Top 10 Tamil Movies of All Time
The top 10 tamil movies of all time, ranked by IMDb rating (weighted for vote count) across 228 eligible films. 10 of them are streaming in India right now on Prime Video, SonyLIV and JioHotstar — each links to exactly where to watch it.
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Soorarai Pottru
2020IMDb 8.7 · 1,27,179 votes
Streaming on Prime Video
- 2
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
2022IMDb 8.7 · 60,208 votes
Streaming on Prime Video
- 3
Jai Bhim
2021IMDb 8.6 · 2,33,149 votes
Streaming on Prime Video
- 4
Pariyerum Perumal
2018IMDb 8.7 · 19,122 votes
Streaming on Prime Video
- 5
Nayakan
1987IMDb 8.6 · 27,667 votes
Streaming on Prime Video
- 6
Peranbu
2019IMDb 8.7 · 16,835 votes
Streaming on Prime Video
- 7
Anbe Sivam
2003IMDb 8.6 · 25,583 votes
Streaming on Prime Video
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96
2018IMDb 8.5 · 42,391 votes
Streaming on SonyLIV
- 9
Sarpatta Parambarai
2021IMDb 8.5 · 26,459 votes
Streaming on Prime Video
- 10
Kaithi
2019IMDb 8.4 · 44,828 votes
Streaming on JioHotstar
Frequently asked
- What is the best Tamil movie of all time?
- By IMDb rating (weighted for vote count), Soorarai Pottru (2020) tops this list with an IMDb score of 8.7 from 1,27,179 votes, and it's streaming in India on Prime Video.
- How is this Tamil movies list ranked?
- We rank by IMDb rating using a Bayesian weighted score (IMDb's own Top-250 method), which balances a title's rating against how many people voted — so a very high score from only a handful of votes doesn't outrank a slightly lower score from tens of thousands. Titles need a minimum vote count to qualify.
- Where can I watch these Tamil movies in India?
- 10 of the 10 titles on this list are streaming in India right now. Tap any title to see exactly which OTT platform (Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar, SonyLIV, ZEE5 or Apple TV) it's on, or to get an alert when a not-yet-streaming one lands.
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