Empire's The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time

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The 500 movies in this list have been selected by a combination of 10,000 Empire readers, 50 critics and 150 of Hollywood's finest.

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  1. 55 -

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  2. 481 -

    Topsy-Turvy

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 140 -

    As Good as It Gets

    1997, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 420 -

    Jerry Maguire

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 143 -

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 258 -

    The Blues Brothers

    1980, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 160 -

    Being There

    1979, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 127 -

    The Sting

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  9. 193 -

    Ed Wood

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 494 -

    Sideways

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 317 -

    Midnight Run

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 12 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  13. 326 -

    Out of Sight

    1998, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 196 -

    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
  15. 363 -

    Good Morning, Vietnam

    1987, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 374 -

    Hot Fuzz

    2007, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 27 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  18. 403 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 469 -

    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 261 -

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  21. 43 -

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  22. 375 -

    Four Weddings and a Funeral

    1994, in 13 top lists Check
  23. 23 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  24. 168 -

    Tootsie

    1982, in 17 top lists Check
  25. 486 -

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 378 -

    The Goonies

    1985, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 218 -

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  28. 441 -

    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  29. 446 -

    High Fidelity

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 487 -

    Superbad

    2007, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 246 -

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  32. 266 -

    Ghost World

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 209 -

    Local Hero

    1983, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 379 -

    Ratatouille

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 264 -

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  36. 255 -

    Ninotchka

    1939, in 20 top lists Check
  37. 104 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  38. 159 -

    The Royal Tenenbaums

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 479 -

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    1947, in 1 top list Check
  40. 146 -

    Shampoo

    1975, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 95 -

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  42. 181 -

    Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

    1970, in 6 top lists Check
  43. 87 -

    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 279 -

    National Lampoon's Animal House

    1978, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 188 -

    School of Rock

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 498 -

    Back to the Future Part II

    1989, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 445 -

    Dumb and Dumber

    1994, in 8 top lists Check
  48. 439 -

    Grosse Pointe Blank

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 118 -

    Withnail & I

    1987, in 14 top lists Check
  50. 425 -

    Wonder Boys

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
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