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. 497 -

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 495 -

    Jailhouse Rock

    1957, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 494 -

    Sideways

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 493 -

    In the Company of Men

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 492 -

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  6. 491 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  7. 490 -

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    2007, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 489 -

    Brick

    2005, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 486 -

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 484 -

    The Fountain

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 483 -

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 481 -

    Topsy-Turvy

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 480 -

    La stanza del figlio

    2001 — a.k.a. The Son's Room, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 479 -

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    1947, in 1 top list Check
  15. 478 -

    Flesh

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 477 -

    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
  17. 476 -

    Santa Sangre

    1989, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 474 -

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  19. 473 -

    Into the Wild

    2007, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 470 -

    Glengarry Glen Ross

    1992, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 467 -

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  22. 464 -

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 463 -

    Juno

    2007, in 12 top lists Check
  24. 462 -

    Dead Man's Shoes

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 460 -

    Crash

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 459 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 457 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  28. 455 -

    Top Gun

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 452 -

    Unbreakable

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 450 -

    King Kong

    2005, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 448 -

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  32. 447 -

    Dah

    2002 — a.k.a. Ten, in 10 top lists Check
  33. 446 -

    High Fidelity

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 443 -

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  35. 442 -

    Atonement

    2007, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 435 -

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
  37. 433 -

    Good Will Hunting

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
  38. 431 -

    Electra Glide in Blue

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 428 -

    Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle

    1974 — a.k.a. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 427 -

    Xiao cheng zhi chun

    1948 — a.k.a. Spring in a Small Town, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 426 -

    Enduring Love

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  42. 425 -

    Wonder Boys

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 422 -

    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  44. 420 -

    Jerry Maguire

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 419 -

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  46. 418 -

    V for Vendetta

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  47. 417 -

    Lords of Dogtown

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  48. 414 -

    La double vie de Véronique

    1991 — a.k.a. The Double Life of Véronique, in 12 top lists Check
  49. 412 -

    Heathers

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 405 -

    Dirty Dancing

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
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