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An official iCheckMovies list.

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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. 72 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 28 top lists Check
  2. 390 -

    2 Days in Paris

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  3. 154 -

    37°2 le matin

    1986 — a.k.a. Betty Blue, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 51 -

    8½

    1963, in 31 top lists Check
  5. 385 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 205 -

    The Addiction

    1995, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 347 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 247 -

    All That Jazz

    1979, in 17 top lists Check
  9. 296 -

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 20 top lists Check
  10. 142 -

    Almost Famous

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 136 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  12. 96 -

    American Beauty

    1999, in 22 top lists Check
  13. 264 -

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 16 top lists Check
  14. 311 -

    American History X

    1998, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 435 -

    American Psycho

    2000, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 492 -

    Amores perros

    2000 — a.k.a. Amores Perros, in 14 top lists Check
  17. 36 -

    Andrey Rublev

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 28 top lists Check
  18. 68 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 31 top lists Check
  19. 12 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 26 top lists Check
  20. 7 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 36 top lists Check
  21. 265 -

    Artificial Intelligence: AI

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 140 -

    As Good as It Gets

    1997, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 396 -

    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward...

    2007, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 442 -

    Atonement

    2007, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 348 -

    Au hasard Balthazar

    1966 — a.k.a. Au Hasard Balthazar, in 16 top lists Check
  26. 155 -

    Badlands

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  27. 235 -

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 120 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 26 top lists Check
  29. 200 -

    Before Sunrise

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 110 -

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 491 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 24 top lists Check
  32. 302 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 25 top lists Check
  33. 190 -

    Big

    1988, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 187 -

    The Big Country

    1958, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 483 -

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 9 top lists Check
  36. 236 -

    Black Narcissus

    1947, in 14 top lists Check
  37. 85 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  38. 152 -

    Boogie Nights

    1997, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 125 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 27 top lists Check
  40. 320 -

    Braveheart

    1995, in 18 top lists Check
  41. 486 -

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 369 -

    The Breakfast Club

    1985, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 489 -

    Brick

    2005, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 163 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 28 top lists Check
  45. 171 -

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 20 top lists Check
  46. 241 -

    Brighton Rock

    1948, in 8 top lists Check
  47. 191 -

    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 20 top lists Check
  48. 367 -

    Cabaret

    1972, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 382 -

    Caché

    2005 — a.k.a. Hidden, in 14 top lists Check
  50. 176 -

    A Canterbury Tale

    1944, in 8 top lists Check