Why rated so high?

It absolutely deserves it. Just look at the film man, 8 years have passed and we still can't believe how can it be so perfect and awesome.

It's been sitting at a 9.0 for nearly 10 years, ever since it came out. I can say people LOVED this movie to a high degree and still do. It's beloved. Why? Well, it's aged a bit, so there's nostalgia and it holds a special place for some people because of Ledger. Also, it set a new standard for comic book movies that still leaves recent DC movies at a disadvantage. It's story is simple that kids can follow, but hits all the beats a fan would demand. The music, acting, and cinematography are still amazing too, and it helped change Hollywood to what it is now, for better or worse. It was the perfect storm.

This film is great and deserves a rating around 8.4-8.5. With tons of Christopher Nolan fans & Heath Ledger fans pulling the rating even higher, it reaches 9.0.

I don't get it either. Its a good film, I gave it a 9 just because I love Batman and Heath Ledger's performance is perfect. But I don't think that it even belongs in the top 250. There are much better films which aren't in the top 250. And number 4? Are you *beep* serious!? Dr Strangelove is rated lower!?

Well, Ledger was great in it and the Batman character was developed okay I guess. Agreeing with you though, Look how much Nolan bros' project cost WB for this pic(185 friggin million) where Eckhart and Ledger gave better performances than the hero playing actors. I don't hate Bale but Eckhart really was better for Batman, made for it. Nolan is biased to buddies Cavill, Bale ("ooh I hate Robin"). Pfft... it was entertaining in some scenes though. Also you're right this is not how Dent was made... in a warehouse surrounded by oil drums, which oddly is metaphorically similar to an uncaped crusader's (maybe even my) life who speaks out in clown (crown?) prince of crime regions and the oil drums are you know something clown princes supposedly have a lot, but not really, but that aside I wanna ask Nolan, where's the acid splash origin Kilmer did well and per comics...

This film as number 4 of all time is completely absurd.
I'm not even saying that it's a bad film.
I have not watched the entire thing since I saw it in the theater.
But to say that no films by these directors are better is crazy:
Hitchcock
PT Anderson
Kubrick
Wes Anderson

Well, basically any director that is not Coppola or Frank Darabont, who is really mostly known for Shawshank.

Is it even the best film by Christopher Nolan?

I guess this list is really more like, what does the general public mostly agree on that 'x' film is good.