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. 434 -

    The Cat Concerto

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 354 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 294 -

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 165 -

    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 257 -

    The Black Cat

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 313 -

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  7. 135 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 222 -

    Mat i syn

    1997 — a.k.a. Mother and Son, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 204 -

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  10. 327 -

    The Nightmare Before Christmas

    1993, in 15 top lists Check
  11. 407 -

    The Jungle Book

    1967, in 11 top lists Check
  12. 408 -

    Zelig

    1983, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 110 -

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  14. 398 -

    Killer of Sheep

    1978, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 121 -

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  16. 372 -

    Army of Darkness

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 99 -

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  18. 205 -

    The Addiction

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 48 -

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  20. 141 -

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 199 -

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 436 -

    Beauty and the Beast

    1991, in 19 top lists Check
  23. 224 -

    Distant Voices, Still Lives

    1988, in 11 top lists Check
  24. 49 -

    Evil Dead II

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 178 -

    Hellzapoppin'

    1941, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 394 -

    Cloverfield

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 301 -

    Love and Death

    1975, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 171 -

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  29. 275 -

    Tonari no Totoro

    1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check
  30. 410 -

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  31. 368 -

    Airplane!

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 319 -

    The Lion King

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  33. 334 -

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  34. 299 -

    The Palm Beach Story

    1942, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 185 -

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  36. 304 -

    Radio Days

    1987, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 290 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  38. 485 -

    The Wicker Man

    1973, in 13 top lists Check
  39. 447 -

    Dah

    2002 — a.k.a. Ten, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 192 -

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  41. 478 -

    Flesh

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 194 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  43. 70 -

    Stand by Me

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  44. 322 -

    Aladdin

    1992, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 125 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  46. 462 -

    Dead Man's Shoes

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 169 -

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 416 -

    Bad Taste

    1987, in 6 top lists Check
  49. 461 -

    Halloween

    1978, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 65 -

    Harold and Maude

    1971, in 22 top lists Check
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