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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. 1 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 9 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 212 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 34 top lists Check
  4. 37 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 33 top lists Check
  5. 133 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 33 top lists Check
  6. 27 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 33 top lists Check
  7. 290 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 32 top lists Check
  8. 124 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 32 top lists Check
  9. 17 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 32 top lists Check
  10. 6 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 30 top lists Check
  11. 71 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 30 top lists Check
  12. 109 -

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 29 top lists Check
  13. 19 -

    The Godfather: Part II

    1974, in 28 top lists Check
  14. 46 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 28 top lists Check
  15. 125 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 27 top lists Check
  16. 98 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 26 top lists Check
  17. 43 -

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 25 top lists Check
  18. 273 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 41 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 25 top lists Check
  20. 97 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 85 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  22. 84 -

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 24 top lists Check
  23. 15 -

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 23 top lists Check
  24. 198 -

    Fargo

    1996, in 23 top lists Check
  25. 121 -

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 23 top lists Check
  26. 155 -

    Badlands

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  27. 32 -

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  28. 228 -

    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 22 top lists Check
  29. 61 -

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 22 top lists Check
  30. 177 -

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 21 top lists Check
  31. 227 -

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 21 top lists Check
  32. 4 -

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 21 top lists Check
  33. 403 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 20 top lists Check
  34. 443 -

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 20 top lists Check
  35. 150 -

    The French Connection

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  36. 42 -

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 20 top lists Check
  37. 377 -

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 20 top lists Check
  38. 180 -

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 38 -

    Heat

    1995, in 18 top lists Check
  40. 92 -

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 18 top lists Check
  41. 291 -

    Rocco e i suoi fratelli

    1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 18 top lists Check
  42. 183 -

    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 18 top lists Check
  43. 284 -

    Scarface

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  44. 208 -

    The Departed

    2006, in 17 top lists Check
  45. 148 -

    Z

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
  46. 248 -

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 16 top lists Check
  47. 325 -

    Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    2003, in 16 top lists Check
  48. 182 -

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  49. 127 -

    The Sting

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  50. 288 -

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 15 top lists Check
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