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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. 16 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 456 -

    28 Days Later...

    2002, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 337 -

    300

    2006, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 154 -

    37°2 le matin

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

    8½

    1963, in 31 top lists Check
  8. 385 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 205 -

    The Addiction

    1995, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 368 -

    Airplane!

    1980, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 440 -

    Akira

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 322 -

    Aladdin

    1992, in 15 top lists Check
  13. 33 -

    Alien

    1979, in 27 top lists Check
  14. 30 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 20 top lists Check
  15. 347 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 24 top lists Check
  16. 247 -

    All That Jazz

    1979, in 17 top lists Check
  17. 296 -

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 20 top lists Check
  18. 142 -

    Almost Famous

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 136 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  20. 96 -

    American Beauty

    1999, in 22 top lists Check
  21. 264 -

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 16 top lists Check
  22. 311 -

    American History X

    1998, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 435 -

    American Psycho

    2000, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 107 -

    An American Werewolf in London

    1981, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 492 -

    Amores perros

    2000 — a.k.a. Amores Perros, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 113 -

    Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

    2004, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 36 -

    Andrey Rublev

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

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 31 top lists Check
  29. 12 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 26 top lists Check
  30. 7 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 36 top lists Check
  31. 372 -

    Army of Darkness

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 349 -

    Arthur

    1981, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 265 -

    Artificial Intelligence: AI

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 140 -

    As Good as It Gets

    1997, in 8 top lists Check
  35. 396 -

    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward...

    2007, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 442 -

    Atonement

    2007, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 348 -

    Au hasard Balthazar

    1966 — a.k.a. Au Hasard Balthazar, in 16 top lists Check
  38. 23 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  39. 498 -

    Back to the Future Part II

    1989, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 416 -

    Bad Taste

    1987, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 155 -

    Badlands

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  42. 294 -

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 9 top lists Check
  43. 458 -

    Batman

    1989, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 81 -

    Batman Begins

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 401 -

    Batman Returns

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 235 -

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 8 top lists Check
  47. 120 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 26 top lists Check
  48. 436 -

    Beauty and the Beast

    1991, in 17 top lists Check
  49. 200 -

    Before Sunrise

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  50. 110 -

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 14 top lists Check