOR PREQUEL1258

#42

BLADE II (2002)1253

#43

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (2013)1251

#44

GLADIATOR II (2024)1250

#45

THE WOLVERINE (2013) – WOLVERINE TRILOGY1249

#46

HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (2008)1247

#47

SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004) – SAM RAIMI TRILOGY1243

#48

TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997) – PIERCE BROSNAN1241

#49

REBEL MOON – PART TWO: THE SCARGIVER (2024)1240

#50

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)1236

#51

DEATH ON THE NILE (2022)1231

#52

FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1965) – DOLLARS TRILOGY1231

#53

JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (2017)1229

#54

JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX (2024)1228

#55

BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017)1225

#56

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963) – SEAN CONNERY1225

#57

PREDATOR 2 (1990)1225

#58

IT CHAPTER TWO (2019)1223

#59

THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001)1223

#60

SAW II (2005)1219

#61

DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (2022) – MCU1218

#62

2 FAST 2 FURIOUS (2003)1218

#63

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2014) – PLANET OF THE APES REBOOT1217

#64

THE INCREDIBLE HULK (2008) – MCU INFINITY SAGA1216

#65

102 DALMATIANS (2000)1213

#66

BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016) – 2ND FILM OF THE DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE1213

#67

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974) – ROGER MOORE1212

#68

SUPERMAN II (1980)1210

#69

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019) – MCU JON WATTS TRILOGY1206

#70

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (2022)1203

#71

MEN IN BLACK II (2002)1200

#72

HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II (1988)1200

#73

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON (2009)1198

#74

THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK (2004)1196

#75

GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (2019)1194

#76

AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM (2023) – DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE1191

#77

VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE (2021) – SSU SONY'S SPIDER-MAN UNIVERSE1191

#78

INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE (2016)1190

#79

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN (2009)1190

#80

I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1998)1190

#81

HALLOWEEN II (2009) – ROB ZOMBIE1188

#82

EVIL DEAD RISE (2023) – EVIL DEAD REBOOT1188

#83

ANNABELLE: CREATION (2017)1188

#84

HALLOWEEN II (1981)1187

#85

M3GAN 2.0 (2025)1186

#86

SPLIT (2016)1186

#87

RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE (2004)1185

#88

HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY (2008)1185

#89

EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC (1977)1183

#90

DIE HARD 2 (1990)1183

#91

SCARY MOVIE 2 (2001)1182

#92

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL (2009)1182

#93

DEADPOOL 2 (2018) – 11TH X-MEN FILM1182

#94

THE NAKED GUN 2½: THE SMELL OF FEAR (1991)1181

#95

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (2014) – MARC WEBB DUOLOGY1181

#96

JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (2018)1180

#97

WONDER WOMAN 1984 (2020) – DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE1180

#98

RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II (1985)1180

#99

TAKEN 2 (2012)1178

#100

THE CONJURING 2 (2016)1177

What the community says

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002) leads with an ELO of 1,419, ahead of THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) – NOLAN TRILOGY (1,415) and AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (2022) (1,374). Ranked over 2,672 duels between 158 contenders, last updated October 24, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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