"Jai Bhim", a critically acclaimed Tamil film, has been rated the top movie by users on IMDb, beating classics such as "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Godfather".

The Tamil film, directed by Gnanavel and produced by Suriya's 2D Entertainment, got a rating of 9.6, helping it take the top position in IMDB's top 250 movies' list.

Frank Darabont's "The Shawshank Redemption", with a rating of 9.3 is on second position while Francis Ford Coppola's classic "The Godfather" is on third position with a rating of 9.2.

The other films that figure in the top 10 positions include Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List", Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and Christopher Nolan's "Inception".

Inspired by true events that happened in Tamil Nadu in the nineties, "Jai Bhim" tells the moving story of an upright lawyer coming to the aid of poor, defenceless people who have no means to stand up to the might of an inhuman police force that seeks to exploit their helplessness.