The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski wins a lot of early-round matchups but struggles against the best. At 57% overall, first impressions only go so far. The Dude abides, and so does his vote share. The Coens built a film that improves on every rewatch, which means its ballot strength compounds the older its audience gets. Choosing it is fast at 2.2s. Passing on it is slower at 2.6s. Even the voters who don't pick it seem reluctant.
Synopsis
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
First impressions are The Big Lebowski's best weapon — 68% in the opening round is its peak. The semis dip to 44%, the final recovers to 50%, but that opening number remains the high-water mark.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is the nearest thing to a true rival at 47%. The margin is slim and the outcome still feels unsettled. On the other end of the spectrum: A Few Good Men at 68% is a comfortable win, while Pulp Fiction at 33% is the matchup The Big Lebowski can't crack.
In Quote-Off: The Most Quotable Movie of All Time, the path to the title runs through Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy — and The Big Lebowski takes it at 67%. A dominant champion.
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