Empire Masterpieces

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Each issue of the Empire magazine since #167 features a two-page essay on a film deemed a masterpiece by the magazine. These are all the films featured in this feature in order of appearance.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is regarded as one entry in the official numbering.

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  1. 117 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 159 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  3. 140 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 67 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  5. 163 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  6. 94 -

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 186 -1

    Airplane!

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 77 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 78 -

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  10. 72 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 191 -1

    An American Werewolf in London

    1981, in 12 top lists Check
  12. 230 new

    Angels with Dirty Faces

    1938, in 9 top lists Check
  13. 17 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  14. 108 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  15. 197 new

    Assault on Precinct 13

    1976, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 176 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 105 -

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  18. 161 -

    Bambi

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 34 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  20. 139 -

    Beauty and the Beast

    1991, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 143 -

    Before Midnight

    2013, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 141 -

    Before Sunrise

    1995, in 14 top lists Check
  23. 142 -

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  24. 44 -

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  25. 51 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  26. 118 -

    Big Wednesday

    1978 — a.k.a. Summer of Innocence, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 69 -

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  28. 5 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  29. 129 -

    The Blair Witch Project

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  30. 164 -

    Blow Out

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 151 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  32. 177 -

    Body Heat

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 232 new

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  34. 27 -

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  35. 18 -

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  36. 26 -

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  37. 49 -

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  38. 50 -

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  39. 55 -

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  40. 154 -

    Carrie

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  41. 4 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  42. 110 -

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check
  43. 166 -

    Children of Men

    2006, in 13 top lists Check
  44. 92 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  45. 134 -

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 106 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  47. 193 -1

    Clerks

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  48. 47 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  49. 120 -

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 86 -

    The Court Jester

    1955, in 5 top lists Check
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