{"id":14095,"date":"2020-10-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost:10083\/uncategorized\/every-countrys-highest-rate-movie-en\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T16:12:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T14:12:16","slug":"every-countrys-highest-rated-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amberscript.com\/en\/blog\/every-countrys-highest-rated-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Country\u2019s Highest Rated Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>IMDb (the Internet Movie Database) rates every film out of 10, according to the public vote. Here at Amberscript, we scoured the online database to create a map showing the best-rated movies either produced, filmed, or credited in each country around the world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top-rated films include modern masterpieces like BAFTA winning \u201c1917\u201d for Spain and Oscar-winning \u201cParasite\u201d for South Korea, whereas for America and New Zealand, the highest-rated movies are classics: \u201cThe Shawshank Redemption\u201d and \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King\u201d, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div class=\"tableauPlaceholder\" id=\"viz1617886651916\" style=\"position: relative\"><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amberscript.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Highest Rated Movie Each Country Produced Across The World \" src=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/static\/images\/IM\/IMDBMap\/Dashboard1\/1_rss.png\" style=\"border: none\"><\/a><\/noscript><object class=\"tableauViz\" style=\"display:none;\"><param name=\"host_url\" value=\"https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableau.com%2F\"> <param name=\"embed_code_version\" value=\"3\"> <param name=\"path\" value=\"views\/IMDBMap\/Dashboard1?:language=en&amp;:embed=y&amp;:toolbar=yes&amp;:embed_code_version=3&amp;:loadOrderID=0&amp;:display_count=yes&amp;:tabs=no\"> <param name=\"toolbar\" value=\"yes\"><param name=\"static_image\" value=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/static\/images\/IM\/IMDBMap\/Dashboard1\/1.png\"> <param name=\"animate_transition\" value=\"yes\"><param name=\"display_static_image\" value=\"yes\"><param name=\"display_spinner\" value=\"yes\"><param name=\"display_overlay\" value=\"yes\"><param name=\"display_count\" value=\"yes\"><param name=\"tabs\" value=\"no\"><param name=\"language\" value=\"en\"><\/object><\/div>                <script type=\"text\/javascript\">                    var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1617886651916');                    var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('object')[0];                    if ( divElement.offsetWidth > 800 ) { vizElement.style.minWidth='420px';vizElement.style.maxWidth='1250px';vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.minHeight='587px';vizElement.style.maxHeight='887px';vizElement.style.height=(divElement.offsetWidth*0.75)+'px';} else if ( divElement.offsetWidth > 500 ) { vizElement.style.minWidth='420px';vizElement.style.maxWidth='1250px';vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.minHeight='587px';vizElement.style.maxHeight='887px';vizElement.style.height=(divElement.offsetWidth*0.75)+'px';} else { vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.height='977px';}                     var scriptElement = document.createElement('script');                    scriptElement.src = 'https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/javascripts\/api\/viz_v1.js';                    vizElement.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptElement, vizElement);                <\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The highest rated films<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The film with the highest rating is The Shawshank Redemption (America) \u2013 a film based on the novella by Stephen King \u2013 with an IMDb rating of 9.2 stars. It beat other well-known movie titles, like The Dark Knight (9 stars) and The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King (8.9 stars), to the top spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other highly rated films on the list include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mirror Game (2016), Bangladesh \u2013 9.1 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zana (2019), Kosovo \u2013 9.1 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aloko Udapadi (2017), Sri Lanka \u2013 9 stars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The lowest rated films<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The lowest rated film on the list is Wrong Cops (Angola) \u2013 a 2013 French-American independent comedy film \u2013 which came in with just 6 stars out of a possible 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other less popular films on the list include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Half of A Yellow Sun (2013), Nigeria \u2013 6 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Viva Riva! (2010), Democratic Republic of Congo \u2013 6.2 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Africa United (2010), Rwanda \u2013 6.2 stars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most popular film genres<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We also sought to find out which genres seem to be the most highly rated by users on IMDb. Drama films make up the majority of the top-rated movies around the world \u2014 49 to be exact, which works out to be almost 4 in 10 movies! Drama is followed&nbsp;closely by comedy (19) and biographies (15). Interestingly, no horror movies featured on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The full breakdown:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>49 drama films (average rating: 7.7 stars)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>19 comedies (average rating: 7.5 stars)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15 biographies (average rating: 7.6 stars)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13 action films (average rating: 8 stars)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10 adventure films (average rating: 7.7 stars)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7 crime films (average rating: 7.8 stars)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5 animations (average rating: 7.8 stars)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 documentaries (average rating: 8.2 stars)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 war films (average rating: 8.2 stars)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The following only had one film representing each genre:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fantasy \u2013 Pan\u2019s Labyrinth (2006), Mexico, 8.2 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>History \u2013 The Soviet Story (2008), Latvia, 8.1 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Romance \u2013 Paris Je T\u2019aime (2006), Liechtenstein, 7.2 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thriller \u2013 A Seperation (2011), Iran, 8.3 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Western \u2013 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo) (1966), Italy, 8.8 stars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which films are the highest rated per genre?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"image-block-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_avif,q_glossy,ret_img,w_845,h_321\/https:\/\/www.amberscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/highest-rated-film-dark-knight-845x321.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"highest-rated-film-dark-knight\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Photo credit: Willrow Hood \/ Shutterstock<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The full breakdown:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Which films are the highest rated per genre? We have the answers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most popular action films:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Dark Knight (2008), United Kingdom \u2013 9 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King (2003), New Zealand \u2013 8.9 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seven Samurai (1956), Japan \u2013 8.6 star<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most popular adventure films:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interstellar (2014), Canada \u2013 8.6 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mudras Calling (2018), Myanmar \u2013 8.5 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fitzcarraldo (1982), Peru \u2013 8.1 stars<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most popular animation films:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975), Norway \u2013 8.5 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finding Nemo (2003), Australia \u2013 8.1 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2015), United Arab Emirates \u2013 7.9 stars<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most popular biography films:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Pianist (2002), Poland \u2013 8.5 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lion of the Desert (1980), Libya \u2013 8.4 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Downfall (2004, Austria), Green Book (2018, China), The Message (1976, Egypt) \u2013 8.2 stars<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most popular comedy films:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Parasite (2019), South Korea \u2013 8.6 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 Idiots (2009, India), When I Grow Up, I\u2019ll Be A Kangaroo (2004, Serbia) \u2013 8.4 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Underground (1995, Czech Republic, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Hungary), Black Cat, White Cat (1998, Greece) \u2013 8.1 stars<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most popular crime films:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mirror Game (2016), Bangladesh \u2013 9.1 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>City of God (2002), Brazil \u2013 8.6 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Bandit (1996), Bulgaria \u2013 8.2 stars<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most popular documentary films:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Samsara (2011), Ghana \u2013 8.5 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inside Job (2010), Iceland \u2013 8.2 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Waltz with Bashir (2008), Israel \u2013 8 stars<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most popular drama films:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Shawshank Redemption (1994), America \u2013 9.2 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zana (2019), Kosovo \u2013 9.1 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aloko Udapadi (2017), Sri Lanka \u2013 9 stars<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most popular war films:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1917 (2019, Spain), Come and See (1985, Russia) \u2013 8.3 stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Before the Rain (1994), Macedonia \u2013 8 stars<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you need captions for your videos? Read our guide on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amberscript.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-create-subtitles-fast-easy\/\">How to Generate Automatic Subtitles with Amberscript<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An oldie but a goodie?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested to find out whether the world prefers contemporary films or the classics, we found out which decade has the highest rated films, and which film is the \u201cbest\u201d, per decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The oldest film on the list is Albania\u2019s Skanderbeg, released in 1953, followed by Seven Sumarai (1956) from Japan, and The Seventh Seal (1957) from Sweden. The newest highest rated films from 2019 include Kosovo\u2019s Zana, South Korea\u2019s Parasite, and Spain\u2019s 1917.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Film breakdown by decade:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1950s: 3 films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Highest rated film of the decade: Seven Sumarai (1956), Japan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1960s: 4 films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Highest rated film of the decade: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1970s: 4 films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Highest rated film of the decade: The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975), Norway<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1980s: 5 films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Highest rated film of the decade: Lion of the Desert (1980), Libya<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1990s: 17 films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Highest rated film of the decade: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2000s: 34 films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Highest rated film of the decade: The Dark Knight (2008), United Kingdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2010s: 63 films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Highest rated film of the decade: Mirror Game (2016, Bangladesh) and Zana (2019, Kosovo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Methodology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Using data from the IMDb website, we sought to find out the most popular film to come out of each country. The site\u2019s search option enables you to filter film titles by country to see a list of all films produced, filmed or credited in that location. Only films with a minimum of 1,000 votes were considered, bringing the total number of locations considered to 130.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amberscript.com\/fr\/\">Amberscript<\/a>&nbsp;then sorted the movies by the number of public votes on IMDb. The film with the highest rating for each country was taken as their highest-rated movie. 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